Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/27/1893
Place of Birth
Lima, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
Emmett Vogan
Biography
Known For
Sabrina
as Board Member (uncredited)
How to Marry a Millionaire
as Man at George Washington Bridge (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
as Betting Parlor Operator (uncredited)
San Quentin
as Lieutenant
Riding High
as Betting Parlor Operator (archive footage) (uncredited)
Emergency Landing
as 'Doc' Williams
Arson, Inc.
as Al, Night Watchman
Faces in the Fog
as Capt. Roberts
Chatterbox
as Roger Grant
Maisie
as Court Clerk (Uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Canyon City
as Emerson Wheeler
The Big Sleep
as Ed - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
White Lies
as Courtroom Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Coroner
Criminals Within
as Harold
Mister Big
as Theatrical Party Member (uncredited)
Hurricane Smith
as Prosecuting Attorney
Champagne Charlie
as Mr. Saunders
Alaska
as Bill
Career Timeline
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
Alias the Champ
as Doc Morgan
Post Office Investigator
as Post Office Superintendent
South of Rio
as Henry Waterman
Sorrowful Jones
as Psychiatrist
The Sickle or the Cross
as Walter Deems
Arson, Inc.
as Al, Night Watchman
Sky Dragon
as Doctor
Riders of the Whistling Pines
as Dr. Farley (uncredited)
Cover Up
as Blakely
Brothers in the Saddle
as Judge Coldert
1948
Ladies of the Chorus
Role unknown
Ladies of the Chorus
as Doctor
Smuggler's Cove
as T.P. Williams
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Flanagan
The Denver Kid
as Captain Stan Roberts
Shed No Tears
as First Interrogating Detective (Uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Man
as Police Doctor (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
as Reporter
Docks of New Orleans
as Henri Castanaro
Mary Lou
as Murray Harris
1947
Key Witness
as Chaplain (uncredited)
Smoky River Serenade
as Sam Givins
Hollywood Barn Dance
as Cafe Owner
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)
So You're Going to Be a Father
as Doctor (uncredited)
A Likely Story
as Doctor (uncredited)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
as Mr. Langley
1946
Magnificent Doll
as Mr. Gallentine (uncredited)
The Crimson Ghost
as Anderson [Chs. 1-4]
Big Town
as Bartender Joe (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
as Ed - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Notorious
as Reporter (uncredited)
Bowery Bombshell
as Mr. Johnson
Freddie Steps Out
as Mr. Backer
Joe Palooka, Champ
as Fight Commissioner
The French Key
as Desk Clerk
Night Editor
as J.M. Moppes, Coroner (Uncredited)
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
as J. Westly Arnold
Swing Parade of 1946
as Nightclub Patron
Crime of the Century
as Warden (uncredited)
Gay Blades
as Doctor
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Coroner (uncredited)
1945
Scarlet Street
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
as Naval Doctor (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
as Doctor (uncredited)
Colorado Pioneers
as Judge
Senorita from the West
as Producer
The Purple Monster Strikes
as Saunders
Along the Navajo Trail
as Roger Jerrold
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
as Joseph Kelland
On Stage Everybody
as Mr. Peppycornflakes (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
as Henry - Ironville Citizen (uncredited)
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Gleason, Rita's Agent
The Lady Confesses
as Police Capt. Brown
The Scarlet Clue
as Mr. Hamilton
Patrick the Great
as Alsop
Corpus Christi Bandits
as Texas Governor
Circumstantial Evidence
as Bridge Player
Crime, Inc.
as District Attorney Conroy (uncredited)
The Vampire's Ghost
as Thomas Vance
Escape in the Fog
as Port Director (uncredited)
She Gets Her Man
as Hatch
1944
Faces in the Fog
as Capt. Roberts
Alaska
as Bill
End of the Road
as Mannenburg
Murder in the Blue Room
as Hannagan
Song of Nevada
as Master of Ceremonies
Raiders of Ghost City
as Count Manfried von Rinkton, alias Carl Lawton [Chs. 6-7]
The Mummy's Ghost
as Coroner
A Fig Leaf for Eve
as Thomas W. Campbell
Once Upon a Time
as Man Talking to Secretary (uncredited)
Trocadero
as Mr. Carson
Tale of a Dog
as Dr. Parkson
Patrolling the Ether
as Aide to Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
1943
In Old Oklahoma
as Aide to Teddy Roosvelt
Canyon City
as Emerson Wheeler
Mystery Broadcast
as Don Fletcher
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
Role unknown
Princess O'Rourke
as G-Man (uncredited)
Crazy House
as Col. Merriweather's Observer
Swing Shift Maisie
as Victory Aircraft Official (Uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes
as Medical Officer (uncredited)
Here Comes Kelly
as District Attorney
So's Your Uncle
as Headwaiter
Forgotten Treasure
as Lab Assistant (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lodge
as Bob's Lawyer
Don't You Believe It
as Politician
Mister Big
as Theatrical Party Member (uncredited)
Chatterbox
as Roger Grant
King of the Cowboys
as Gang's Audience Plant
He Hired the Boss
as Perry Randall
Dixie Dugan
as Salesman (uncredited)
No Place for a Lady
as Mr. Hartley, tire company dispatcher
Margin for Error
as Fingerprint Expert
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
as Police Commissioner Gould
Who's Superstitious?
