Actor. He is best remembered for his reoccurring portrayal of the staunch Sergeant Myles Magruder in the television series "The Gray Ghost." Born Horace Chambers, after serving in the United States Army during World War II, he returned to California and enrolled at the UCLA through the G.I. Bill where he attained his degree in theatrical arts. While appearing in a stage production of "Arsenic and Old Lace", he was discovered by film director Michael Curtiz. Impressed by his dark good looks, articulate voice, and professionalism, he made good use of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him being under his supervision in "Trouble Along the Way" (1953). For the next 30 years, he would go on to enjoy a successful career as a character actor appearing in over 115 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, patriarchs, wealthy bachelors, retail clerks, clergymen, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, waiters, servants, doctors, politicians, judges, educators, chauffeurs, curmudgeons, neighbors, mailmen, bartenders, policemen, aristocrats, caretakers, historical figures, blue-collared guys, mechanics, salesmen, medics, detectives, photographers, reporters, deputies, soldiers, and military men. He appeared in such feature films as "Code Two" (1953), "Executive Suite" (1954), "Rage at Dawn" (1955), "Backlash" (1956), "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" (1957), "Good Day for a Hanging" (1959), "Six Black Horses" (1960), "For Love or Money" (1963), and "Warning Shot" (1967). During the advent of television, he became a familiar face appearing in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Space Patrol," "Public Defender," "Topper," "The George Burns and Gracie Allan Show," "Cavalcade of America," "Lux Video Theater," "My Friend Flicka," "The Joseph Cotten Show," "You Are There," "Cheyenne," "State Trooper," "Wagon Train," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Bat Masterson," "Mackenzie's Raiders," "One Step Beyond," "Pony Express," "The Loretta Young Show," "Wichita Town," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Lawman," "Riverboat," "Shotgun Slade," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Margie," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Route 66," "The Magical World of Disney," "The Twilight Zone," "Temple Houston," "This Is the Life," "Perry Mason," "Daniel Boone," "The Big Valley," "Judd for the Defense," "Iron Horse," "Death Valley Days," "Bonanza," "Lassie," "Mayberry R.F.D.," "Kung Fu," "Gunsmoke," "Barnaby Jones," "The Rockford Files," "Little House on the Prairie," and "Father Murphy". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, had been a supporter of the California State Republican Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the American Lung Association, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theater Guild, and was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse. In 1982, Chambers, who never married nor had any children, retired from acting and spent the remainder of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, horseback riding, painting in oils, was a generous benefactor for several schools and hospitals, and he was often seen partaking in various recreational activities, while dining out almost daily, at the prestigious Los Angeles Country Club, until his death from the complications of undisclosed causes.