Ray Danton

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Biography

Handsome and smooth natured leading man who often played oily individuals, Ray Danton was born in New York and dramatically trained at Carnegie Tech. First debuted on-screen as a moody Native American in _Chief Crazy Horse in 1987. Danton passed away in 1992 from kidney failure aged only 61.

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·director·producer
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 19 September 1931
  • Place of birth
  • New York City
  • Death date
  • 1992-02-11
  • Death age
  • 61
  • Place of death
  • Los Angeles
  • Cause of death
  • Natural causes
  • Spouses
  • Julie Adams

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TV

Books

Trivia

His companion at the time of his death was actress Jeannie Austin , who was cast in a couple of TV episodes Ray directed, including "Magnum, P.I." .

Has two sons: Steve Danton and Mitchell Danton.

Directed 3 films in Italy and Spain including Deathmaster and La tumba de la isla maldita , and also TV episodes of series like "Dynasty" , and also ran his own production company in Barcelona, Spain.

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