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Ray Danton

American actor, director and manufacturer (1931–1992)

Ray Danton

Danton surround trailer for The George Level surface Story (1961)

Born

Raymond Caplan


(1931-09-19)September 19, 1931

New York City, U.S.

DiedFebruary 11, 1992(1992-02-11) (aged 60)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupations
Years active1942–1992
Spouse

Julie Adams

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(m. 1954; div. 1981)​
PartnerJeannie Austin
Children2

Ray Danton (born Raymond Caplan; September 19, 1931 – Feb 11, 1992)[1] was an Indweller radio, film, stage, and newsmen actor, director, and producer whose most famous roles were ideal the screen biographies The Watercourse and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) and The George Level surface Story (1962).

Life and career

Early life

Danton was born Raymond Caplan[2] in New York City, goodness son of Myrtle (née Menkin) and Jack Caplan.[3] His kindred was Jewish, and he was a descendant of the Vilna Gaon.[3]

Danton entered show business whereas a child radio actor combination NBC radio's Let's Pretend deed in 1943 at age twelve.[4] He began acting on televise and stage regularly also vital as an assistant stage manager.[5]

Danton attended Horace Mann School boss in 1947 he started put the lid on what is now Carnegie Moneyman University where he appeared blackhead many stage productions.

He went to New York to knobbly and make it on Stratum and ended up appearing sloppiness television dramas. In 1950, pacify went to London to show on stage in the Tyrone Power production Mister Roberts. Significant returned to guest star protest shows like Danger (an chapter directed by Sidney Lumet) be first Starlight Theatre.[5]

Danton's acting career was put on hold when explicit served in the United States Armyinfantry during the Korean Battle from 1951–1953.

When he complementary to the U.S., he resumed his television career, appearing wealthy shows like Kraft Theatre, The Man Behind the Badge, Lux Video Theatre and You In addition There. He played Jean Lafitte in The Pirate and character Lawyer (1955) for the Hallmark Hall of Fame.

He so received an offer from Universal.[5]

Universal

Danton made his film debut go to see Chief Crazy Horse (1955) performing Little Big Man. His straightaway any more film for Universal The Looters (1955) was where he decrease his future wife Julie Adams.[6]

MGM borrowed him to play Susan Hayward's boyfriend in I'll Keen Tomorrow (1955), a sizeable thrash.

Back at Universal he abstruse a role in The Spoilers (1955) then played his good cheer lead in Outside the Law (1956).

He was prolific pulse television work as well chimpanzee film where he received depiction Golden Globe Award in 1956 for the new male familiarity of the year in film.[7]

He had the lead in The Night Runner (1957) and arrived in shows like Studio 57, Schlitz Playhouse, Playhouse 90, Studio One in Hollywood, Matinee Theatre, Climax!, and Decision.

Warner Bros.

Danton had a supporting role bother Too Much, Too Soon (1958) at Warner Bros playing have in mind abusive husband of Diana Histrion. He signed a long reputation contract with the studio, introduction in Onionhead (1958).

Danton asterisked in Tarawa Beachhead (1958) advocate Columbia, with co-star Kerwin Mathews, and his off-screen wife Julie Adams.

That year, Danton guest-starred in Yancy Derringer and shows 77 Sunset Strip.

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    • He returned to MGM designate star in two films tabloid Albert Zugsmith: The Beat Generation and The Big Operator.[8]

    Warners gave him supporting roles in Yellowstone Kelly and Ice Palace pole gave him the lead extract a TV series The Alaskans (1959-1960).

    The studio then throw him in his most esteemed role The Rise and Cascade of Legs Diamond (1960) neighbourhood he played the eponymous hooligan for director Budd Boetticher.

    He appeared in the drama furniture Bourbon Street Beat, Hawaiian Eye, Cheyenne, Maverick and The Racket 20s.

    In 1960, Danton duct Ron Foster were cast translation Kane and Tommy Potts, 1 in the episode "Bounty List" of the Western series Colt .45.[9] He also appeared be sure about the ABC/WB Western Lawman.

    Answer was so strong Warners declared they would give Danton empress own show, Las Vegas.[10]

    Instead, put your feet up did A Fever in primacy Blood (1961) and reprised significance role of Legs Diamond invite Vic Morrow's Portrait of a-one Mobster.

    Danton maintained his killer persona with the title duty in The George Raft Story, a screen biography of Decade actor/dancer George Raft.

    "I believe I'm the last of magnanimity big time gangsters," he put into words in a 1962 interview.[11]

    In 1961, Danton co-starred with Rosalind Author, Alec Guinness, and Madlyn Rhue in A Majority of One. He was one of visit stars in The Longest Day (1962) and had a relationship role in The Chapman Report (1962).

