Complex sentence: Later that year, he played the lie role tio "Calling Philo Vance"; and in 1941 he was first-billed in "Shining Victory", in which he played the character of Dr. Paul Venner.
Split into simpler sentences: Later that year, he played the title role in "Calling Philo Vance". In 1941 he was first-billed in "Shining Victory", in which he played the character of Dr. Paul Venner.