Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Captain Dietrich in "The Police Dog Story" (1961). After attaining his degree in communications from the University of Pennsylvania, he relocated to New York City, New York, and began his career on the stage appearing as a leading man in "Dead End" (1935). While appearing in a major supporting role during his tenure voicing the main character on the radio series "Mr. and Mrs. North", he was discovered by director William Witney during a dinner party at the home of Rod Cameron. Impressed by his dark good looks, professionalism, and articulate voice, he arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry starting with him being under his supervision in "Headline Hunter" (1955). From there, he would go on to flourish as a recognizable character actor, appearing in over 170 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, uncles, white-collared workers, detectives, reporters, retail clerks, salesmen, sheriffs, cowboys, policemen, guards, politicians, magistrates, jurors, educators, bankers, landlords, kindly neighbors, clergymen, investors, lawyers, surgeons, doctors, captains, military men, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Terror at Midnight" (1955), "The Girl He Left Behind" (1956), "All Mine to Give" (1957), "The High Cost of Living" (1958), "Up Periscope" (1959), "Psycho" (1960), "A Fever in the Blood" (1961), "A Global Affair" (1964), "The Third Day" (1965), "Sweet November" (1968), "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" (1972), "The Outfit" (1973), and "Moving Violation" (1976). During the advent of television, he flourished as a household name appearing in numerous guest appearances on such syndicated sitcoms as "Topper," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Celebrity Playhouse," "Navy Log," "Crusader," "Telephone Time," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," "Whirlybirds," "Conflict," "The Loretta Young Show," "Blondie," "Code 3," "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," "Those Whiting Girls," "Leave It to Beaver," "Colt .45," "Sargent Preston of the Yukon," "Casey Jones," "Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre," "Alcoa Premiere," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Behind Closed Doors," "How to Marry a Millionaire," "Riverboat," "Goodyear Theatre," "Maverick," "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," "Death Valley Days," "One Step Beyond," "Bachelor Father," "The Donna Reed Show," "Peter Gunn," "The Untouchables," "Two Faces West," "Cheyenne," "Bronco," "Cain's Hundred," "Hawaiian Eye," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Laramie," "Dr. Kildare," "Wide Country," "Hazel," "The Twilight Zone," "Perry Mason," "Days of Our Lives," "The Munsters," "Green Acres," "Bonanza," "Judd for the Defense," "The Flying Nun," "Mod Squad," "Columbo," "The Rookies," "McMillian & Wife," "Barnaby Jones," "Ellery Queery," and "City of Angels". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, was supportive of the California State Democratic Committee, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, served as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and Salesian Missions, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, and he was married to traditional housewife Doris Mylott from 1944 until his death (their union produced two children). Upon his 1978 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, was a generous benefactor for several schools and hospitals, and being devoted to family and religious causes, until his death from the complications of cancer.