Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Colonel Mantle in "Dark Victory" (1939). Born into a prominent family, he began his career on the stage appearing as a leading man in stock companies. Upon being discovered by the acclaimed director Cecil B. DeMille during a Broadway production of "Help Wanted" while visiting New York City, New York, he was so impressed by his slim physique, mature appearance, and distinctive voice, that he took of his talents and arranged for him to begin a newfound career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a major role in "The Man from Home" (1914). From there, he would go on to enjoy a fruitful career as notable character actor appearing in over 65 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, uncles, aristocrats, authority figures, soldiers, sergeants, doctors, white-collared workers, politicians, lawyers, judges, curmudgeons, eccentrics, wealthy bachelors, educators, historical figures, dashing lovers, and businessmen. He appeared in such feature films as "The Idler" (1914), "The Heights of Hazard" (1915), "The Dawn of Freedom" (1916), "Over There" (1917), "Everybody's Business" (1919), "Half an Hour" (1920), "Trust Your Wife" (1921), "Has the World Gone Mad!" (1923), "The College Hero" (1927), "The Ninety-Nine Amendment" (1929), "The Struggle" (1931), "Take a Chance" (1933), "Woman Haters" (1934), "After Office Hours" (1935), "My Marriage" (1936), "The Life of Emile Zola" (1937), "Devil's Island" (1938), and "The Man Who Dared" (1939). During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, had been an honorary member of Actors Equity, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Episcopal church, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs, had been cited as the "Greatest American Thespian" per gossip columnist Louella Parsons, and he was married to stage actress Jane Grey from 1900 until his death (their union produced two children). Following his 1939 retirement, he relocated to the Bronx, New York, where he spent the final months of his life living in quiet and relative seclusion as a resident of the Brady Nursing Home, until his death.