Biography

British-born American character actor. He labored in a San Francisco glass factory until his thirties, then embarked on an acting career. He became a respected teacher, director, and performer at famed Pasadena Community Playhouse in California. He appeared in numerous films in the Thirties and Forties, his craggy face enlivening many movies. Several of his children had effective careers in front of or behind the camera.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

Probably best remembered as the sinister reprobate plastic surgeon in Dark Passage (1947).

Father of actor Onslow Stevens.

Father of actor-editor Houseley Stevenson Jr.