Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Jean Duval in "So Dark the Night" (1946). Born into a family of wealth and position, after immigrating to the United States in the mid-1920s, he attained his degree in theatrical arts from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, New York, and began his career as a leading man on the Broadway stage. While attending a social function at the Musuem of Modern Art, he was introduced to director Dimitri Buchowetzki. Impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and articulate voice, 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 "The Midnight Sun" (1926). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 165 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, love interests, businessmen, bankers, nobility, historical or literary figures, doctors, deviants, white-collared workers, vendors, bartenders, soldiers, authority figures, lieutenants, sergeants, policemen, detectives, reporters, cowboys, sheriffs, bailiffs, chauffeurs, waiters, doormen, musicians, henchmen, con-artists, clergymen, gigolos, aristocrats, stewards, politicians, eccentrics, landlords, neighbors, curmudgeons, cooks, guards, wealthy bachelors, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Paris" (1926), "The Divine Lady" (1928), "Seven Footprints to Satan" (1929), "Women Everywhere" (1930), "Quick Millions" (1931), "Careless Lady" (1932), "I Loved You Wednesday" (1933), "Riptide" (1934), "Naughty Marietta" (1935), "Under Two Flags" (1936), "History Is Made at Night" (1937), "Jezebel" (1938), "Midnight" (1939), "Road to Singapore" (1940), "The Woman Is Mine" (1941), "Casablanca" (1942), "The Song of Bernadette" (1943), "To Have and Have Not" (1944), "Johnny Angel" (1945), "Deception" (1946), "High Conquest" (1947), "To the Victor" (1948), "The Great Lover" (1949), "When Willie Comes Marching Home" (1950), "Show Boat" (1951), "Glory Alley" (1952), "The French Line" (1953), "Untamed" (1955), "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956), "An Affair to Remember" (1957), "Lafayette Escadrille" (1958), "The Wreck of the Mary Deare" (1959), "The Devil at 4 O'Clock" (1961), "Tender is the Night" (1962), "The Art of Love" (1965), "Made in Paris" (1966), "Darling Lili" (1970), and "The Other Side of Midnight" (1977). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Adventures of Superman," "Foreign Intrigue," "I'm the Law," "Four Star Playhouse," "Father Knows Best," "Adventures of the Falcon," "Soldiers of Fortune," "Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre," "The Ford Television Theatre," "The Adventures of Jim Bowie," "The Millionaire," "Maverick," "The Thin Man," "The Thin Man," "77 Sunset Strip," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Zane Grey Theatre," "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse," "Peter Gunn," "Bonanza," "Lock Up," "The Tab Hunter Show," "Death Valley Days," "Perry Mason," "Thriller," "General Electric Theatre," "My Three Sons," "The Lloyd Bridges Show," "Burke's Law," "Kraft Suspense Theatre," "Combat!," "Hazel," "I Spy," "I Dream of Jeannie," "Jericho," "Green Acres," and "The Time Tunnel". During his career, he was a naturalized United States citizen, had been a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, was the celebrity spokesman for The Bon Ton and Bank of America, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was one of the many founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, had been a commercial model for the Forbes Agency, and he was married to bit player Ann Helen Doran from 1931 to 1940 (their union produced no children and ended in divorce). Following his 1977 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.