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Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939) -- Nancy Drew, reporter for the school newspaper, clears a girl of murder charges.
Dr. Cyclops (1940) -- Open-ended Trailer from MCA/Universal
His Double Life (1933) -- Priam Farrel is a celebrated artist but a social recluse. When his valet dies of a sudden illness, a mix-up leads to the body being identified as Farrel's...

Overview

Date of Death:
16 April 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
A respected stage actor -- he trained at the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts... more
Trivia:
Small, bespectacled American character actor with thinning gray hair and... more
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Filmography

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Actor:
  1. High School Confidential! (1958) (uncredited) .... W.O. Robinson, High School Principal
    ... aka Trouble at Sixteen (International: English title: reissue title)
    ... aka Young Hellions (USA: reissue title)
  2. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "The Shirley Temple Theatre" (USA: third season title)
        - The Land of Green Ginger (1958) TV episode
  3. "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" .... Joseph (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Close Shave (1958) TV episode .... Joseph
  4. "How to Marry a Millionaire" .... Mr. Simmons (1 episode, 1957)
        - To Hock or Not to Hock (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Simmons
  5. Friendly Persuasion (1956) (uncredited) .... Elder (Brother Cope)
  6. "Crossroads" .... Dr. Wessell / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - The Rabbi Davis Story (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Wessell
        - Shadow of God (1955) TV episode .... Judge
  7. "General Electric Theater" .... Welfare Man (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
        - Prosper's Old Mother (1955) TV episode .... Welfare Man
  8. "The Lone Ranger" .... Mr. Halsted (1 episode, 1955)
        - Heritage of Treason (1955) TV episode .... Mr. Halsted
  9. "The Adventures of Falcon" .... Josef V. Metz (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Guilty Stamps (1954) TV episode .... Josef V. Metz
  10. A Star Is Born (1954) (uncredited) .... Paymaster #1
  11. "City Detective" .... Bricker (1 episode, 1954)
        - Crazy Like a Fox (1954) TV episode .... Bricker
  12. "Meet Corliss Archer" .... Mr. Morton (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Here's Corliss Archer" (USA: video title)
        - Dexter the Helper (1954) TV episode .... Mr. Morton
  13. "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" .... Nichols / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1953)
        - The Young Witness (1953) TV episode .... Wilson
        - The Fortune Telling Story (1952) TV episode .... Nichols
  14. The Moonlighter (1953) .... Clemmons Usqubaugh - Undertaker
  15. The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953) (uncredited) .... Dean (Grainbelt U.)
  16. A Slight Case of Larceny (1953) .... Willard Maibrunn, Magna Gold Oil Co.
  17. I Love Melvin (1953) (uncredited) .... Mr. Prouty, Druggist
  18. "My Little Margie" .... Mr. Carruthers (1 episode, 1953)
        - Hillbilly Margie (1953) TV episode .... Mr. Carruthers
  19. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Mr. Traeger - Pawnbroker (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "Ford Theatre" (USA: short title)
        - It Happened in a Pawn Shop (1953) TV episode .... Mr. Traeger - Pawnbroker
  20. "The Abbott and Costello Show" .... Jones (1 episode, 1953)
        - Beauty Contest (1953) TV episode .... Jones
  21. Carrie (1952) .... Factory foreman
  22. Three for Bedroom C (1952) (uncredited) .... Well-Wisher at Station
  23. Here Comes the Groom (1951) (uncredited) .... Cusick
  24. Gasoline Alley (1951) .... Pettit
  25. Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950) .... Merkle - the Shyster
    ... aka The Squared Circle (UK)
  26. Stella (1950) (uncredited) .... Mr. Beeker
  27. When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) (uncredited) .... Mr. Fettles
  28. The Nevadan (1950) (uncredited) .... Red Sand bank manager
    ... aka The Man from Nevada (UK)
  29. The Traveling Saleswoman (1950) (uncredited) .... Banker Clumhill

