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Born in Mandan, North Dakota 11/18/1912; died 10/31/1996 of Alzheimer's disease in Pasadena, California. Married to actress Norma Ransom (?-1996 his death). Attended The University of Minnesota, and made his radio debut in 1930 while in college.
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He began his radio career in 1936. Wilton Comstock on the CBS and NBC Radio Network soap, Bachelor's Children (?-?). Lieutenant Custer on the NBC-Radio soap, Girl Alone (?-?). Reverend Doctor John Ruthledge on the NBC-Radio soap, The Guiding Light (1937-1944). Bill Baxter on The Baxters for NBC-Radio (1943-1947).
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Member of the cast on radio programs including Lights Our for NBC (1935-1939); NBC and CBS soap, The Right To Happiness (1939-?); The World's Great Novels for WMAQ-Chicago (1944-1948); Destination Freedom for WMAQ-Chicago (1948-1950).
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Screen debut playing Keeler's polygraph assistant in Call Northside 777 (1948). Last movie was playing an uncredited role in Rollercoaster (1977). Television character actor from the late 1940s to the early 1980s. Host of The Crisis on NBC-TV (1949). Tinker O'Toole on That's O'Toole for ABC-TV (1949). Major "Grandpa" Tate on the ABC-TV prime-time comedy serial, Soap (1977- 1981).
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