Known For
Acting
Known Credits
52
Gender
Male
Birthday
1888-08-20
Day of death
1958-03-24 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Canada's child prodigy violinist. Played a command performance for the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII, at age 5.) First cousin of Walter Huston, who encouraged him to first vaudeville and then later talking pictures in Hollywood. Went on to be a reliable supporting player in Westerns and wrote a number of now classic country songs.