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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]
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 |
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.
External links
edit- Dayton Lummis at IMDb
- Dayton Lummis at the TCM Movie Database
- ‹The template AllMovie name is being considered for deletion.› Dayton Lummis at AllMovie
- Rotten Tomatoes profile