Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the outgoing Ray Mullins in "The Jazz Singer" (1952). Born Daniel Berman, he was raised within a traditional working-class Jewish family. Following his public education at Lake View High School, he attained his degree in theatrical arts from Northwestern University and began his career as a leading man on such radio programs as "Suspense," "Adventure Paradise," "Cavalcade of America," "Dick Tracy," and "The Whistler." While attending a luncheon at the prestigious Musso and Frank's Restaurant, he was introduced to director Alexander Hall. Impressed by his dark good looks, manly physique, and booming voice, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing under his supervision per a supporting role in "Up Front" (1951). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 90 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, doctors, chauffeurs, policemen, detectives, reporters, cowboys, bailiffs, deputies, guards, bankers, businessmen, retail clerks, waiters, bartenders, city slickers, curmudgeons, landlords, neighbors, eccentrics, aristocrats, salesmen, soldiers, sailors, military men, authority figures, sergeants, lieutenants, jurors, politicians, district attorneys, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "I'll See You in My Dreams" (1952), "Dream Wife" (1953), "Playgirl" (1954), "Conquest of Space" (1955), "Away All Boats" (1956), "Onionhead" (1958), "The Wacky World of Dr. Morgus" (1962), and "Captain America" (1979). On television, he appeared in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Racket Squad," "Fireside Theatre," "Navy Log," "The Loretta Young Show," "The Ford Television Theatre," "Four Star Playhouse," "Code 3," "The Millionaire," "Cheyenne," "Mike Hammer," "Colgate Theatre," "Dragnet," "Zane Grey Theatre," "Grand Jury," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Peter Gunn," "Follow the Sun," "Dan Raven," "Insight," "The Felony Squad," "Ironside," "Lassie," "Cannon," "The Rookies," "Barnaby Jones," "McCloud," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Quincy M.E.," and "Days of Our Lives." During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a regular parishioner of the Temple Israel of Hollywood, had been a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, served in the United States Army during World War II, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs, had been the celebrity spokesman for Microsoft, was a notable audiobook and voice over reader, sat on the board of directors for The Braille Institute and Northup Aviation, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, and he was married to character actresses Anne Barton from 1949 to 2000 and Gyl Roland from 2005 to 2009 (his first union produced three children and ended upon her death and his second union dissolved upon his own death). Upon his 1983 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and was involved in charitable and religious causes until his death.