Occupation Actress Years active 1951–1986 | Name June Dayton Role Television actress | |
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Full Name Mary June Wetzel Born August 24, 1923 ( 1923-08-24 ) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. Died June 13, 1994, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Dean Harens (m. 1947–1994) Movies The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2, Captain America, The Man from Independence Similar People Dean Harens, Jack Smight, Larry Peerce, Rod Holcomb | ||
June Dayton (August 24, 1923 – June 13, 1994) was an American television actress who appeared in a variety of shows from the 1950s into the 1980s.
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Early life
Dayton was born Mary June Wetzel in Dayton, Ohio. She used her hometown of Dayton to create a professional name. Her introduction to acting came via a dramatic arts course in college.
Stage
Dayton's Broadway credits include The Ivy Green (1949), Tenting Tonight (1947) and Lovely Me (1946).
She worked in summer stock theater for several years, and in 1951, she toured in Australia with a production of The Moon Is Blue.
Television
Dayton played Mary Aldrich in The Aldrich Family, Patsy Hamilton in The Brighter Day,:136 Jennifer in A Date with Life,:238 Grace Baden in Lucas Tanner,:632 and Lucy Spaulding in Paradise Bay.:810
Dayton appeared in as a guest star on episodes of Studio One, Robert Montgomery Presents, Kraft Theatre, The Fugitive, The F.B.I., Barnaby Jones, and Quincy, M.E.. She made five guest appearances on Perry Mason, twice as the defendant: in 1957 she played Myrna Davenport in "The Case of the Runaway Corpse," and in 1958 she played Sue Hardisty in "The Case of the Buried Clock." She had a memorable role in The Twilight Zone episode "A Penny for Your Thoughts", which featured Dick York. She was cast as Virginia Farragut in the 1965 episode "The Battle of San Francisco Bay" in the syndicated series Death Valley Days, with series host Ronald W. Reagan as Admiral David Farragut. Her film appearances included roles in Twilight of Honor (1963), One Man's Way (1963), Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Something for Joey (1977), Deadman's Curve (1978) and The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 (1978). Was in an episode of the Dick Van Dyke Show about an ex army buddy who Rob thought is a jewel thief.
Personal life
Dayton married actor Dean Harens in 1947. The marriage lasted until her death in 1994.
Death
Dayton died of cancer in Sherman Oaks, California. She was 70.
Filmography
Actress
1986
The Young and the Restless (TV Series) as
Mr. Wilcox's Housekeeper
- Episode #1.3307 (1986) - Mr. Wilcox's Housekeeper
- Episode #1.3302 (1986) - Mr. Wilcox's Housekeeper
- Episode #1.3300 (1986) - Mr. Wilcox's Housekeeper
1977
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Mrs. Tracey / Woman Senator / 1st Nurse / ...
- Women of Valor (1983) - Mrs. Tracey
- Scream to the Skies (1981) - Woman Senator
- The Final Gift (1980) - 1st Nurse
- Aftermath (1979) - Mrs. Malone
- The Two Sides of Truth (1977) - Judge
1967
Days of Our Lives (TV Series) as
Miss Williams / Mrs. Franklin / Ruth Evans
- Episode #1.3718 (1980) - Mrs. Franklin
- Episode #1.3717 (1980) - Mrs. Franklin
- Episode #1.3716 (1980) - Mrs. Franklin
- Episode #1.894 (1969) - Miss Williams
- Episode #1.860 (1969) - Miss Williams
- Episode #1.841 (1969) - Miss Williams
- Episode #1.821 (1969) - Miss Williams
- Episode #1.820 (1969) - Miss Williams
- Episode #1.324 (1967) - Ruth Evans
1974
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Marie Adams / Pam Hogan / Mrs. Andrews
- Child of Love Child of Vengeance: Part 1 (1979) - Marie Adams
- Odd Man Loses (1974) - Pam Hogan
- The Platinum Connection (1974) - Mrs. Andrews
1979
Captain America (TV Movie) as
Secretary
1977
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Eileen / Emily Patterson
- Pills (1978) - Eileen
- Judge (1977) - Emily Patterson
1976
The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) as
Psychiatric Nurse / Secretary
- Date with Danger: Part 2 (1978) - Psychiatric Nurse
- A Bionic Christmas Carol (1976) - Secretary
1978
The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II as
Mrs. Boothe
1978
Deadman's Curve (TV Movie) as
Clara Berry
1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Monckton
- Part 4 (1977) - Mrs. Monckton
- Part 3 (1977) - Mrs. Monckton
- Part 2 (1977) - Mrs. Monckton
- Part 1 (1977) - Mrs. Monckton
1977
Something for Joey (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Frome
1974
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) as
Mrs. Wilson / Judge Lela Matthews / Vera Day
- Innocent No More (1977) - Mrs. Wilson
- Judgment Day (1976) - Judge Lela Matthews
- Crossfire (1974) - Vera Day
1976
Switch (TV Series) as
Nurse
- The Girl on the Golden Strip (1976) - Nurse
1975
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) as
Margaret Mumfort
