Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the stern District Attorney Paul Farish in "Twilight of Honor" (1963). After beginning his career in stock companies, he joined the theatre guild in 1935 and became a regular performer on the Broadway stage appearing as a leading man in such productions as "The Merry Widow," "The New Moon," "Blossom Time," "Goodbye, Mr. Fancy," "The Day After Tomorrow," "Desire Under the Elms," "The Crucible," and "Indians." After years of stage work, he was able to enter into a secondary career in the film industry per the connections of his longtime friend director Clifton Odets and made his on screen debut in "Once in a Blue Moon" (1935). From there, he would go on to enjoy a successful career as a character actor. Although primary typecast as loathsome men who operated outside of the law, he was also known for portraying curmudgeons, battle-axe neighbors, landlords, eccentrics, retail clerks, comic reliefs, blue-collared guys, cowboys, con-artists, sidekicks, politicians, military men, servants, farmers, bartenders, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Virginia" (1941), "Captain Eddie" (1945), "3:10 to Yuma" (1957), "Third of a Man" (1962), "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (1964), "Nevada Smith" (1966), "The Flim-Flam Man" (1967), and "The Andromeda Strain" (1971). During the advent of television, he flourished as a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Goodyear Playhouse," "Studio One," "The United States Steel Hour," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Zane Grey Theatre," "Laramie," "Bonanza," "Gunsmoke," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "The Twilight Zone," "One Step Beyond," "Peter Gunn," "Perry Mason," "The Untouchables," "Sam Benedict," "Ben Casey," "Hazel," "Bewitched," "Dark Shadows," and "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea." During his career, he was an honorary member of Actors Equity, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a regular parishioner of the Methodist church, was supportive of the California State Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and he was married to fellow actress Katherine Squire from 1940 until his death (their union consisted of three daughters whom he had adopted prior to his entry into a theatrical occupation). After appearing in what would be his final acting project in the made for television film "Honor Thy Father" (1973), he died in his sleep from complications of undisclosed causes.