Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the stern Mike O'Halloran in "The Admiral Was a Lady" (1950). Born John Stevenson, after working in several stock companies he was discovered at a war relief dinner in Los Angeles, California, by director John Rawlins. Impressed by his dark good looks, manly stealth, and distinctive voice, he arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him being under his supervision with a supporting role in "Ladies Courageous" (1944). From there, he would go on to succeed as a prominent character actor appearing in over 165 features, often typecast as husbands, fathers, soldiers, adventurers, sidekicks, cowboys, sheriffs, gangsters, doctors, politicians, neighbors, landlords, love interests, playboys, aviators, reporters, detectives, aristocrats, henchmen, guards, clergymen, blue-collared guys, jurors, eccentrics, retail clerks, salesmen, educators, historical figures, and, in his later years, patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944), "The Clock" (1945), "Sunset Pass" (1946), "Out of the Past" (1947), "Guns of Hate" (1948), "Rose of the Yukon" (1949), "Armored Car Robbery" (1950), "Only the Valiant" (1951), "Lady in the Iron Mask" (1952), "White Lightening" (1953), "The Caine Mutiny" (1954), "The Cruel Tower" (1956), "Under Fire" (1957), "Arson for Hire" (1958), "Three Came to Kill" (1960), "Blue Hawaii" (1961), "A Guy Named Tamiko" (1962), "Of Love and Desire" (1963), "Roustabout" (1964), "The Wild World of Batman" (1966), "The Giant Spider Invasion" (1975), and "Frankenstein Island" (1981). During the advent of television, he flourished as a household name appearing in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Stories of the Century," "Crossroads," "Sugarfoot," "Colt .45," "The Public Defender," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "The Alaskans," "Pony Express," "Going My Way," "The Brothers Brannigan," "Wanted: Dead or Alive," "The Asphalt Jungle," "Perry Mason," "The Virginian," "Police Woman," "Bonanza," "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Death Valley Days," "77 Sunset Strip," "CHiPs," and "Gunsmoke". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a regular parishioner of the Methodist church, was an active member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, had been a professional racecar driver, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, and he was married to fellow actress Lois Andrews from 1946 to 1950 (their union ended in divorce and produced one son, actor Kevin Brodie). After appearing in his final acting role in "The Wizard of Speed and Time" (1989), he retired from acting and spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, was a generous benefactor for several schools and libraries, and he was often seen partaking in various recreational activities at the Los Angeles Country Club, until his death from the complications of undisclosed causes.