Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Verne Shipman in "The Intruder" (1952). Born unto a family of wealth and position, the first of two children born unto the prominent attorney and mayor Christian J. Emhardt, after attaining his degree in theatrical arts from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England, he returned to the United States and began his career as leading man on the stage appearing in the original Broadway cast of "The Pirate". After being introduced to director Paul Nickell during a dinner party at the prestigious Russian Tea Room, he was so impressed by his manly stealth, distinctive voice, and professionalism, that he arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him being under his supervision per a supporting role in an episode of "Studio One". From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 100 credits; primarily typecast as villains, dishonest businessman, corrupt politicians, curmudgeons, battle-axe neighbors, salesman, retail clerks, white-collared workers, and authority figures. He appeared in such feature films as "The Iron Mistress" (1952), "The Big Knife" (1955), "3:10 to Yuma" (1957), "The Badlanders" (1958), "Wake Me When It's Over" (1960), "Underworld U.S.A." (1961), "Kid Galahad" (1962), "The Group" (1965), "Hostile Guns" (1967), "Rascal" (1969), "Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?" (1970), "Lawman" (1971), "Scorpio" (1973), "It's Alive" (1974), "Alex & the Gypsy" (1976), "Fraternity Row" (1977), "The Seniors" (1978), and "Forced Vengeance" (1982). During the advent of television, he became a familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Riverboat," "The Tall Man," "GE True," "The Twilight Zone," "Going My Way," "Stoney Burke," "The Untouchables," "Perry Mason," "The Naked City," "My Three Sons," "Gunsmoke," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Adam-12," "Another World," "Kojak," "Bonanza," "Quincy, M.E.," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Cannon," "The Brady Bunch," "Police Woman," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Ironside," "Love, American Style," "Insight," "The Magical World of Disney," and "CBS Afternoon Playhouse". During his career, he was an honorary member of Actors Equity, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been an active parishioner of the Episcopal church, was an active member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, had been one of the founding members of the Actors Studio, presided as chairman within his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boy Scouts of America, and he was married to fellow actresses Martha Rofheart from 1943 to 1950 and Silvia Sideli from 1954 to 1994 (his first union ended in divorce and his final union ended upon his death and produced four children). Upon retiring in 1982, Emhardt spent the final years of his life devoted to charitable and religious causes, until his death from the complications of heart failure.