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Actor:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s

1. Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) .... Major Phipps
2. "The Lucy Show" (1 episode, 1963)
   ... aka The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title)
       - Lucy Becomes a Reporter (1963) TV episode
3. "Hennesey" .... Capt. Walter Shafer, USN / ... (4 episodes, 1960-1962)
       - Hennesey Meets Soupy Sales (1962) TV episode .... Capt. Walter Shafer, USN
       - The Holdout (1961) TV episode .... Capt. Walter Shafer, USN
       - The Patient Vanishes (1961) TV episode .... Capt. Walter Shafer
       - Space Man (1960) TV episode .... Shafer
   
   
4. "December Bride" .... Charley Allen / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
       - Lily's Blind Date (1959) TV episode .... Charley Allen
       - Bride's Father-in-Law (1958) TV episode .... Dad Hodges
5. Onionhead (1958) .... 'Windy' Woods
6. "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" .... Ed Church (1 episode, 1958)
   ... aka Call Mr. 'D' (USA: syndication title)
       - The Ed Church Case (1958) TV episode .... Ed Church
7. "Inside Detective" .... Police Inspector Rocky King (9 episodes, 1951-1954)
   ... aka Rocky King, Detective (USA: new title)
       - Last Show (1954) TV episode .... Police Inspector Rocky King
       - Murder in Advance (1954) TV episode .... Police Inspector Rocky King
       - Return for Death (1954) TV episode .... Police Inspector Rocky King
       - Murder, Ph. D. (1953) TV episode .... Police Inspector Rocky King
       - Deadly Target (1953) TV episode .... Police Inspector Rocky King
         (4 more)
8. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
   ... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
   ... aka The Broadway Playhouse
       - Hart to Heart (1950) TV episode
   
   
9. Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948) .... Carmody
   ... aka The Girl from Texas (UK)
10. Speed to Spare (1948) .... Kangaroo
11. Devil's Cargo (1948) .... Lt. Hardy
12. The Inside Story (1948) .... Eustace Peabody
    ... aka The Big Gamble (USA: reissue title)
13. That's My Man (1947) .... Toby Gleeton
    ... aka King of the Race Track (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Will Tomorrow Ever Come? (UK)
14. Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947) .... Billy Delaney
15. Avalanche (1946) .... Red Kelly
16. I Ring Doorbells (1946) .... Stubby
17. One Way to Love (1946) .... Hobie Simmons
18. Minstrel Man (1944) .... Lasses White
19. Hi, Good Lookin'! (1944) .... Archie
20. The Navy Way (1944) .... Frankie Gimble
21. Old Acquaintance (1943) .... Charlie Archer
22. His Butler's Sister (1943) .... Fields
23. Riding High (1943) (uncredited) .... Shorty
    ... aka Melody Inn (UK)
24. My Son, the Hero (1943) .... Big-Time Morgan
25. You Can't Escape Forever (1942) .... 'Mac' McTurk
26. Yokel Boy (1942) .... Al Devers
    ... aka Hitting the Headlines (UK)
27. A Tragedy at Midnight (1942) .... Det. Lt. Cassidy
28. Woman of the Year (1942) .... Phil Whittaker
29. Road to Happiness (1942) .... Charley Grady
30. Half Shot at Sunrise (1941) .... Roscoe
31. The Gay Vagabond (1941) .... Arthur Dixon, Jerry Dixon
32. Black Eyes and Blues (1941)
33. Footsteps in the Dark (1941) .... Monahan
34. Petticoat Politics (1941) .... Joe Higgins
35. Meet the Missus (1940) .... Joe Higgins
36. Ladies Must Live (1940) .... Pete H. 'Pighead' Larrabee
    ... aka The Bridegroom Misbehaves
    ... aka The Hometowners
37. They Drive by Night (1940) .... Irish McGurn
    ... aka The Road to Frisco (UK)
38. Saturday's Children (1940) .... Willie Sands
39. Double Alibi (1940) .... Jeremiah Jenkins
40. His Girl Friday (1940) .... McCue
    ... aka Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (USA: complete title)
    
