Actor. Raised in California, he began his career at the Pasadena Playhouse in the early 1940s, when he was signed to a Warner Brothers Studios. He made his big screen debut in “Murder in the Big House” (1942), followed by “Heaven Can Wait” (1943), “In Harm’s Way” (1965), “Hang ‘Em High” (1968), “Beneath the Planet of the Apes” (1970) and “The Presidents Plane Is Missing”, his final film which was released in 1973. For television, his credits included “The Gray Ghost” and “The Andy Griffith Show”. (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith) Cause of death: Heart Attack