Character actor who had many great parts in films like the Irene Dunne version of Show Boat and State Fair. Usually playing a Vaudeville man who was on the decline like in Ziegfeld Girl and Babes in Arms.

Film Essentials:

Three Smart Girls
Show Boat
You Can't Have Everything
Nothing Sacred
You're a Sweetheart
Babes in Arms
Little Nellie Kelly
State Fair