Howard Dayton
Howard Dayton (actually Harold Gelbstein ; born August 18, 1927 in Atlantic City , New Jersey ; † May 31, 2009 in West Hollywood , Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Dayton's career began in the mid-1950s after studying in New York City . He shared an apartment there with Warren Oates and reports in his biography of numerous drinking parties. In 1957 he went to Hollywood. Initially, he was booked for some television series, soon after the character actor was also cast in several films. He played his last role in 1990 in the feature film Double Revenge .
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1958: Torpedo go! ( Torpedo Run )
- 1969: The Comic
- 1977: The Van
- 1983: Two Boiled Out Crooks ( The Sting II )
TV Shows
- 1958: The Bounty Hunter
- 1959: Peter Gunn
- 1963: a thousand miles of dust
- 1970: Mannix
- 1978: Quincy
Web links
- Howard Dayton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Susan A. Compo: Warren Oates: A wild life, 2009, p. 39
- ↑ Obituary at Variety (English) ( Memento of the original from July 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Dayton, Howard |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gelbstein, Harold (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1927 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlantic City , New Jersey |
DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 2009 |
Place of death | West Hollywood , Los Angeles , California |