Actor. He will be best remembered for playing roles in early soap opera television series, including, as 'Maynard' in "The Edge Of Night," in 1967, and as 'Ed The Records Clerk,' and 'Professor Henry Osmund,' on "Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse," from 1969 to 1970. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on October 27, 1902, and was educated locally. He then moved first to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and then to the United States and settled in Baltimore, Maryland, during the 1920s. He worked as a collections manager and then applied to become a Naturalized United States citizen and changed his name to Ronald Dawson in about 1924. He then started a family, and enlisted during World War II in the United States Army on January 1, 1942, but was discharged on January 20, 1942. Following his military service, he pursued an acting career. He made his actual television debut playing in an episode entitled, "In Beauty Like The Night," of the television drama series, "The Philco Television Playhouse," which originally aired on December 23, 1949, and which also starred Cathleen Cordell, Donald Foster, Mercer McLeod, and Mary Alice Moore, and which tells the story of a British pilot who lost his sight during the Second World War and deals with the problems caused by the injury. Besides, his actual television debut playing in an episode entitled, "In Beauty Like The Night," of the television drama series, "The Philco Television Playhouse," which originally aired on December 23, 1949, and which also starred Cathleen Cordell, Donald Foster, Mercer McLeod, and Mary Alice Moore, and which tells the story of a British pilot who lost his sight during the Second World War and deals with the problems caused by the injury, and playing the roles on early soap opera television series, including, as 'Maynard' in "The Edge Of Night," in 1967, and as 'Ed The Records Clerk,' and 'Professor Henry Osmund,' on "Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse," from 1969 to 1970, his many other television credits include, "The Big Story," "The Hunter," "Martin Kane," "The Web," "I Spy," "The Goldbergs," and "The Doctors." His only film role was playing in the biographical crime film drama, "Mad Dog Coll" (1961). The film which was directed by Burt Balaban, which was written for the screen by Leo Lieberman and Edward Schreiber, and which also starred John Davis Chandler, Kay Doubleday, Brooke Hayward, Neil Burstyn, Jerry Orbach, and Vincent Gardenia, tells the true story of Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, a notorious gangland killer in the 1930s. He also appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York. in several stage productions of plays such as, 'Clerk Of The Court' in "Witness For The Prosecution" (December 16, 1954, to June 30, 1956), as 'The Major Domo' in "The Sleeping Prince" (November 01, 1956, to December 22, 1956), and as 'Mr. Truggle,' and as 'The Butler,' in "Traveller Without Luggage" (September 17, 1964, to October 24, 1964). During his acting career, he also appeared on the radio in several episodes of the radio programs, "The Adventures Of Babe Ruth," "Suspense," 'X Minus One," "Murder By Experts," "It's Maritime," and "ABC Mystery Time." His last television role was playing 'Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney,' in the episode entitled "Chapter X: John Quincy Adams, Congressman," of the historical television mini-series drama, "The Adams Chronicles," which originally aired on March 23, 1976. The historical television mini-series series drama which was directed by Fred Coe, which was written for the screen by Virginia Kassel and Tad Mosel, and which also starred Don Blakely, Roger Alan Brown, and Norman Bush, is the true story of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney (1777-1864), who was the fifth chief justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864. He delivered the majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), ruling that African Americans could not be considered United States citizens and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the U.S. territories. Prior to joining the United States Supreme Court, Taney served as the United States Attorney General and United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). He was also the first Catholic to serve on the United States Supreme Court. He retired from acting shortly thereafter and spent his final years living in the Washington, D.C., area. He passed away in Silver Spring, Maryland, on January 24, 1984, at the age of 81. His funeral service was held through the Danzansky-Goldberg Memorial Chapels in Rockville, Maryland, and he was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Adelphi, Maryland. He was married to Minnie E. Blumenthal Dawson (1902-1978), in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 26, 1925, who predeceased him. The couple had one child together, a daughter named Rosellin Louise "Rose" Dawson Blatt (1937-2014).