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Date of Birth:

1 January 1891, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (1889, often given in error) more

Date of Death:

9 November 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

American character actor of gruff voice and appearance who was a fixture... more

Trivia:

Every time he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor... more

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Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins more

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Virginian" (1962)	John Grainger / Tucker McCallum (37 episodes, 1962-1967)	1967	-	7.6 (228)
	AKAs: The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title) 37 TV episodes: "The Virginian: Ah Sing vs. Wyoming (#6.7)" John Grainger "The Virginian: The Masquerade (#6.6)" John Grainger "The Virginian: Johnny Moon (#6.5)" John Grainger "The Virginian: Star Crossed (#6.4)" John Grainger "The Virginian: The Lady from Wichita (#6.3)" John Grainger 32 episodes not shown.
2.	A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)	Benson Tropp	1966	-	7.2 (1,401)
	AKAs: Big Deal at Dodge City (UK)
3.	"Suspense" (1964)	(1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Suspense: I, Christopher Bell (#1.2)"
4.	Della (1964)	Hugh Stafford	1964	-	6.0 (70)
	AKAs: Fatal Confinement
5.	"The Eleventh Hour" (1962)	Howard Ellendale (1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	8.3 (15)
	1 TV episode: "The Eleventh Hour: The Silence of Good Men (#2.2)" Howard Ellendale
6.	"The Dick Powell Show" (1961)	Big Jake Hollander / Emmet Peabody (2 episodes, 1961-1963)	1963	-	7.3 (40)
	AKAs: The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: "The Dick Powell Show: The Old Man and the City (#2.29)" Big Jake Hollander "The Dick Powell Show: The Geetas Box (#1.8)" Emmet Peabody
7.	"Alcoa Premiere" (1961)	Dr. Barry Logan (1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	7.0 (33)
	1 TV episode: "Alcoa Premiere: Million Dollar Hospital (#2.29)" Dr. Barry Logan
8.	Days of Wine and Roses (1962)	Ellis Arnesen	1962	-	7.9 (3,869)

9.	The Farmer's Daughter (1962) (TV)	Clancy	1962	-	-

10.	"Dr. Kildare" (1961)	Dr. Charles Dubro (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	7.7 (121)
	1 TV episode: "Dr. Kildare: Winter Harvest (#1.4)" Dr. Charles Dubro
11.	"General Electric Theater" (1953)	Chief Peter Farrel (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	8.1 (72)
	AKAs: G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title) G.E. True Theater (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "General Electric Theater: The Golden Years (#10.1)" Chief Peter Farrel
12.	"The Americans" (1961)	Peterson (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	7.6 (18)
	1 TV episode: "The Americans: Long Way Back (#1.14)" Peterson
13.	"The Islanders" (1960)	Adam Smith (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	6.4 (5)
	1 TV episode: "The Islanders: The Cold War of Adam Smith (#1.10)" Adam Smith
14.	"The Barbara Stanwyck Show" (1960)	Isiah B. Richardson (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.7 (20)
	1 TV episode: "The Barbara Stanwyck Show: Ironback's Bride (#1.9)" Isiah B. Richardson
15.	"Checkmate" (1960)	Whitney P. Thorne (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	8.3 (58)
	1 TV episode: "Checkmate: Target: Tycoon (#1.7)" Whitney P. Thorne
16.	The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio (1960) (TV)	Mr. Frazer	1960	-	-

17.	The Unforgiven (1960)	Zeb Rawlins	1960	-	6.8 (2,097)

18.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	Captain Joel Kingdom / 7 characters not shown (7 episodes, 1956-1960)	1960	-	8.5 (67)
	7 TV episodes: "Playhouse 90: Tomorrow (#4.12)" Pa Fentry "Playhouse 90: Out of Dust (#3.33)" Old Man Grant "Playhouse 90: Free Weekend (#3.10)" Marvin "Playhouse 90: The Days of Wine and Roses (#3.2)" Ellis Arensen "Playhouse 90: Clipper Ship (#1.27)" Captain Joel Kingdom 2 episodes not shown.
19.	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)	Judge Gaunt (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.6 (63)
	AKAs: Hallmark Television Playhouse 1 TV episode: "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Winterset (#9.1)" Judge Gaunt
20.	Woman on the Run (1959) (TV)		1959	-	2.7 (13)

