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Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he was a very prolific film and TV actor, having worked on over 40 films. He started in show business working in vaudeville, then moved on to Broadway. His film career began in 1926 and spanned the decades up to the 1970s. His most famous TV role was in My Three Sons from 1965 to 1972, playing Uncle Charley. He died in Palm Springs, California.

Filmography

• The Millionaire (1978)
• Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
• The Wild McCullochs (1975)
• Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)
• That Darn Cat! (1965)
• Viva Las Vegas (1964)
• It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
• Son of Flubber (1963)
• Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
• Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon (1961)
• Twenty Plus Two (1961)
• King of the Roaring 20s - The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)
• Pepe (1960)
• The Mountain (1956)
• Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
• The Rawhide Years (1955)
• Sincerely Yours (1955)
• Lucy Gallant (1955)
• The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
• The Far Horizons (1955)
• Jupiter's Darling (1955)
• The Yellow Mountain (1954)
• Escape from Fort Bravo (1954)
• Here Come the Girls (1953)
• Dangerous When Wet (1953)
• The Lady Wants Mink (1953)
• The Blazing Forest (1952)
• What Price Glory (1952)
• Behave Yourself! (1951)
• The Strip (1951)
• Excuse My Dust (1951)
• The First Legion (1951)
• Never a Dull Moment (1950)
• He's a Cockeyed Wonder (1950)
• Riding High (1950)
• When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
• Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
• Jolson Sings Again (1949)
• Sorrowful Jones (1949)
• Whispering Smith (1948)
• Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
• The Sainted Sisters (1948)
• On Our Merry Way (1948)
• Variety Girl (1947)
• The Perils of Pauline (1947)
• The Jolson StoryThe Jolson Story is a 1946 autobiographical film which tells the life story of singer and actor Al Jolson. It stars Larry Parks, Evelyn Keyes and William Demarest. The Columbia Pictures production was written by Sidney Buchman (uncredited), Harry Chandlee (1946)
• Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946)
• Pardon My Past (1945)
• Along Came Jones (1945)
• Salty O'Rourke (1945)
• The Great Moment (1944)
• Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
• Once Upon a Time (1944)
• Nine Girls (1944)
• The Miracle of Morgan's CreekThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek is a 1944 comedy film about a girl named Trudy Kockenlocker who wakes up one morning after a wild night with a group of soldiers to find herself pregnant and married. It stars Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Diana Lynn, William (1944)
• True to Life (1943)
• Dangerous Blondes (1943)
• Johnny Doughboy (1942)
• Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)
• Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
• The Palm Beach Story (1942)
• Pardon My Sarong (1942)
• My Favorite Spy (1942)
• True to the Army (1942)
• All Through the Night (1942)
• Sullivan's TravelsSullivan's Travels is a satirical film directed by Preston Sturges about a director who wants to direct a film called O Brother, Where Art Thou but is being forced to direct another film instead. The director keeps running away to be homeless, and in vari (1941)
• Glamour Boy (1941)
• Dressed to Kill (1941)
• The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
• Country Fair (1941)
• Ride on Vaquero (1941)
• Rookies On Parade (1941)
• The Lady EveThe Lady Eve is a 1941 romantic comedy film which tells the story of a couple who meet on shipboard, but breakup due to a misunderstanding. She returns in disguise to torment him. It stars Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette and (1941)
• Little Men (1940)
• Christmas in July (1940)
• Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)
• The Golden Fleecing (1940)
• The Great McGintyThe Great McGinty is a 1940 Hollywood comedy movie written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Brian Donlevy. Plot outline Dan McGinty ( Brian Donlevy) is a tramp who impresses a local crime boss by voting 37 times in a rigged mayoral election. (1940)
• The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
• Wolf of New York (1940)
• Laugh It Off (1939)
• Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonSmith Goes to Washington is a 1939 film which tells the story of an idealistic young man, chosen (see coin flipping) to fill the unexpired term of a dead Senator, who becomes disillusioned by the corruption he sees in Washington. It stars Jean Arthur, Jam (1939)
• Miracles for Sale (1939)
• Cowboy Quarterback (1939)
• The Gracie Allen Murder CaseThe Gracie Allen Murder Case (1938) is a detective novel by S. Van Dine featuring his famous fictional detective of the 1920s and 1930s, Philo Vance. It is in many ways an experimental novel. It includes not just real-life Hollywood stars in its plot ( Ge (1939)
• King of the Turf (1939)
• The Great Man Votes (1939)
• While New York Sleeps (1938)
• Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938) (uncredited)
• Josette (1938)
• One Wild Night (1938)
• Romance on the Run (1938)
• Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
• Rosalie (1937)
• Big City (1937)
• Wake Up and Live (1937)
• Blonde Trouble (1937)
• Easy Living (1937)
• The Great Gambini (1937)
• The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)
• Hit Parade of 1937 (1937)
• Oh Doctor (1937)
• Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
• Time Out for Romance (1937)
• Mind Your Own Business (1936)
• Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
• Love on the RunLove on the Run L'Amour en Fuite is a French film directed by Francois Truffaut, released in 1979. The last film of Francois Truffaut's Antoine Doinel movies. Here, Antoine divorces Christine, his love from Stolen Kisses and Bed & Board''. Cast Jean-Pierr (1936)
• Wedding Present (1936)
• The Great Ziegfeld (1936) (uncredited)
• White Lies (1935)
• Hands Across the Table (1935)
• Diamond Jim (1935)
• Bright Lights (1935)
• The Murder Man (1935)
• The Casino Murder Case (1935) (uncredited)
• After Office Hours (1935) (uncredited)
• Fugitive Lady (1934)
• Gunfire (1934) (uncredited)
• Many Happy Returns (1934)
• Fog Over Frisco (1934)
• The Run Around (1932)
• The Broadway Melody (1929) (uncredited)
• The Crash (1928)
• The Butter and Egg Man (1928)
• Five and Ten Cent Annie (1928)
• Pay as You Enter (1928)
• The Escape (1928)
• A Girl in Every Port (1928) (uncredited)
• Sharp Shooters (1928)
• A Reno Divorce (1927)
• Amateur Night (1927)
• The Jazz Singer (1927) (uncredited)
• A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927)
• The Bush Leaguer (1927)
• The First Auto (1927)
• What Happened to Father? (1927)
• The Black Diamond Express (1927)
• Simple Sis (1927)
• A Million Bid (1927)
• Matinee Ladies (1927)
• The Gay Old Bird (1927)
• Don't Tell the Wife (1927)
• Finger Prints (1927)
• When the Wife's Away (1926)