Curly-haired child actor, best known as 'Baby Dumpling' in the Blondie series of films (1938-50). He was a model from the age of two and was discovered by a Hollywood talent scout, having been featured in a 1937 Saturday Evening Post advertisement. After leaving show business in 1950, he had a spell in the U.S. Navy, then was employed as an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena until his retirement.