Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Jonathan Cooley in "Gun Fight" (1961). Born Nathan Albin, upon immigrating to the United States in 1920, his family settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he began his career as a leading man on the Broadway stage following his success in attaining first place in a Charleston dancing contest. After three decades of stage work, while attending a luncheon at the prestigious Russian Tea Room, he was introduced to actor and writer Adam Kennedy. Impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and unique voice, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to settle in California and begin a newfound career in the television industry beginning with him appearing alongside him in an episode of "The Californians". From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 55 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, wealthy bachelors, grandfathers, relatives, mailmen, waiters, doormen, chauffeurs, retail clerks, bankers, doctors, lawyers, politicians, clergymen, farmers, landlords, neighbors, curmudgeons, eccentrics, guards, vendors, gardeners, inmates, gamblers, sugar daddies, con-artists, bartenders, bailiffs, deputies, cowboys, sheriffs, lieutenants, sergeants, city slickers, detectives, reporters, aristocrats, blue-collared guys, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "North by Northwest" (1959), "Cimarron" (1960), "Convicts 4" (1962), "McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force" (1965), "Do Not Disturb" (1965), "The Cincinatti Kid" (1965), "Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title" (1966), "Tammy and the Millionaire" (1967), "More Dead Than Alive" (1969), "One More Train to Rob" (1971), "1776" (1972), "Gable and Lombard" (1976), and "Mean Dog Blues" (1978). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Zorro," "Wagon Train," "Bat Masterson," "Zane Grey Theatre," "Klondike," "Michael Shayne," "Rawhide," "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp," "Outlaws," "The Deputy," "The Barbara Stanwyck Show," "87th Precinct," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Bonanza," "The Untouchables," "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre," "McHale's Navy," "Temple Houston," "Tammy," "A Man Called Shenandoah," "The Virginian," "Family Affair," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "Gunsmoke," "Family Affair," "It's About Time," "Death Valley Days," "My Three Sons," "Petticoat Junction," "Julia," "Get Smart," "The Smith Family," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Planet of the Apes," "Here's Lucy," "The Rookies," "Chico and the Man", and "Father Murphy". During his career, he was a naturalized United States Citizen, 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, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, was the celebrity spokesman for Zep, Inc. and Gunther's Ice Cream, sat on the board of directors for the men's fashion division of Macy's California, and he was married to actress, singer, and comedian Dolores Albin from 1934 until his death (their union produced no children). Following his 1987 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 from the complications of advanced age.