Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Vince Burton in "The Price of Fear" (1956). After serving in the United States Army during World War II, upon returning to civilian life following the end of the war, he settled in his native California and under the G.I. Bill he attained his degree in theatrical arts from the UCLA and began his career as a leading man on the stage in stock companies. Upon being discovered by director Richard Whorf while attending a luncheon at the prestigious Musso and Frank's Grill, he was so impressed by his slim physique, dark good looks, and distinctive voice, that the took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role in "The Sailor Takes a Wife" (1945). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 170 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, blue-collared guys, boyfriends, playboys, soda jerks, chauffeurs, doormen, bellhops, waiters, retail clerks, businessmen, salesmen, gigolos, foreigners, cowboys, sheriffs, deputies, bailiffs, state troopers, policemen, detectives, reporters, city slickers, authority figures, landlords, neighbors, eccentrics, curmudgeons, serious-minded professionals, menaces, mobsters, sidekicks, military men, sergeants, lieutenants, mechanics, mailmen, truckers, gamblers, doctors, aristocrats, wealthy bachelors, historical figures, mythical creatures, musicians, clergymen, ambulance chasers, lawyers, politicians, judges, district attorneys, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "The Street with No Name" (1948), "Red Light" (1949), "I Shot Jesse James" (1949), "D.O.A." (1949), "My Foolish Heart" (1949), "The Flame and the Arrow" (1950), "Insurance Investigator" (1951), "The Wild Blue Yonder" (1951), "Black Tuesday" (1954), "The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues" (1955), "Men in War" (1957), "Desert Hell" (1958), "Murder by Contract" (1958), "The Lost Missile" (1958), "The Big Fisherman" (1959), "Brainstorm" (1965), "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round" (1966), "Project X" (1968), "Hook, Line & Sinker" (1969), "The Cat Ate the Parakeet" (1972), "Glass Houses" (1972), "Money to Burn" (1983), "Run If You Can" (1988), and "Shock" (2005). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Rebound," "Adventures of Superman," "Tales of Tomorrow," "Public Defender," "I Led 3 Lives," "Big Town," "The Millionaire," "Navy Log," "Science Fiction Theatre," "Gunsmoke," "Wire Service," "Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre," "The Frank Sinatra Show," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Man with a Camera," "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Markham," "Wanted: Dead or Alive," "Johnny Ringo," "Rawhide," "Peter Gunn," "Wichita Town," "Laramie," "Bold Venture," "Wagon Train," "Klondike," "One Step Beyond," "Adventures in Paradise," "Cain's Hundred," "Shirley Temple's Storybook," "Ben Casey," "Hawaiian Eye," "G.E. True," "Checkmate," "The Untouchables," "Sam Benedict," "The Outer Limits," "The Twilight Zone," "Perry Mason," "Combat!," "Kraft Suspense Theatre," "My Three Sons," "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," "Get Smart," "The Wild Wild West," "Bonanza," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "Lassie," "Garrison's Gorillas," "Judd for the Defense," "Star Trek," "The Name of the Game," "Adam-12," "Bracken's World," "Then Came Bronson," "Room 222," "Hawaii Five-O," "Longstreet," "The Sixth Sense," "Banyon," "Harry O," "Circle of Fear," "Ironside," "Mannix," "Get Christie Love!," "Kate McShane," "Emergency!," "Cannon," "Bronk," "Barbary Coast," "Police Woman," "The Rookies," "Baretta," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Kojak," "Most Wanted," "Happy Days," "Barnaby Jones," "Little House on the Prairie," "Sanford," "Lou Grant," "Hill Street Blues," "Matt Houston," and "Santa Barbara". 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 Catholic church, was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been the celebrity spokesman for Paper Mate Ballpoint Pens and Arrow Clothing Brands, was one of the many founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, had been a commercial model for the Forbes Agency, and he was married to former showgirl Madelyn Keen from 1939 until his death (their union produced one child). Upon his 2005 retirement, he spent the final year of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions and was a generous benefactor for several state parks and public schools until his death.