- Prolific American character actor from the early 1930s (with Warner Bros.) through the early 1960s who could be counted upon to play upstanding, law-abiding citizens and/or officers of good moral fiber; only occasionally menacing.
- In 1931 he joined the Pasadena Community Playhouse as an actor and eventual artistic director.
- Father: Addison Whitaker Richards; Mother: Lula Bagley.
- Father of one child: Ann
- Graduated from Washington State (BA) and Pomona College.
- Voiceover on trailer for "The Charge of the Light Brigade" in 1936.
- He played roles in two biblical films: Queen Esther: A Story from the Bible (1947) and The Ten Commandments (1956). He was the villainous Haman in Queen Esther, and Rameses II's fan bearer in The Ten Commandments. Michael Ansara also appeared in both films.
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