21.	The Big Country (1958)	Maj. Henry Terrill	1958	-	7.8 (4,935)

22.	"Wagon Train" (1957)	Daniel Barrister (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	7.6 (210)
	AKAs: Major Adams, Trail Master 1 TV episode: "Wagon Train: The Daniel Barrister Story (#1.29)" Daniel Barrister
23.	"Climax!" (1954)	Martin Seaford (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	7.8 (40)
	AKAs: Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "Climax!: The High Jungle" Martin Seaford
24.	"The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1955)	John Macready (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	6.5 (24)
	AKAs: Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title) 1 TV episode: "The 20th Century-Fox Hour: Deadline Decision (#2.13)" John Macready
25.	Mister Cory (1957)	Jeremiah Des Plains 'Biloxi' Caldwell	1957	-	6.3 (170)

26.	"The Ford Television Theatre" (1952)	Jason's Uncle / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1952-1956)	1956	-	7.3 (31)
	AKAs: Ford Theatre (USA: short title) 3 TV episodes: "The Ford Television Theatre: Front Page Father (#5.10)" Stanley Hunter "The Ford Television Theatre: The Woman at Fog Point (#3.28)" Sam Callahan "The Ford Television Theatre: Sunk (#1.8)" Jason's Uncle
27.	You Can't Run Away from It (1956)	A.A. Andrews	1956	-	6.1 (175)

28.	The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)	Gen. Jimmy Guthrie	1955	-	6.9 (716)
	AKAs: One Man Mutiny (UK)
29.	"Screen Directors Playhouse" (1955)	Dr. Stone (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	6.5 (14)
	1 TV episode: "Screen Directors Playhouse: Lincoln's Doctor's Dog (#1.11)" Dr. Stone
30.	"Celebrity Playhouse" (1955)	Father O'Neil (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Celebrity Playhouse: Known But to God (#1.11)" Father O'Neil
31.	Not as a Stranger (1955)	Dr. Dave W. Runkleman	1955	-	6.7 (705)
	AKAs: Morton Thompson's Not as a Stranger (USA: complete title)
32.	Prince of Players (1955)	Dave Prescott	1955	-	7.2 (100)

33.	"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)	Dr. Gunther (2 episodes, 1953-1954)	1954	-	7.1 (48)
	AKAs: Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title) Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title) The Playhouse (USA: syndication title) 2 TV episodes: "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: The Viking (#4.4)" "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: The Copper Ring (#2.31)" Dr. Gunther
34.	A Star Is Born (1954)	Oliver Niles	1954	-	7.8 (4,916)

35.	"The Revlon Mirror Theater" (1953)	(1 episode, 1953)	1953	-	6.1 (11)
	1 TV episode: "The Revlon Mirror Theater: Next Stop Bethlehem (#2.12)"
36.	The Last Posse (1953)	Sampson Drune	1953	-	6.6 (78)

37.	The Raging Tide (1951)	Hamil Linder	1951	-	7.1 (25)

38.	Elopement (1951)	Tom Reagan	1951	-	6.3 (35)

39.	Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951)	Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner	1951	-	6.8 (690)
	AKAs: Man of Bronze (UK)
40.	Branded (1950)	Mr. Lavery	1950	-	6.7 (179)

41.	Riding High (1950)	J.L. Higgins	1950	-	5.9 (152)

42.	Guilty of Treason (1950)	Joszef Cardinal Mindszenty	1950	-	6.5 (43)
	AKAs: Treason (UK)
43.	Whirlpool (1949)	Lt. James Colton	1949	-	6.9 (889)

44.	Roseanna McCoy (1949)	Devil Anse Hatfield	1949	-	5.7 (74)

45.	Command Decision (1948)	Elmer Brockhurst	1948	-	7.3 (776)

46.	Johnny Belinda (1948)	Black McDonald	1948	-	7.8 (1,412)

47.	The Babe Ruth Story (1948)	Brother Matthias	1948	-	5.3 (396)

48.	Four Faces West (1948)	Pat Garrett	1948	-	6.9 (168)
	AKAs: They Passed This Way (UK)
49.	Brute Force (1947)	Gallagher	1947	-	7.8 (1,992)

