Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the slick Jerry Traynor in "Swing It Soldier" (1941). Born Kenneth Doncount, he was raised within a prominent theatrical family. After working as leading man in stock companies, he was introduced to director William J. Cohen while attending a social function at the prestigious Cocoanut Grove nightclub. Impressed by his dark good looks, average physique, and remarkable sense of humor, 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 "Half Marriage" (1929). From there, he would go on to enjoy a successful career as a character actor appearing in over 40 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, boyfriends, soldiers, sailors, authority figures, landlords, neighbors, eccentrics, curmudgeons, chauffeurs, city slickers, detectives, reporters, policemen, white-collared workers, businessmen, retail clerks, singers, aristocrats, cowboys, con-artists, athletes, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Leathernecking" (1930), "Ladies of the Jury" (1932), "From Headquarters" (1933), "You're a Sweetheart" (1937), "Swing, Sister, Swing" (1938), "A Night at Earl Carroll's" (1940), "Juke Box Jenny" (1942), "Bill and Coo" (1948), "Red Light" (1949), "The Marshalls Daughter" (1953), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "Son of Flubber" (1963), "Follow Me Boys!" (1966), "The Power" (1968), and "Won Ton Ton, The Dog Who Saved Hollywood" (1976). On television, he appeared in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Red Skelton Hour," "Damon Runyon Theatre," "The Ed Sullivan Show," "Burke's Law," "Death Valley Days," "The Greatest Show on Earth," "The Bing Crosby Show," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," and "Love, American Style." During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, had been supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs, was an author of several books focusing on the history of the entertainment industry, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was a celebrity spokesman for General Mills Foods, and he was married to actress Charlotte LaRose from 1923 to 1926, fashion model Cleatus Caldwell from 1941 to 1946, and actress Betty Lou Walters from 1948 to 1988 (his first two unions ended in divorce, his third upon his death, and he fathered four children between his second and final marriage). Upon his 1976 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and was involved in charitable and religious causes, until his death.