Ray Danton Biography (1931-)

Birth Details
September 19, 1931
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits; Film Appearances
  • Little Big Man, Chief Crazy Horse (released in Great Britain as Valley of Fury), Universal, 1955.
  • David Tredman, I'll Cry Tomorrow, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1955.
  • Pete Corder, The Looters, Universal, 1955.
  • "Bronco" Blackie, The Spoilers, Universal, 1955.
  • Johnny Salvo, Outside the Law, Universal, 1956.
  • Roy Turner, The Night Runner, Universal, 1957.
  • Ensign Dennis Higgins, Onionhead, Warner Bros., 1958.
  • Lt. Joel Brady, Tarawa Beachhead, Columbia, 1958.
  • John Howard, Too Much, Too Soon, Warner Bros., 1958.
  • Stan Hess, The Beat Generation (also known as This Rebel Age), MGM, 1959.
  • Oscar Wetzel, The Big Operator (also known as Anatomy of a Syndicate), MGM, 1959.
  • Sayapi, Yellowstone Kelly, Warner Bros., 1959.
  • Bay Husack, Ice Palace, Warner Bros., 1960.
  • Jack "Legs" Diamond, The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond, Warner Bros., 1960.
  • Marker, A Fever in the Blood, Warner Bros., 1961.
  • George Raft, The George Raft Story (released in Great Britain as Spin of a Coin), Allied Artists, 1961.
  • Jerome Black, A Majority of One, Warner Bros., 1961.
  • Legs Diamond, Portrait of a Mobster, Warner Bros., 1961.
  • Fred Linden, The Chapman Report, Warner Bros., 1962.
  • Capt. Frank, The Longest Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962.
  • Fred Vitale, FBI Code 98 (originally filmed for television release), Warner Bros., 1964.
  • Byran Cooper, "Super Dragon," Secret Agent Super Dragon (also known as New York Appelle Super Dragon; New York Chiam a Superdrago; Hollenjagd auf Heisse Ware; Super Dragon), United Screen, 1966.
  • Mark Anderson, The Last Mercenary (also known as L'Ultimo Mercenario; El Mercenario; El Ultimo Mercenario; Die Grosse Treibjagd), Excelsior, 1969.
  • Pursuit, Key International, 1975.
  • Mr. O'Meyer, Six Pack Annie, American International, 1975.
  • Also appeared in Sandokan, and as Perry, The Centerfold Girls (also see below), 1974.
  • Credits; Film Director
  • The Deathmaster, American International, 1972.
  • Crypt of the Living Dead, Coast Industries, 1973.
  • And supervising producer, Psychic Killer, Avco Embassy, 1975.
  • Also directed Corrida for a Spy (Italy), The Last Mercenary, 1969, The Victims, 1972, and Hannah--Queen of the Vampires, 1972.
  • Credits; Film Producer
  • Produced films (with others), including Triangle, 1971, Balladof Billie Blue, 1972, The Sagittarius Mine, 1972, and The Centerfold Girls, 1974.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
  • "Eye of the Storm," Matinee Theater, NBC, 1957.
  • "Bunch Quitter," Sugarfoot, ABC, 1957.
  • "Sweetwater, Texas," Trackdown, CBS, 1957.
  • "Sound of the Moon," Climax, CBS, 1958.
  • "The Disappearance of Daphne," Climax, CBS, 1958.
  • "The Monte Britton Story, Wagon Train, NBC, 1958.
  • "The Danger Game," Decision, NBC, 1958.
  • "Quest of the Thirty Dead," Bronco, ABC, 1958.
  • "A Nice, Social Evening," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1958.
  • "An Ace Called Space," Yancy Derringer, CBS, 1958.
  • "Millionaire E. K. Lodek," The Millionaire, CBS, 1958.
  • "Chez Rouge," Desilu Playhouse, CBS, 1959.
  • "The Meeting," Behind Closed Doors, NBC, 1959.
  • "A Bargain in Tombs," 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1959.
  • "The Wild Bunch," Sugarfoot, ABC, 1959.
  • "Lily," Lawman, ABC, 1959.
  • "Murder Anyone?," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1960.
  • "Last Exit," Bourbon Street Beat, ABC, 1960.
  • "Bounty List," Colt .45, ABC, 1960.
  • "I Wed Three Wives," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1960.
  • "Country Gentleman," Surfside 6, ABC, 1960.
  • "Yawkey," Lawman, ABC, 1960.
  • "The Case of the Loquacious Liar," Perry Mason, CBS, 1960.
  • "The White Carnation," Roaring 20s, ABC, 1960.
  • "The Frightened Canary," Surfside 6, ABC, 1960.
  • "A Savage Breed," Cheyenne, ABC, 1960.
  • "A State of Siege," Maverick, ABC, 1961.
  • "The Buckbriar Trail," Bronco, ABC, 1961.
  • "The Vamp," Roaring 20s, ABC, 1961.
  • "The Hook," Dick Powell Show, NBC, 1962.
  • "The Fortune Hunter," Laramie, NBC, 1962.
  • "Riff-Raff," Virginian, NBC, 1962.
  • "The Bravest Man in the World," Wide Country, NBC, 1962.
  • "The Four Thumbs Story," Empire, NBC, 1963.
  • "Two Too Many," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1963.
  • "Operation Secret," Gallant Men, ABC, 1963.