    
41. That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) .... Mal Stamp
42. Everything's on Ice (1939) .... Felix Miller
    ... aka Frolics on Ice (USA: video title)
43. Dancing Co-Ed (1939) .... Joe Drews
    ... aka Every Other Inch a Lady (UK)
44. King of Chinatown (1939) .... 'Rip' Harrigan
45. Thanks for the Memory (1938/II) .... George Kent
46. Campus Confessions (1938)
    ... aka Fast Play (UK)
47. You and Me (1938) .... Cuffy
48. Tip-Off Girls (1938) .... Tom Benson aka Tommy Logan
49. Dangerous to Know (1938) .... Duncan
50. Scandal Street (1938) .... Austin Brown
51. Partners in Crime (1937) .... Sim Perkins
52. On Such a Night (1937) .... Joe Flynn
53. Night of Mystery (1937) .... Sgt. Heath
    ... aka The Greene Murder Case (UK)
54. Murder Goes to College (1937) .... Sim Perkins
55. Clarence (1937) .... Clarence Smith
56. Cain and Mabel (1936) .... Aloysius K. Reilly
57. Three Married Men (1936) .... Peter Cary
58. Three Cheers for Love (1936) .... Doc 'Short Circuit' Wilson
59. Border Flight (1936) .... Calico Smith
60. Woman Trap (1936) .... Mopsy
61. Two-Fisted (1935) .... Chick Moran
62. Front Page Woman (1935) .... Toots O'Grady
63. Alibi Ike (1935) .... Carey
64. Four Hours to Kill! (1935) .... Johnson
65. Red Hot Tires (1935) .... Bud Keene
    ... aka Racing Luck (UK)
66. Wings in the Dark (1935) .... Nick Williams
67. I Sell Anything (1934) .... Monk
    ... aka I Sell Everything
68. Elmer and Elsie (1934) .... Rocky Cott
69. Shoot the Works (1934) .... Sailor Burke
    ... aka Thank Your Stars (UK)
70. Twentieth Century (1934) .... Owen O'Malley
    ... aka 20th Century (USA: poster title)
71. Come on Marines (1934) .... Spud McGurke
72. It Happened One Night (1934) .... Shapeley
73. Search for Beauty (1934) (scenes deleted) .... Newspaper Reporter
74. Alice in Wonderland (1933) .... Tweedledee
75. The Women in His Life (1933) .... Lester
76. One Sunday Afternoon (1933) .... Snappy Downer
77. Gambling Ship (1933) .... Blooey
78. A Lady's Profession (1933) .... Tony
79. Today We Live (1933) .... McGinnis
80. Grand Slam (1933) .... Contest Radio Announcer
81. Lawyer Man (1932) (uncredited) .... Merritt, Reporter
82. Under-Cover Man (1932) .... Dannie
83. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) (scenes deleted) .... Steve
    ... aka I Am a Fugitive
    ... aka I Am a Fugitive from the Chain Gang
84. If I Had a Million (1932) .... Private O'Brien
85. They Call It Sin (1932) (uncredited) .... Brad - Rehearsal Director
    ... aka The Way of Life (UK)
86. Night After Night (1932) .... Leo
87. One Way Passage (1932) (uncredited) .... S.S.Maloa Bartender
88. The Crooked Circle (1932) .... Harry Carter
89. Two Against the World (1932) .... Segall, reporter
90. Week-end Marriage (1932) .... Jim Davis
    ... aka Weekend Lives
    ... aka Working Wives (UK)
91. The Roadhouse Murder (1932) .... Editor Jeff 'Buzz' Dale
92. Play-Girl (1932) (uncredited) .... Gambler
    ... aka Love on a Budget
93. Stowaway (1932) .... Insp. Redding
94. Ladies of the Big House (1931) (uncredited) .... Frank - on Death Row by playing Twenty Questions
95. Leftover Ladies (1931) .... 'Scoop'
    ... aka Broken Links (UK)
96. Pleasure (1931)
97. Laughing Sinners (1931) .... Fred Geer
98. Dirigible (1931) .... Sock McGuire
99. Many a Slip (1931) .... Stan Price
100. The Gorilla (1930) .... Simmons
101. The Costello Case (1930) .... Blair
     ... aka The Costello Murder Case (UK)
102. Man Trouble (1930) .... Scott
103. Little Accident (1930) .... Gilbert
104. Safety in Numbers (1930) .... Bertram Shapiro
105. Troopers Three (1930) .... Bugs
     
