Actor. He is best remembered for his recurring portrayal of the stern Mike Bauer on the syndicated soap opera "Guiding Light". Born Donald Bruce Stewart, after serving in the United States Naval Reserve, upon returning to civilian life, he attained his degree in theatrical arts under the G.I. Bill fromthe Neighborhood Playhouse and began his career as a leading man on the Broadway stage. Upon being introduced to director Charles Polachek while attending a luncheon at the prestigious Russian Tea Room, he was so impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and articulate voice, that he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the television industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a leading role on an episode of "Masterpiece Playhouse". From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 35 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, playboys, love interests, cowboys, bailiffs, deputies, sheriffs, city slickers, detectives, reporters, retail clerks, waiters, chauffeurs, sidekicks, landlords, neighbors, curmudgeons, eccentrics, doctors, lawyers, aristocrats, salesmen, authority figures, sergeants, lieutenants, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Carnival Magic" (1983), "Lost" (1983), "American Ninja" (1985), "Future Zone" (1990), "Rover Dangerfield" (1991), and "Listen" (1996). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "McHale's Navy," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Laredo," "Adam-12," "Dragnet 1967," "The Young and the Restless," "Remington Steele," "Our House," "Santa Barbara," "War and Remembrance," "L.A. Law," "Hardball," "Highway to Heaven," "Knots Landing," "Unsolved Mysteries," "Pros and Cons," "The X-Files," "Beverly Hills, 90210," "JAG," and "Profiler". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been an honorary member of Actors Equity, was a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, had been a regular parishioner of the Methodist church, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been one of the many founding members of the Canyon Theater Guild, was a commercial model for the Forbes Agency, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs, was the celebrity spokesman for BIC Ballpoint Pens and Target, traveled around the nation in his own one man show, and he was married to commercial actress Susan Tremble and later to doctor Carol Gemberling(his first union ended in divorce, his second upon his own death, and with Gemberling he fathered two children). Upon his 2001 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and was involved in charitable and religious causes until his death.