An American film actor, born in Hagerstown, Maryland, USA. He was married twice and had no children. Among his most notable works are The Pearl of Death (1944), House of Horrors (1946), The Brute Man (1946), and In Old Chicago (1938). He was an American journalist and actor who...Read more found his way into cinema due to his facial features, a result of his acromegaly. He starred in Universal Studios' horror films towards the end of his life. He excelled in track and field and football at Hillsboro High School and served in the US Army during World War I, on the Mexican border and on the French front. He was discharged due to his acromegaly, so he worked as a journalist, then was given a small role in a film in 1927. He moved to Hollywood and appeared in some minor roles in films, and his features were then used to promote horror films. He died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA, on February 2, 1946, of a heart attack, at the age of 51.
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An American film actor, born in Hagerstown, Maryland, USA. He was married twice and had no children. Among his most notable works are The Pearl of Death (1944), House of Horrors...Read more (1946), The Brute Man (1946), and In Old Chicago (1938). He was an American journalist and actor who found his way into cinema due to his facial features, a result of his acromegaly. He starred in Universal Studios' horror films towards the end of his life. He excelled in track and field and football at Hillsboro High School and served in the US Army during World War I, on the Mexican border and on the French front. He was discharged due to his acromegaly, so he worked as a journalist, then was given a small role in a film in 1927. He moved to Hollywood and appeared in some minor roles in films, and his features were then used to promote horror films. He died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA, on February 2, 1946, of a heart attack, at the age of 51.