Born on February 8, 1898, in Denver, Colorado, his family moved to the Los Angeles area during the early 1900s.

Married three times, he had a short film career during the 1930s, after which not much is known of his life, until his death in Los Angeles in 1964.

[5] He enlisted in the army during the mid-1910s, lying about his age, which later caused some confusion about his true date of birth, which several sources still incorrectly report.

[6][7] Press releases during his film career claim that he was awarded the Purple Heart and the Croix de Guerre during World War I.

[6] In 1920 he married his second wife, Ruby B. Noe, in Salt Lake City, Utah, on February 7, 1920.