Actor. He is best remembered for his vocal portrayal of the Doorman in Walt Disney's animated classic "Cinderella" (1950) and as the comical Mr. Binnacle in "Mary Poppins" (1964). After beginning his career as a caricature artist for The San Francisco Examiner, he entered into acting appearing in various musicals and comedies in Philadelphia, Boston, and New York City. On stage, he was featured in The Ziegfeld Follies, Go-Go, Oh! Oh! Nurse!, Merry-Go-Round, Nina-Rosa, and Americana. Discovered by film director Hal Roach, he appeared in several one-reelers for Essany Studios and by the start of the 1930s, he made a successful transition unto sound films often being typecast as a boyfriend, husband, comrade, or relative in connection to the protagonist. His film roles include "Those Bitter Sweets" (1915), "All Stuck Up" (1918), "Look Out Below" (1922), "Beauty and the Bus" (1933), "Air Fright" (1933), "Mixed Nuts" (1934), "Frisco Kid" (1935), "Man Hunt" (1936), "White Lion" (1936), "Ever Since Eve" (1937), "Kid Galahad" (1937), "Hollywood Hotel" (1937), "Accidents Will Happen" (1938), "Sweethearts" (1938), "The Oklahoma Kid" (1939), "Honky Tonk" (1941), "Blondie's Blessed Event" (1942), "The Big Street" (1942), "The More the Merrier" (1943), "Thank Your Lucky Stars" (1943), "Once Upon a Time" (1944), "Whispering Smith" (1948), and "Father was a Fullback" (1949). He soon became a favorite of Walt Disney and he went on to voice characters in several of his animated features such as "Alice in Wonderland" (1951), "Peter Pan" (1953), "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" (1961) and played Mr. Binnacle in "Mary Poppins" (1964). In 1971, he retired from acting and took up residency in Palm Springs, California, where he spent the remainder of his life focusing on his artwork replicating celebrities (many of which too this day are still located all over the United States in various art galleries, museums, restaurants, and, even, the Library of Congress).
Actor. He is best remembered for his vocal portrayal of the Doorman in Walt Disney's animated classic "Cinderella" (1950) and as the comical Mr. Binnacle in "Mary Poppins" (1964). After beginning his career as a caricature artist for The San Francisco Examiner, he entered into acting appearing in various musicals and comedies in Philadelphia, Boston, and New York City. On stage, he was featured in The Ziegfeld Follies, Go-Go, Oh! Oh! Nurse!, Merry-Go-Round, Nina-Rosa, and Americana. Discovered by film director Hal Roach, he appeared in several one-reelers for Essany Studios and by the start of the 1930s, he made a successful transition unto sound films often being typecast as a boyfriend, husband, comrade, or relative in connection to the protagonist. His film roles include "Those Bitter Sweets" (1915), "All Stuck Up" (1918), "Look Out Below" (1922), "Beauty and the Bus" (1933), "Air Fright" (1933), "Mixed Nuts" (1934), "Frisco Kid" (1935), "Man Hunt" (1936), "White Lion" (1936), "Ever Since Eve" (1937), "Kid Galahad" (1937), "Hollywood Hotel" (1937), "Accidents Will Happen" (1938), "Sweethearts" (1938), "The Oklahoma Kid" (1939), "Honky Tonk" (1941), "Blondie's Blessed Event" (1942), "The Big Street" (1942), "The More the Merrier" (1943), "Thank Your Lucky Stars" (1943), "Once Upon a Time" (1944), "Whispering Smith" (1948), and "Father was a Fullback" (1949). He soon became a favorite of Walt Disney and he went on to voice characters in several of his animated features such as "Alice in Wonderland" (1951), "Peter Pan" (1953), "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" (1961) and played Mr. Binnacle in "Mary Poppins" (1964). In 1971, he retired from acting and took up residency in Palm Springs, California, where he spent the remainder of his life focusing on his artwork replicating celebrities (many of which too this day are still located all over the United States in various art galleries, museums, restaurants, and, even, the Library of Congress).
Bio by: Lowell Thurgood
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