Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the level-headed Uncle Willie in "Gargoyles" (1972). Born Lewis Chambliss, he was raised in a respectable farming family. After attaining his degree in theatrical arts from Baylor University, he served in the United States and, after returning to civilian life following the end of the war, he began his career as a leading man in stock companies and repertory theatre. While attending a luncheon at the prestigious Beverly Hills Hotel, he was introduced to director John Huston. Impressed by his mature appearance, blonde good looks, and distinctive voice, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing in a supporting role in "Three Strangers" (1946). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 60 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, blacksmiths, doctors, politicians, jurors, eccentrics, landlords, neighbors, curmudgeons, clergymen, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, bailiffs, detectives, reporters, sergeants, lieutenants, bankers, authority figures, soldiers, salesmen, retail clerks, blue-collared guys, technicians, managers, aristocrats, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "3:10 to Yuma" (1957), "Zero Hour!" (1957), "Invitation to a Gunfight" (1967), "Wild Seed" (1965), "The Circle of Time" (1969), "The Wide Country" (1971), "Cry for Me, Baby" (1972), "The Devil's Rain" (1978), "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1978), "Cloud Dancer" (1980), and "Second-Hand Hearts" (1981). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Gale Storm Show," "Perry Mason," "Yancy Derringer," "Sugarfoot," "Trackdown," "My Three Sons," "Lassie," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Death Valley Days," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Then Came Bronson," "Dirty Sally," "The Magical World of Disney," "Gunsmoke," "Three for the Road," "Police Woman," "Logan's Run," "How the West Was Won," and "The Waltons". 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 Baptist church, was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs, 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 Red Kap Clothing, and he was married to fellow character actress Erika Chambliss from 1939 until his death (their union produced three children).