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Mini Biography:
Movies, especially comedies, have always needed big, blustery, booming... moreTrivia:
He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. moreUS TV Schedule:
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Filmography
Actor:
- "Maverick" .... Judge (1 episode, 1958)
- The Savage Hills (1958) TV episode .... Judge - "Circus Boy" .... Major Buffington (1 episode, 1957)
- Major Buffington (1957) TV episode .... Major Buffington - "Tales of the Texas Rangers" .... Colonel Titus (1 episode, 1957)
- Quarter Horse (1957) TV episode .... Colonel Titus - "Letter to Loretta" .... Judge (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "The Loretta Young Show" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Loretta Young Theatre" (USA: rerun title)
- A Mind of Their Own (1957) TV episode .... Judge - Affair in Reno (1957) .... J.B. Del Monte
- "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" .... Colonel Ulysses X. Stonewall (1 episode, 1957)
- The Southern Colonel (1957) TV episode .... Colonel Ulysses X. Stonewall - "The Adventures of Hiram Holliday" .... Harrison Prentice (7 episodes, 1956-1957)
... aka "Hiram Holliday"
- Sturmzig Cunieform (1957) TV episode .... Harrison Prentice
- Adventure of the Romantic Pigeon (1956) TV episode .... Harrison Prentice
- Dancing Mouse (1956) TV episode .... Harrison Prentice
- Hawaiian Hamzah (1956) TV episode .... Harrison Prentice
- Sea Cucumber (1956) TV episode .... Harrison Prentice
(2 more) - "TV Reader's Digest" .... Capt. Warren (1 episode, 1956)
- Down on the Tennessee (1956) TV episode .... Capt. Warren - "It's a Great Life" .... Horace Tepper (1 episode, 1956)
... aka "The Bachelors" (syndication title)
- Beauty Contest (1956) TV episode .... Horace Tepper - The Go-Getter (1956) .... Mr. Higgins
- "The Lone Ranger" .... Claude Pierce, Banker (1 episode, 1955)
- Sheriff's Sale (1955) TV episode .... Claude Pierce, Banker - "Lassie" .... Phineas Monroe (1 episode, 1954)
... aka "Jeff's Collie" (USA)
... aka "Timmy and Lassie" (USA: syndication title)
- The Job (1954) TV episode .... Phineas Monroe - "Topper" .... Mr. Schuyler / ... (14 episodes, 1953-1954)
- George's Old Flame (1954) TV episode .... Mr. Schuyler
- Preparations for Europe (1954) TV episode .... Mr. Schuyler
- A Ghostly Joke (1954) TV episode .... Mr. Schuyler
- Topper Goes West (1954) TV episode .... Mr. Schuyler
- Topper Goes to Las Vegas (1954) TV episode .... Mr. Schuyler
(9 more) - Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake (1954) .... James M. Townsend
... aka The Story of Colonel Drake (USA: alternative title) - Wonder Valley (1953)
- "Four Star Playhouse" .... Judge B.D. Johnson (1 episode, 1953)
... aka "Best in Mystery" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Four Star Theatre" (UK: new title)
... aka "Singer Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Star Performance" (USA: rerun title)
- The Girl on a Park Bench (1953) TV episode .... Judge B.D. Johnson - "My Little Margie" .... Mr. Crater (1 episode, 1953)
- What's Cooking? (1953) TV episode .... Mr. Crater - "Hopalong Cassidy" .... Dan Clemens / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1953)
- The Jinx Wagon (1953) TV episode .... Dan Clemens
- The Promised Land (1952) TV episode .... Rivers - The Band Wagon (1953) (uncredited) .... Col. Tripp
- "The Abbott and Costello Show" .... Smith (2 episodes, 1952-1953)
- The Tax Return (1953) TV episode .... Smith
- The Actors' Home (1952) TV episode - The WAC from Walla Walla (1952) .... Col. Mayfield
