Actor. He was best known for playing the character roles of ministers, servants, constables, and criminals, usually in adventure films, crime films, comedy films, dramatic films, and western films. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Denny Slevin' in the adventure comedy film, "Laughing Bill Hyde" (1918). The film which was directed by Hobart Henley, which was produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and was written for the screen based on the adaptation by Willard Mack and Rex Beach, also starred Will Rogers, Anna Lehr, Clarence Oliver, Joseph Herbert, Dan Mason, John St. Polis, and Mabel Ballin. He was born as Robert Waltrus Conville in Belgrade, Maine, on December 9, 1878. He was educated locally, then lived in New York City, New York, and Los Angeles, California. He made his actual film debut playing a role in the short film drama, "The Still Voice" (1913). The film which was written for the screen by Mrs. Sidney Drew, and which also starred Sidney Drew, Rose Tapley, Edith Storey, Tefft Johnson, S. Rankin Johnson, L. Rogers Lytton, Dorothy Kilgour, Philip Tonge, Harry LaPearl, Arthur Evers, Ottola Nesmith, and Robert Vaughn, tells the story of Lindsley Ferris, a head of a banking house, who unthinkingly places an important paper in his desk at home, and causes the blame for its mysterious disappearance to rest upon the shoulders of the cashier, Steele, who is subsequently discharged. Sometime later, Ferris discovers the paper, and, desiring to reinstate Steele, calls at his home only to learn that through the death of his invalid wife and his fruitless attempts to secure another position, he and his daughter have immigrated to a distant city. Fifteen years later Steele, returning to the city under an assumed name and now master of millions determines to bring about the ruin of Ferris, now president of the banking house. At a ball, Marjorie, Steele's daughter, meets and falls in love with Arthur Ferris, son of the bank president. When the young people bring the matter to Steele's attention, he turns them down flatly and forbids his daughter from further association with young Ferris. The young man appeals to his father to help him further his suit, and Ferris senior goes to Steele to see what he can do on behalf of his son. But when he learns the identity of Steele, he makes no further entreaties but leaves immediately. Steele then orders his secretary to buy up the controlling stock of every company with which Ferris is connected. In meditation, he hears a voice bidding him to be merciful and at the same time, he sees a vision of Christ preaching on the Mount. His strange actions alarm his sister who sends for a doctor but is told that her brother is only suffering from overwrought nerves. Steele's plans work and a run is precipitated on Ferris' bank. The climax comes when Steele draws a check on Ferris' bank for $25,000. Young Ferris makes frantic appeals to other bankers to come to the aid of his father, but all decline. Under the pretense of desiring solitude, the banker sends all persons away, takes a revolver from his desk, and shoots himself. As a last resort, Arthur Ferris, ignorant of his father's suicide, goes to Steele, asking him to save his father. Steele, very angry, renounces both father and son. The son is about to throttle Steele when Marjorie intercedes for her father. Then Steele again hears the mysterious voice, and, calling for a pen and paper, he is about to direct his secretary to deposit enough money in Ferris' bank to tide him over the difficulties when he bears the voices of newsboys yelling "Suicide of Lindsley Ferris." His reparation had been too late and he sinks back, dead in his chair. Besides, playing a role in the short film drama, "The Still Voice" (1913), and playing the role of 'Denny Slevin' in the adventure film comedy film, "Laughing Bill Hyde" (1918), his many other film credits include, "Still Waters" (1915), "Mice And Men" (1916), "Out Of The Drifts" (1916), "Nanette Of The Wilds" (1916), "The Sin That Was His" (1920), "Out Of The Clouds" (1921), "Rustlers Of The Night" (1921), "The Range Pirate" (1921), "Cotton And Cattle" (1921), "The Cowboy Ace" (1921), "Flowing Gold" (1921), "Trail To Red Dog" (1921), and "The Blonde Vampire" (1922). Besides, acting in films he also appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York, in the stage production of the play, "The Dragon's Claw" (September 14, 1914, to September 1914). During his time on the stage, he worked with the likes of Frank Andrews, Marshall Birmingham, Lilian Bond, Paul Everton, Robert Paton Gibbs, Suzanne Halpren, Gladys Hanson, Frank Herbert, Robert Hudson, Charles T. Lewis, T.H. McNally, Harry Power, Lowell Sherman, Charles Waldron, and Ida Waterman. His last film was playing the role of 'Stubbs' in the film, "South Sea Love" (1923). The film which was directed by David Selman, which was based on the story by Fanny Hatton and Frederic Hatton, which was written for the screen by Harrison Josephs, also starred Shirley Mason, J. Frank Glendon, Francis McDonald, Lillian Nicholson, Charles Sellon, and Fred Lancaster. He retired from acting shortly thereafter. Following his retirement from acting, he worked as a custodian at the National Guard Armory in Los Angeles, California, until his death. He passed away at the Los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital in Los Angeles, California, on February 28, 1950, at the age of 71. Following his death, his funeral service was held at the H.R. Halverson Mortuary in San Pedro, California, and he was cremated at the Pacific Crest Crematory in Redondo Beach, California, and his ashes were buried in an unmarked grave at Pacific Crest Cemetery in Redondo Beach, California. He was married to Louise Barker Hancock Conville in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, on May 6, 1918, and they were together until they were divorced. His former wife Louise passed away in Los Angeles, California, on April 13, 1972, at the age of 92, and she was buried in Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia, California. The couple had no children together.