Date of Birth 30 July 1879, London, England, UK Date of Death 6 August 1953, Duarte, Los Angeles County, California, USA Mini 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. Spouse Margurita E. Behrens (? - 6 August 1953) (his death) 3 children Trivia Wonderfully sinister as the reprobate plastic surgeon in Bogart-Bacall's _Dark Passage' (1947)_. Father of actor Onslow Stevens. Father of actor-editor Houseley Stevenson Jr.
