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Dayton Lummis Sr., was an American actor of film and television who specialized in the genre of anthology and western series, often playing authority figures. From 1959-1960, he appeared as Marshal Andy Morrison in nine episodes of NBC's Law of the Plainsman western, with Michael Ansara and Robert Harland. In 1955, he portrayed General Douglas MacArthur in the film The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell.
Born
Saturday, 08 August 1903
Died
Wednesday, 23 March 1988
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Moonfire | Fuentes | 1973 |
| The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Don Quixote de la Mancha / Thut | 1968 |
| The Time Tunnel | William Gladstone | 1966 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Reinhardt | 1964 |
| Temple Houston | Col. Bob Grainger | 1963 |
| Arrest and Trial | Dr. Murray | 1963 |
| Papa's Delicate Condition | Doctor | 1963 |
| Empire | Thomas Fenton Giler / Jason Simms | 1962 |
| Wide Country | Dr. Willis Burroughs | 1962 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Roderick / Roderick, Count of Sardi | 1962 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Moonfire | Fuentes | 1973 |
| The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Don Quixote de la Mancha / Thut | 1968 |
| The Time Tunnel | William Gladstone | 1966 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Reinhardt | 1964 |
| Temple Houston | Col. Bob Grainger | 1963 |
| Arrest and Trial | Dr. Murray | 1963 |
| Papa's Delicate Condition | Doctor | 1963 |
| Empire | Thomas Fenton Giler / Jason Simms | 1962 |
| Wide Country | Dr. Willis Burroughs | 1962 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Roderick / Roderick, Count of Sardi | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Horatio Turner | 1962 |
| Jack the Giant Killer | King Mark | 1962 |
| The Dakotas | Clayton Emory | 1962 |
| Deadly Duo | Thorne Fletcher | 1962 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Torvald | 1961 |
| Ripcord | Dr. Chapman | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Judge | 1961 |
| Flight That Disappeared | Dr. Carl Morris / Dr. Karl Morris | 1961 |
| Miami Undercover | Dr. Gregory | 1961 |
| The Americans | Maj. Turner | 1961 |
| Spartacus | Symmachus | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Colonel Robbins / Judge | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Dr. Blackwood | 1960 |
| Thriller | Millard Braystone / Clarence Kramer | 1960 |
| Elmer Gantry | Eddington | 1960 |
| The Music Box Kid | Father Gorman | 1960 |
| Philip Marlowe | Arthur Hammond | 1959 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Charles Fouchet | 1959 |
| Law of the Plainsman | Marshal Andy Morrison | 1959 |
| Lock Up | George / Teddy Davis | 1959 |
| Laramie | Judge | 1959 |
| Riverboat | Gideon Templeton | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Lt. Col. Metcalfe / Judge O'Hara / Col. Abel Chapin / Atty. Hiram Wood | 1959 |
| Markham | Howard Fulton | 1959 |
| The Lawless Years | Judge | 1959 |
| Compulsion | Dr. Allwyn - Psychiatrist | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Guy Winters | 1958 |
| Yancy Derringer | Judge Randall | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | Jake Shaw / Colonel Craig | 1958 |
| Buckskin | Jabez Lord | 1958 |
| From Hell to Texas | Padre | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Figure of Death | 1958 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Lord Meredith / Prosecutor | 1957 |
| Suspicion | Clyde Pickens | 1957 |
| M Squad | Jonas Warman | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | T.J. Gingle / Rev. Philip Marshall / Major P.S. Barham / Dr. Baldwin | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Silas Rigsby | 1957 |
| The New Adventures of Charlie Chan | Hess | 1957 |
| Monkey on My Back | J.L. McAvoy | 1957 |
| The Wrong Man | Judge Groat | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Col. Brecker / Dr. Engle | 1956 |
| Wire Service | Amos Fairchild | 1956 |
| Showdown at Abilene | Jack Bedford | 1956 |
| The Bad Seed | The Doctor | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | General Rogers | 1956 |
| The First Texan | Stephen Austin | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Publisher | 1956 |
| Over-Exposed | Horace Sutherland | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Mr. Carlson | 1956 |
