Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the strong-willed Albert in "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930). Born into a family of wealth and position, he graduated the head of his class from the Harvard School for Boys and went on to study business at the Page Military Academy, where he later participated in the drama club. While performing in a monologue reading during a campus conference,he was discovered by film director Henry Lehrman who was in attendance that day; impressed by Bakewell's good looks and charm, he arranged for him a film contract. After making his debut in "Fighting Blood" (1923), he would go on to appear in over 50 films between 1924 and 1975; often typecast as sons, husbands, brothers, and men with great potential, he appeared in "A Regular Fellow" (1925), "The Gilded Butterfly" (1926), "Old Ironside" (1926), "West Point" (1927), "Harold Teen" (1928), "Annapolis" (1928), "The Iron Mask" (1929), "Hot Stuff" (1929), "Lummox" (1930), "Paid" (1930), "Reducing" (1931), "Politics" (1931), "While Paris Sleeps" (1932), "Back Street" (1932), "The Secret of Madame Blanche" (1933), "You Can't Buy Everything" (1934), "The Party's Over" (1934), "Laddie" (1935), "Manhattan Butterfly" (1935), "Lady Luck" (1936), "Quality Street" (1937), "Dangerous Holiday" (1937), "The Duke of West Point" (1938), "Gone With the Wind" (1939), "Hotel Imperial" (1939), "Zenobia" (1939), "The Saint Takes Over" (1940), "Seven Sinners" (1940), "Cheers for Miss Bishop" (1941), "Dr. Kildare's Victory" (1941), "The Dawn Express" (1942), "King of the Mounties" (1942), "Submarine Alert" (1943),"Hop Harrigan America's Ace of the Airways" (1946), "The Fabulous Dorsey's" (1947), "Messenger of Peace" (1947), "Romance on the High Seas" (1948). "So This Is New York" (1948), "You Gotta Stay Happy" (1948), "The Capture" (1950), "Wells Fargo Gunmaster" (1951), and "The Strongest Man in the World" (1975). With the advent of television, he flourished as a character actor, often typecast as a husband, father, uncle, banker, doctor, lawyer, policeman, clergyman, politician, or patriarch, in such sitcoms as "The Cisco Kid," "Boston Blackie," "I'm the Law," "Family Theater," "The Mickey Rooney Show," "Meet Corliss Archer," "Lux Video Theater," "Front Row Center," "Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal," "Studio 57," "Mr. Adams and Eve," "Official Detective,"Casey Jones," "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show," "M Squad," "Bachelor Father," "Sky King," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Highway Patrol," "Lassie," "Wagon Train," "Sea Hunt," "Leave it to Beaver," "Peter Gunn," "Pete and Gladys," "Mister Ed," "The Virginian," "Bonanza," "Bewitched," "Hazel," "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Daniel Boone," "Petticoat Junction," "Green Acres," "Alias Smith and Jones," and "Love, American Style". During his career, he was married to actress Jennifer Holt, served as second lieutenant during World War II, and was a found member of the Screen Actors Guild. After retiring in 1975, he spent the remainder of his life focusing on real estate ventures and served as the chairman for The Motion Picture and Television Fund.