  30. The Sickle or the Cross (1949) .... Dr. Short
    ... aka Seeds of Destruction (USA: reissue title)
  31. The Daring Caballero (1949) .... Ed J. Hodges
    ... aka Guns of Fury (USA: TV title)
  32. Hideout (1949) .... Gabriel Wotter
  33. My Dear Secretary (1949) (uncredited) .... Mr. Kilbride (Kilbride College)
  34. 3 Godfathers (1948) .... Oliver Latham
  35. Summer Holiday (1948) (uncredited) .... Mr. Lipska
  36. If You Knew Susie (1948) (uncredited) .... Pringle
  37. Bet Your Life (1948)
  38. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) (uncredited) .... Mr. Mittwick
    ... aka Bachelor Knight (UK)
  39. The Ghost Goes Wild (1947) .... T. O'Connor Scott (Susan's attorney)
  40. Singin' in the Corn (1946) .... Obediah Davis
    ... aka Give and Take (UK)
  41. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) (uncredited) .... Carter, Bank Examiner
    ... aka Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title)
  42. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) .... Prew
    ... aka Samuel Goldwyn's The Best Years of Our Lives (USA: poster title)
  43. Sister Kenny (1946) (uncredited) .... Mr. Smith
  44. Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) (uncredited) .... Lawyer Hoskins
  45. Because of Him (1946) .... Mr. Dunlap
  46. The Fighting Guardsman (1946) (uncredited) .... Hyperion Picot
  47. She Went to the Races (1945) .... Dr. Collyer
  48. Mama Loves Papa (1945) .... Appleby
  49. Midnight Manhunt (1945) .... Henry Miggs
  50. Rhapsody in Blue (1945) .... Mr. Kast
  51. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) (uncredited) .... Mr. Barker
  52. The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) (uncredited) .... R.T. Tatum
  53. The Town Went Wild (1944) .... Mr. Tweedle
  54. Enemy of Women (1944) .... Uncle Hugo, Radio Performer
    ... aka The Mad Lover (USA: reissue title)
  55. Wilson (1944) .... Colonel House
  56. Shadows in the Night (1944) (uncredited) .... Doc Stacey
  57. It Happened Tomorrow (1944) (uncredited) .... Doctor
    ... aka René Clair's It Happened Tomorrow (USA: complete title)
  58. Address Unknown (1944) .... Pipsqueak
  59. Rationing (1944) .... Ezra Weeks
  60. Up in Arms (1944) .... Dr. Roger B. Freyheisen
  61. Whispering Footsteps (1943) .... Harry Hammond
  62. Government Girl (1943) (uncredited) .... Wilkins - Hotel Clerk
  63. Flesh and Fantasy (1943) (uncredited) .... Mask Shop Proprietor (Episode 1)
    ... aka Six Destinies
  64. My Kingdom for a Cook (1943) (uncredited) .... Oliver Bradbury
  65. Jitterbugs (1943) (uncredited) .... Samuel L. Cass
  66. Lady Bodyguard (1943) (uncredited) .... Edwards
  67. That Other Woman (1942) .... Smith
  68. You Can't Escape Forever (1942) (uncredited) .... Charley Gates
  69. Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942) .... Elias Noonan
  70. My Sister Eileen (1942) (uncredited) .... Mr. Hawkins - Newspaper Editor
  71. Across the Pacific (1942) .... A.V. Smith
  72. Priorities on Parade (1942) (unconfirmed) .... 2nd Examiner
  73. There's One Born Every Minute (1942) .... Trumbull
  74. Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942) (uncredited) .... Mayor Dan Crane
  75. They All Kissed the Bride (1942) (scenes deleted) .... Doctor
  76. In Old California (1942) .... Mr. Hayes
  77. Whispering Ghosts (1942) .... Mark Gruber
