Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Constable Posthlewhistle in "The Fatal Glass of Beer" (1933). After beginning his career as a leading man in stock companies, he was introduced to director George Fitzmaurice while attending a social function at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub. Impressed by his mature appearance, average physique, and graveled voice, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with a supporting role in "The Love Art" (1927). From there, he would go on to appear in over 250 features; often typecast as villains, henchmen, bandits, aristocrats, conmen, gamblers, eccentrics, curmudgeons, blue-collared guys, mechanics, janitors, neighbors, landlords, bartenders, cowboys, sheriffs, bailiffs, policemen, foremen, salesmen, city slickers, detectives, reporters, chauffeurs, sergeants, military men, desk clerks, servants, waiters, doormen, educators, husbands, fathers, uncles, indigenous people, managers, coroners, and dispatchers. He appeared in such feature films as "Home Made" (1927), "The Man Without a Face" (1928), "Weary River" (1929), "Mammy" (1930), "The Last Parade" (1931), "Behind Jury Doors" (1932), "Storm at Daybreak" (1933), ""Western Racketeers" (1934), "Danger Ahead" (1935), "After the Thin Man" (1936), "Turn Off the Moon" (1937), "Feud Range" (1938), "Frontier Marshal" (1939), "Strange Cargo" (1940), "White Eagle" (1942), "Don Wilson of the Coast Guard" (1943), "Scarlet Street" (1945), "Wild West" (1946), "Law of the Lash" (1947), "A Scream in the Night" (1950), "Santa Fe" (1951), and "The Sellout" (1952). During his career, he was an honorary member of Actors Equity, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Humane Society, was a commercial model for the Forbes Agency, had been a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, sat on the board of directors for the Long Beach Players, and he was married to homemaker Hilda Cramer (their union produced no children). Upon his 1952 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life devoting time to charitable and religious causes, until his death.