A Canadian-born actor and singer, he emerged from modest beginnings in Toronto, attended public school, worked in construction and studied at the Shaw School of Acting before making his stage debut in 1902. After years of vaudeville with Bayonne Whipple, he entered Broadway in 1924, delivering notable performances in productions such as Desire Under the Elms, The Barker and the title role in Dodsw… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for The Maltese Falcon 1941 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1948 And Then There Were None 1945 Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942 ★ 7 And Then There Were None 1945
Edward Armstrong ★ 7 Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942
Jerry Cohan ★ 7.1 Dodsworth 1936
Sam Dodsworth ★ 7.1 The Furies 1950
T. C. Jeffords ★ 7 All That Money Can Buy 1941
Mr. Scratch ★ 7.3 Let There Be Light 1946
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) ★ 6.9 In This Our Life 1942
Bartender (uncredited) ★ 6.9 American Madness 1932
Thomas Dickson ★ 6.6 Dragonwyck 1946
Ephraim Wells ★ 6.8 The Great Sinner 1949
General Ostrovsky ★ 6.8 Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain 1943
Narrator ★ 6.6 Rain 1932
Alfred Davidson ★ 6.4 Kongo 1932
Flint ★ 6.4 Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike 1943
Narrator ★ 6.4 Edge of Darkness 1943
Dr. Martin Stensgard ★ 6.4 Swamp Water 1941
Thursday Ragan ★ 6.1 Report from the Aleutians 1943
Voices of officers (voice) ★ 6.4 Duel in the Sun 1946
The Sinkiller ★ 6.1 The Criminal Code 1931
Mark Brady ★ 6 Of Human Hearts 1938
Ethan Wilkins ★ 6 The North Star 1943
Dr. Kurin ★ 5.9 The Beast of the City 1932
Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz ★ 5.7 Mission to Moscow 1943
Ambassador Joseph E. Davies ★ 6.2 The Shanghai Gesture 1941
Sir Guy Charteris ★ 5.8 December 7th 1943
Uncle Sam 'U.S.' ★ 5.5 The Tunnel 1935
President of the United States ★ 5.5 Abraham Lincoln 1930
Abraham Lincoln ★ 5.4 The Outlaw 1943
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