7 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁– ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁actor . ▁He ▁would ▁achieve ▁his ▁fame ▁as ▁an ▁American ▁B - movie ▁actor ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁He ▁would ▁also ▁play ▁supporting ▁roles ▁in ▁various ▁television ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁period . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁mov ies ▁and ▁television ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁Life ▁Walter ▁Em ory ▁Johnson ▁Jr . ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Santa ▁Barbara , ▁California . ▁ ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁silent ▁film ▁actress ▁El la ▁Hall ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁actor ▁turned ▁director ▁Em ory ▁Johnson . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁birth , ▁both ▁parents ▁were ▁contract ▁players ▁for ▁Universal . ▁▁▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁their ▁parents ' ▁marriage ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁rocks . ▁His ▁parents ▁recon ci led ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 5 ; ▁then ▁tra ged y ▁struck ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁While ▁El la ▁and ▁the ▁k ids ▁were ▁crossing ▁a ▁busy ▁street ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁Em ory ' s ▁ 5 - year - old ▁brother ▁Alfred ▁was ▁struck ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁tr uck . ▁The ▁tr uck ▁had ▁narrow ly ▁missed ▁Em ory . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁parent ' s ▁recon c ili ation , ▁El la ▁and ▁Em ory ▁decided ▁to ▁have ▁one ▁last ▁child . ▁Em ory ' s