[1] Kingsford moved to Hollywood, California, for a prolific film career in supporting parts.

On screen, he specialised in portraying authority figures such as noblemen, heads of state, doctors, police inspectors and lawyers.

He is best known for his recurring role as the snobbish hospital head Dr. P. Walter Carew in the popular Dr. Kildare (and Dr. Gillespie) film series.

They included TV Reader's Digest,[3] Command Performance[4] and Science Fiction Theatre.

[2] He was cremated and his ashes scattered on the grounds of Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.