  78. The Spoilers (1942) .... Jonathan Stuve
  79. Saboteur (1942) (uncredited) .... Second Sheriff
  80. Juke Box Jenny (1942) .... Judge
  81. To Be or Not to Be (1942) .... Producer Dobosh
  82. The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) (uncredited) .... Cotton, Publisher of Continental Magazine
    ... aka High Seas (USA: reissue title)
  83. The Lady Is Willing (1942) (uncredited) .... Dr. Jones
  84. Captains of the Clouds (1942) .... Supt. Nolan
  85. The Body Disappears (1941) .... Prof. Moggs
  86. H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) .... Walter Kaufman
  87. Unholy Partners (1941) .... Phil Kaper (attorney)
  88. Look Who's Laughing (1941) .... Samuel 'Sam' Cudahy
  89. Three Girls About Town (1941) (uncredited) .... Doc, coroner
  90. One Foot in Heaven (1941) (uncredited) .... Haskins
  91. 'The Smiling Ghost' (1941) .... Ames Bentley
  92. Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941) .... Rufus Smith (auctioneer)
    ... aka The Perfect Crime (UK)
  93. I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (1941) .... Commandant
  94. Lady Scarface (1941) (uncredited) .... Mr. Pinchback (credit manager)
  95. Three Sons o' Guns (1941) .... Mr. Claude Haddock
  96. Dance Hall (1941) .... Mr. Frederick Newmeyer
  97. A Very Young Lady (1941) .... Oliver Brixton
  98. Million Dollar Baby (1941) .... John Parkinson, V.P. Continental American Bank
  99. The Lady from Cheyenne (1941) (uncredited) .... Judge
  100. Mr. District Attorney (1941) .... Hazelton - Barrett's Aide
  101. Footlight Fever (1941) (uncredited) .... Mr. E.J. Fingernogle
  102. Tobacco Road (1941) .... Mayor
  103. The Great Mr. Nobody (1941) (uncredited) .... Mr. Bixby
  104. Meet the Chump (1941) .... Dr. Stephanowsky
  105. Blonde Inspiration (1941) (uncredited) .... Mr. Packer
  106. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) .... Mr. Deever
  107. Behind the News (1940) .... Neil Saunders
  108. Little Nellie Kelly (1940) (uncredited) .... Second Judge
  109. Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940) .... Alec 'Alex' Severn
  110. The Westerner (1940) .... Mort Borrow
  111. Calling All Husbands (1940) .... Hadley Weaver
  112. Young People (1940) .... Moderator
  113. Foreign Correspondent (1940) .... Bradley
  114. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) .... Albert Meng
  115. I Love You Again (1940) (uncredited) .... Mr. Leonard Harkspur Sr.
  116. Lucky Partners (1940) (uncredited) .... Chamber of Commerce Official
  117. They Drive by Night (1940) (uncredited) .... Farnsworth
    ... aka The Road to Frisco (UK)
  118. Gangs of Chicago (1940) .... Bromo
  119. Lillian Russell (1940) .... Doctor Dobbins
  120. 20 Mule Team (1940) .... Henry Adams
  121. The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940) .... Dr. Streeter
  122. Dr. Cyclops (1940) .... Dr. Rupert Bulfinch
    ... aka Doctor Cyclops (USA: poster title)
  123. Virginia City (1940) (uncredited) .... Ralston (Virginia City banker)
  124. The Ghost Comes Home (1940) (uncredited) .... Mr. Stark, Steamship Official
  125. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) .... Sensenbrenner
    ... aka The Story of Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (UK)
  126. The Shop Around the Corner (1940) .... Detective

