He played Dr. Joseph Cardin in Lillian Hellman's play, "The Children's Hour," at the Harris Theater in Chicago, Illinois with Sandra March (Peggy Rogers); Nancy Plehn (Catherine); Carol Sinclair (Lois Fisher); Mary Finney (Mrs. Lily Mortar); Mary Lee Dearring (Evelyn Munn); Carolyn Rosser (Helen Burton); Lynn Thatcher (Rosalie Wells); Iris Mann (Mary Tilford); Priscilla Gillette (Karen Wright); Patricia Neal (Martha Dobie); Edna Courtleigh (Agatha); Fay Bainter (Mrs. Amelia Tilford) and Gordon Russell (grocery boy) in the cast. Kermit Bloomgarden was producer.
Wavy-haired American actor, in second leads for Warner Brothers from 1933. Later appeared in B-pictures at Monogram and RKO, before resuming theatrical work in 1935. Prolific on Broadway from 1928, including the long-running hit plays "Dead End" (1935-1937) and "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (1939-1941). After ten years, returned to the screen in character parts, often as authority figures.
