Danny Dayton (born Daniel David Segall, November 20, 1923 – February 6, 1999) was an American

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

and

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. Beginning in the 1950s, he played many roles in film and on TV. He had a recurring role as Hank Pivnik on ''

All in the Family ''All in the Family'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. Afterwards, it was continued with the spin-off series ''Archie Bunker's Place'', which picked up where ''All in ...

'' and had guest roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Charlie's Angels'' and ''

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''. Dayton graduated from the school of journalism at

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, before turning to acting."Danny Dayton, 75, Actor and Director"
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'', February 12, 1999. Accessed November 6, 2007. In addition to acting, Dayton also directed episodes of ''

Occasional Wife ''Occasional Wife'' is an American sitcom which aired on NBC beginning September 13, 1966 and running until May 9, 1967 (repeats were aired through August 29). It was originally on NBC's Tuesday night schedule, airing from 8:30–9:00PM ET/ PT. ...

'', '' Here's Lucy'', and the short-lived series '' Good Morning World''. On February 6, 1999, Dayton died of emphysema in

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* * * American male film actors American male television actors American television directors Deaths from emphysema Jewish American male actors New York University alumni Male actors from Jersey City, New Jersey 1923 births 1999 deaths 20th-century American male actors Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery 20th-century American Jews {{US-screen-actor-1920s-stub