Actor. He is best remembered for his recurring portrayal of the sympathetic undertaker Percy Krump on the sitcom "Gunsmoke". After attaining his degree in theatrical arts from the University of Ohio, he began his career appearing in stock companies as a leading man onstage. Upon being introduced to director Blake Edwards while attending a luncheon at the Tail O' the Cock Restaurant, he was so impressed by his slim physique, dark good looks, and articulate voice, that he arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role on an episode of "Peter Gunn". From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable supporting character actor appearing in over 45 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, eccentrics, aristocrats, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, reporters, detectives, retail clerks, boyfriends, white-collared workers, and, in his later years, patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "The Miracle of the Hills" (1959), "The Story of Ruth" (1960), "The Wizard of Baghdad" (1960), "Move Over, Darling" (1963), "The Sandpiper" (1965), "A Covenant with Death" (1967), "Big Daddy" (1969), and "Return to Snowy River" (1988). On television, he became an even more familiar face appearing in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Hotel de Paree," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "The Rebel," "Bourbon Street Beat," "The Rifleman," "Bachelor Father," "Overland Trail," "Tate," "Mister Ed," "Sea Hunt," "Two Faces West," "Wagon Train," "The Twilight Zone," "Empire," "The Untouchables," "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," "Ripcord," "Destry," "The Munsters," "The Danny Kaye Show," "I Dream of Jeannie," "Get Smart," "Rawhide," "The Big Valley," "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.," "Laredo," "Captain Nice," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "Hondo," "Iron Horse," "The Monkees," "The Magical World of Disney," "The Red Skelton Hour," 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 member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Methodist church, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, was a letter carrier for the Van Nuys post office, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, had been a male model for the Forbes Agency, and he was married to interior designer Janet Garwood from 1958 until his death (their union produced two sons, one of whom became professional golfer Doug Garwood). Following his 1988 retirement, he spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and was involved in charitable and religious ventures, until his death from the complications of undisclosed causes.