Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Napoleon in "The Fighting Eagle" (1927). Born into a prominent family, the only son of a prestigious bank president and well-regarded socialite, after attaining his degree in theatrical arts from the University of Kentucky, he began his career within the Harry Blaney Stock Company in New York City, New York, and started to appear in various stage productions throughout the country. While attending a dinner party in New York City, New York, he met director Edward Sloman. Impressed by his dark good looks, articulate voice, and perfect posture, he arranged for him to settle in California and begin a secondary career in the film industry beginning with him being under his supervision in "The Beautiful Cheat" (1926). From there, he would go on to succeed as a character actor appearing in 75 features in a 30-year career; often typecast as playboys, dashing lovers, aristocrats, adventurers, philanthropists, businessmen, detectives, reporters, waiters, doormen, gamblers, dukes, guards, soldiers, politicians, bartenders, butlers, musicians, and patriarchs. He appeared in such films as "Monte Carlo" (1926), "The Midnight Sun" (1926), "Redemption" (1930), "Kiss Me Again" (1931), "Beyond Victory" (1931), "Grand Hotel" (1932), "As You Desire Me" (1932), "Gabriel Over the White House" (1933), "Hot Pepper" (1933), "Whirlpool" (1934), "Bolero" (1934), "The Night is Young" (1935), "Times Square Lady" (1935), "Yours for the Asking" (1936), "Romance in the Dark" (1938), "Sweethearts" (1938), "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle" (1939), "A Dispatch from Reuters" (1940), "I Take This Woman" (1940), "The Chocolate Solider" (1941), "The Big Sleep" (1946), "Fun on a Weekend" (1947), "My Girl Tisa" (1948), "Rhapsody" (1954), and "The Last Time I Saw Paris" (1954). During his career, he was an honorary member of Actors Equity, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was a regular parishioner of the Temple Israel of Hollywood, had been active within the Hollywood Democratic Committee, was a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and The Seeing Eye, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and during World War II, he took time away from acting to work with various humanitarian organizations for war relief (one of which went on to become the United Nations). A lifelong smoker, Berwyn, who never married nor had any children, died from complications of heart disease shortly after appearing in what would be his final project in "The Power and the Prize" (1956).