Actor. He began his career as an extra in D.W. Griffith’s silent film “Birth of a Nation” (1915) and went on to be regular in features until the mid 1930s. Among his many credits are “The Slave” (1917), “The Love Burglar” (1919), East Is West” (1922), “Poor Girls” (1927), “Ransom” (1928), “Sea Devils” (1931), “It Happened One Night” (1934), “Cleopatra” (1934) and “Murder with Pictures” (1936). (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith)  Family links:  Spouse:  Ruth Curry (1893 – 1981)* *Calculated relationship