  • "Talk to My Partner," Kraft Mystery Theater, NBC, 1963.
  • "The Molly Kincaid Story," Wagon Train, ABC, 1963.
  • "The Thin Line," Redigo, NBC, 1963.
  • "The Case for William Gotch," Temple Houston, NBC, 1964.
  • "The Wooing of Perilous Pauline," Death Valley Days, syndicated, 1964.
  • "The Black Flower," Arrest and Trial, ABC, 1964.
  • "The Shark's Bluff Story," Wagon Train, ABC, 1964.
  • "The Swingin' Mrs. Jones," Honey West, ABC, 1965.
  • "The Discotheque Affair," Man from UNCLE, NBC, 1965.
  • "Devil's Masquerade," Big Valley, ABC, 1968.
  • "The Inquiry," Name of the Game, NBC, 1969.
  • "A Drug on the Market," Ironside, NBC, 1969.
  • "The Baranoff Time Table," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1969.
  • Love, American Style, ABC, 1970.
  • "The Color Fury," Dan August, ABC, 1970.
  • "The Last Eden," Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1970.
  • "The Inheritors," The FBI, ABC, 1970.
  • "And the Walls Came Tumbling Down," Young Lawyers, ABC, 1971.
  • "Deer Crossing," Nichols, NBC, 1971.
  • "The Miracle at Camefeo," Night Gallery, NBC, 1972.
  • "Cloth of Gold," Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1972.
  • "Before I Die," Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1973.
  • "Trial by Terror," Cannon, CBS, 1973.
  • "Countdown," Police Story, NBC, 1974.
  • "Pound of Flesh," Toma, ABC, 1974.
  • "The Man Who Thought He Was Dillinger," Manhunter, CBS, 1974.
  • "The Hit Man," Cannon, CBS, 1974.
  • "Steal Now--Pay Later," Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1974.
  • "No Place to Hide," Nakia, ABC, 1974.
  • "The Plastic Connection," Caribe, ABC, 1975.
  • "Chicken Little Is a Chicken Little," Rockford Files, NBC, 1975.
  • "Target: Mexican Syndicate," Joe Forrester, NBC, 1975.
  • "The Apology," Feather and Father Gang, ABC, 1977.
  • Also appeared on live television shows, including Studio One and The Philco Playhouse.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Series
  • Nifty Cronin, Alaskans, ABC, 1959-60.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Pilots
  • Victor Pappas, Banyon, NBC, 1971.
  • Captain Westering, A Very Missing Person, ABC, 1972.
  • Derek Flint, Our Man Flint: Dead on Target, ABC, 1976.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
  • Professor Jack Dunn, Runaway!, ABC, 1973.
  • Dead on Target, ABC, 1976.
  • Credits; Television Director; Episodic
  • Columbo, NBC, 1975.
  • The Hardy Boys, ABC, 1978.
  • "Bird of Prey," Tales of the Unexpected, syndicated, 1979.
  • Tales of the Unexpected, syndicated, 1981.
  • T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1985.
  • The New Mike Hammer, CBS, 1986.
  • Leg Work, CBS, 1987.
  • "Home," Vietnam War Story (also known as HBO Showcase), HBO, 1987.
  • John Henry (also known as Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends, Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theater), Showtime, 1987.
  • Magnum P.I., CBS, 1988.
  • Beverly Hills Buntz, NBC, 1988.
  • Dynasty, ABC, 1988.
  • Also directed episodes of Fame and Dallas.
  • Credits; Television Director; Series
  • (With others) Switch, CBS, 1976.
  • (With others) Quincy, M. E., NBC, 1976-83.
  • (With others) The Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1978-82.
  • (With others) The American Dream, ABC, 1981.
  • (With others) Cagney and Lacey, CBS, 1982-84.
  • And supervising producer, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, CBS, 1984.
  • Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, CBS, 1986.
  • Credits; Television Director; Pilots
  • Bender, CBS, 1979.
  • Feel the Heat, ABC, 1983.
  • Credits; Stage Appearances
  • Appeared in Tiger at the Gate, Carnival, The Rainmaker, title role, Becket, and as Starbuck, 110 in the Shade (musical), 1966. Also appeared in the London production of Mister Roberts.
  • Credits; Stage Director
  • Come Back, Little Sheba, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles,CA, 1986- 87.
  • Also directed the bicentennial production of South Pacific, Hawaii, c. 1975.
  • Credits; Radio Broadcasts
  • Performing debut on Let's Pretend, c. 1943. Has performed on numerous programs.
  • Credits; Teleplays
  • (With others) McCloud, NBC, 1970-77.
  • "The New Mexican Connection," McCloud, NBC, 1972.
  • "This Must Be the Alamo," McCloud, NBC, 1974.

Further Reference

Periodicals

  • Hollywood Reporter, February 14, 1992, p. 24.
  • New York Times, February 14, 1992, p. B11, column 1.
  • Variety, February 17, 1992, p. 86.