Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Garvey in "Bulldog Drummond's Bride" (1939). Born Geoffrey Earl Watton, he was raised within a family of wealth and position. After attaining his degree in theatrical arts from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England, he immigrated to the United States in the mid-1920s and began his career as a leading man on the Broadway stage. Upon being introduced to director George Stevens while attending a social function at the prestigious Cocoanut Grove nightclub, he was so impressed by his slim physique, remarkable sense of humor, and articulate voice, that he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role in "Swing Time" (1936). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 30 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, doctors, historical or literary figures, detectives, reporters, landlords, neighbors, eccentrics, curmudgeons, butlers, chauffeurs, waiters, doormen, white-collared workers, wealthy bachelors, nobility, foreigners, soldiers, authority figures, politicians, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Angel" (1937), "Sweethearts" (1938), "Blond Cheat" (1938), "The Saint Strikes Back" (1939), "The Light That Failed" (1939), "This Above All" (1942), "Pretty Dolly" (1942), "Sherlock Holmes in Washington" (1943), "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death" (1943), "The Lodger" (1944), "The White Cliffs of Dover" (1944), "Enter Arsene Lupin" (1944), "The Scarlet Claw" (1944), "The Suspect" (1944), "Hi, Beautiful" (1944), "Confidential Agent" (1945), "Pursuit to Algiers" (1945), "Confidential Agent" (1945), "Terror by Night" (1946), "Ivy" (1947), "Lured" (1947), "The Sign of the Ram" (1948), "The Secret of St. Ives" (1949), "Challenge to Lassie" (1949), "Lorna Doone" (1951), "Gaby" (1956), and "Susan Slade" (1961). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "The Virginian," "The Betty Hutton Show," "Blue Light," and "The Fugitive". During his career, he was a naturalized United States citizen, had been an honorary member of Actors Equity, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Episcopal church, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs, had been the celebrity spokesman for Red Rose Tea, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been the official stand-in for actor Basil Rathbone, and, despite the fact he never married, was the adopted father of actor Gerald Christopher Watton and actress Gwinifrede Evelyn Watton. Upon his 1966 retirement, he would spend the remainder of his life living comfortably in the suburbs devoting his time to charitable and religious causes, until his death from the complications of a heart attack.