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Dayton Lummis(1903-1988)

  • Actor
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Dayton Lummis was born on 8 August 1903 in Summit, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Wrong Man (1956), Julius Caesar (1953) and Flight That Disappeared (1961). He was married to Dorothy Caldwell Lewis and Charlotte E. Young. He died on 23 March 1988 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornAugust 8, 1903
DiedMarch 23, 1988(84)
BornAugust 8, 1903
DiedMarch 23, 1988(84)
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Known for

Henry Fonda and Vera Miles in The Wrong Man (1956)
The Wrong Man
7.4
  • Judge Groat
  • 1956
Marlon Brando, John Gielgud, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Greer Garson, Louis Calhern, and Edmond O'Brien in Julius Caesar (1953)
Julius Caesar
7.2
  • Messala
  • 1953
Craig Hill, Dayton Lummis, and Paula Raymond in Flight That Disappeared (1961)
Flight That Disappeared
5.8
  • Dr. Carl Morris
  • 1961
The Time Tunnel (1966)
The Time Tunnel
7.5
TV Series
  • William Gladstone

Credits

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  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Mr. Holmby
    • 1975
  • Richard Egan, Sonny Liston, and Charles Napier in Moonfire (1970)
    Moonfire
    4.6
    • Fuentes
    • 1970
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Doctor
    • Commissioner
    • 1962–1968
  • Ted Cassidy, Lu Ann Haslam, Kevin Schultz, and Michael Shea in The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968)
    The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Thut
    • Don Quixote de la Mancha
    • 1968
  • This Is the Life (1952)
    This Is the Life
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Judge Brandt
    • Dr. Bergen
    • 1952–1967
  • The Time Tunnel (1966)
    The Time Tunnel
    7.5
    TV Series
    • William Gladstone
    • 1966
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Judge O'Hara
    • Col. Abel Chapin
    • Atty. Hiram Wood ...
    • 1960–1965
  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Reinhardt
    • 1965
  • Ben Gazzara and Chuck Connors in Arrest and Trial (1963)
    Arrest and Trial
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Murray
    • 1964
  • Temple Houston (1963)
    Temple Houston
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Col. Bob Grainger
    • 1963
  • William Demarest, Don Grady, Barry Livingston, Stanley Livingston, and Fred MacMurray in My Three Sons (1960)
    My Three Sons
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Dr. Blackwood
    • 1963
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Rev. Philip Marshall
    • Dr. Baldwin
    • T.J. Gingle ...
    • 1959–1963
  • Jack Elam, Chad Everett, Michael Greene, and Larry Ward in The Dakotas (1962)
    The Dakotas
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Clayton Emory
    • 1963
  • Empire (1962)
    Empire
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Thomas Fenton Giler
    • Jason Simms
    • 1962–1963
  • Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
    Papa's Delicate Condition
    6.5
    • Doctor (uncredited)
    • 1963

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Dayton Loomis
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • August 8, 1903
    • Summit, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • March 23, 1988
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Dorothy Caldwell LewisJanuary 22, 1936 - ?
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Prolific American character actor of stage, screen and radio. Usually seen as bearded judges, marshals, senior military officers or aristocrats in westerns and period dramas on television. Trained at the Martha Oatman Theatre School in Los Angeles. On stage from the age of 24. His son, Dayton Lummis Jr, is a former museum curator and author of nonfiction works on the American West.

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