A stage actor from childhood, Milton Rosmer was 31 when he made his screen debut in 1913. Rosmer went on to starring and featured roles in such films as The Passionate Friends (1922), South Riding (1938), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), and Monkey's Paw (1948). He was most often seen portraying judges, professors, and committee chairmen. In addition, he directed (and occasionally wrote) such films as Balaclava (1928), Dreyfus (1931), Channel Crossing (1932), Emil and the Detectives (1935), The Guv'nor (1936), and The Challenge (1938). Milton Rosmer was married to actress Irene Rooke.