Spoiler : Born 7/31/1915 in Brooklyn, New York. Died 4/1/2007 in New York City. He began performing on stage in the late 1930s, appearing in a production of The Drunkard in Long Beach in 1938. He made his New York debut in 1948, appearing in productions of Arthur Miller's An Enemy of the People, Tennessee Williams' Camino Real and Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful.

Spoiler : Television character actor in episodes of The Ford Theater; Goodyear Television Playhouse; Tales of Tomorrow; Hallmark Hall of Fame. His career was put on hold for a time as he was blacklisted due to his political opinions. He returned in the late 1950s, appearing in televison episodes of The Nurses; The Trials of O'Brien; All In the Family; McCloud; Kate & Allie; Wiseguy; The Sopranos; Law & Order; Ed; 100 Centre Street; Lan & Order: Criminal Intent. He had a recurring role as the District Attorney on The Defenders for CBS-TV (1961-1965).