Actor. He is best remembered for his reoccurring portrayal of the stern Alan Dunbar on the series "The Secret Storm". After serving in the United States Army during World War II, upon returning to civilian life following the end of the war, he settled in New York City, New York, and with the G.I. Bill enrolled at the HB Studio where he attained his degree in theatrical arts. After joining the theatre guild, he made his formal debut in "Appointment with Death" (1945), and from there he would go on to enjoy a successful career as a character actor appearing in over 60 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, white-collared workers, clergymen, doctors, aristocrats, historical figures, love interests, faithful friends, sidekicks, servants, military men, intellectuals, politicians, and patriarchs. He appeared as a leading man in such stage productions as "The First Gentleman," "State of the Union," "Deep Are the Roots," "Born Yesterday," "Christ in Rome," "Another Part of the Forest," "Lamp at Midnight," "A Streetcar Named Desire," "The Heiress," "A Moon for the Misbegotten," "The Human Touch," "Red Gloves," "Summer and Smoke," "Mister Roberts," "Death of a Salesman," "Detective Story," "Murder at the Vicarage," "Bell, Book, and Candle," "The Member of the Wedding," "Come Back, Little Sheba," "Point of No Return," "I Am a Camera," "The Rose Tattoo," "Bernadine," "The Seven Year Itch," "Time Out for Ginger," "Camino Real," "Picnic," "Tea and Sympathy," "Wine of the Country," "The Crucible," "Waiting for Godot," "Sabrina Fair," "Kind Sir," "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial," "Twelve Angry Men," "The Rainmaker," "Separate Tables," "The Burning Glass," "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Bus Stop," "A View from the Bridge," "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?," "Long Day's Journey into Night," "Towards Zero," "Career," "Men Should Weep," "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs," "Holiday for Lovers," "Orpheus Descending," "The Midnight Caller," "Epitaph for George Dillion," "The Gazebo," "Suddenly Last Summer," "Two for the Seesaw," "The Marriage-Go-Round," "Goodbye Charlie," "Sweet Bird of Youth," "A Majority of One," "Boeing-Boeing," "Toys in the Attic," "A Passage to India," "Happy Birthday, Wanda June," "Critic's Choice," "The Night of the Iguana," and "Come Blow Your Horn." During the advent of television, he branched out into guest-starring roles on such syndicated sitcoms as "Fairmeadows, U.S.A.," "Studio One," "The Kate Smith Hour," "Judd for the Defense," "Born Free," and "Hogan's Heroes". He also had a major supporting role in the motion picture "The FBI Story" (1959). During his career, he was an honorary member of Actors Equity, had been supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a regular parishioner within the Christian Science church, served as an honorary chairman for the New York State Democratic Committee, had been a theatrical instructor for the Neighborhood Playhouse, was president of his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and he was married to fellow actresses Colleen Dewhurst from 1947 to 1960 and Diana Muldaur from 1969 until his death (his first union ended in divorce and both relationships produced no children). After appearing in what would be his final appearance in the made for television film "To Kill a Cop" (1978), Vickery died unexpectedly from complications of undisclosed causes.