Dayton Lummis

Deceased · Born: Aug 8, 1903 · Died: Mar 23, 1988

Personal Details

BornAug 8, 1903 Summit, New Jersey, USA

Spouse

Dorothy Caldwell Lewis
( Jan 22, 1936 to Dec 10, 2025 )
Charlotte E. Young
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 10, 2025 )

Biography

Dayton Lummis, a talented individual, entered this world on August 8, 1903, in the charming town of Summit, New Jersey, United States of America. He would go on to make a lasting impact in the world of entertainment, earning recognition for his acting abilities in notable films such as "The Wrong Man" (1956),"Flight That Disappeared" (1961),and "Julius Caesar" (1953).

Career

acting

1973

Moonfire as Fuentes

1962

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast as Roderick, Count of Sardi

Deadly Duo as Thorne Fletcher

Jack the Giant Killer

Jack the Giant Killer as King Mark

Disneyland as Commissioner

1961

Flight That Disappeared

Flight That Disappeared as Dr. Karl Morris

1960

The Music Box Kid

The Music Box Kid as Father Gorman

Elmer Gantry as Eddington

Spartacus as Symmachus (uncredited)

1959

Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman as Marshal Andy Morrison

1958

Bitter Heritage

Bitter Heritage as Colonel Brecker

1957

Monkey on My Back

Monkey on My Back as J.L. McAvoy

1956

Showdown at Abilene

Showdown at Abilene as Jack Bedford

Over-Exposed as Horace Sutherland

The First Texan

The First Texan as Stephen Austin

The Bad Seed as Doctor (uncredited)

The Wrong Man as Judge Groat

1955

Sudden Danger as Raymond Wilkins

The Prodigal as Caleb

The Spoilers as Wheaton

The Cobweb as Dr. Tim Carmody (Uncredited)

The View from Pompey's Head

The View from Pompey's Head as Charles Barlowe

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as General Douglas MacArthur

High Society as H. Stuyvesant Jones

Prince of Players

Prince of Players as English Doctor

1954

The Yellow Mountain

The Yellow Mountain as Geraghty

Silver Needle in the Sky

Silver Needle in the Sky as Dr. Hilary Tyson

Loophole as Jim Starling

Dragon's Gold as Donald McCutcheon

The Gypsy Moon as Lavoka

Princess of the Nile

Princess of the Nile as Prince Shamin (uncredited)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as Reporter from The Bulletin (uncredited)

The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story as Col. Spaulding, USAAF (uncredited)

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny as Uncle Lloyd (uncredited)

Return to Treasure Island

Return to Treasure Island as Capt. Flint

1953

China Venture as Dr. Masterson

Man in the Dark

Man in the Dark as Dr. Marston

All I Desire as Col. Underwood

Tangier Incident

Tangier Incident as Henry Morrison

How to Marry a Millionaire

How to Marry a Millionaire as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

The Golden Blade

The Golden Blade

Julius Caesar as Messala

1952

Because of You as Philip Arnold (uncredited)