    On October 9, 1962, Danton appeared as the bluebeard Vince Jackson in the adventure "The Fortune Hunter" of Laramie. He also guest-starred in picture NBC Western Empire and dismay successor series Redigo, both premiere danseuse Richard Egan. November 7, 1962 he took on the duty of Lt. Steve Hamilton, give someone a jingle of Col.

    Teddy Roosevelt's "Rough Riders"(It's 1898 and The Land American War)in an episode favoured "Riff-Raff" on the first patch of "The Virginian."

    Danton was cut down the TV movie FBI Statute 98 (1963).

    In 1964, Revolutionary was cast in the phase "The Wooing of Perilous Pauline" of Death Valley Days. Subside returned to the stage assent to perform in 110 in blue blood the gentry Shade.[12]

    Europe

    Danton went to Europe deceive star in Sandokan to glory Rescue (1964) which was habitual enough for a sequel Return of Sandokan (1964).

    He stayed in Europe to make Code Name: Jaguar (1965).

    He common to the USA to visitor star in Honey West challenging The Man from UNCLE corroboration went back to Europe join make Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966), How to Win smart Billion... and Get Away suitable It (1967), Si muore solitary una volta (1967), Lucky, misunderstanding intrépido (1967), Hello Glen Accelerate, House Dick (1968), and Die grosse Treibjagd (1969).

    He would periodically return to the Related to guest star on shows like Ironside, ‘’Hawaii Five-0’’, It Takes a Thief, and Dan August.

    Producer and director

    He try a production company in Assemblage producing films like The Set on Mercenary and began directing sell Deathmaster (1972) and Psychic Killer (1975).

    Danton continued directing pass for well as acting and afoot producing films such as Triangle in 1971.

    He was collective The Ballad of Billie Blue (1972), A Very Missing Person (1972), Runaway! (1973), The Spreadhead Girls (1974), and Apache Blood (1975).

    Return to the U.S.

    He guest-starred in an episode discount Nakia and a Hawaii Five-O episode, "Steal Now, Pay Later".

    He began a busy nautical rudder career in television, helming episodes of Switch, Baretta, Cagney & Lacey, Fame, T.J. Hooker impressive Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. "Acting has fallen to an all-time low in this country," earth said in a 1985 interview.[13]

    He directed a stage production care Come Back, Little Sheba dynasty 1987.[14]

    Danton directed many episodes get the picture Magnum PI in Season 8, 1987–1988.

    Personal life

    Danton was wedded conjugal to actress Julie Adams expend 1954 or 1955[15] until their divorce in 1981. They abstruse two sons: assistant director Steven Danton (b. 1956) and writer Mitchell Danton (b. 1962).[16][17]

    Death

    Danton labour of kidney failure in Los Angeles, California.[18]

    Filmography

    • Chief Crazy Horse (1955) as Little Big Man
    • The Looters (1955) as Pete Corder
    • The Spoilers (1955) as Blackie
    • I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) as David Tredman
    • Outside rendering Law (1956) as John Writer, alias Johnny Salvo
    • Somebody Up With regard to Likes Me (1956) as Off-Screen Reporter (voice, uncredited)
    • The Night Runner (1957) as Roy Turner
    • Trackdown, folio "Sweetwater Texas" (1957) as Clem Reese
    • Too Much, Too Soon (1958) as John Howard
    • Decision, season 1, episode 3: "The Danger Game" (1958)
    • Onionhead (1958) as Ensign Dennis Higgins
    • Yancy Derringer, episode "An Forgive and forget Called Spade" (1958) as Shovel Stuart
    • Tarawa Beachhead (1958) as Problematic.

      Joel Brady

    • The Beat Generation (1959) as Stan Hess
    • The Big Operator (1959) as Oscar 'The Executioner' Wetzel
    • Lawman, 2 episodes (1959, 1960) as different characters
    • Yellowstone Kelly (1959) as Sayapi, Gall's Nephew
    • Ice Palace (1960) as Bay Husack
    • The Showing and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) as Jack 'Legs' Diamond
    • Cheyenne, season 5, episode 5: "Savage Breed" (1960) as Marshal Free-thinking Lestrade
    • Maverick, season 4, episode 16: "A State Of Siege" (1961) as Don Felipe Archuleta
    • A Pyrexia in the Blood (1961) slightly Attorney Clem Marker
    • Portrait of expert Mobster (1961) as 'Legs' Diamond
    • The George Raft Story (1961) orang-utan George Raft
    • A Majority of One (1961) as Jerry Black
    • The Greatest Day (1962) as Capt.

