Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II in the technicolor musical "Till the Clouds Roll By" (1946). Born into a family of wealth and position, following his formal education at Lowell High School, he went on to attain his degree in theatrical arts from the California School of Fine Arts. While appearing as leading man in stock companies, he was discovered by director John Whalens during a casting call for bit players. Impressed by his blonde good looks, slim physique, and articulate voice, he arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him being under his supervision per a supporting role in "We've Never Been Licked" (1943). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 60 features; often typecast as boyfriends, soldiers, sailors, authority figures, white-collared workers, historical figures, educators, doctors, retail clerks, neighbors, landlords, husbands, fathers, educators, white-collared workers, policemen, cowboys, sheriffs, detectives, reporters, and aristocrats. He appeared in such feature films as "The Cross of Lorraine" (1943), "Dark Shadows" (1944), "They Were Expandable" (1945), "Courage of Lassie" (1946), "The Sea of Grass" (1947), "A Song is Born" (1948), "Jack Slade" (1953), "The Snow Creature" (1954), "Murder is My Beat" (1955), "Utah Blaine" (1957), "Girl in the Woods" (1958), "Invisible Invaders" (1959), "The Big Night" (1960), "4 for Texas" (1963), and "Shock Treatment" (1964). During the advent of television, he became an even more familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Tales of Tomorrow," "Danger," "The Web," "Suspense," "Kraft Television Theatre," "Chevron Theatre," "Studio One," "Your Jewelers Showcase," "Letter to Loretta," "Cavalcade of America," "The Lone Ranger," "Damon Runyon Theatre," "Front Row Center," "Frontier," "Lux Video Theatre," "Navy Log," "The Millionaire," "Matinee Theatre," "The Gray Ghost," "Telephone Time," "Code 3," "Mike Hammer," "Playhouse 90," "Steve Canyon," "Gunsmoke," "Wagon Train," "Perry Mason," "The Twilight Zone," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Tightrope," "Rawhide," "Shotgun Slade," "Bat Masterson," "Laramie," "Cheyenne," "Mister Ed," "Ripcord," "Bus Stop," "Dr. Kildare," "The Fugitive," "Peyton Place," "Ironside," "My Three Sons," and "Emergency!". 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 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, was a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, had been one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys Scouts, and he was married to actress Elda Piva from 1938 to 1974 (their union ended in divorce and produced no children). Upon his 1972 retirement, he spent the final years of his life being involved with charitable and religious causes, until his death from complications of an undisclosed illness.