Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the dashing Lew Woodruff in "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em" (1926). Born unto a prominent family, he was educated at Harvard College and after attaining his degree in theatrical arts he moved to New York City, New York, and made his professional debut in "Beggar on Horseback" (1924). For the next 12 years, he would go on to succeed as a prominent character actor becoming an accomplished performer between the Broadway theatre and the motion picture industry; often typecast as playboys, businessmen, detectives, wealthy bachelors, villains, sidekicks, politicians, educators, husbands, and aristocrats. In the theatre, he appeared in leading roles in such productions as "Weak Sisters," "The Masque of Venice," "Pomeroy's Past,' "Loose Ankles," "Say It With Flowers," "Women Go On Forever," "Spread Eagle," "Salvation," "Uncle Vanya," "The Front Page," "Wild Waves," "The Wiser They Are," "Foreign Affairs," "A Thousand Summers," "Goodbye Again," "Chrysalis," "Point Valaine," "Ceiling Zero," "The School for Husbands," "On Stage," and "End of Summer". Through the connections of his friend, director Frank Tuttle, he began his secondary foray into the film industry in "The Cradle Buster" (1922). He later appeared in such films as "Puritan Passions" (1923), "Grit" (1924), "High Hat" (1927), "Syncopation" (1929), "Mothers Boy" (1929), "Tarnished Lady" (1931), "Scarface" (1932), "Madame DuBarry" (1934), "Kansas City Princess" (1934), "I Dream to Much" (1935), and "A Star is Born" (1937). During his career, he was a member of the Theatre Guild, a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Democratic party, he was married to fellow stage actress Janet Rane from 1922 until his death, and he was the father of actor Anthony Perkins. While touring in stock, he died from complications of a heart attack while bathing in a hotel suite following his appearance as the lead in the original production of "Susan and God." In 1981, he was recognized as a posthumous inductee into the American Theatre Hall of Fame for his contributions to the art of stage acting.