Dayton Lummis
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Dayton Lummis | |
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.jpg) Lummis in Bonanza, 1960 | |
| Born | August 8, 1903 Summit, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | March 23, 1988 (aged 84) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1944–1975 |
Dayton Lummis (August 8, 1903 – March 23, 1988)[1] was an American film, television and theatre actor.[2] He was perhaps best known for playing the role of General Douglas MacArthur in the 1955 film The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell.[3] In another role he appeared as the Governor of the Mexico Territory, former Major General Lew Wallace, in the Death Valley Days (TV series), episode "Shadows on the Window" (aired February 18, 1960).
Lummis died in March 1988 in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 84.[4][5]
Partial filmography
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- Red Planet Mars (1952) - Radio Commentator (uncredited)
- The Winning Team (1952) - Graham McNamee (uncredited)
- Breakdown (1952) - Prison Warden (uncredited)
- Les Misérables (1952) - Defense Lawyer (uncredited)
- Something for the Birds (1952) - Speaker of the House (uncredited)
- Operation Secret (1952) - French Radio Broadcaster (Voice, uncredited)
- Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952) - Chairman (uncredited)
- Because of You (1952) - Philip Arnold (uncredited)
- Ruby Gentry (1952) - Ruby's Attorney (uncredited)
- The Mississippi Gambler (1953) - John Sanford (uncredited)
- Tangier Incident (1953) - Henry Morrison
- Man in the Dark (1953)[6] - Dr. Marston
- Port Sinister (1953) - Mr. Lennox
- Julius Caesar (1953) - Messala
- The President's Lady (1953) - Dr. May (uncredited)
- All I Desire (1953)[7] - Colonel Underwood
- The Golden Blade (1953) - Munkar (uncredited)
- China Venture (1953)[6] - Dr. Masterson
- How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- The Glenn Miller Story (1954) - Colonel Spaulding, USAAF (uncredited)
- Dragon's Gold (1954) - Donald McCutcheon
- Loophole (1954) - Jim Starling
- Princess of the Nile (1954) - Prince Selim (uncredited)
- Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) - Magistrate (uncredited)
- The Caine Mutiny (1954) - Uncle Lloyd (uncredited)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) - Reporter from The Bulletin (uncredited)
- Return to Treasure Island (1954) - Captain Flint
- The Yellow Mountain (1954)[8] - Geraghty
- Prince of Players (1955) - English Doctor
- The Prodigal (1955) - Caleb
- A Man Called Peter (1955) - Scottish Police Constable (uncredited)
- The Cobweb (1955) - Dr. Tim Carmody (uncredited)
- My Sister Eileen (1955) - Mr. Wallace (uncredited)
- The View from Pompey's Head (1955) - Charles Barlowe
- Sudden Danger (1955) - Raymond Wilkins
- The Spoilers (1955) - Wheaton
- The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) - General Douglas MacArthur
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Season 2 Episode 9: "Crack of Doom") - Tom Ackley
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Season 2 Episode 13: "Mr. Blanchard's Secret") - Charles Blanchard
- High Society (1956) - H. Stuyvesant Jones
- Over-Exposed (1956) - Horace Sutherland
- The First Texan (1956) - Stephen Austin
- The Bad Seed (1956) - The Doctor (uncredited)
- Showdown at Abilene (1956) - Jack Bedford
- The Wrong Man (1956) - Judge Groat
- Monkey on My Back (1957) - J.L. McAvoy
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Season 3 Episode 32: "Listen, Listen...!") - Police Sergeant Oliver
- From Hell to Texas (1958) - Padre (uncredited)
- Compulsion (1959) - Dr. Allwyn - Psychiatrist (uncredited)
- Elmer Gantry (1960) - Eddington
- The Music Box Kid (1960) - Father Gorman
- Spartacus (1960) - Symmachus (uncredited)
- The Flight That Disappeared (1961) - Dr. Carl Morris
- Deadly Duo (1962) - Thorne Fletcher
- Jack the Giant Killer (1962) - King Mark
- Beauty and the Beast (1962) - Roderick
- Mooncussers (1962) - Commissioner
- Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) - Doctor (uncredited)
- Moonfire (1970) - Fuentes
References
[edit]- ^ Kotar, S.L.; Gessler, J.E. (December 2009). Riverboat: The Evolution of a Television Series, 1959-1961. BearManor Media. p. 106. ISBN 9781593935054 – via Google Books.
- ^ Aaker, Everett (1997). Television Western Players of the Fifties: A Biographical Encyclopedia of All Regular Cast Members in Western Series, 1949-1959. McFarland. p. 333. ISBN 9780786402847 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Dayton Lummis To Play MacArthur". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. August 3, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dayton Lummis". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 339. ISBN 9780810835474 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Joins "China Venture"". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 3, 1953. p. 64. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lummis Cast at U-I". Mirror News. Los Angeles, California. January 15, 1953. p. 52. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lentz, Harris (1996). Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits 1903-1995: Section I. Actors and actresses. Section II. Directors, producers, and writers. McFarland. p. 492 – via Google Books.
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