Danny Dayton
Appearance
Danny Dayton | |
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Born | Daniel David Segall November 20, 1923 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | February 6, 1999 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 75)
Other names | Dan Dayton |
Occupation(s) | Actor, television director |
Years active | 1949–1999 |
Spouse(s) | Dagmar (1951-?) Arlene Allinson (1963-1999) (his death) |
Danny Dayton (born Daniel David Segall, November 20, 1923 – February 6, 1999) was an American actor and television director. 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 and had guest roles in M*A*S*H, The Incredible Hulk, Charlie's Angels and The Love Boat.
Dayton graduated from the school of journalism at New York University, before turning to acting.[1] In addition to acting, Dayton also directed episodes of Occasional Wife, Here's Lucy, and the short-lived series Good Morning World.
On February 6, 1999, Dayton died of emphysema in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Filmography
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1950 | At War with the Army | Supply Sgt. Miller | A Martin & Lewis comedy; credited as Dan Dayton |
1951 | The Enforcer | Digger | Uncredited |
1951 | No Questions Asked | Harry Dycker | |
1952 | The Turning Point | Roy Ackerman | |
1955 | Guys and Dolls | Rusty Charlie | |
1970 | Which Way to the Front? | Man in Car | A Jerry Lewis comedy |
1978 | Loose Shoes | Bartender | Alternative titles: Coming Attractions and Quackers |
1979 | Love At First Bite | Billy, first bellboy | |
1981 | Circle of Power | David Arnold | |
1983 | The Sting II | Ring Announcer | |
1985 | Appointment with Fear | Norman | |
1987 | Flicks | Ogden Flood | (segment 'House of the Living Corpse') |
1991 | The Dark Backward | Syd | |
Life Stinks | Dirty Bum at Party | ||
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever | Mr. Snotgrass | ||
1994 | Ed Wood | Soundman | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1950 | Joey Faye's Frolics | Himself | 2 episodes |
1956–1958 | The Phil Silvers Show | Sergeant Coogan | 7 episodes |
1969 | The United States Steel Hour | Mr. Doyle | 1 episode |
1965 | The Nurses | Pete | 1 episode |
1967 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Clarence Quimby | 1 episode |
1969 | Get Smart | Cabbie | 1 episode |
1975 | Barney Miller | Harry | 1 episode |
1976 | Sanford and Son | Timmy | 1 episode |
1976–1979 | All in the Family | Hank Pivnik | 15 episodes |
1977–1979 | Barnaby Jones | Sammy / Freddy | 2 episodes |
1978 | Wonder Woman | Louis the Lithuanian | 1 episode |
1979–1980 | Archie Bunker's Place | Hank Pivnik | 10 episodes |
1980 | The Incredible Hulk | Skipper | 1 episode |
1981 | CHiPs | Kelly | 1 episode |
M*A*S*H | Fast Freddie | 1 Story 2 episodes That's Show Biz | |
1982 | Police Squad! | Joey | 1 episode |
Hart To Hart | Butler | 1 episode | |
1984 | Automan | Bookie | 1 episode |
Airwolf | Sam the Counterman | 1 episode | |
1985 | Simon & Simon | Jeweler Joe Wilson | 1 episode |
1986 | You Again? | Herb | 1 episode |
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Buzzy Carelli | 1 episode | |
Sledge Hammer! | Assassin with knife | 1 episode | |
1988 | The Hogan Family | Stu | 1 episode |
The Facts of Life | Mr. Avery | 1 episode | |
1988–1989 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Mr. Peck | 4 episodes |
1989 | Mama's Family | Shecky Lewis | 1 episode |
1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Harvey Gorsky | 1 episode |
1992 | Down the Shore | Jackie | 1 episode |
1995 | ER | Art | 1 episode |
Friends | Buddy Doyle | 1 episode | |
1996 | Sisters | Morty Meyerhoff | 1 episode |
Caroline in the City | Leo Ladman | 1 episode | |
1997 | The Nanny | Keith Rosenstein | 1 episode |
Mad About You | Old Man #1 | 1 episode | |
Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Laddie Buck | 1 episode | |
1999 | Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane | Uncle Sy | 1 episode, (final appearance) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Danny Dayton, 75, Actor and Director", The New York Times, February 12, 1999. Accessed November 6, 2007.
External links
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Categories:
- 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
- American screen actor, 1920s birth stubs