Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Pike Murphy in "Rails into Laramie" (1953). After serving in the United States Army during World War II, upon returning to civilian life following the end of the war, he attained his degree in theatrical arts under the G.I. Bill from the UCLA and began his career as a leading man in stock companies. Upon being discovered by director Michael Curtiz while attending a luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel, he was so impressed by his dark good looks, trim physique, and baritone voice, 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 "The Unsuspected" (1947). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 260 features; often typecast as chauffeurs, butlers, waiters, doormen, bellhops, reporters, detectives, playboys, gigolos, retail clerks, soldiers, adventurers, indigenous people, clergymen, city slickers, bartenders, guards, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, politicians, city slickers, aristocrats, bouncers, truck drivers, slaves, eccentrics, curmudgeons, historical figures, salesmen, husbands, fathers, boyfriends, pirates, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "It Had to Be You" (1947), "Johnny Belinda" (1948), "Colorado Territory" (1949), "The Flame and the Arrow" (1950), "Snake RIver Renegades" (1951), "Aladdin and His Lamp" (1952), "Seminole" (1953), "His Majesty O'Keefe" (1954), "Chicago Syndicate" (1955), "The Harder They Fall" (1956), "Mister Cory" (1957), "Damn Citizen" (1958), "Gunmen from Laredo" (1959), "Guns of the Timberland" (1960), "Atlantis: The Lost Continent" (1961), "Two Weeks in Another Town" (1962), "California" (1963), "Bullet for a Badman" (1964), "War Party" (1965), "Johnny Reno" (1966), and "Kenner" (1968). On television, he became an even more familar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Sky King," "Racket Squad," "The Lone Ranger," "Space Patrol," "The Ford Television Theatre," "Topper," "Passport to Danger," "Telephone Time," "The Bob Cummings Show," "Cheyenne," "Broken Arrow," "Tales of the Texas Rangers," "The Adventures of Jim Bowie," "Mike Hammer," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "State Trooper," "Yancy Derringer," "The Magical World of Disney," "One Step Beyond," "Bachelor Father," "The Twilight Zone," "Mr. Lucky," "Tombstone Territory," "Peter Gunn," "Hong Kong," "Checkmate," "Lawman," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Surfside 6," "Bonanza," "Wagon Train," "Laramie," "The Untouchables," "77 Sunset Strip," "Rawhide," "Destry," "Temple Houston," "Valentine's Day," "The Virginian," "Honey West," "Batman," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "I Dream of Jeannie," "Laredo," "Get Smart," "That Girl," "Gunsmoke," "The Big Valley," "Lost in Space," "Daniel Boone," "Mod Squad," "The High Chaparral," "Baretta," "Medical Center," and "Police Woman". 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 Republican Committee, was a regular parishioner of the United Methodist church, had been a male model for the Forbes Agency, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, was the official stuntman for Burt Lancaster, had been one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, and he was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse. Following what would be his final appearance in the made for television movie "Nero Wolfe" (1978), he died from complications of undisclosed causes.