Actor. He was best for playing the character roles of husbands, usually in dramatic films. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Richard Madison' in the film drama, "For The Defense" (1916). The film which was directed by Frank Reicher, which was written for the screen by Hector Turnbull and Margaret Turnbull, and which also starred Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Horace B. Carpenter, James Neill, Camille Astor, and Gertrude Kellar, tells the story of two playboys who stumble drunkenly home, where the owner falls asleep and the other attacks the maid. The butler intervenes and a fight results in the death of the assailant. A French girl, escaping from a pimp who kidnapped her, witnesses the crime. The butler convinces his master he is the killer and must flee. He joins the girl but is caught. She helps the police expose the real killer by going undercover as another maid. He was born in New York, New York. on September 12, 1888. He was educated locally and later pursued an acting career. He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Hon. Bertie Carstairs' in the film drama, "The Second In Command" (1915). The film which was directed by William Bowman, which was written for the screen by Eve Unsell, which was based on the play by Robert Marshall, also starred Francis X. Bushman, Marguerite Snow, and William Clifford. Besides, playing the role of 'Hon. Bertie Carstairs' in the film drama, "The Second In Command" (1915), and playing the role of 'Richard Madison' in the film drama, "For The Defense" (1916), his many other film credits include, "The Flirt" (1916), "The Other Half" (1916), "The Seekers" (1916), "Ashes Of Remembrance" (1916), "The Black Sheep Of The Family" (1916), "The Moving Finger" (1916), "The Heritage Of Hate" (1916), "A Child Of Mystery" (1916), "Heart Strings" (1917), and "A Novel Romance" (1917). His last film role was playing 'Howard Gray' in the short comedy film drama, "Good-For-Nothing Gallagher" (1917). The which was directed by and also starred William V. Mong, which was written for the screen by William Parker, and also starred T.D. Crittenden, Fred Montague, Roberta Wilson, and Rex De Rosselli. Besides acting in films, he also appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York, in several stage productions of such plays as, "Abraham Lincoln" (December 15, 1919, to May 1920), as 'Charles Baker' in "Zeno" (August 25, 1923, to November 1923), as 'Franklyn Forbes' in "The Jazz Singer" (September 14, 1925, to June 1926), as 'Sam Henderson' in "So Was Napoleon (Sap from Syracuse)" (January 08, 1930, to January 1930), as 'Tom' in "This Man's Town" (March 10, 1930, to March 1930), as 'Harry Rogers' in "The Lady Refuses" (March 07, 1933, to March 1933), as 'Denton Offut' in "Prologue To Glory" (March 17, 1938, to November 05, 1938), as 'Mr. Summery' in "Dark Of The Moon" (March 14, 1945, to December 15, 1945), as 'Larry' in "Devils Galore" (September 12, 1945, to September 15, 1945), as 'One of the Prospectors,' The Baron,' 'An Adolphe Bertaut,' 'and 'One of the Presidents,' in "The Madwoman Of Chaillot" (December 27, 1948, to January 07, 1950, and Jun 13, 1950 - Jun 25, 1950). During his time on the Broadway stage, he worked with the likes of Lester Lonergan, John Babler, Charles P. Bates, Penwood Batkins, Ernest Bostwick, Charles Brill, Conrad Cantzen, Duncan Cherry, Herbert Curtis, Forrest Davis, James Durkin, Jennie Eustace, Charles Fleming, Charles S. Gilpin, Frank Ginter, Miss Grey, Raymond Hackett, Winifred Hanley, George Howard, Thomas Irwin, Frank E. Jamison, J. Philip Jerome, Florence Johns, J. Paul Jones, David Landau, Frank McGlynn, Leonard Mudie, William A. Norton, John S. O'Brien, Albert Phillips, Edward Porter, Phyllis Povah, William R. Randall, Joseph Reed, Miss Robinson, Dolph Ryan, Miss Seymour, Thomas Vaiden, George Williams, Edwin Barry, J. Colvin Dunn, John Meehan, Ralph Williams, and Bertha Wood, among many others. One of his last stage roles before retiring from acting was the production of the play, "Yes Means No," which starred Ralph Bellamy, during the mid-1950s. He retired from acting shortly thereafter. His acting career spanned fifty years covering films and the stage. On an interesting note, he served his country with the rank of Sergeant First Class in the United States Army Medical Corps in World War I and as a Private in the United States Air Force during World War II. At the age of 54, he was reputed to be the oldest serving private during that time. He passed away from a heart attack in San Diego, California, on May 12, 1959, at the age of 70. Following his death, he was cremated and his ashes were buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California. He was married to Ella J. Byron (1895-1989), with whom he had one child, a daughter named Paulette Byron who was born in New York City, New York, on September 7, 1925.