Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Jim Baldwin in "Joe Dakota" (1957). Born Ollen Dunn, after working in stock companies for over 30 years, he was discovered by Nunnally Johnson during a dinner party at the home of William Powell. Impressed by his blonde good looks, articulate voice, and laid-back sense of humor, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him being under his supervision in a supporting role in "How to Marry a Millionaire" (1953). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 60 features; often typecast as white-collared workers, retail clerks, doctors, educators, landlords, neighbors, faithful friends, love interests, soldiers, cowboys, policeman, and patriarchs. He appeared in such motion pictures as "Prince of Players" (1955), "Ransom!" (1956), "The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm" (1957), "Operation Petticoat" (1959), "Inherit the Wind" (1960), "The Silent Witness" (1962), "Baby the Rain Must Fall" (1965), "Faces" (1968), "The Good Guys and the Bad Guys" (1969), "The Beguiled" (1971), "Stand Up and Be Counted" (1973), and "A Woman Under the Influece" (1974). During the advent of television, he became an even more familar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Adventures of Jim Bowie," "Cimmaron City," "The Alaskans," "Harrigan and Son," "The Andy Griffith Show," "My Three Sons," "Ben Casey," "Ripcord," "Bonzana," "The Lloyd Bridges Show," "My Favorite Martian," "Wagon Train," "Felony Squad," "Adam-12," "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Mannix," and "Starsky and Hutch". 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 member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, was an active parishoner of the Methodist church, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild. In 1980, he withdrew from film and television acting, and spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, was a generous benefactor for several libraries and schools, and traveled around the nation performing in his own one man show, until his death from the complications of undisclosed causes.