Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch District Attorney Milton in "I Want to Live! "(1958). Born into a prominent theatrical family, after working as a professional radio actor for several years, he was introduced to actor Fletcher Markle while attending a social function at the historic Museum of Natural History. Impressed by his distinctive voice, professionalism, and dry sense of humor, he arranged for him to begin a career in the film and television industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role on an episode of "Ford Theatre". From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 75 features; often typecast as authority figures, military officers, wealthy ranchers, corporate executives, doctors, white-collared workers, and judges. He appeared in such feature films as "The Birds and the Bees" (1956), "Battle Hymn" (1957), "No Time for Sergeants" (1958), "A Stranger in My Arms" (1959), "All Hands on Deck" (1961), "A Distant Triumph" (1964), "Joy in the Morning" (1965), "The Fortune Cookie" (1966), "Live a Little, Love a Little" (1968), "Marlowe" (1969), and "Sleeper" (1973). During the advent of television, he became an even more familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Armstrong Circle Theatre," "Goodyear Playhouse," "Medic," "Telephone Time," "Crusader," "Meet McGraw," "Gunsmoke," "Cheyenne," "Fireside Theatre," "State Trooper," "M Squad," "Father Knows Best," "The Walter Winchell File," "Tombstone Territory," "Peter Gunn," "Yancy Derringer," "Men into Space," "The Rifleman," "Markham," "Fury," "Overland Trail," "Riverboat," "Hawaiian Eye," "Maverick," "The Brothers Brannigan," "Cain's Hundred," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "77 Sunset Strip," "The Twilight Zone," "Leave It to Beaver," "Laramie," "My Three Sons," "The Andy Griffith Show," "F Troop," "Bewitched," "The Munsters," "Burke's Law," "Perry Mason," "Gilligan's Island," "The Wild Wild West," "Here's Lucy," "Ironside," "Hawaii Five-O," "Green Acres," "Petticoat Junction," "Mannix," "The Odd Couple," and "Lou Grant". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, had been a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Presbyterian church, 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 stage actress Margot Ballentine from 1938 until his death (their union produced two children). Upon his 1982 retirement, he spent the final years of his life being a generous benefactor for several libraries and public schools, as well as being involved in charitable and religious causes, until his deaths from complications of cancer.