American actor and director
Broadway actor/director from 1936-46.
He started out as a child singer in vaudeville.
He was known as a very organized and precise director, who was nonetheless relaxed on the set.
Tied with Marc Daniels for having directed more "Star Trek" episodes (14 in total) than any other director.
Served during World War II with the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Staged revues for troops based in the European theatre.
After World War II he acted with Paul Muni s Los Angeles-based "Key Largo" troupe. On screen from 1946, he almost invariably appeared in films noir, his first as a piano-playing killer in Nocturne .
Father of Jeff Pevney.
