Raised in St. Louis after his parents divorced, he attended the Marquette School where a 1914 baseball catcher award hinted at early public recognition. Around 1920 he relocated to New York to refine his vocal technique, debuting on Broadway in the 1924 revue Artists and Models before spending more than a decade in vaudeville, notably as half of the “Deagon & Cannefax” act from 1926 to 1932 and la… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for The Killing 1956 In a Lonely Place 1950 The Big Heat 1953 Marty 1955 Series ★ 7.9 I Love Lucy 1951
Man in Audience ★ 7.3 Born Yesterday 1950
Policeman (uncredited) ★ 7.3 The Pride of the Yankees 1942
Plumber (uncredited) ★ 7 Kansas City Confidential 1952
Detective Barney (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Crime Wave 1953
Detective (uncredited) ★ 7.2 Mr. Lucky 1943
Mr. Comstock (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Dead Reckoning 1946
Lt. Kincaid Series ★ 7.2 The Abbott and Costello Show 1952
City Councilman ★ 7 The Great Impostor 1960
Sheriff (uncredited) ★ 6.8 Man of a Thousand Faces 1957
Studio Guard (uncredited) ★ 6.7 All Through the Night 1942
Sage ★ 6.5 My Favorite Blonde 1942
Turk O'Flaherty ★ 6.6 Lady on a Train 1945
★ 6.6 The Dark Corner 1946
Policeman at Tony's Apartment (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Christmas Holiday 1944
Joe (uncredited) ★ 6.6 No Name on the Bullet 1959
Eddie (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Casanova Brown 1944
Hicks ★ 6.5 Framed 1947
(uncredited) ★ 6.4 Hello, Frisco, Hello 1943
O'Riley, Policeman ★ 6.4 Ruby Gentry 1952
Charlie/Cullen McAuliffe ★ 6.2 Convicted 1950
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) ★ 6 The Lady and the Monster 1944
Mr. Grimes ★ 5.8 The Big Street 1942
McCarty (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Bodyguard 1948
Capt. Wayne ★ 5.7 Lone Star 1952
★ 6 The Dark Past 1948
Sheriff (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Invaders from Mars 1953
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