Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the strong-willed Willie Hunter in "Perilous Waters" (1948). Born Marion Goodman Jr., after attaining his degree in theatrical arts from the University of Texas, he began his career traveling in stock companies and the mid-1930s was hired as the official stand-in for Academy Award winning actor Clark Gable. In 1938, he made his official film debut in "Love Finds Andy Hardy" and from there he went on to enjoy a professional career as a character actor appearing in over 45 major films in a 19-year career; often typecast as husbands, fathers, boyfriends, love interests, playboys, doctors, lawyers, educators, policemen, blue-collared guys, retail clerks, guards, sheriffs, cowboys, retail clerks, villains, heroes, adventurers, and politicians. He appeared in such full-length feature films as "Rich Man, Poor Girl" (1938), "Young Dr. Kildare" (1938), "Fast and Loose" (1939), "These Glamour Girls" (1939), "Thunder Afloat" (1939), "Northwest Passage" (1940), "The Ghost Comes Home" (1940), "Susan and God" (1940), "We Who Are Young" (1940), "Strike Up the Band" (1940), "You're The One" (1941), "Power Drive" (1941), "World Premier" (1941), "Wake Island" (1942), "Star Spangled Rhythm" (1942), "Three Cadets" (1943), "The Searching Wind" (1946), "Lighthouse" (1947), "Seven Were Saved" (1947), "The Guilty" (1947), "High Tide" (1947), "The Invisible Wall" (1947), "Roses Are Red" (1947), "Madonna of the Desert" (1948), "Who Killed Doc Robin?" (1948), "I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes" (1948), "Strike It Rich" (1949), "Stampede" (1949), "Motor Patrol" (1949), "The Big Land" (1957), and "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" (1957). During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Temple Israel of Hollywood, served in the Army Air Force during World War II, was the manager of the prestigious Castle's Red Barn Hotel in Palm Springs, California, presided on the board of International Television Corporation, served as an associate producer of the classic television series "Lassie" from 1960 to 1962, and he was married to businesswoman Zetta Castle from 1947 to 1962 (their union dissolved in divorce and produced two children). In 1963, he withdrew from work and public life due to severe depression and was greatly disfigured following a 1966 car accident. No longer pleased with what became his quality of life, died from complications of a drug overdose.