as Husband Who Opens Umbrella
1942
Whistling in Dixie
as Radio Producer
The Traitor Within
as Carter
China Girl
Role unknown
Gentleman Jim
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Coroner
The Magic Alphabet
as Scientist (uncredited)
Eyes of the Underworld
as School Principal
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Lt. Clifton (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
as Jewelry Salesman at Carter's (uncredited)
Stardust on the Sage
as Dan Pearson
Tortilla Flat
as Doctor Treating Danny
This Gun for Hire
as Police Sgt. Charlie Carlisle (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Kid Glove Killer
as Novak - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited)
Don't Lie
as Circus Official
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as District Attorney
Blondie Goes to College
as Mr Howard, Track and Baseball Coach
Blue, White, and Perfect
as Charlie
1941
Steel Against the Sky
as Worker (uncredited)
Blues in the Night
as Hotel desk clerk
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Engineer
Doctors Don't Tell
Role unknown
Badlands of Dakota
as Ransome
Dangerous Lady
as Dr. Grayson
Blossoms in the Dust
as Joshua Bedlow
Dressed to Kill
as Smiley Joe Bishop
Whistling in the Dark
as Show Producer (uncredited)
Hurricane Smith
as Prosecuting Attorney
Cracked Nuts
as Mr. McAneny
Criminals Within
as Harold
Love Crazy
as Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Stanton
Horror Island
as The Stranger
Mr. District Attorney
as Atty. Murphy
Emergency Landing
as 'Doc' Williams
1940
Behind the News
as Judge #1
You, the People
as Ballot Inspector
The Bank Dick
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider
as Cop
The Howards of Virginia
as Representative
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Prosecuting Attorney
Manhattan Heartbeat
as Doctor
Private Affairs
as Stock Buyer Smith (uncredited)
A Failure at Fifty
as 50 Year Old Jobless Man (uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Gangs of Chicago
Role unknown
Edison, the Man
as Secretary
Spots Before Your Eyes
Role unknown
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Hotel Manager
An Angel from Texas
as Play Director Bonham
Shooting High
as McCormick
The Hidden Master
as Dr. William Roentgen (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
as Radio Announcing Guard (uncredited)
Women Without Names
as Arresting Detective
The House Across the Bay
as U.S. Official
Black Friday
as Det. Carpenter
Castle on the Hudson
as Standing Reporter on Train (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
as Doctor (uncredited)
Know Your Money
as Lab Technician Welsh (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Steamship Clerk
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Assistant to the District Attorney
1939
The Great Victor Herbert
as Forbes
Geronimo
as Post Doctor
The Monroe Doctrine
as Daniel Webster
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Coach (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
as Instructor
Slapsie Maxie's
as Wrestling Director (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
as Junior Officer Standing by Map (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
as Police Chief's Aide (uncredited)
Stanley and Livingstone
as Albert
When Tomorrow Comes
as Wine Steward (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
as Theater Manager (uncredited)
Blondie Takes a Vacation
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Maisie
as Court Clerk (Uncredited)
The Man Who Dared
as Stuart McCrary
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as Studio Movie Director (uncredited)
Angel of Mercy
as James A. Garfield (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Let Us Live
as Bank Cashier (uncredited)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Stock Broker
Money to Loan
as Loan Officer
Tail Spin
as Powder Puff Derby Starter (Uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
as Flight Commander
Off the Record
as Priest (uncredited)
Scouts to the Rescue
as G-Man Ed Billings [Chs. 1-2]
The Greener Hills
as Henry Miller
1938
Breakdowns of 1938
as Outlaw (archive footage) (uncredited)
Swing, Sister, Swing
as Les Murphy - Theatrical Agent
Heart of the North
as Radio Operator (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Declaration of Independence
as George Reed (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare
as Detective Herman (uncredited)
Meet the Girls
as Purser Brady
Youth Takes a Fling
as Businessman
Secrets of an Actress
as Spencer
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Loudspeaker Announcer
The Beloved Brat
as Jenkins
Female Fugitive
as Investigator Tom Leonard
International Settlement
as First Officer
The Invisible Menace
as Investigator in Haiti
Sergeant Murphy
as Major Smythe
1937
Wells Fargo
as Merchant
The Man Without a Country
as Captain Mitchell (uncredited)
Romance of Radium
as Pierre Curie (uncredited)
Hot Water
as Laryngitis Man (uncredited)
That Certain Woman
as Tilden - Rogers' Partner (uncredited)
Empty Holsters
as Ace Cain
Fly Away Baby
as Clifford Vance
Angel's Holiday
as Radio Officer
Kid Galahad
as (uncredited)
San Quentin
as Lieutenant
A Day at Santa Anita
as Tom Blackburn - Peaches' Father (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
as Ricks' Cashier (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Ship's Officer
They Gave Him a Gun
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Let's Get Married
as Dick
Marked Woman
as Court Clerk #2 (uncredited)
Love Is News
as Salesman (uncredited)
Black Legion
as News Commentator (uncredited)
We Who Are About to Die
as Prison Lieutenant (uncredited)
1936
The Public Pays
as Moran's Assistant Bartley (uncredited)
Adventure in Manhattan
as Lorimer
China Clipper
as Airplane Designer (uncredited)
Spendthrift
as Radio Station Executive
Two Against the World
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range
as Clerk
The Big Noise
as Dr. Martin (uncredited)
Sons o' Guns
as French to English Translator
Champagne Charlie
as Mr. Saunders
The Singing Kid
as Theater Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Two in Revolt
as George Mason
Colleen
as Ames Company Official (uncredited)
Everybody's Old Man
as Salesman
Boulder Dam
as Reporter (uncredited)
1935
White Lies
as Courtroom Prosecutor (uncredited)
Stars Over Broadway
as Archie McNeish
3 Kids and a Queen
as Gangster
Shipmates Forever
as Inspecting Officer (uncredited)
She Couldn't Take It
as Reporter
Special Agent
as Thompson (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Atlantic Adventure
as Reporter Reagan
Broadway Gondolier
as Reporter
Stranded
as Officer on Ferry (uncredited)
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Worried McCarger Employee
'G' Men
as Bill - the Ballistics Expert (uncredited)