Having refined his performance skills on the stage before moving to the screen, the American actor entered Hollywood in 1937 and went on to appear in more than two hundred films. Though he seldom headlined, his dependable presence as a supporting player made him a familiar face across comedies, westerns and crime dramas, especially when cast as policemen, inspectors or sheriffs-a type that became… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for High Noon 1952 The Grapes of Wrath 1940 Fort Apache 1948 The Gunfighter 1950 ★ 7.2 The Sea Wolf 1941
★ 7.2 Young Mr. Lincoln 1939
Sheriff Gil Billings (uncredited) ★ 7 The Men 1950
Dr. Kameran ★ 7 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948
Jones (uncredited) ★ 6.8 The Falcon and the Co-Eds 1943
Inspector Timothy Donovan ★ 6.8 Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise 1940
Lieutenant Wilson ★ 6.7 The Stratton Story 1949
Josh Higgins ★ 6.7 Raw Deal 1948
Gates ★ 6.6 Hollow Triumph 1948
Motorist (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Babes on Broadway 1941
Inspector Moriarity ★ 6.5 The Sound of Fury 1950
Sheriff Lem Demig ★ 6.5 Albuquerque 1948
Armin's Clerk (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Stranger on the Third Floor 1940
Martin ★ 6.5 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet 1940
Haupt ★ 6.5 It's a Wonderful World 1939
Captain Haggerty ★ 6.5 Dust Be My Destiny 1939
First Detective (uncredited) ★ 6.4 The Cariboo Trail 1950
★ 6.4 Buck Privates Come Home 1947
Quentin (INS) (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Kid Glove Killer 1942
Captain Lynch ★ 6.4 Mr. Moto's Gamble 1938
Tom McGuire ★ 6.3 Shockproof 1949
Mac, Police Lieutenant (Uncredited) ★ 6.3 They Made Me a Criminal 1939
Manager ★ 6.2 Invisible Stripes 1939
Police Sergeant (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Knute Rockne All American 1940
Danny - Post Office Paymaster (uncredited) ★ 6 Western Union 1941
Sheriff ★ 5.6 The Second Woman 1950
Police Sergeant ★ 5.4 Street of Chance 1942
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