50.	The Woman on the Beach (1947)	Tod	1947	-	6.6 (402)

51.	The Farmer's Daughter (1947)	Joseph Clancy	1947	-	7.5 (843)

52.	Duel in the Sun (1946)	Sam Pierce	1946	-	7.0 (2,593)
	AKAs: King Vidor's Duel in the Sun (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
53.	Fallen Angel (1945)	Mark Judd	1945	-	7.2 (1,025)

54.	Captain Eddie (1945)	William Rickenbacker	1945	-	5.9 (32)

55.	Wing and a Prayer (1944)	Capt. Waddell	1944	-	7.1 (530)
	AKAs: Wing and a Prayer: The Story of Carrier X (USA: long title)
56.	The Song of Bernadette (1943)	Father Peyramale	1943	-	7.7 (1,955)
	AKAs: Franz Werfel's The Song of Bernadette (USA: complete title)
57.	Mr. Lucky (1943)	Hard Swede	1943	-	7.1 (891)

58.	Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)	Buck Rand	1942	-	7.0 (1,527)

59.	Reap the Wild Wind (1942)	Bully Brown (mate of the Tyfib)	1942	-	6.8 (920)
	AKAs: Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (USA: complete title)
60.	Burma Convoy (1941)	Cliff Weldon	1941	-	6.3 (11)

61.	Riders of Death Valley (1941)	Wolf Reade	1941	-	5.7 (24)

62.	Queen of the Yukon (1940)	Ace Rincon	1940	-	6.9 (8)

63.	South to Karanga (1940)	Jeff Worthing	1940	-	-

64.	Girl from God's Country (1940)	Bill Bogler	1940	-	-

65.	Of Mice and Men (1939)	Slim	1939	-	7.7 (2,124)

66.	Thou Shalt Not Kill (1939)	Rev. Chris Saunders	1939	-	-

67.	One Hour to Live (1939)	Insp. Sid Brady	1939	-	-

68.	Mutiny in the Big House (1939)	Father Joe Collins	1939	-	6.1 (12)

69.	Our Leading Citizen (1939)	Shep Muir	1939	-	5.8 (5)

70.	Street of Missing Men (1939)	Cash Darwin	1939	-	-

71.	Romance of the Redwoods (1939)	Steve Blake	1939	-	-

72.	Stand Up and Fight (1939)	Arnold	1939	-	6.6 (92)

73.	The Storm (1938)	Bob 'Sparks' Roberts	1938	-	-

74.	Valley of the Giants (1938)	Howard 'Steve' Fallon	1938	-	6.1 (48)

75.	Gangs of New York (1938)	Rocky Thorpe/John Franklin	1938	-	6.7 (47)

76.	Daughter of Shanghai (1937)	Otto Hartman	1937	-	6.6 (85)
	AKAs: Daughter of the Orient (UK)
77.	Night Club Scandal (1937)	Det. Capt. McKinley	1937	-	7.7 (6)

78.	Thunder Trail (1937)	Lee Tate	1937	-	6.6 (13)
	AKAs: Thunder Pass (UK: new title)
79.	High, Wide, and Handsome (1937)	Red Scanlon	1937	-	7.4 (78)

80.	The Plainsman (1936)	John Lattimer	1936	-	6.9 (570)

81.	Pride of the Marines (1936)	Steve Riley	1936	-	-

82.	Rose of the Rancho (1936)	Joe Kincaid	1936	-	7.0 (15)

83.	East of Java (1935)	Red Bowers	1935	-	8.3 (5)
	AKAs: Tiger Island (USA: reissue title)
84.	The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)	Jotham Klore	1935	-	6.2 (94)

85.	Under Pressure (1935)	Nipper Moran	1935	-	7.1 (14)

86.	A Notorious Gentleman (1935)	Kirk Arlen	1935	-	-

87.	A Wicked Woman (1934)	Pat Naylor	1934	-	6.9 (30)

88.	Little Miss Marker (1934)	Big Steve Halloway	1934	-	7.0 (296)
	AKAs: The Girl in Pawn (UK)
89.	Red Wagon (1933)	Joe Prince	1933	-	-

