Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Detective Paul Klein in "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (1950). Born Bertram Freed, after attaining his degree in theatrical arts from Penn State University, he began his career on the stage appearing as a leading man on Broadway in such productions as "Strip for Action," "Counterattack," "One Touch of Venus," "The Day Before Spring," "The Firebird of Florence," "Joy to the World," "Annie Get Your Gun," "Romanoff and Juliet," and "The Rope Dancers". While attending a dinner party at the prestigious Russian Tea Room, he was discovered by director Edgar G. Ulmer. Impressed by his dark good looks, distinctive voice, and slim physique, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him being under his supervision per a supporting role in the musical "Carnegie Hall" (1947). From there, he would go on to appear in over 75 features; often typecast as authority figures, white-collared workers, politicians, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, city slickers, sergeants, con-artists, husbands, fathers, doctors, landlords, curmudgeons, retail clerks, bartenders, eccentrics, detectives, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Boomerang" (1947), "Twelve O'Clock High" (1949), "Key to the City" (1950), "Detective Story" (1951), "The Atomic City" (1952), "Invaders from Mars" (1953), "Men of the Fighting Lady" (1954), "The Desperate Hours" (1955), "Paths of Glory" (1957), "The Gazebo" (1959), "Why Must I Die?" (1960), "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962), "Twilight of Horror" (1963), "Fate Is The Hunter" (1964), "Nevada Smith" (1966), "Sail to Glory" (1967), "Hang 'Em High" (1968), "There Was a Crooked Man..." (1970), "Billy Jack" (1971), "Death Scream" (1975), "Love and Midnight Auto Supply" (1977), "Till Death" (1978), and "Norma Rae" (1979). During the advent of television, he became an even more familiar face appearing in various guest spots so such syndicated sitcoms as "The Rifleman," "Laramie," "Bonanza," "Gunsmoke," "The High Chaparral," "The Big Valley," "Mannix," "Barnaby Jones," "Charlie's Angels," "Run For Your Life," "Get Smart," "Hogan's Heroes," "Dr. Kildare," "Combat!," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Route 66," "The Untouchables," "Ironside," "The Munsters," "Petticoat Junction," and "Knight Rider". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been an active parishioner of the Temple Israel of Hollywood, was an active member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided on the board of the American Federation of Television and Radio Arts, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, served in the United States Army during World War II, had been a chairman on his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, and he was married to businesswoman Nancy Lee Wurzberger from 1956 until his death (their union produced five children). Upon his 1986 retirement, he spent the final years of his life dividing time between his homes in California and Canada, was a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and was a generous benefactor for several libraries and state parks, until his death from the complications of a heart attack.