Actor, Musician. He had roles in more than 130 movies, including as a newspaper reporter in the classic comedy "His Girl Friday" (1940) and as a singing cabdriver in "100 Men and a Girl" with Deanna Durbin. He appeared playing his trombone in "The Big Broadcast of 1937." He also worked in "Letter of Introduction" (1938), "Golden Boy" (1939), "Follow the Boys" (1944), "Two Girls and a Sailor" (1944) and "Christmas in Connecticut" (1945). In TV series, he appeared in shows as "Perry Mason," "The Cisco Kid, "Superman" and had a starring role in the 1953 series "Colonel Flack." He died in Hollywood of throat cancer.
Actor, Musician. He had roles in more than 130 movies, including as a newspaper reporter in the classic comedy "His Girl Friday" (1940) and as a singing cabdriver in "100 Men and a Girl" with Deanna Durbin. He appeared playing his trombone in "The Big Broadcast of 1937." He also worked in "Letter of Introduction" (1938), "Golden Boy" (1939), "Follow the Boys" (1944), "Two Girls and a Sailor" (1944) and "Christmas in Connecticut" (1945). In TV series, he appeared in shows as "Perry Mason," "The Cisco Kid, "Superman" and had a starring role in the 1953 series "Colonel Flack." He died in Hollywood of throat cancer.
Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
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