... aka Army Capers (UK) - Woman of the North Country (1952) (uncredited) .... Mayor Spencer
- It Grows on Trees (1952) (uncredited) .... Bank President Sleamish
- "Racket Squad" .... Avedon (1 episode, 1952)
- The Strange Case of James Doyle (1952) TV episode .... Avedon - Carson City (1952) .... Charles Crocker
- Skirts Ahoy! (1952) .... Thatcher Kinston
- Night Stage to Galveston (1952) .... Colonel James Bellamy
- One Big Affair (1952) .... Mr. 'G'
- "Dangerous Assignment" .... Carruthers (1 episode, 1952)
- The Civil War Map Story (1952) TV episode .... Carruthers - Texas Carnival (1951) .... Mr. Gaytes
- Whirlwind (1951) .... Big Jim Lassiter
- Belle Le Grand (1951) .... Parkington
- One Too Many (1950) .... Kenneth Simes
... aka Killer with a Label
... aka Mixed-Up Women (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Important Story of Alcoholism - The Bandit Queen (1950) .... Governor
- "Dick Tracy" .... Diet Smith (5 episodes, 1950)
- The Mole: Part 2 (1950) TV episode .... Diet Smith
- The Brain: Part 1 (1950) TV episode .... Diet Smith
- The Brain: Part 2 (1950) TV episode .... Diet Smith
- The Brain: Part 4 (1950) TV episode .... Diet Smith
- The Brain: Part 5 (1950) TV episode .... Diet Smith - Chain Gang (1950) .... John McKelvey
- Bright Leaf (1950) .... Phillips
- "The Silver Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
- Close-Up (1950) TV episode - Federal Agent at Large (1950) .... 'Big Bill' Dixon
- Belle of Old Mexico (1950) .... Horatio Huntington
- Girls' School (1950) .... Col. Selby Matthews
... aka Dangerous Inheritance (UK) - Tell It to the Judge (1949) (uncredited) .... Sen. Caswell
- Bride for Sale (1949) (uncredited) .... Mr. Trisby
- Square Dance Jubilee (1949) .... G.K.
- The Fountainhead (1949) (uncredited) .... Businessman at party
- Rim of the Canyon (1949) .... Big Tim Hanlon
- Stagecoach Kid (1949) .... Peter Arnold
- Manhattan Angel (1949) .... Everett H. Burton
- Rusty Saves a Life (1949) .... Counselor Frank A. Gibson
- Blondie's Secret (1948) .... Mr. George Whiteside
- Miraculous Journey (1948) .... Kendricks
- Up in Central Park (1948) .... Gov. Motley
- King of the Gamblers (1948) .... 'Pop' Morton
- Three Daring Daughters (1948) (uncredited) .... Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant
... aka The Birds and the Bees (UK) - It Had to Be You (1947) .... Mr. Ned Harrington
- Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) .... Dr. Blake
- The Unfinished Dance (1947) .... Mr. Ronsell
- Black Gold (1947) .... Colonel Caldwell
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) .... Bruce Pierce
- The Son of Rusty (1947) .... Counselor Franklyn P. Gibson
- Swing the Western Way (1947) .... Jasper Jim Bandy
... aka The Schemer (UK) - Welcome Stranger (1947) .... Congressman Beeker
- The Farmer's Daughter (1947) .... Wilbur Johnson
- Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) (uncredited) .... Colonel Clay
- Dangerous Business (1946) .... B.J. Calhoun
- She Wrote the Book (1946) .... Horace Van Cleve
- One More Tomorrow (1946) .... Thommas Rufus Collier, II
- Without Reservations (1946) .... Henry Baldwin
... aka Thanks God, I'll Take It from Here - Two Sisters from Boston (1946) .... Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson Sr
- Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946) .... Ed, the Mayor
... aka Man of the Hour (UK) - Saratoga Trunk (1945) (uncredited) .... Mr. Pound
- Song of the Prairie (1945) .... Jerome Wingate
... aka Sentiment and Song (UK) - West of the Pecos (1945) .... Colonel Lambeth
