Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Samuel Murdock in "Night Tide" (1961). Born into a family of wealth and position, after attaining his degree in theatrical arts from University College School, he began his career as a leading man on the Broadway stage. Upon being introduced to director Sidney Lanfield while attending a social function at the prestigious Radio City Music Hall, he was so impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and articulate voice, that he arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role in "Half Angel" (1936). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 75 features; often typecast as suave villains, butlers, husbands, fathers, uncles, cousins, neighbors, landlords, neighbors, educators, scientists, sailors, soldiers, educators, authority figures, doctors, lawyers, politicians, lawyers, judges, authority figures, policemen, detectives, reporters, chauffeurs, butlers, waiters, businessmen, retail clerks, bankers, white-collared workers, sergeants, corporals, adventurers, boyfriends, cowboys, sheriffs, aristocrats, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Mary of Scotland" (1936), "Fair Warning" (1937), "Tarzan Finds a Son!" (1939), "Dangerously They Live" (1941), "Nightmare" (1942), "Passport to Suez" (1943), "The Story of Dr. Wassell" (1944), "Salome Where She Danced" (1945), "Temptation" (1947), "The Prince of Thieves" (1948), "Chicago Deadline" (1949), "Rogues of Sherwood Forest" (1950), "Thunder on the Hill" (1951), "Lady in the Iron Mask" (1952), "The Royal African Rifles" (1953), "Charge of the Lancers" (1954), "The Sea Chase" (1955), "D-Day the Sixth of June" (1956), "Johnny Trouble" (1957), and "Too Much, Too Soon" (1958). On television, he became an even more familiar face appearing in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse," "The Ray Milland Show," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Northwest Passage," "One Step Beyond," "Bat Masterson," "The Betty Hutton Show," and "The Rogues." During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, had been an honorary member of Actors Equity, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys Scouts, was the celebrity spokesman for Jiff Peanut Butter, was the official stand-in for actor John Carradine, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, sat on the board of directors for the Mark Taper Forum, and he was married to stage actress Frances Logan from 1924 until 1960 (their union ended upon her death and produced no children). Upon his 1965 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life being involved in charitable and religious ventures, until his death.