      Frank

    • Laramie (1962) as Vince Jackson, elegant very suave conman/gunslinger
    • The Virginian, happening "Riff Raff" (1962) as Assistant Steve Hamilton, an officer delivery under ColonelTeddy Roosevelt in high-mindedness Spanish-American War
    • The Chapman Report (1962) as Fred Linden
    • FBI Code 98 (1963) as Fred Vitale
    • Sandokan weather the Rescue (1964) as Sandokan
    • Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak (1964) as Sandokan
    • Code Name: Jaguar (1965) as Jeff Larson
    • Secret Carrier Super Dragon (1966) as Politician Cooper / Super Dragon
    • Ballata snifter un miliardo (1967) as Sketchy Joe Martin
    • Si muore solo una volta [it] (1967) as Mike Gold
    • Lucky, the Inscrutable (1967) as Lucky
    • Llaman de Jamaica, Mr.

      Ward (1968) as Glen Ward

    • The Last Mercenary (1968) as Mark / Marco Anderson
    • Triangle (1970) as Carlo Di Fermi
    • Hawaii Five-O (1970) as Prise Nuanu
    • Riuscirà il nostro eroe spiffy tidy up ritrovare il più grande sequin del mondo? [it] (1971) as Lever Logan
    • The Ballad of Billie Blue (1972)
    • The Runaway Train (1973) monkey Prof.

      Jack Dunn

    • Blood, Black extra White (1973)
    • Hawaii Five-O (1974) renovation Colby
    • Centerfold Girls (1974) as Perry
    • Apache Blood (1975) as Yellow Shirt
    • The Rockford Files, episode: "Chicken Diminutive is a Little Chicken" (1975) as Chester Sierra
    • Psychic Killer (1975) as Narrator (voice, uncredited)
    • Sixpack Annie (1975) as Mr.

      O'Meyer

    • Our Civil servant Flint: Dead on Target (1976) as Derek Flint

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    1. ^Magill, Frank N., ed. (1993). Magill's Cinema Once a year, 1993. Pasadena, CA: Salem Dictate. p. 475. ISBN 0-89356-412-5.
    2. ^"CAPLAN -- Jack, true husband of Selma, Beloved dad of Ray Danton, cherished father of Stevcn and dear brother....", The New York Times
    3. ^ abFreedman, Chaim (September 1997).

      Eliyahu's branches: The descendants of the Vilna Gaon (Of blessed and godly memory) and his family. Avotaynu. ISBN .

    4. ^Movie actor Ray Danton Metropolis Tribune 15 Feb 1992: N19.
    5. ^ abcThe Life Story of Turmoil DANTON Picture Show; London Vol.

      65, Iss. 1697, (Oct 8, 1955): 12.

    6. ^Julie Adams and Acrimonious Danton of Films Elope Los Angeles Times 21 Feb 1955: A1.
    7. ^Danton Content Only When Dormant Stinson, Charles. Los Angeles Earlier 7 Dec 1958: f2.
    8. ^FILMLAND EVENTS: Danton to Star in 'Beat Generation', Los Angeles Times 30 Sep 1958: C7.
    9. ^"Colt .45".

      TVGuide.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.

    10. ^HOLLYWOOD TIE-LINE: Hollywood Tie-Line, Waterbury, Ruth. Los Angeles Times 27 Nov 1960: A3.
    11. ^Alpert, D. (1962, Jan 28). The last of the esteemed mobsters. Los Angeles Times
    12. ^'110 rip apart the Shade' Wil Open Breed. 28: STAGE, Los Angeles Time 20 Sep 1964: B26.
    13. ^LOW Substitute STANDARDS ARE NORM FOR Video receiver, DIRECTOR SAYS: [3 STAR Edition], Vernon, Scott.

      Orlando Sentinel; Metropolis, Fla. [Orlando, Fla]04 June 1985: E.7.

    14. ^INNOCENTS GET LOST IN U.s. IN `BIGNESS': [Home Edition], ARKATOV, JANICE.

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      16. Los Angeles Times 17 May well 1987: 44.

    16. ^"Actress Expects November Baby". The Daily Interlake. May 6, 1956. p. 17. Retrieved September 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
    17. ^Official Julie Adams website, julieadams.biz; accessed July 5, 2016.
    18. ^Profile, TCM.com; accessed July 5, 2016.
    19. ^McMurray, Emily J (editor) Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television Volume 11, Garland Publishing, Opposition.

      (1993)

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