Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Mark Fleming in "The Bat" (1959). Born Charles Briton Yonts Jr., after serving in the United States Army during World War II, upon returning to civilian life following the end of the war, he settled in California and under the G.I. Bill, he attained his degree in theatrical arts from the UCLA and began his career as a leading man in stock companies. Upon being introduced to director Gerald Mayer while attending a luncheon at the prestigious Frank and Musso's Grill, he was so impressed by his dark good looks, manly physique, and distinctive voice, that he arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role in "Dial 1119" (1950). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 100 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, boyfriends, blue-collared guys, eccentrics, landlords, neighbors, curmudgeons, clergymen, con-artists, cowboys, blue-collard guys, bailiffs, deputies, sheriffs, detectives, reporters, city slickers, retail clerks, bartenders, mailmen, managers, bankers, politicians, lawyers, judges, educators, superintendents, authority figures, soldiers, sailors, sergeants, lieutenants, waiters, chauffeurs, doormen, doctors, sidekicks, villains, orderlies, medics, wealthy bachelors, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "The Mating Season" (1950), "Inside Straight" (1951), "Red Snow" (1952), "From Here to Eternity" (1953), "Johnny Dark" (1954), "To Hell and Back" (1955), "Four Girls in Town" (1957), "Run Silent Run Deep" (1958), "Never So Few" (1959), "I'll Give My Life" (1960), "The Marriage Go-Round" (1961), "To Trap a Spy" (1964), "Those Calloways" (1965), and "Winning" (1969). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Mr. & Mrs. North," "Four Star Playhouse," "City Detective," "Topper," "Adventures of the Falcon," "The Loretta Young Show," "The Lone Ranger," "The Man Behind the Badge," "TV Reader's Digest," "Science Fiction Theatre," "Cavalcade of America," "Studio 57," "The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu," "Lux Video Theatre," "State Trooper," "Father Knows Best," "Navy Log," "Panic!," "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon," "The Silent Service," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Yancy Derringer," "The Joseph Cotten Show," "Tightrope," "How to Marry a Millionaire," "M Squad," Border Patrol," "Johnny Midnight," "The Donna Reed Show," "Not for Hire," "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," "Men Into Space," "Shotgun Slade," "The Ann Sothern Show," "Coronado 9," "Sea Hunt," "Mister Ed," "Checkmate," "Lock Up," "Cain's Hundred," "Perry Mason," "Everglades," "Dr. Kildare," "Wagon Train," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "The Virginian," "Mod Squad," "Run for Your Life," "The New People," and "Highway to Heaven". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Methodist church, had been a commercial model for the Forbes Agency, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, was the celebrity spokesman for Marlboro Cigarettes, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and he as married to glamour model Janette Read Remick from 1941 to 1946 (their union ended in divorce and produced on child). Following his 1988 retirement, he spent the final year of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and was involved in charitable and religious causes, until his death from the complications of cancer.