Specialised in silent screen villainy, notably as the caliph in 'The Thief of Baghdad' and Quasimodo's betrayer in 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'. In sound pictures often seen in small 'British' roles as policemen, minor officials or military types.
Studied philology.
On stage from the 1880s.
Supporting player in US silents and talkies for three decades from 1915.