| The Spoilers | Wheaton | 1955 |
| The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Gen. Douglas MacArthur | 1955 |
| Sudden Danger | Raymond Wilkins | 1955 |
| The View from Pompey's Head | Charles Barlowe | 1955 |
| Matinee Theatre | Father / Cesar Grandet | 1955 |
| Crusader | Ray Talbot | 1955 |
| Crossroads | James Thorpe / Prosecutor | 1955 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Dr. Oscar W. Hoffman | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Charles Blanchard / Police Sgt. Oliver / Tom Ackley | 1955 |
| The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial | Colonel Duncan Smythe / Attorney | 1955 |
| My Sister Eileen | Mr. Wallace | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Frank Collins | 1955 |
| Navy Log | Executive Officer | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Mr. Holmby | 1955 |
| The Cobweb | Dr. Tim Carmody / Dr. Tim Carmody (Uncredited) | 1955 |
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Reporter from The Bulletin | 1955 |
| High Society | H. Stuyvesant Jones | 1955 |
| A Man Called Peter | Scottish Police Constable | 1955 |
| The Prodigal | Caleb | 1955 |
| Prince of Players | English Doctor | 1955 |
| The Yellow Mountain | Geraghty | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Commissioner | 1954 |
| Lassie | Dr. Walter Stewart | 1954 |
| The Whistler | Matt / Jason / Arnold Pearson | 1954 |
| Crash of Moons | Lavolga | 1954 |
| Princess of the Nile | Prince Selim | 1954 |
| Return to Treasure Island | Capt. Flint | 1954 |
| The Caine Mutiny | Uncle Lloyd | 1954 |
| Demetrius and the Gladiators | Magistrate | 1954 |
| Silver Needle in the Sky | Dr. Hilary Tyson / Dr. Hillary Tyson | 1954 |
| The Gypsy Moon | Lavoka | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Dr. Todd | 1954 |
| Rocky Jones, Space Ranger | Dr. Hillary Tyson / La Volga | 1954 |
| Loophole | Jim Starling | 1954 |
| Dragon's Gold | Donald McCutcheon | 1954 |
| Waterfront | Capt. Turner | 1954 |
| The Glenn Miller Story | Col. Spaulding, USAAF | 1954 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Justice of the Peace | 1953 |
| Topper | The Judge | 1953 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Roger Grayson / Mr. Gianelli / E. H. Sloan | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Doctor / Commissioner Blackburn / Registrar / Ted Maskin | 1953 |
| China Venture | Dr. Masterson | 1953 |
| The Golden Blade | Munkar | 1953 |
| All I Desire | Col. Underwood | 1953 |
| Julius Caesar | Messala | 1953 |
| The President's Lady | Dr. May | 1953 |
| Port Sinister | Mr. Lennox | 1953 |
| Man in the Dark | Dr. Marston | 1953 |
| Tangier Incident | Henry Morrison | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Arnold Hoffman / LaFort | 1953 |
| The Mississippi Gambler | John Sanford | 1953 |
| The Life of Riley | Mr. Marshall | 1953 |
| Ruby Gentry | Ruby's Attorney | 1952 |
| Because of You | Philip Arnold | 1952 |
| Bloodhounds of Broadway | Chairman | 1952 |
| Operation Secret | French Radio Broadcaster | 1952 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Paul Clarkson | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Lee | 1952 |
| Something for the Birds | Speaker of the House | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Whit Lonigan / Warden / Mail Clerk | 1952 |
| Les Miserables | Defense Lawyer | 1952 |
| Breakdown | Prison Warden | 1952 |
| The Winning Team | Graham McNamee | 1952 |
| Red Planet Mars | Radio Commentator | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | John De La Mar / General Lew Wallace | 1952 |
| China Smith | Neville | 1952 |
| Dragnet | Sgt. Jack Gotch | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Bill Parker / Mel Eaton / Mr. Sherman | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Arthur Healy / Editor Cartwright | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Jack Driscoll / Superintendent | 1951 |
| Front Page Detective | Mike Breckner | 1951 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Jack Goodman | 1950 |
| Big Town | Mr. Barrett | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Williams / Nigel / Michael Townsend / Evans / Dr. Morrison / Col. Picquart / Captain McLandon / Bob Warren | 1950 |
| Dangerous Assignment | Captain / Cmdr Elwood | 1950 |
| The Lone Ranger | Jonathan Wilkins | 1949 |
