His most famous acting part was of Basil Newcombe in the film, Broadway Melody of 1936.
In Broadway he worked with actors like José Ferrer, Bob Hope, Irene Dunne and Clifton Webb.
In the mid-1930s he appeared in three films, where he played secondary acting parts and of dancing.
From 1931 and again from 1934 to 1939 he worked as an actor and dancer in London, along with Danny Kaye, that was at the start of his career; he danced in Autumn Leaves of Frederick Ashton in London and Manchester.
At the same time, he acted in this film with stars like Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, Robert Taylor, Una Merkel and Buddy Ebsen.