 In 1931, after working in Australia and London, he permanently moved to the United States, where he received a contract with Twentieth Century Fox Studios and had a successful career as a character actor in over 50 films.Perhaps his most celebrated role was as Much, the miller's son in "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) alongside Errol Flynn.Other film appearances included "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935) with Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, and MGM's "David Copperfield" (1935) as Barkis.