Britt Lomond (April 12, 1925 – March 22, 2006) was an American

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and television producer. Also credited as Glase Lohman. Born in

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, Lomond was raised in New York City. He received three

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, and a

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for his military service as an Army

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during

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. He was a student at

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after the war. Lomond was active with NYU's fencing team, and he earned a place on the United States' fencing team for the 1952 Olympics. Instead of going that route, he began fencing as a professional in productions on stage and in films. In 1956, Lomond played the Spaniard James Addison Reavis in the episode "The Baron of Arizona" of the

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'', hosted by

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. In the story line, two newspapermen doubt Reavis' claim to millions of acres in the New Mexico Territory, which then included Arizona. Though Reavis' papers seem authentic and date to colonial times, the reporters prove them to be fraudulent.' Lomond is best known for his role as Capitán Monastario in the first season of Disney's ''

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''. He also played the role of General George Armstrong Custer in the Disney film ''

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''. On television he made a guest appearance on '' Perry Mason'' as he played the role of title character and murder victim Jack Culross in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Posthumous Painter." In 1963 Lomond appeared as Kyle Lawson on '' The Virginian in the episode titled "If You Have Tears." He was a unit production manager for ''

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'', '' Somewhere in Time'', and ''

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''. He was also known for being a first assistant director for '' Battlestar Galactica'' and '' MacGyver''.

Death

On March 22, 2006, Lomond died of kidney failure at a nursing home in Huntington Beach, California, at age 80. He was survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.

Paintings

Britt Lomond also painted. BRITTINI was a commercial art studio in the 1960's, in Los Angeles, California. The studio was owned by three people, actor Britt Lomond, his father-in-law, and Loraine Miller. Britt Lomond Painting

In addition to producing vast numbers of "sofa art" paintings, the Brittini artists also did extensive muraling in the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, in Hollywood, in 1964 (those paintings are now gone, the theatre has been remodeled). The paintings were usually of ships, with raised texture, using white glue tinted black with acrylic paint. Capitan Monastario

Filmography

*1953: ''

'' (TV Series) - Lew Darby / Season 1, Episode 11 / "The Lady with the Blue Silk Umbrella" / credited as Glase Lohman *1955-1956: '' Navy Log'' (TV Series) - Lt. Fraser / Executive Officer / Carrigio *1956: '' Highway Patrol'' (TV Series) - Highway Patrolman Melton *1956: ''

The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with '' The Three Musketeers''. L ...

'' (TV Series) - De Crissac *1956: '' Annie Oakley'' (TV Series) - Gentleman Jim Corbett *1956-1959: ''

'' (TV Series, in two episodes, one as

James Reavis James Addison Reavis (May 10, 1843November 27, 1914), later using the name James Addison Peralta-Reavis, the so-called Baron of Arizona, was an American forger and fraudster. He is best known in association with the Peralta land grant, also kno ...

"The Baron of Arizona") - Kurt Mahler / Faro Bill / James Addison Reavis *1957: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Lt. Phil Poole *1957: ''The Saga of Andy Burnett: Andy's Love Affair'' (TV Series) - Captain Paco Reyes *1957: '' The Gray Ghost'' (TV Series) - Larson *1957-1958: ''

'' (TV Series) - Capitán Monastario *1958: ''

'' - Gen. George Armstrong Custer *1958-1959: '' 26 Men'' (TV Series) - Colonel Kesterlitzky aka 'El Tigre' / Dayton Borg *1959: '' Colt .45'' (TV Series, in "A Legend of Buffalo Bill") - Buffalo Bill Cody *1959: '' Men into Space'' (TV Series) - Bruegel *1959: '' Tombstone Territory'' (TV Series) - Jay Pell *1959: ''

Bat Masterson Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was born to ...

'' (TV Series) - Latimer *1960: '' Tales of Wells Fargo'' (TV Series) - Gerald Haggerty *1960: '' Young Jesse James'' - Yankee Officer *1960: '' The Brothers Brannagan'' (TV Series) - Larry Randolph *1960: '' Klondike'' (TV Series) - Clete Slade *1960-1961: '' The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' (TV Series) - Johnny Ringo *1961: '' Lock Up'' (TV Series) - Patrolman Larry Wade *1961: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Logan Drew - the Atoner *1961: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Arnold Chase *1961: ''

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'' (TV Series) *1961: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Gil Manson *1961: '' Perry Mason'' (TV Series) - Jack Culross *1961: '' Rawhide'' (TV Series) - Dario *1963: '' The Virginian'' (TV Series) - Kyle Lawson *1967: '' I Spy'' (TV Series) - Psychologist *1967: '' Mission: Impossible'' (TV Series) - Thornton *1983: '' Simon & Simon'' (TV Series) - Jerry Gelson (final appearance)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lomond, Britt Male actors from Chicago American male film actors American male television actors 1925 births 2006 deaths 20th-century American male actors United States Army personnel of World War II