Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Lt. Chick Waller in "Revolt at Fort Laramie" (1956). Born into a prominent agricultural family, following his service 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 performing as a leading man in stock companies. After being discovered by actress Mary Boland during a stage production of "One Fine Day", she was so impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and professionalism, that upon taking notice of his potential she arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing in a supporting role in "FBI Girl" (1951). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 90 features; often typecast as cowboys, sheriffs, guards, retail clerks, businessmen, boyfriends, sidekicks, policemen, detectives, reporters, military men, authority figures, white-collared workers, chauffeurs, landlords, neighbors, sugar daddies, curmudgeons, aristocrats, and, in his later years, patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Fixed Bayonets!" (1951), "Strange Fascination" (1952), "I Love Melvin" (1953), "Silent Raiders" (1954), "The Long Gray Line" (1955), "Screaming Pilot" (1956), "Tomahawk Trail" (1957), "Hot Car Girl" (1958), "Gunmen from Laredo" (1959), "The Threat" (1960), "Airport" (1970), and "The Stoolie" (1972). On television, he became an even more familiar face appearing in such syndicated sitcoms as "Fireside Theatre," "Space Patrol," "Ramar of the Jungle," "Hopalong Cassidy," "Public Defender," "Dragnet," "Stories of the Century," "Damon Runyon Theatre," "Treasury Men in Action," "Highway Patrol," "Big Town," "Navy Log," "Lassie," "The Roy Rogers Show," "Casey Jones," "Broken Arrow," "The Court of Last Resort," "Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal," "Border Patrol," "The Millionaire," "Death Valley Days," "Black Saddle," "Sea Hunt," "Coronado 9," "Surfside 6," "Everglades!," "Hawaiian Eye," "Cheyenne," "Laramie," "Perry Mason," "Ben Casey," "Days of Our Lives," "Run for Your Life," "Kraft Suspense Theatre," "The Rat Patrol," "Adam-12," "The Young Rebels," "Bonanza," "Gunsmoke," and "Switch". 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 Presbyterian church, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was a male model for the Forbes Agency, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys Scouts, had been one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, and he was married to painter and sculptor Marilyn Remillard from 1951 until his death (their union produced one child). Following his 1976 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and was involved in charitable and religious ventures, until his death.