Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Headmaster Reardon in "Two Loves" (1961). After attaining his training in acting from The Old Vic, he immigrated to the United States in the late 1930s and began appearing as a leading man on the stage appearing in productions of "A Pin to See the Peepshow," "Silk Stockings," "Nature's Way," "The Mousetrap," "And Then There Were None," "Allegro," "Arsenic and Old Lace," "The Man Who Came to Dinner," "Witness for the Prosecution," and "The Cherry Road". While attending a dinner party at the prestigious Sardis Restaurant, he was introduced to director William Corrigan. Impressed by his unique girth, distinctive voice, and professionalism, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the television industry beginning with him appearing in a supporting role per his supervision in an episode of "Lights Out". From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 65 features; often typecast as authority figures, politicians, aristocrats, military types, executives, historical or literary figures, doctors, retail clerks, clergymen, salesmen, nobility, policemen, reporters, detectives, husbands, fathers, landlords, waiters, doormen, curmudgeons, con-artists, eccentrics, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "The Naked Road" (1959), "Five Weeks in Boston" (1962), "The Man from the Diners Club" (1963), "Assault on a Queen" (1966), and "R.P.M." (1970). On television, he flourished as a household name appearing in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Schlitz Playhouse," "Hallmark Hall of Fame," "Lux Video Theatre," "Love of Life," "Robert Montgomery Presents," "I Spy," "The Phil Silvers Show," "Checkmate," "One Step Beyond," "Peter Gunn," "Dante," "Thriller," "The Islanders," "77 Sunset Strip," "Alcoa Premier," "Adventures in Paradise," "Kraft Mystery Theatre," "Hazel," "Hawaiian Eye," "My Three Sons," "Dennis the Menace," "Dr. Kildare," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "Perry Mason," "Tarzan," "Lost in Space," "Bewitched," "The Wild Wild West," "Green Acres," "Ironside," "Mission: Impossible," "I Dream of Jeannie," "Hogan's Heroes," "Get Smart," "Bonanza," "The Partners," and "Columbo". During his career, he was a naturalized United States citizen, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, had been supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was an honorary member of Actors Equity, had been a regular parishioner of the Methodist church, was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been the celebrity spokesman for Sunsweet Pitted Prunes, and was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild. Following his 1976 retirement, Long, who never married nor had any children, spent the remainder of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and being involved in charitable and religious ventures, until his death.