1 9 0 6 ▁– ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁character ▁actor , ▁known ▁for ▁numerous ▁supporting ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁roles . ▁ ▁Films ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁stern , ▁heavy set ▁character ▁actors ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁no ▁person ▁could ▁recognize ▁by ▁name . ▁San de ▁showed ▁an ▁early ▁interest ▁in ▁music ▁as ▁a ▁youth ▁and ▁by ▁his ▁college ▁years ▁managed ▁to ▁start ▁his ▁own ▁band . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁musical ▁director ▁for ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century - F ox ' s ▁the ater ▁chain , ▁which , ▁in ▁turn , ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁acting ▁in ▁films ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁Usually ▁providing ▁atmos pher ic ▁bits ▁with ▁no ▁b illing , ▁he ▁made ▁an ▁initial ▁impression ▁in ▁serial ▁cl iff hang ers ▁as ▁a ▁third - string ▁heavy ▁with ▁the ▁popular ▁The ▁Green ▁Hor net ▁St rik es ▁Again ! ▁and ▁Sky ▁Ra iders . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁top ▁featured ▁role , ▁however , ▁would ▁come ▁with ▁The ▁Iron ▁Cla w ▁as ▁Jack ▁" Fl ash " ▁Str ong , ▁a ▁photograph er ▁who , ▁un character ist ically ▁for ▁Walter , ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁com ic ▁side k ick ▁to ▁our ▁serial ▁hero . ▁Best ▁of ▁all ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁another ▁serial ▁as ▁Red ▁Pen ning ton , ▁the ▁am using ▁side k ick ▁to ▁Don ▁W ins low ▁of ▁the ▁Navy . ▁He