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]

Dayton Lummis
Lummis in Bonanza, 1960
Born(1903-08-08)August 8, 1903
DiedMarch 23, 1988(1988-03-23) (aged 84)
OccupationActor
Years active1944–1975

Partial filmography

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Lummis in Jack the Giant Killer, 1962

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Dayton Lummis To Play MacArthur". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. August 3, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "Dayton Lummis". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "Joins "China Venture"". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 3, 1953. p. 64. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ "Lummis Cast at U-I". Mirror News. Los Angeles, California. January 15, 1953. p. 52. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  8. ^ 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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