In 1918 he starred in 'Mish Mash' with Nellie Casman at Edelstein's People's Theater. The New York Times called him, "One of the leading Yiddish actors in the United States . . ." He was the manager of Kessler's Second Avenue Theatre. His acting roles were many and varied. He was married to Rachel (née Wilner) Kessler. She owned the "Wilner Full Dress Parlor" on the Lower East Side. He became ill while on stage at the Lyric Theatre in Brooklyn, New York during his performance of Jacob Gordin's dramatization of Tolstoy's "The Kreutzer Sonata". He died on May 14, 1920 in Beth Israel Hospital from complications following an operation. He is buried in Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York along with his wife Rachel Kessler.