Son of character actor Houseley Stevenson, brother of costume designer Edward Stevenson and actor Houseley Stevenson Jr.. Highly active from mid-1920s at Pasadena Community Playhouse, where his entire family worked frequently as performers, directors, and teachers. Scored a major success on Broadway in Stage Door in 1936. Played many leading roles and even more character parts over the years. Although at first a stalwart and reliable figure in films, in later years his career was adversely a ...[Read Story]