Although seldom remembered today, this tall, lanky character actor was quite talented at tackling a wide range of accents which kept him in high demand. His considerable resume during the 1930s is demonstrative of his versatility and included work at Warner's (in three early Cagney hits), Paramount, Columbia, RKO, Universal, MGM, 20th Century Pictures (and later after the Fox merger)... even lowly Mascot.
He was seen mainly on the Broadway stage between 1917 and 1932, when he permanently abandoned the stage for films. He appeared in several Broadway productions of classic plays, including Ibsen's "Ghosts" and Shaw's "Mrs. Warren's Profession".