About
1930s leading man turned dramatic actor who appeared in Being There in 1979 and Hud in 1963. As a Broadway actor, he appeared in Inherit the Wind, Spofford, and Two Blind Mice.
Before Fame
He failed to graduate from high school.
Trivia
He won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1980 and another one for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1963.
Family Life
He had two wives, Rosalind Hightower and
Associated With
He played the male lead opposite Greta Garbo in the 1939 film, Ninotchka.