90.	White Woman (1933)	Ballister	1933	-	6.2 (42)

91.	This Day and Age (1933)	Louis Garrett	1933	-	6.9 (43)

92.	Song of the Eagle (1933)	Joe (Nails) Anderson	1933	-	-
	AKAs: The Beer Baron
93.	No Other Woman (1933)	James 'Jim' Stanley	1933	-	6.0 (108)

94.	Vanity Street (1932)	Brian	1932	-	-

95.	The Last Man (1932)	Bannister	1932	-	-

96.	Thunder Below (1932)	Walt	1932	-	5.3 (16)

97.	Scandal for Sale (1932)	Jerry Strong	1932	-	-
	AKAs: Ambition
98.	Panama Flo (1932)	Dan McTeague	1932	-	6.3 (44)

99.	Men in Her Life (1931)	Flashy Madden	1931	-	-

100.	The Pagan Lady (1931)	Dingo Mike	1931	-	-

101.	The Squaw Man (1931)	Cash Hawkins	1931	-	6.7 (89)
	AKAs: The White Man (UK)
102.	East of Borneo (1931)	Dr. Allan Clark (Dr. Allan Randolph)	1931	-	5.7 (52)

103.	Passion Flower (1930)	Dan Wallace	1930	-	6.7 (102)

104.	River's End (1930)	John Keith/Sgt. Connie Conniston	1930	-	5.4 (36)

105.	The Sea Bat (1930)	Reverend Sims	1930	-	6.0 (58)

106.	Anna Christie (1930)	Matt Burke	1930	-	6.9 (1,005)

107.	Hell's Heroes (1930)	Robert 'Bob' Sangster	1930	-	7.1 (178)

108.	Dynamite (1929)	Hagon 'Buddy' Derk	1929	-	6.9 (125)

109.	South Sea Rose (1929)	Capt. Briggs	1929	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001)	(writer: "German Girl")	2001	-	6.9 (1,181)
	AKAs: E morì con un felafel in mano (Italy)
2.	A Wicked Woman (1934)	("In the Hash")	1934	-	6.9 (30)

3.	Panama Flo (1932)	(performer: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917) (uncredited))	1932	-	6.3 (44)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"House Party" (1952)	Himself (1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	7.0 (24)
	AKAs: Art Linkletter's House Party (USA: complete title) The Linkletter Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "House Party: (1966-08-02)" Himself
2.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	Himself - Announcing Next Week's Show (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	8.5 (67)
	1 TV episode: "Playhouse 90: Charley's Aunt (#1.26)" Himself - Announcing Next Week's Show
3.	The Dark Wave (1956)		1956	-	-
	AKAs: CinemaScope Specials (Third Series) (#9): The Dark Wave (USA: series title)
4.	"The Man Behind the Badge" (1953)	Himself, Host / Himself--Host (38 episodes, 1955)	1955	-	6.0 (7)
	38 TV episodes: "The Man Behind the Badge: The Case of the Silent War (#2.38)" Himself, Host "The Man Behind the Badge: The Case of Operation Sabotage (#2.37)" Himself--Host "The Man Behind the Badge: The Case of the Reluctant Thief (#2.36)" Himself, Host "The Man Behind the Badge: The Case of the Big Break (#2.35)" Himself, Host "The Man Behind the Badge: The Case of the One-Armed Bandits (#2.34)" Himself, Host 33 episodes not shown.
5.	Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (1934)	Himself	1934	-	2.9 (7)

6.	Screen Snapshots (1932/II)	Himself	1932	-	6.4 (7)

7.	Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 20 (1930)	Himself	1930	-	-


1.	Garbo (2005)	(uncredited) Matt Burke

2.	Hustle (1975)	(uncredited) Actor in Film Clip from 'Branded'

3.	Hollywood My Home Town (1965)	Himself

4.	The Devil's Children (1962)

5.	"Toast of the Town"
	1 TV episode: Episode #8.15 (1954) Himself
6.	Rose Hobart (1936)	(uncredited) Man (from East of Borneo (1931)

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Other Works:

Play "Brown's Cows" (c. 1924) more

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Drama | Crime | Western | Romance more

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