Dayton Lummis (August 8, 1903 – March 23, 1988) was an American film, television and theatre actor. He was perhaps best known for playing the role of

General Douglas MacArthur Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army. He had served with distinction in World War I, was ...

in the 1955 film '' The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell''. Lummis died in March 1988 in

Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...

, at the age of 84.

Partial filmography

Dayton Lummis in Jack the Giant Killer (1962) trailer

*'' Red Planet Mars'' (1952) - Radio Commentator (uncredited) *'' The Winning Team'' (1952) - Graham Mcnamee (uncredited) *'' Breakdown'' (1952) - Prison Warden (uncredited) *''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original ...

'' (1952) - Defense Lawyer (uncredited) *''

Something for the Birds ''Something for the Birds'' is a 1952 film directed by Robert Wise and starring Victor Mature and Patricia Neal. Plot Johnnie Adams, an engraver in Washington, uses some of the invitations his firm makes to crash Washington parties. He gets to be ...

'' (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 ''Man in the Dark'' is a 1953 film noir drama 3-D film directed by Lew Landers and starring Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Totter and Ted de Corsia. It is a remake of the 1936 Ralph Bellamy film ''The Man Who Lived Twice''. It was the first Columbia Pi ...

'' (1953) - Dr. Marston *'' Port Sinister'' (1953) - Mr. Lennox *'' Julius Caesar'' (1953) - Messala *'' The President's Lady'' (1953) - Dr. May (uncredited) *'' All I Desire'' (1953) - Col. Underwood *''

The Golden Blade ''The Golden Blade'' is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Nathan Juran and starring Rock Hudson as Harun Al-Rashid and Piper Laurie as Princess Khairuzan. It is set in ancient Bagdad and borrows from the Arabic fairy tales of ''One Thous ...

'' (1953) - Munkar (uncredited) *'' China Venture'' (1953) - Dr. Masterson *''

How to Marry a Millionaire ''How to Marry a Millionaire'' is a 1953 American screwball comedy film directed by Jean Negulesco and written and produced by Nunnally Johnson. The screenplay was based on the plays ''The Greeks Had a Word for It'' (1930) by Zoe Akins and ''L ...

'' (1953) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited) *'' The Glenn Miller Story'' (1954) - Col. Spaulding, USAAF (uncredited) *''

Dragon's Gold ''Dragon's Gold'' is a 1954 American crime film directed by Aubrey Wisberg and Jack Pollexfen and starring John Archer, Hillary Brooke and Philip Van Zandt.

'' (1954) - Donald McCutcheon *''

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'' (1954) - Jim Starling *'' Princess of the Nile'' (1954) - Prince Selim (uncredited) *''

Demetrius and the Gladiators ''Demetrius and the Gladiators'' is a 1954 American biblical drama film and a sequel to ''The Robe''. The picture was made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Delmer Daves and produced by Frank Ross. The screenplay was written by Philip Dunne b ...

'' (1954) - Magistrate (uncredited) *'' The Caine Mutiny'' (1954) - Uncle Lloyd (uncredited) *''

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (french: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre-Ju ...

'' (1954) - Reporter from The Bulletin (uncredited) *''

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'' (1954) - Capt. Flint *'' The Yellow Mountain'' (1954) - 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 ''My Sister Eileen'' is a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney, originally published in ''The New Yorker'', which eventually inspired many other works: her 1938 book ''My Sister Eileen'', a play, a musical, a radio play (an ...

'' (1955) - Mr. Wallace (uncredited) *''

The View from Pompey's Head ''The View from Pompey's Head'' is a novel by American writer Hamilton Basso, first published by Doubleday in 1954. It spent 40 weeks on '' The New York Times'' bestseller list. The title refers to the book's setting, the fictional small to ...

'' (1955) - Charles Barlowe *'' Sudden Danger'' (1955) - Raymond Wilkins *'' The Spoilers'' (1955) - Wheaton *'' The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell'' (1955) -

*'' 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 ''Showdown at Abilene'' is a 1956 American western film directed by Charles F. Haas and starring Jock Mahoney, Martha Hyer and Lyle Bettger. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. In 1967 it was remade by Universal as ''Gun ...

'' (1956) - Jack Bedford *''

The Wrong Man ''The Wrong Man'' is a 1956 American docudrama film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. The film was drawn from the true story of an innocent man charged with a crime, as described in the book ''The True St ...

'' (1956) - Judge Groat *''

Monkey on My Back ''Pump'' is the tenth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith. It was released on September 12, 1989, by Geffen Records. The album peaked at No. 5 on the US charts, and was certified septuple platinum by the RIAA in 1995. The album contain ...

'' (1957) - J.L. McAvoy *'' 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 Spartacus ( el, Σπάρτακος '; la, Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprisin ...

'' (1960) - Symmachus (uncredited) *'' The Flight That Disappeared'' (1961) - Dr. Carl Morris *'' Deadly Duo'' (1962) - Thorne Fletcher *''

Jack the Giant Killer "Jack the Giant Killer" is a Cornish fairy tale and legend about a young adult who slays a number of bad giants during King Arthur's reign. The tale is characterised by violence, gore and blood-letting. Giants are prominent in Cornish folklo ...

'' (1962) - King Mark *''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine T ...

'' (1962) - Roderick *'' Mooncussers'' (1962) - Commissioner *''

Papa's Delicate Condition ''Papa's Delicate Condition'' is a 1963 American comedy film starring Jackie Gleason and Glynis Johns. It was an adaptation of the Corinne Griffith memoir of the same name, about her father and growing up in Texarkana, Texas. Jimmy Van Heusen ( ...

'' (1963) - Doctor (uncredited) *'' Moonfire'' (1970) - Fuentes

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