Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Professor Weiner in "The Angry Red Planet" (1959). After serving in the Coast Guard during World War II, upon returning to civilian life following the end of the war, he settled in California and under the G.I. Bill he attained his degree in theatrical arts from the UCLA and began a career in stock companies. Upon being discovered by director Andrew McCullough during a stage production of "Dinner at Eight", he was so impressed by his articulate voice, poise, and professionalism, that he arranged for him to begin a career in the film and television industry beginning with him being under his supervision in a supporting role on an episode of "The Thin Man". From there, he would go to enjoy a successful career as a character actor appearing in over 90 features; frequently typecast as authority figures, lawmen, medical personnel, aristocrats, curmudgeons, landlords, politicians, neighbors, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "The Big Circus" (1959), "Cimarron" (1960), "Ada" (1961), "Advise & Consent" (1962), "The Time Travelers" (1964), "The Great Race" (1965), "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" (1966), "The Ballad of Josie" (1967), "The Impossible Years" (1968), "Charro!" (1969), "How Do I Love Thee?" (1970), "Where Does It Hurt?" (1972), "Airport 1975" (1974), and "At Long Last Love" (1975). During the advent of television, he flourished as a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Buckskin," "State Trooper," "The Restless Gun," "Markham," "The Donna Reed Show," "Colt .45," "Dennis the Menace," "Sugarfoot," "The Bob Hope Show," "Stagecoach West," "Outlaws," "The Deputy," "Maverick," "Window on Main Street," "Ben Casey," "Hawaiian Eye," "Bronco," "77 Sunset Strip," "Sam Benedict," "The Eleventh Hour," "Perry Mason," "Mr. Novak," "Rawhide," "My Favorite Martian," "Bonanza," "McHale's Navy," "Petticoat Junction," "Hazel," "The Munsters," "Batman," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Ironside," "Gunsmoke," "Judd for the Defense," "Bewitched," "The Magical World of Disney," "Dallas," "Eight is Enough," "Little House on the Prairie," and "Highway to Heaven". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been an active parishioner of the Catholic church, was supportive of the California State Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was featured in over 200 commercials, and he was married to housewife Helene McKinley for several years until her death (their union produced one daughter and two step-children). After retiring from acting in 1986, he spent the final years of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, was a generous benefactor for several libraries and state parks, and focused on charitable and religious causes until his death.