igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁an ▁infant . ▁After ▁att ending ▁Stan ford ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Al pha ▁S igma ▁Ph i ▁frat ern ity , ▁he ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁theatre ▁actor ▁at ▁the ▁Pas ad ena ▁Community ▁Play house ▁and ▁subsequently ▁performed ▁on ▁Broadway , ▁continu ing ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁stage ▁period ically ▁throughout ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁Film ▁career ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁motion ▁picture ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁as ▁an ▁un cred ited ▁spect ator ▁at ▁the ▁Col os se um ▁in ▁The ▁Sign ▁of ▁the ▁Cross . ▁At ▁age ▁ 2 2 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Sil as ▁Bar nab y , ▁the ▁villa in ▁in ▁the ▁Stan ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Oliver ▁Hard y ▁classic ▁Bab es ▁in ▁Toy land . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁having ▁until ▁then ▁been ▁performing ▁under ▁his ▁real ▁name ▁of ▁Henry ▁Klein bach , ▁he ▁adopted ▁the ▁stage ▁name ▁of ▁Henry ▁Br andon . ▁ ▁He ▁port rayed ▁the ▁villa in ous ▁manager ▁of ▁an ▁opera ▁company ▁in ▁Our ▁Gang ▁Fol lies ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁He ▁played ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Ren ou f , ▁a ▁deser ter ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁Foreign ▁Leg ion , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁re make ▁of ▁Beau ▁G este . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁he ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁successful