Background
He was born in Ushpol (later Užpaliai), Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire, on 18 June 1894, and died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack.
He was born in Ushpol (later Užpaliai), Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire, on 18 June 1894, and died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack.
He appeared in 66 films between 1926 and 1953. He migrated to the United States in 1925 and in 1930 was recorded at Los Angeles as an actor. On 15 August 1937, he was recorded as re-entering the United States from Mexico, when it was noted that he had resided in the United States between 2 October 1925 and 14 October 1930, and again between 20 April 1932, and 13 August 1937.
On 12 November 1937, he was naturalized in the United States. District Court for the Southern District of California.
He died on 31 March 1953.