Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the timid Kenneth Lawrence in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller "Rope" (1948). Born into a family of wealth and position, after attending the University of Kentucky, he relocated to New York City, New York, to begin a theatrical career until the outbreak of World War II. After serving in the United States Army, he worked as a male model for the Conover Agency and was discovered by director Hal B. Wallis. Impressed by his blonde good looks, manly physique, and professionalism, he arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry starting with him being appearing in a supporting role in "The Searching Wind" (1946). From there, he would go on to flourish as a character actor in over 75 features, often typecast as husbands, fathers, doctors, lawyers, reporters, detectives, gigolos, retail clerks, policemen, cowboys, soldiers, guards, eccentrics, landlords, neighbors, clergymen, curmudgeons, wealthy bachelors, heroes, villains, white-collared workers, historical figures, and, in his later years, patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Saigon" (1948), "Casbah" (1948), "The Accused" (1949), "Home of the Brave" (1949), "The Red Badge of Courage" (1951), "A Yank in Indo-China" (1952), "The Iron Mistress" (1952), "So This Is Love" (1953), "Waterfront" (1955), "Footsteps in the Night" (1957), "North to Alaska" (1960), "Flaming Star" (1960), and "Dawn of Victory" (1966). During the advent of television, he flourished as a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicate sitcoms as "Fireside Theatre," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Studio One," "Your Favorite Story," "The Halls of Ivy," "TV Reader's Digest," "Waterfront," "The 20th-Century Fox Hour," "Navy Log," "The Millionaire," "Goodyear Theatre," "Bronco," "Whirlybirds," "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp," "Border Patrol," "World of Giants," "Men Into Space," "One Step Beyond," "Sea Hunt," "The Donna Reed Show," "77 Sunset Strip," "Lock Up," "Adventures in Paradise," "Everglades!," "The Blue Angels," "Surfside 6," "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," "Hawaiian Eye," "Ripcord," "Hazel," "Bonanza," "Perry Mason," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "Bracken's World," "Mannix," and "The Outsider". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, was supportive of the California State Democratic Committee, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was a chairman for his local divisions of the American Red Cross and the Audubon Society, and he was married to screenwriter Peggy Chantler from 1963 until her death (their union produced no children). In 1971, he withdrew from acting and after attaining his certification in psychiatrics from the California School of Professional Psychology, he would spent the next 32 years administering his own psychotherapy practice up until he claimed his 2003 retirement.