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 general who served as a top commander during World War II and the Korean War, achieving the rank of General of the Army. He served with distinction in World War I; as chief of ...

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

*'' 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 19th-century French literature, French Epic (genre), epic historical fiction, historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. '' ...

'' (1952) - Defense Lawyer (uncredited) *'' Something for the Birds'' (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'' (1953) - Dr. Marston *'' Port Sinister'' (1953) - Mr. Lennox *''

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil wa ...

'' (1953) - Messala *'' The President's Lady'' (1953) - Dr. May (uncredited) *'' All I Desire'' (1953) - Colonel Underwood *'' The Golden Blade'' (1953) - Munkar (uncredited) *'' China Venture'' (1953) - Dr. Masterson *''

How to Marry a Millionaire ''How to Marry a Millionaire'' is a 1953 American romantic 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 '' ...

'' (1953) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited) *''

The Glenn Miller Story ''The Glenn Miller Story'' is a 1954 American biographical film about the eponymous American band-leader, directed by Anthony Mann. It stars James Stewart as Miller (in his second non-western collaboration with Mann), alongside June Allyson. ...

'' (1954) - Colonel Spaulding, USAAF (uncredited) *'' Dragon's Gold'' (1954) - Donald McCutcheon *''

Loophole A loophole is an ambiguity or inadequacy in a system, such as a law or security, which can be used to circumvent or otherwise avoid the purpose, implied or explicitly stated, of the system. Originally, the word meant an arrowslit, a narrow vertic ...

'' (1954) - Jim Starling *'' Princess of the Nile'' (1954) - Prince Selim (uncredited) *'' Demetrius and the Gladiators'' (1954) - Magistrate (uncredited) *''

The Caine Mutiny ''The Caine Mutiny'' is a 1951 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Herman Wouk. The novel grew out of Wouk's personal experiences aboard two destroyer-minesweepers in the Pacific Theater in World War II. Among its themes, it deals with the mo ...

'' (1954) - Uncle Lloyd (uncredited) *''

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' () is a science fiction adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne. It is considered a classic within its genres and world literature. It was originally serialised from March 1869 to June 1870 i ...

'' (1954) - Reporter from The Bulletin (uncredited) *'' Return to Treasure Island'' (1954) - Captain 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'' (1955) - Mr. Wallace (uncredited) *'' The View from Pompey's Head'' (1955) - Charles Barlowe *'' Sudden Danger'' (1955) - Raymond Wilkins *'' The Spoilers'' (1955) - Wheaton *'' The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell'' (1955) -

*''

Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 ...

'' (Season 2 Episode 9: "Crack of Doom") - Tom Ackley *''

'' (Season 2 Episode 13: "Mr. Blanchard's Secret") - Charles Blanchard *''

High Society High society, sometimes simply Society, is the behavior and lifestyle of people with the highest levels of wealth, power, fame and social status. It includes their related affiliations, social events and practices. Upscale social clubs were open ...

'' (1956) - H. Stuyvesant Jones *''

Over-Exposed ''Over-Exposed'' is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Cleo Moore, Richard Crenna and Raymond Greenleaf. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. This film was released on DVD by Sony Picture ...

'' (1956) - Horace Sutherland *'' The First Texan'' (1956) - Stephen Austin *'' The Bad Seed'' (1956) - The Doctor (uncredited) *'' Showdown at Abilene'' (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 S ...

'' (1956) - Judge Groat *'' Monkey on My Back'' (1957) - J.L. McAvoy *''

'' (Season 3 Episode 32: "Listen, Listen...!") - Police Sergeant Oliver *'' From Hell to Texas'' (1958) - Padre (uncredited) *'' Compulsion'' (1959) - Dr. Allwyn - Psychiatrist (uncredited) *''

Elmer Gantry ''Elmer Gantry'' is a 1927 satirical novel written by Sinclair Lewis that presents aspects of the religious activity of the United States in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s public toward it. Reverend Dr. ...

'' (1960) - Eddington *'' The Music Box Kid'' (1960) - Father Gorman *''

Spartacus Spartacus (; ) was a Thracians, Thracian gladiator (Thraex) who was one of the Slavery in ancient Rome, escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major Slave rebellion, slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Historical accounts o ...

'' (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 man 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 folklore, Breto ...

'' (1962) - King Mark *''

Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...

'' (1962) - Roderick *'' Mooncussers'' (1962) - Commissioner *'' Papa's Delicate Condition'' (1963) - Doctor (uncredited) *'' Moonfire'' (1970) - Fuentes

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