Emerging from a musical upbringing in Brooklyn, he led choirs at St Thomas Fifth Avenue and Garden City Cathedral and, as a teenager, made a pioneering solo recording of Handel in 1907 before moving into vaudeville. Transitioning to film in the early 1930s, he appeared as an extra in Animal Crackers and soon secured speaking parts that showcased his comic-tough persona alongside stars such as Shem… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for The Seven Year Itch 1955 The Killers 1946 High Sierra 1941 Animal Crackers 1930 ★ 7.4 The Killers 1946
R.S. Kenyon ★ 7.1 High Sierra 1941
Big Mac ★ 7 My Favorite Wife 1940
Hotel Clerk ★ 6.9 Animal Crackers 1930
House Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 7 Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941
Inspector Williams ★ 7.2 The Time of Their Lives 1946
Lt. Mason ★ 7 The Egg and I 1947
Mr. Henty ★ 7 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 1939
Hotel Manager ★ 6.7 The Glass Key 1942
Farr ★ 6.8 Love Crazy 1941
'Pinky' Grayson ★ 6.8 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island 1939
Deputy Police Chief J.J. Kilvaine ★ 6.8 My Sister Eileen 1942
Officer Lonigan ★ 6.6 The Dark Corner 1946
Policeman at Gallery (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Northwest Passage 1940
Sergeant McNott ★ 6.6 The Stooge 1951
Diner Proprietor (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Good News 1947
Coach Johnson ★ 6.5 Topper Returns 1941
Sgt. Roberts ★ 6.5 You'll Never Get Rich 1941
Top Sergeant ★ 6.4 Buck Privates Come Home 1947
Police captain ★ 6.3 Murder Over New York 1940
Insp. Vance ★ 6.5 Room Service 1938
Gregory Wagner ★ 6.2 Sailor Beware 1952
Chief Bos'n Mate (uncredited) ★ 5.8 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood 1945
Dennis Kavanaugh ★ 5.3 Little Giant 1946
The conductor ★ 4.6 The Brute Man 1946
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