Actor. He is best remembered for his recurring portrayal of the comical Frank the Bartender in the television series, "Cimarron City." After attaining degree in theatrical arts from The University of Oregon, he began his career as a radio actor in Portland, Oregon. After being discovered by film director Maxwell Shane while attending a radio conference in Los Angeles, California, he was so impressed by his wit, humor, charm, and professionalism, that he arranged for him to begin a secondary career in the film industry beginning with him being under his personal direction in the film "City Across the River" (1949). For the next 15 years, he would go on to flourish as a character actor in over 120 different features; often typecast as villains, heroes, husbands, fathers, doctors, lawyers, henchmen, detectives, butlers, reporters, doctors, clergyman, cowboys, sheriffs, lawmen, policemen, neighbors, best friends, blue-collared workers, retail clerks, waiters, businessmen, clergymen, stockbrokers, politicians, wealthy bachelors, eccentrics, mailmen, and patriarchs. He appeared in such full-length feature films as "The Girl in White" (1952), "The Glass Wall" (1953), "Executive Suite" (1954), "Black Widow" (1954), "Pete Kelly's Blues" (1955), "I'll Cry Tomorrow" (1955), "I Died a Thousand Times" (1955), "Three Bad Sisters" (1956), "Funny Face" (1957), "Reform School Girl" (1957). "Damn Yankees" (1958), and ""Billy Rose's Jumbo" (1962). With the advent of television, he became a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Boston Blackie," "Medic," "Celebrity Playhouse," "Sky King," "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show," "Telephone Time," "The Restless Gun," "Dragnet," "Whirlybirds," "Playhouse 90," "Manhunt," "Lawman," "Father Knows Best," "Sugarfoot," "Riverboat," "Bronco," "Dennis the Menace," "M Squad," Bourbon Street Beat," "The Texan," "Death Valley Days," "The Twilight Zone," "Laramie," "Cordondo 9," "Bonanza," "Peter Gunn," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Hazel," "The Magical World of Disney," "77 Sunset Strip," "Wide Country," "The Untouchables," "Gunsmoke," "Ben Casey," and "Destry." During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was an active parishioner of Methodist church, was supportive of the California State Republican Committee, was a vocal instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and he was the father of art director Nesdon Booth Jr., actress Deanna Booth, and the grandfather of film and television actor Dylan Booth. While starring in his final film appearance, he died from complications of a heart attack and his final feature, "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965) was released posthumously.