Description:
Appeared in over 200 films. He had worked as a salesman and newspaper reporter before breaking into movies near the end of the silent era. Tall and tough, his starring roles in major pictures soon gave way to supporting parts, mainly as a villain, in B movies and serials. His elopement to Yuma, Arizona, in 1930 with a 17-year-old Loretta Young was widely reported. From 1940 on, he took numerous supporting roles, working until his suicide in 1959.
Birthday
January 17, 1905
Born In
Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Height
191 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Estelita Rodriguez January 31, 1953 - November 9, 1955 (divorced),Alys Geraldine Walsh December 11, 1933 - January 30, 1953 (divorced),Loretta Young January 26, 1930 - September 15, 1931 (divorced),Inez Emerita Ellis June 18, 1923 - December 13, 1925 (annulled)
Trivia
A noticeable weight gain and failing health (back problems) triggered
his suicide in 1959, at the age of 54, dying from an overdose of
barbiturates. He left behind a note in which he apologized to all the
people he'd purportedly let down during his Hollywood days.