     
106. New York Nights (1929) .... Johnny Dolan
107. This Thing Called Love (1929) .... Harry Bertrand
108. Copy (1929) .... City Editor John Mack
109. The Flying Fleet (1929) (uncredited) .... Shipwrecked radio operator, PO1
110. The Shopworn Angel (1928) .... Dance Director
111. Object: Alimony (1928) .... Al Bryant
     ... aka Object: Matrimony
112. Jazz Mad (1928) .... Sol Levy
113. Moran of the Marines (1928) .... Swatty
114. Beggars of Life (1928) .... Lame Hoppy
115. Win That Girl (1928) .... Johnny Norton II
116. Warming Up (1928) .... Hippo
117. The Vanishing Pioneer (1928) .... Ray Hearn
118. The Desert Bride (1928) .... Pvt. Terry
119. Something Always Happens (1928) .... George
120. The Trail of '98 (1928) (uncredited) .... Man on ship
121. Beau Sabreur (1928) .... Buddy
122. The Jazz Singer (1927) (uncredited) .... Agent
123. Wings (1927) .... Lieutenant Cameron
124. Ten Modern Commandments (1927) .... Benny Burnaway
125. Ritzy (1927) .... Smith's Valet
126. You'd Be Surprised (1926) (uncredited) .... Party guest
127. Dollar Down (1925) .... Gene Meadows
128. The Overland Limited (1925) .... Patrick Henry Madden
129. The Foolish Virgin (1924) .... Chuck Brady
130. The Midnight Express (1924) .... Switch Hogan
131. Bluff (1924) .... Jack Hallowell
132. The Ten Commandments (1923) (uncredited) .... The Boy in the Rain
133. Down to the Ship to See (1923)
134. Other Men's Daughters (1923) .... Hubert
135. Conquering the Woman (1922) .... Shorty Thompson
136. Afraid to Fight (1922) .... Bertie
137. The Trouper (1922) .... Neal Selden
138. Her Own Money (1922) .... Jerry Woodward
139. Too Much Married (1921) .... Bob Holiday
140. The Man Tamer (1921) .... Bradley P. Caldwell Jr
141. Life of the Party (1920) .... Sam Perkins
     ... aka The Life of the Party
142. The Family Honor (1920) .... Dal Tucker
     
     
143. Poor Relations (1919) .... Henry
144. Oh, Susie, Be Careful (1919)
145. Sally's Blighted Career (1919)
146. Brides for Two (1919)
147. A Western Governor's Humanity (1915)
148. A Species of Mexican Man (1915)
149. From Champion to Tramp (1915)
150. Mr. Carlson of Arizona (1915)
     

Soundtrack:

1. Red Hot Tires (1935) ("The Bull Dog on the Bank and the Bull Frog in the Pool" (uncredited))
   ... aka Racing Luck (UK)
2. The Women in His Life (1933) ("We Must Have One More Rum-Tum-Tum")
3. One Sunday Afternoon (1933) ("In the Good Old Summertime" (1902) (uncredited), "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" (1902) (uncredited), "Good-Bye, Little Girl, Good-Bye" (1904) (uncredited))
4. Today We Live (1933) (performer: "THE YOUNG OBSERVER" (uncredited))
5. Dirigible (1931) ("The Star Spangled Banner" (1814) (uncredited))
   

Writer:

1. "Inside Detective" (4 episodes, 1952-1953)
   ... aka Rocky King, Detective (USA: new title)
       - Murder, Ph. D. (1953) TV episode (additional dialogue)
       - The Hermit's Cat (1952) TV episode (writer)
       - Murder Scores a Knockout (1952) TV episode (additional dialogue)
       - One Minute for Murder (????) TV episode (writer)
   

Self:

1. Stage Door Canteen (1943) .... Himself
2. Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941) .... Himself
   ... aka Stars at Play (USA: short title)