A noted stage actor, who appeared in short films and features for Essanay, playing alternately heroes and villains. He graduated to bigger roles after joining Paramount in 1918, either as romantic leads in second features or as supporting actor in A-grade productions. By the time sound pictures arrived, he had lost his looks and was relegated to minor or bit parts.
Child with Vance: Daughter (c. October 1930), later known as Sister Mary Luke of St. John's Convent, King City, California.
Children: Dwight and actor Bryant Washburn Jr..
Silent-screen actor.