Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Detective Gray in the dramatic feature "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (1950). After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he began his career working with the Maurice Evans Theatre Troupe beginning his career on the West End as a prominent stage actor. Upon returning to the United States, he made his film debut in "The Bamboo Blonde" (1946) and for the next 33 years, he went on to enjoy a successful career as a character actor appearing in over 200 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, doctors, lawyers, cowboys, sheriffs, guards, policemen, reporters, playboys, blue-collared guys, military men, retail clerks, boyfriends, politicians, neighbors, aristocrats, historical figures, policemen, adventurers, attorneys, snobs, clergymen, heroes, villains, radio operators, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946), "Nightmare Alley" (1947), "The Luck of the Irish" (1948), "All The King's Men" (1949), "Edge of Doom" (1950), "Fighting Coast Guard" (1951), "Steel Town" (1952), "From Here to Eternity" (1953), "The Silver Star" (1955), "Stagecoach to Fury" (1956), "Spoilers of the Forest" (1957), "Half Human" (1958), "Five Guns to Tombstone" (1960), "Fear No More" (1961), "Apache Rifles" (1964), "Blindfold" (1965), "One Spy to Many" (1966), "Charro!" (1969), "Glass Houses" (1972), "Executive Action" (1973), "Gable and Lombard" (1976), "The Domino Principle" (1977), and "Billy Jack Goes to Washington" (1977). With the advent of television, he became a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Stars Over Hollywood," "Racket Squad," "Gang Busters," "Stories of the Century," "Schlitz Playhouse," "Matinee Theatre," "Zane Grey Theatre," "Wagon Train," "The Californians," "Men Into Space," "M Squad," "Wagon Train," "Peter Gunn," "Klondike," "Perry Mason," "Hawaiian Eye," "Sea Hunt," "The Twilight Zone," "The Real McCoys," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Cheyenne," "The Untouchables," "Rawhide," "Ben Casey," "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Big Valley," "Dr. Kildare," "Death Valley Days," "Judd for the Defense," "Insight," "Night Gallery," "Bonanza," "The Waltons," "Columbo," "Gunsmoke," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Ironside," "Cannon," "McCloud," "The Rockford Files," "Police Woman," "Baretta," "Charlie's Angels," "Supertrain," and "Benson." During his career, he held dual citizenship between the United States and the United Kingdom, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was active within the Hollywood Democratic Committee, had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, was the younger brother of actress Molly McClure, was a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and he was married to actress Doris Karnes from 1941 until his death (their union produced no children). After appearing in his last major film appearance, he died from complications of heart failure.