Born in 1854 in Kinnickinnic, Wisconsin, he broke into the film industry in 1914.
His first film appearance was in the film short, In the Days of Witchcraft (1913), and he would make his feature debut in 1916's The Dumb Girl of Portici, directed by Lois Weber.
[1] 1914 would see him appear in several episodes of the serial, The Hazards of Helen.
[2] In 1922, he would be cast as one of the leads in the serial, In the Days of Buffalo Bill, directed by Edward Laemmle.
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