Sound recordist and sound effects specialist who entered American films as a sound recordist for Mitchell Liesen's HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE (1935) at Paramount. He remained at the studio until 1953. Other notable credits include SPAWN OF THE NORTH (1938), BEAU GESTE (1939), THE GREAT McGINTY (1940), LOUISIANA PURCHASE and SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (both 1941), ROAD TO MOROCCO and THE PALM BEACH STORY (both 1942), SO PROUDLY WE HAIL (1943), THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK, LADY IN THE DARK, HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO and DOUBLE INDEMNITY (all 1944), SALTY O'ROURKE and INCENDIARY BLONDE (both 1945), THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS and TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST (both 1946), DESERT FURY, ROAD TO RIO and GOLDEN EARRINGS (all 1947), DREAM GIRL and SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (both 1948), THE ACCUSED, STREETS OF LAREDO, THE GREAT GATSBY, ROPE OF SAND, MY FRIEND IRMA and THE GREAT LOVER (all 1949), DARK CITY and THE FURIES (both 1950), THE LEMON DROP KID and WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE (both 1951), THE ATOMIC CITY and COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA (both 1952) and THE WAR OF THE WORLDS and PONY EXPRESS (both 1953).  Special Award 1938: For outstanding achievement in creating special effects in the Paramount production, SPAWN OF THE NORTH. Winners presented Plaques. (w. Loren L. Ryder, Harry Mills & Louis H. Mesenkop for Sound Effects) 1 Special Award