Dayton Lummis Explained

Dayton Lummis
Birth Date:	8 August 1903
Birth Place:	Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:	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]

Lummis died in March 1988 in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 84.^{[4] [5]}

Partial filmography

• 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) - 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

External links

• • • • Rotten Tomatoes profile

Notes and References

1. Book: Riverboat: The Evolution of a Television Series, 1959-1961. 106. S.L.. Kotar. J.E.. Gessler. BearManor Media. December 2009. 9781593935054. Google Books.
2. Book: Aaker, Everett. Television Western Players of the Fifties: A Biographical Encyclopedia of All Regular Cast Members in Western Series, 1949-1959. 333. McFarland. 1997. 9780786402847. Google Books.
3. News: Dayton Lummis To Play MacArthur. The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. August 3, 1955. October 13, 2021. 12. Newspapers.com.
4. Web site: Dayton Lummis. Internet Broadway Database. October 13, 2021.
5. Book: The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. 339. Billy. Doyle. Anthony. Slide. Scarecrow Press. 1999. 9780810835474. Google Books.
6. News: Joins "China Venture". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 3, 1953. October 13, 2021. 64. Newspapers.com.
7. News: Lummis Cast at U-I. Mirror News. Los Angeles, California. January 15, 1953. October 13, 2021. 52. Newspapers.com.
8. Book: Lentz, Harris. Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits 1903-1995: Section I. Actors and actresses. Section II. Directors, producers, and writers. 492. McFarland. 1996. Google Books.