Education
Emhardt studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Emhardt studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
The portly Emhardt was typically cast as a villain, often crooked businessmen or corrupt politicians. He began his Broadway career in the 1930s as an understudy for the equally heavyset Sydney Greenstreet. Emhardt made his stage debut in The Pirate (1942).
His notable film appearances include and
On television, he was a regular on Another World, as Mackenzie Cory, and The Kids From C.A.P.E.R., as Sergeant Vinton. He also made over 250 guest appearances on such series as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Riverboat, The Tall Manitoba, The Twilight Zone, General Electric True, Stoney Burke, Going My Way, The Untouchables, Perry Mason, The Naked City, My Three Sons, The Andy Griffith Show, Gunsmoke, The Manitoba From United Network Command for Law and Enforcement, Adam-12, The Brady Bunch, Cannon, Kojak, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Quincy, Mechanical Engineering
One of the founding members of the Actors Studio, Emhardt was a member of the cast of the original 1952 Broadway stage production of The Seven Year Itch.
