An American actor born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. He was married to Laura King, and they had one daughter. Some of his notable works include The Valley of the Giants (1927), Abraham Lincoln (1930), King of the Wild (1931), and The Hottentot (1929). He passed away from lung cancer on June 23, 1944, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 65.