American actor, popular during the silent film era and into the talkie era of the 1930s, best known today as the lead actor in f. w. murnau's 1927 film sunrise: a song of two humans.

Born April 19th, 1899 in San Francisco. ^[ref]

Died September 4th, 1985 at 86 years old in Tulsa (myocardial infarction, stroke). ^[ref]