- The Gay Senorita (1945) .... J.J. Frentiss
- Lady on a Train (1945) (uncredited) .... Josiah Waring the Murder Victim
- The Blonde from Brooklyn (1945) .... 'Colonel' Hubert Farnsworth
- Don Juan Quilligan (1945) .... Judge at murder trial
- Thrill of a Romance (1945) (uncredited) .... J.P. Bancroft
- Brewster's Millions (1945) .... Colonel Drew
- Bring on the Girls (1945) .... Rutledge
- Something for the Boys (1944) (uncredited) .... Colonel Jefferson L. Calhoun
- Ever Since Venus (1944) .... Edgar Pomeroy
- The Great Moment (1944) .... Senator Borland
- In Society (1944) .... Mr. Van Cleve
... aka Abbott and Costello in Society - Song of Nevada (1944) .... John Barrabee
- Wilson (1944) .... Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
- Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944) .... Judge James Rutherford
- The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) (uncredited) .... Politician
- Follow the Boys (1944) .... Man
- Cover Girl (1944) (uncredited) .... Tony Pastor
- Here Comes Elmer (1943) .... P. J. Ellis
- I Dood It (1943) .... Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
... aka By Hook or by Crook (UK) - Footlight Glamour (1943) (uncredited) .... Randolph Wheeler
- Hoosier Holiday (1943) .... Henry P. Fairchild
... aka Farmyard Follies (UK) - This Land Is Mine (1943) .... Mayor Henry Manville
- Crash Dive (1943) (uncredited) .... Senator from Texas
- Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) .... Senator Henry Babcock
- He Hired the Boss (1943) .... Mr. Bates
- The Youngest Profession (1943) .... Mr. Drew
- The Hard Way (1943) (uncredited) .... Harry
- One Dangerous Night (1943) .... Inspector Crane
- The Great Gildersleeve (1942) .... Governor John Stafford
- Counter-Espionage (1942) .... Insp. Crane
- Call of the Canyon (1942) .... Grantley B. Johnson
- Her Cardboard Lover (1942) (uncredited) .... Mr. Garthwaite, Barling's lawyer
- We Were Dancing (1942) (uncredited) .... Senator Quimby
- Twin Beds (1942) (uncredited) .... Horace Touchstone
- The Great Man's Lady (1942) .... Mr. Sempler
- Hello, Annapolis (1942) .... Capt. Wendall
... aka Personal Honour (UK) - Shepherd of the Ozarks (1942) .... James Maloney
... aka Susannah (UK) - Rings on Her Fingers (1942) .... Mr. Beasley
- The Night Before the Divorce (1942) .... Bert 'Mousey' Harriman
- Sleepytime Gal (1942) .... Mr. Adams
- Pacific Blackout (1941) .... Williams (Civil Defense official)
- Design for Scandal (1941) .... Northcott - Blair's lawyer
- Remember the Day (1941) .... Gov. Teller
- Tuxedo Junction (1941) .... Doug Gordon
... aka The Gang Made Good (UK) - Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941) .... Inspector Crane
... aka Secrets of the Lone Wolf (UK) - Swing It Soldier (1941) .... Oscar Simms, Wheezies Sponsor
... aka Radio Revels of 1942 (UK) - Unexpected Uncle (1941) (scenes deleted) .... Jerry Carter
- Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941) (uncredited) .... H.S.Huntley
- Hold That Ghost (1941) (uncredited) .... Alderman Birch
... aka Oh, Charlie - Accent on Love (1941) .... T.J. Triton
- In the Navy (1941) (uncredited) .... Lead Senator
- She Knew All the Answers (1941) .... J.D. Sutton
- Washington Melodrama (1941) .... Sen. Morton
- The Great Lie (1941) .... Oscar Worthington 'Worthy' James
- Repent at Leisure (1941) .... Jay Buckingham
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941) .... Inspector Crane
- Flight from Destiny (1941) .... Dean A.K. Somers
- Life with Henry (1941) (uncredited) .... Mr. Woodring
