Danny Dayton

Danny Dayton
Dayton in 1959
Born	Daniel David Segall (1923-11-20)November 20, 1923 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	February 6, 1999(1999-02-06) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Dan Dayton
Occupation(s)	Actor, television director
Years active	1949–1999
Spouse(s)	Dagmar (1951-?) Arlene Allinson (1963-1999) (his death)

Panelists on TV game show Keep Talking (1959). From top: Merv Griffin, Morey Amsterdam, Audrey Meadows and Danny Dayton

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

Film
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

1. "Danny Dayton, 75, Actor and Director", The New York Times, February 12, 1999. Accessed November 6, 2007.

External links

• Danny Dayton at IMDb
• Danny Dayton at the Internet Broadway Database
• Danny Dayton at Find a Grave