His most famous film role was Sir Defarge in MGM's version of A Tale of Two Cities (1935), but he was also the compassionate uncle in The Song of Bernadette (1943).
Il suo ruolo cinematografico più famoso fu quello di Sir Defarge nella versione MGM di A Tale of Two Cities (1935), ma interpretò anche lo zio compassionevole in The Song of Bernadette (1943).