Actor. He is best remembered for his recurring portrayal of the courageous Jim Bowie in the television series, "The Adventures of Jim Bowie". Born Conrad Scott Forbes, upon completing his formal education at Balliol College, he relocated to the United States and began his career on the stage appearing as leading man in such productions as "Horses in Midstream" and "The Burning Glass". After meeting director Lawrence Huntington during a dinner party at the home of actor Robert Newton, he was so impressed by his dark good looks, charm, and professionalism, that he arranged for him to begin a secondary career in the film industry beginning with him being under his supervision in "Night Boat to Dublin" (1946). From there, he would go on to enjoy a rich career as a character actor between two continents appearing in over 85 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, heroes, adventurers, white-collared workers, love interests, doctors, politicians, clergymen, historical figures, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "The Was Not a Woman" (1948), "But Not in Vain" (1949), "The Reluctant Widow" (1950), "Operation Pacific" (1951), "What Price Glory" (1952), "Charade" (1954), "Saint of Devil's Island" (1961), "Subterfuge" (1968), "The Mind of Mr. Soames" (1970), and "Mirror, Mirror" (1990). During the advent of television, he became a familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Fireside Theatre," "Hallmark Hall of Fame," "Suspense," "Broadway Television Theatre," "Danger," "Robert Montgomery Presents," "The 20th-Century Fox Hour," "Cavalcade of America," "Schlitz Playhouse," "The Loretta Young Show," "Frontier," "Passport to Danger," "Medic," "Telephone Time," "Screen Directors Playhouse," "Studio One," "Trackdown," "Zane Grey Theatre," "The Millionaire," "The Best of the Post," "24-Hour Call," "The United States Steel Hour," "Love Story," "Compact," "The Man in Room 17," "George and the Dragon," "Boy Meets Girl," "Treasure Island," "Paul Temple," "The Ten Commandments," "Thriller," "General Hospital," and "Rogue's Rock". During his career, he held dual citizenship with the United States and the United Kingdom, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a regular parishioner of the Anglican church, was an active member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, presided as chairman for his local charters of the Red Cross and St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and he was married to fellow stage and screen actress Jeanne Moody from 1954 until his death (their union produced two children). Upon his 1990 retirement, he spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, painting in oils, and being a generous benefactor for several libraries and schools, until his death from the complications of undisclosed causes.