Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the heroic Patrick McMahon in "PT 109" (1963). Born unto a prominent theatrical family, while attending the Professional Children's School he made his stage debut at the age of seven in "Yours Truly." After being seen by a talent scout during a production of "But for the Grace of God", he was brought out to California for several screen and vocal tests. Upon being reviewed by director Roy Mack, he was so impressed by his blonde good looks, articulate voice, and wisdom beyond his years, that he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role in "Junior" (1931). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 115 features; often typecast as students, playboys, husbands, fathers, love interests, detectives, reporters, eccentrics, curmudgeons, neighbors, landlords, foreigners, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, city slickers, chauffeurs, retail clerks, waiters, doormen, bellhops, clergymen, blue-collared guys, soldiers, military men, authority figures, sergeants, lieutenants, doctors, mailmen, aristocrats, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Boy Slaves" (1939), "Pride of the Blue Grass" (1939), "Playgirl" (1954), "Vera Cruz" (1954), "The Big Combo" (1955), "Illegal" (1955), "Tribute to a Bad Man" (1956), "The Badlanders" (1958), "North by Northwest" (1959), "Strange Bedfellows" (1965), "Gunfight in Abilene" (1967), "Coogan's Bluff" (1968), "How Do I Love Thee?" (1970), "Skin Game" (1971), "Cotter" (1973), and "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" (1975). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Big Town," "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse," "Four Star Playhouse," "The Man Behind the Badge," "Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre," "Front Row Center," "Lux Video Theatre," "Crusader," "Studio 57," "Whirlybirds," "Cavalcade of America," "Wire Service," "Climax!," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "General Electric Theatre," "Maverick," "Playhouse 90," "The Silent Service," "Lawman," "The Lineup," "Goodyear Theatre," "The Twilight Zone," "Hawaiian Eye," "Death Valley Days," "Johnny Ringo," "National Velvet," "Stoney Burke," "The Outer Limits," "Wagon Train," "Convoy," "Perry Mason," "Pistons 'n' Petticoats," "Daniel Boone," "The Virginian," "Judd for the Defense," "The Fugitive," "It's About Time," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Adam-12," "Here Come the Brides," "Lassie," "The Guns of Will Sonnett," "That Girl," "The Big Valley," "It Takes a Thief," "Bonanza," "Dan August," "Room 222," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Night Gallery," "Alias Smith and Jones," "Mannix," "Cade's County," "Gunsmoke," "Banyon," "Ironside," "Police Woman," "Harry O," "Cannon," "Barnaby Jones," "The Blue Knight," and "The Streets of San Francisco". During his career, he was a naturalized United States citizen, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, had been supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a regular parishioner of the Presbyterian church, was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs, had been one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and he was married to character actress Nora Marlowe from 1943 to 1977 (their union ended upon her death and produced two children). Upon his 1976 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life being centered on charitable and religious causes, as well as being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, until his death.