. ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁acting ▁career ▁further , ▁he ▁determined ▁to ▁em igr ate ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and , ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁he ▁sa iled ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁as ▁a ▁ste er age ▁passenger ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁S / S ▁Nie uw ▁Amsterdam . ▁In ▁New ▁York , ▁he ▁acted ▁on ▁both ▁stage ▁and ▁screen . ▁His ▁first ▁motion ▁picture ▁performance ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁Jewish ▁drama , ▁Children ▁of ▁the ▁Gh etto . ▁On ▁the ▁stage , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁Broadway ▁plays ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁including ▁ 3 9 ▁East , ▁Dream s ▁for ▁S ale ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁production ▁of ▁What ▁Price ▁Gl ory ? ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 – 1 9 2 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁sound ▁film ▁era , ▁he ▁had ▁notable ▁roles ▁as ▁Jac opo ▁in ▁The ▁Count ▁of ▁Monte ▁Crist o ▁( 1 9 3 4 ), ▁as ▁Mr . ▁Louis ▁Louis ▁in ▁E asy ▁Living ▁( 1 9 3 7 ), ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁mayor ▁in ▁A ▁Bell ▁for ▁Ad ano ▁( 1 9 4 5 ). ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁motion ▁picture ▁actors ' ▁home ▁in ▁Wood land ▁Hills , ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁His ▁remains ▁are ▁inter red ▁at ▁Val hal la ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁Complete ▁film ography ▁▁ ▁Children ▁of ▁the ▁Gh etto ▁( 1