  127. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) (uncredited) .... Printer
  128. Swanee River (1939) (uncredited) .... Pond
    ... aka The Life of Stephen Foster
  129. Reno (1939) .... Augustus 'Gus' Welch
  130. No Place to Go (1939) .... Mr. Benjamin 'Ben' F. Bradford, Joe's boss
  131. Dust Be My Destiny (1939) (uncredited) .... Pawnshop Owner
  132. Golden Boy (1939) (scenes deleted) .... Newspaperman
  133. Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) .... Uncle Redley
  134. Lady of the Tropics (1939) (uncredited) .... Manager of rubber company
  135. Indianapolis Speedway (1939) .... Mayor
    ... aka Devil on Wheels (UK)
  136. News Is Made at Night (1939) .... Lt. Governor Elmer Hinge
  137. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) (uncredited) .... Hawthorne
  138. They Asked for It (1939) .... Dr. Tyler
  139. Ex-Champ (1939) .... Trilby
  140. Juarez (1939) (scenes deleted) .... Mr. Roberts
  141. Dodge City (1939) .... Surrett's lawyer
  142. Sudden Money (1939) .... Mr. Wixby
  143. They Made Her a Spy (1939) .... Beldon, the Photographer
  144. I'm from Missouri (1939) .... Henry Couch
  145. Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939) (uncredited) .... Newspaper Publicity Man
  146. Jesse James (1939) .... Heywood (Credits)/Layworth
  147. Federal Man-Hunt (1938) .... Damon Lauber
    ... aka Flight from Justice (UK)
  148. The Girl Downstairs (1938) (uncredited) .... Karovian Ambassador
  149. Trouble at Midnight (1938) .... Everett Benson
  150. A Man to Remember (1938) (uncredited) .... Attorney Clyde Perkins
  151. The Mad Miss Manton (1938) (uncredited) .... Popsy, the Lawyer
  152. Room Service (1938) .... Dr. Glass
  153. I Am the Law (1938) .... George Leander
  154. Penrod's Double Trouble (1938) .... Mr. Bitts
  155. I'll Give a Million (1938) .... Mayor
  156. The Saint in New York (1938) .... Vincent Nather
  157. Stolen Heaven (1938) .... Polesie
  158. Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) (uncredited) .... Monsieur de la Coste - Store President
  159. Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938) .... Mr. Bitts
  160. Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) (uncredited) .... Turner
  161. Penitentiary (1938) (uncredited) .... Leonard Nettleford
  162. Blossoms on Broadway (1937) .... Dr. Gilgallon
  163. Partners in Crime (1937) .... Silas Wagon
  164. The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) (uncredited) .... Passport officer
  165. Dead End (1937) (uncredited) .... Whitey
    ... aka Dead End: Cradle of Crime (USA: reissue title)
  166. Talent Scout (1937) .... M.B. Carter
    ... aka Studio Romance (UK)
  167. The Road Back (1937) .... Uncle Rudolph
  168. Pick a Star (1937) .... Mr. Klawheimer
    ... aka Movie Struck (USA: reissue title)
  169. Woman Chases Man (1937) .... Mr. Judd - the Banker
  170. Ready, Willing and Able (1937) .... Brockman, President of Amalgamated Pictures
  171. Penrod and Sam (1937) .... Mr. Rodney H. Bitts
  172. Stolen Holiday (1937) .... LeGrande (Credits)/Marcel Legrand, Mayor of Courney (on Sign)
  173. Black Legion (1937) .... Osgood
  174. Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) .... Dr. Bell
  175. Sing Me a Love Song (1936) (uncredited) .... Mr. Willard
    ... aka Let's Pretend and Come Up Smiling
  176. More Than a Secretary (1936) .... Mr. Crosby
  177. Come and Get It (1936) .... Mr. Jed Hewitt
    ... aka Roaring Timber (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Roaring Timbers (USA: reissue title)
  178. Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) (uncredited) .... Sound Effects Man
  179. His Double Life (1933) (uncredited) .... Newsman on Phone
  180. Storm at Daybreak (1933) (uncredited) .... Villager
  181. Honor Among Lovers (1931) .... Wilkes
  182. Laughter (1930) (uncredited)

  183. The Tower of Jewels (1920) .... Jimmy the Rat

  184. The Climbers (1919) .... Jordan
  185. Behind the Mask (1917) .... Larrabee
  186. God's Man (1917) .... Undetermined Role
  187. The Adventurer (1917/II) .... Austin
Soundtrack:
  1. Tobacco Road (1941) ("Shall We Gather at the River?", "Bringing in the Sheaves")

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Active on Broadway in the following productions: more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Crime more

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