Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the adventurous Marco Polo in the original Broadway production of "Marco Millions" (1930). Born Eugene Larimore, he was raised into a family of wealth and position and one of his maternal cousins was stage and screen actress Laura Hope Crews. After attaining his degree in theatrical arts from the American Academy of Dramatic Art, he joined the Theater Guild where he was befriended by actress Ethel Barrymore. Impressed by his professionalism, dark good looks, and articulate voice, she arranged for him to begin a professional career in live theater beginning with him appearing as a leading man in "Made in America" (1925). From there, he would go on to flourish as a character actor in over 40 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, aristocrats, dashing lovers, playboys, working-class citizens, entrepreneurs, soldiers, sons, doctors, lawyers, politicians, clergymen, educators, and authorities. He was featured in such productions as "The Love City," "Nirvana," "Ned McCobb's Daughter," "Juarez and Maximilian," "The Silver Cord," "The Second Man," "Strange Interlude," "Man's Estate," "Volpone," "Hotel Universe," "The Second Man," "A Church Mouse," "The Bride the Sun Shines On," "Biography," "Mourning Becomes Electra," "Days Without End," "Too Many Boats," "Dark Victory," "It's You I Want," "To See Ourselves," "As Husbands Go," and "Abide With Me." In addition, he also had leading roles in the motion pictures "The Kick-Off" (1926) and "Inspiration" (1928). During his career, he was an honorary member of Actors Equity, was a chairman for the Actors Fund of America, was a regular parishioner of the Episcopal church, had been supportive of the New York State Democratic Committee, was a vice-president for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girl Scouts of America, was a generous benefactor for several schools, state parks, and libraries, worked for several humanitarian organizations during World War II (one of which formulated into the United Nations), and he was married to stage and screen actress Selena Royle from 1932 to 1942 (their union ended in divorce and produced no children). After appearing in what would be his final performance in "The Iceman Cometh", he died unexpectedly following the complications of a brief illness.