Career
He is remembered best for playing Lancelot Higgins on The Baby Snooks Show. Stafford also assumed the role of Mr. Dithers, the boss of Dagwood Bumstead on the Blondie radio program
He is commemorated by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
During World World War II, Stafford served in the Canadian Army and was wounded at Ypres. Between 1950 and 1963, Stafford appeared on various television series, beginning with The Popsicle Parade of Stars and Hollywood Premiere Theatre (1950-1951), and concluding with his role as Kenneth Westcott in the episode "Lucy Is a Chaperone" of Columbia Broadcasting System"s The Lucy Show.
In between, he was cast on episodes of the American Broadcasting Company/Warner Brothers series Cheyenne, Maverick, Sugarfoot, and 77 Sunset Strip, in the latter as Admiral Thomas Kyle in the 1962 episode "Dress Rehearsal". Stafford guest starred on the Columbia Broadcasting System sitcoms The Brothers, The Betty Hutton Show, and Angel, in which he portrayed Mr.
Corwin in the 1961 episode "The Second Marriage".
He was cast in 1957 as Colonel Farnsworth in "The Regina Wainwright Story" of Columbia Broadcasting System"s The Millionaire. He reported his 1939 income to census takers as $5,000, the equivalent of $77,641 in 2010 dollars. Stafford was married to radio actress Veola Vonn.
The couple had one child, a son, Graham.