Actor. Appeared in many films of the 1910s, 20s, and 30s. His pictures include “Trilby,” “The Palace of Darkened Windows,” “The Phantom of the Opera” (as the Persian), “The Ghost Breaker,” “The Claw, The Cat and the Canary,” “Dr. X,” and the “Mystery of the Wax Museum.” His last film was “Charlie Chan’s Secret” in 1936, which was one of his rare sound features. Shortly after having made this movie, he suffered a stroke which paralyzed one side of his body. Cause of death: Suicide