Actor. Born in New York City, he started his career on the Broadway stage and debuted on the big screen during the silent film era in “Her Own Way” (1915), followed by “The Wonder Man” (1920). Featured as a character performer in over a hundred films, his credits include “The Kennel Murder Case” (1933), “Captain Blood” (1935), “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine” (1936), “Charlie Chan in Honolulu” (1938), “Road to Rio” (1947) and “Tall Man Riding” (1955). For television, he appeared in series “Lux Video Theatre”, “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “Mister Ed”. He died in Hollywood, California. (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith)  Family links:  Spouses:  Ethel M. Mueller Barrat (1891 – 1965)*  Mary Dean Barrat (1909 – 2001)* *Calculated relationship