Actor. He is best remembered for his recurring portrayal of the level-headed Arthur Richards on the sitcom "The Blue Angels". After serving in the United States Military during World War II, upon returning to civilian life following the end of the war, he settled in California and under the G.I. Bill he attained his degree in theatrical arts from the UCLA. Following a few years of employment within stock companies, he was discovered by director William Corrigan during a casting call for bit players. Impressed by his dark good looks, manly stealth, and professionalism, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in television starting with him being under his supervision per a supporting role on an episode of "Hallmark Hall of Fame". From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 100 features; often typecast as white-collared workers, doctors, soldiers, cowboys, guards, policemen, sheriffs, authority figures, clergymen, love interests, sidekicks, landlords, neighbors, eccentrics, historical figures, businessmen, retail clerks, bartenders, educators, reporters, detectives, adventurers, and patriarchs. He became a familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such television shows as "The Big Story," "Dragnet," "Martin Kane," "Highway Patrol," "Man Without a Gun," "The Silent Service," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "The Walter Winchell File," "Jefferson Drum," "Wanted: Dead or Alive," "Playhouse 90," "Men of Annapolis," "Trackdown," "Black Saddle," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Riverboat," "Frontier Circus," "The Rifleman," "Ensign O'Toole," "Lassie," "Rawhide," "Branded," "Daniel Boone," "The Donna Reed Show," "Tarzan," "Iron Horse," "The Munsters," "Bonanza," "Death Valley Days," "Judd for the Defense," "Family Affair," "Gunsmoke," "The Guns of Will Sonnett," "Mission: Impossible," "Planet of the Apes," and "The Waltons". He appeared in major roles in such feature films as "The Brass Legend" (1956), "Naked in the Sun" (1957), "Screaming Mimi" (1958), "80 Steps to Jonah" (1969), "Mrs. Pollifax-Spy" (1970), and "Act of Vengeance" (1974). During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, presided as chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, was an active member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, had been an active parishioner of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, had bee a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was the father of NFL football player Randy Cross, and he was married to columnist Rita Lecomte from 1948 until his death. Upon his 1976 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life living comfortably in the suburbs being a regular attendee at autograph conventions and was focused on several charitable and religious causes until his death from the complications of cancer.