Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Peter Premium in "Dick Tracy's Dilemma" (1947). After attaining his degree in theatrical arts from Columbia University, he began his career as a leading man in stock companies. Upon being discovered by director William Neigh during a casting call for bit players, he was so impressed by his dark good looks, average build, and baritone 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 "For the Honor of the Crew" (1914). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 320 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, uncles, curmudgeons, eccentrics, doctors, gangsters, policemen, warden, lawyers, landlords, neighbors, sugar daddies, vendors, blue-collared guys, salesmen, retail clerks, authority figures, aristocrats, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "A Yellow Steak" (1915), "The Child of Destiny" (1916), "More True Than Poetry" (1917), "Friend Husband" (1918), "Lure of Ambition" (1919), "A Child for Sale" (1920), "Nobody" (1921), "Women and Gold" (1925), "Cradle Snatchers" (1927), "Good Morning, Judge" (1928), "Painted Faces" (1929), "Playboy of Paris" (1930), "Dishonored" (1931), "The Most Dangerous Game" (1932), "I'm No Angel" (1933), "Easy to Love" (1934), "Bordertown" (1935), "Road Gang" (1936), "Marked Woman" (1937), "The Jury's Secret" (1938), "Naughty but Nice" (1939), "Lillian Russell" (1940), "Hold That Ghost" (1941), "In This Our Life" (1942), "Mission to Moscow" (1943), "The Imposter" (1944), "My Darling Clementine" (1946), and "The Farmer's Daughter" (1947). During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, had been a regular parishioner of the Episcopal church, was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Seeing Eye, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was a commercial model for the Forbes Agency, had been the celebrity spokesman for Timex Watches, and he was married to fellow actresses Mary Dorsey from 1916 to 1932 and Helen Bolton from 1934 to 1947 (his first union ended in divorce, his second union upon his death, and both marriages produced no children).