- Four Mothers (1941) (uncredited) .... Mr. Davis
- Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941) .... Stuyvesant, Four Star Record Co. President
- The Invisible Woman (1940) .... Hudson
- Kiddie Kure (1940) .... Bill 'Old Man' Morton
... aka Kiddie Cure - The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940) .... Inspector Crane
- Friendly Neighbors (1940) .... The Governor
- City for Conquest (1940) .... Max Leonard
- The Golden Fleecing (1940) .... Charles Engel
- The Great McGinty (1940) .... Mr. Maxwell
... aka Down Went McGinty (UK) - Millionaires in Prison (1940) .... Harold Kellogg
- The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940) .... Inspector M.J. Crane
- Alias the Deacon (1940) .... Jim Cunningham
... aka The Hillbilly Deacon - In Old Missouri (1940) .... Mr. Pittman
- Virginia City (1940) (uncredited) .... Gen. George Meade
- Blondie on a Budget (1940) .... Brice, a Lawyer
- The Blue Bird (1940) .... Father Time
- Money to Burn (1939) .... Ellis
- Our Neighbors - The Carters (1939) .... Mr. Guilfoyle
- First Love (1939) .... Oliver Drake
- Sued for Libel (1939) .... David Hastings
- Jeepers Creepers (1939/I) .... M.K. Durant
... aka Money Isn't Everything (UK) - Dancing Co-Ed (1939) .... Henry W. 'H.W.' Workman
... aka Every Other Inch a Lady (UK) - Hawaiian Nights (1939) .... T.C. Hartley
- The Day the Bookies Wept (1939) .... Colonel March
- The Star Maker (1939) .... Mr. Proctor
- Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939) .... Sam Bailey
- Each Dawn I Die (1939) .... Hanley
... aka Killer Meets Killer - Million Dollar Legs (1939) .... Gregory Melton Sr.
- Ex-Champ (1939) .... Mr. Courtney
- Dodge City (1939) (uncredited) .... Twitchell
- Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939) (uncredited) .... Senator
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) .... Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
- Going Places (1938) .... Col. Harvey Withering
- Out West with the Hardys (1938) (uncredited) .... H.R. Bruxton
- Spring Madness (1938) (uncredited) .... Charles Platt
- Hard to Get (1938) .... John Atwater
- Campus Confessions (1938) .... Wayne Atterbury, Sr.
... aka Fast Play (UK) - The Affairs of Annabel (1938) .... Major
- The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) .... Grant
- Professor Beware (1938) .... J.J. Van Buren
- Fast Company (1938) .... Dist. Atty. MacMillen
... aka The Rare-Book Murder (USA: TV title) - Squadron of Honor (1938) .... Bob Metcalf
- The Main Event (1938) .... Captain Phillips
- Extortion (1938) .... Professor Tisdelle
- Women Are Like That (1938) .... Claudius King
- There's Always a Woman (1938) .... District Attorney
- When G-Men Step In (1938) (uncredited)
- Women in Prison (1938)
- Penitentiary (1938) (uncredited) .... Judge
- No Time to Marry (1938) .... Pettensall
- Little Miss Roughneck (1938) .... Joe Crowley
- All-American Sweetheart (1937) .... Adams
- Paid to Dance (1937) .... Governor
... aka Hard to Hold (USA: new title) - Murder in Greenwich Village (1937) .... Charles Cabot
- Counsel for Crime (1937) .... Sen. Maddox
- It Can't Last Forever (1937) .... Fulton
- Venus Makes Trouble (1937) .... Harlan Darrow
- I Promise to Pay (1937) .... Police Captain Hall
- Oh Doctor (1937) .... 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
- We Have Our Moments (1937) .... Frank Rutherford
- Parole Racket (1937) .... Jameson
- Women of Glamour (1937) .... Mr. Stark
... aka Women of Glamor (USA: informal English title) - Don't Tell the Wife (1937) .... Major Manning
