Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Vallejo in "Beau Geste" (1966). Born into a traditional working-class family, the son of a general contractor and a housewife, following his service in the United States Navy during World War II, upon returning to civilian life following the end of the war, he attained his degree in theatrical arts under the G.I. Bill from the UCLA and began his career as a leading man on the stage in stock companies. While attending a luncheon at the prestigious Frank and Musso's Grille, he was introduced to director Reg Browne. Impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and distinctive voice, 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 supporting role on an episode of "Cowboy G-Men". From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 50 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, gigolos, playboys, soldiers, sailors, lieutenants, sergeants, policemen, detectives, reporters, politicians, jurors, lawyers, authority figures, retail clerks, managers, ministers, indigenous people, white-collared workers, doctors, bailiffs, deputies, sheriffs, cowboys, henchmen, guards, landlords, neighbors, curmudgeons, eccentrics, couriers, adventurers, sidekicks, and aristocrats. He appeared in such feature films as "Overland Pacific" (1954), "Apache Woman" (1955), "Frontier Gambler" (1956), "Band of Angels" (1957), "Revolt in the Big House" (1958), "Gunmen from Laredo" (1959), "Oklahoma Territory" (1960), "Three Guns for Texas" (1968), "Captain Apache" (1971), "Sante" (1973), and "Avalanche" (1978). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Studio 57," "Soldiers of Fortune," "The Adventures of Kit Carson," "Judge Roy Bean," "Buffalo Bill, Jr.," "Annie Oakley," "Crossroads," "26 Men," "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin," "Circus Boy," "Tales of the Texas Rangers," "Death Valley Days," "Casey Jones," "Tales of 77th Bengal Lancers," "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon," "Broken Arrow," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Zorro," "Yancy Derringer," "Wagon Train," "Cheyenne," "Special Agent 7," "Rahwide," "Northwest Passage," "Bat Masterson," "The Rifleman," "Laramie," "The Virginian," "Branded," "Bonanza," "Shane," "Daniel Boone," "Iron Horse," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "Custer," "Here Come the Brides," "Gunsmoke," "Here's Lucy," "Bearcats!," "Mission: Impossible," "Cannon," "Emergency!," "Alias Smith and Jones," "Bridger," and "Beach Patrol". During his career, he 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 a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and the United Way, had been a speech instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was a licensed FAA Instructor and Examiner, had been a stuntman for such leading men as James Garner and Rock Hudson, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, had been a professional interpreter for the Pawnee Indians, was the celebrity spokesman for the St. Joseph Indian Schools, and he was married to bank bookkeeper Jean Merriman from 1950 to 1961 and opera singer Pamela McInnes from 1971 to 1975 (both unions ended in divorce and from his first marriage he fathered two daughters). Upon his 1978 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.