Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the headstrong Pete Morgan in "Billy the Kid Outlawed" (1940). Born Joseph McGuinn, he began his career as a leading man in stock companies. After being discovered by director William A. Seiter while attending a casting call for bit players, he was so impressed by his dark good looks, slim physique, and articulate voice, that he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role in "Orchids to You" (1935). From there, he would go on to appear in over 120 features; often typecast as cowboys, henchmen, boyfriends, blue-collared guys, chauffeurs, waiters, retail clerks, doormen, bellhops, bartenders, curmudgeons, neighbors, landlords, sheriffs, policemen, detectives, reporters, historical figures, soldiers, authority figures, politicians, and aristocrats. He appeared in such feature films as "Redheads on Parade" (1935), "On the Avenue" (1937), "The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock" (1938), "Calling All Marines" (1939), "Wolf of New York" (1940), "Along the Rio Grande" (1941), "Shut My Big Mouth" (1942), "Saddles and Sagebrush" (1945), "Sunset in El Dorado" (1945), "The West Point Story" (1950), "Colorado Ambush" (1951), "South Pacific Trail" (1952), "Prince or Pirates" (1953), "Many Rivers to Cross" (1955), "A Kiss Before Dying" (1956), "Designing Woman" (1957), "Showdown at Boot Hill" (1958), "Ada" (1961), "Birdman of Alcatraz" (1962), "Cheyenne Autumn" (1964), and "Zebra in the Kitchen" (1965). During the advent of television, he flourished as a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Living Bible," "Boston Blackie," "The Gene Autry Show," "Schlitz Playhouse," "State Trooper," "Cheyenne," "Wagon Train," "Studio 57," "Lawman," "Rescue 8," "Overland Trail," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Riverboat," "Lock Up," "Perry Mason," "One Step Beyond," "The Virginian," "Temple Houston," and "The Legend of Jesse James". During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys Scouts, had been a male model for the Forbes Agency, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and he was a ghost writer for Reader's Digest. Following his 1965 retirement, McGuinn, who never married nor had any children, spent the remainder of his life living comfortly in the suburbs focused on charitable and religious causes, and was often seen golfing and dining out everyday at the prestigious Los Angeles Country Club. until his death from complications of a heart attack.