- Lady from Nowhere (1936) .... Mr. Barnes
- Theodora Goes Wild (1936) .... Arthur Stevenson
- Killer at Large (1936) .... Inspector O'Hara
... aka Killer on the Loose (USA: alternative title) - The Man Who Lived Twice (1936) .... Dr. Clifford L. Schuyler
- Two-Fisted Gentleman (1936) .... Pop
- Shakedown (1936) .... T. Gregory Stuart
- Trapped by Television (1936) .... John Curtis
... aka Caught by Television (UK) - The Three Wise Guys (1936) .... Hatcher
- The King Steps Out (1936) .... Major
- Roaming Lady (1936) .... E. J. Reid
- Devil's Squadron (1936) .... Major Metcalf
- Pride of the Marines (1936) .... Col. Gage
- Don't Gamble with Love (1936) .... Martin Cage
- You May Be Next (1936) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
- The Lone Wolf Returns (1935) .... Inspector Crane
- Too Tough to Kill (1935) .... Whitney (mine owner)
- Super-Speed (1935) .... Investor
- One-Way Ticket (1935) .... Mr. Ritchie
- Crime and Punishment (1935/I) .... Editor
- Guard That Girl (1935) .... Dr. Silas Hudson
- A Feather in Her Hat (1935) .... Sir Elroyd Joyce
- Case of the Missing Man (1935) .... Boyle
- Metropolitan (1935) .... T. Simon Hunter
- The Girl Friend (1935) .... George S. Harmon
- The Public Menace (1935) .... Captain of ocean liner
- Atlantic Adventure (1935) (uncredited) .... Rutherford
- After the Dance (1935) .... District Attorney
- The Black Room (1935) .... Col. Paul Hassel
... aka The Black Room Mystery (UK) - Love Me Forever (1935) .... Maurizio
... aka On Wings of Song (UK) - Hooray for Love (1935) .... Commodore Jason T. Thatcher
- The Match King (1932) (uncredited) .... Match Company Executive
- The Burgular to the Rescue (1931) .... The Banker, Steve Corley
... aka The Shadow #1: Burglar to the Rescue (USA: series title) - Absent Minded (1930)
- The Great Well (1924) .... Peter Starling
... aka Neglected Women - The Royal Oak (1923) .... Colonel Ancketell
- Wildness of Youth (1922) .... Edward Grayton
- Fair Lady (1922) .... Italian banker
- The Iron Trail (1921) .... Curtis Gordon
- Idle Hands (1921) .... Henry Livingston
- Mother Eternal (1921) .... Edward Stevens Sr
- The Valley of Doubt (1920) .... Jules
- Empty Arms (1920) .... Bruce Gordon
- The Spitfire of Seville (1919) .... Kent Staunton
- The Weaker Vessel (1919) .... J. Booth Hunter
- The Unpainted Woman (1919) .... Martin O'Neill
- The Exquisite Thief (1919) .... Algernon P. Smythe
- Who Will Marry Me? (1919) .... Jerome Van Tyne
- The Squaw Man (1918) .... Henry, Jim's Cousin
- The Brazen Beauty (1918) .... Kenneth Hyde
- We Can't Have Everything (1918) .... Peter Cheever
- The Kaiser's Shadow (1918) .... Hugo Wagner
... aka The Triple Cross (UK) - The Mating of Marcella (1918) .... Robert Underwood
- Tyrant Fear (1918) .... Harley Dane
- An Alien Enemy (1918) .... David J. Hale
- Flare-Up Sal (1918) .... The Red Rider
- The Midnight Patrol (1918) .... Officer Terrence Shannon
- Love Letters (1917) .... John Harland
- The Price Mark (1917) .... Dr. Daniel Melfi
- Cleopatra (1917) .... Antony
- Sweeter Than Revenge (1915) .... Joe Best
- Think Mothers (1915)
- In Spite of Him (1915)
- The Mirror (1915)
- The Deception (1915/I)
- A Day of Havoc (1915)
- The Earl's Adventure (1915)
Soundtrack:
- The Great Gildersleeve (1942) (performer: "My Bonnie (Lies Over the Ocean)" (1881) (uncredited))
Archive Footage:
- Gobs in a Mess (1953) (uncredited) .... Civilian Observer
- Knights of the Bath (1951) .... The Master of the House
- Frontier Days (1945) (uncredited) .... edited from 'Dodge City'
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