Actor. He is best remembered for his recurring portrayal of the beloved veterinarian Doc Weaver on the television series "Lassie". Born Charles Space, after attaining his degree in theatrical arts from Douglass College, he began his career as a leading man on the Broadway stage. Upon being befriended by actor Richard Cromwell, he began a newfound career in the film industry starting with a major supporting role in "Riot Squad" (1941). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 100 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, boyfriends, salesmen, white-collared workers, educators, politicians, doctors, retail clerks, waiters, clergymen, cowboys, reporters, detectives, office workers, soldiers, authority figures, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "The Bugle Sounds" (1942), "Appointment in Berlin" (1943), "Wilson" (1944), "Twice Blessed" (1945), "Black Beauty" (1946), "The Guild of Janet Ames" (1947), "I Love Trouble" (1948), "El Paso" (1949), "The Good Humor Man" (1950), "Tomahawk" (1951), "Jet Job" (1952), "Confidentially Connie" (1953), "A Star is Born" (1954), "Rage at Dawn" (1955), "Away All Boats" (1956), "The Spirit of St. Louis" (1957), "Twilight for the Gods" (1958), "A Summer Place" (1959), "Gunfighters of Abilene" (1960), "Taggart" (1964), "The Shakiest Gun in the West" (1968), "Shoot Out" (1971), "The Folks at Red Wolf Inn" (1972), "Herbie Rides Again" (1974), "The Strongest Man in the World" (1975), "Mansion of the Doomed" (1976), "The Swarm" (1978), "Promises in the Dark" (1979), and "On the Nickle" (1980). During the advent of television, he became a household name appearing in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Death Valley Days," "Stories of the Century," "City Detectives," "Topper," "Annie Oakley," "Medic," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Crusader," "Telephone Time," "Broken Arrow," "Official Detective," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Whirlybirds," "Dennis the Menace," "Wichita Town," "Johnny Ringo," "Daniel Boone," "Bronco," "The Iron Horse," "Here Come the Brides," "Emergency!," "Rhoda," "Alice," "Kojak," "Little House on the Prairie," "The Waltons," and "Charlie's Angels". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, had been supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, had been an active 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 & Girls Clubs of America, and he was married to traditional housewife Mary Campbell with whom he fathered two children. Upon his 1981 retirement, he spent the final years of his life being involved in charitable and religious causes, until his death from the complications of cancer.