- In the Big Inning (1975) - Margaret Mumfort
1975
Movin' On (TV Series) as
Lois
- Landslide (1975) - Lois
1974
Get Christie Love! (TV Series) as
Dr. Martin
- Deadly Justice (1974) - Dr. Martin
1974
Lucas Tanner (TV Series) as
Grace Bader
- Echos (1974) - Grace Bader
1974
The New Land (TV Series)
- The Word Is: Growth (1974)
1974
The Man from Independence (TV Movie) as
Bess Truman
1974
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV Series) as
Lisa Foyerman
- Miss Kline, We Love You (1974) - Lisa Foyerman
1971
Cannon (TV Series) as
Nurse Laura Meader / Susan Kendrix
- Blood Money (1974) - Nurse Laura Meader
- Death Chain (1971) - Susan Kendrix
1974
Shaft (TV Series) as
Bank Clerk
- The Capricorn Murders (1974) - Bank Clerk
1973
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series) as
Mrs. Gentry
- The Sin of Susan Gentry (1973) - Mrs. Gentry
1973
Letters from Three Lovers (TV Movie) as
Jeanne
1971
Mod Squad (TV Series) as
Mrs. Milton / Ellie Knox
- Run, Lincoln, Run (1973) - Mrs. Milton
- And a Little Child Shall Bleed Them (1971) - Ellie Knox
1965
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Thelma / Margaret McElroy / Betty Grayson
- Holiday with Terror (1972)
- The Witness (1970) - Margaret McElroy
- Silent Partner (1969) - Betty Grayson
- The Giant Killer (1965) - Thelma
- To Free My Enemy (1965) - Thelma
- Slow March Up a Steep Hill (1965) - Thelma
- A Mouthful of Dust (1965) - Thelma
1971
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) as
Commissioner Myra Cane
- The Convicts (1971) - Commissioner Myra Cane
1971
Room 222 (TV Series) as
Mrs. Wheeler / Mrs. Friedman / Mrs. Peters
- Dixon's Raiders (1971) - Mrs. Wheeler
- Hail and Farewell (1971) - Mrs. Friedman
- I Hate You, Silas Marner (1971) - Mrs. Peters
1971
The Smith Family (TV Series) as
Mrs. Helen Walding
- Blind Chance (1971) - Mrs. Helen Walding
1971
The Young Lawyers (TV Series) as
Judge Kate Knight
- The Whimper of Whipped Dogs (1971) - Judge Kate Knight
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Mrs. Lynch
- To Carry the Sun in a Golden Cup (1970) - Mrs. Lynch
1970
Crowhaven Farm (TV Movie) as
Madeleine Wardwell
1958
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Martha Sprague / Phoebe / Emily / ...
- The Witness (1970) - Martha Sprague
- Jonah Hutchinson (1964) - Phoebe
- Bently (1964) - Emily
- Laughing Gas (1958) - Mrs. Stafford
1970
Dan August (TV Series) as
Mrs. Corman
- Love Is a Nickel Bag (1970) - Mrs. Corman
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! as
Miss Ray Cave
1967
Insight (TV Series) as
Ellen / Evelyn Winters / Susie
- The Whole Damn Human Race and One More (1970) - Ellen
- Mr. Johnson's Had the Course (1968) - Evelyn Winters
- Stranger in My Shoes (1967) - Susie
1960
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Lucinda MacPherson / Rachel Cotterman / Virginia Farragut / ...
- The Solid Gold Pie (1970) - Lucinda MacPherson
- Long Night at Fort Lonely (1969) - Rachel Cotterman
- The Battle of San Francisco Bay (1965) - Virginia Farragut
- The Wind at Your Back (1960) - Sister Mary Frances
- The Devil's Due (1960) - Rose
1970
Then Came Bronson (TV Series) as
Kristine Mueller
- That Undiscovered Country- (1970) - Kristine Mueller
1961
This Is the Life (TV Series) as
Beatrice Griffin
- Awake with a Stranger (1969)
- To Take a Life (1968)
- When Parents Fail (1963) - Beatrice Griffin
- A Face from the Past (1961)
1969
Land of the Giants (TV Series) as
Mrs. Perkins
- Home Sweet Home (1969) - Mrs. Perkins
1968
Lancer (TV Series) as
Mrs. Moran / Doctor's Wife
- The Gifts (1969) - Mrs. Moran
- Foley (1968) - Doctor's Wife
1969
Bracken's World (TV Series) as
Mrs. Jeffers
- Panic (1969) - Mrs. Jeffers
1969
Ironside (TV Series) as
Mrs. Wilson
- Rundown on a Bum Rap (1969) - Mrs. Wilson
1968
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as
Ruth Willoughby
- Full Fathom Five (1968) - Ruth Willoughby
1968
The Felony Squad (TV Series) as
Mrs. McNair
- The Human Target (1968) - Mrs. McNair
1968
Judd for the Defense (TV Series) as
Irene Schatz
- Fall of a Skylark: The Appeal - Part 2 (1968) - Irene Schatz
- Fall of a Skylark: The Trial - Part 1 (1968) - Irene Schatz
1968
The Second Hundred Years (TV Series) as
Mrs. Dawson
- The Tree-In (1968) - Mrs. Dawson
1967
Hondo (TV Series) as
Wilma Hendrix
- Hondo and the Ghost of Ed Dow (1967) - Wilma Hendrix
1967
CBS Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mrs.Keating
- The Final War of Olly Winter (1967) - Mrs.Keating
1966
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV Series) as
Alice Cromwell
- Black Is the Color of My Love's Eye (1966) - Alice Cromwell
1963
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Millie Oates / Doris Clements / Celia Decker
- The 2130 (1966) - Millie Oates
- The Girl from Little Egypt (1963) - Doris Clements
- Ticket to Alaska (1963) - Celia Decker
1965
The Wackiest Ship in the Army (TV Series) as
Tina Vasek
- The Day the Crew Paced the Deck (1965) - Tina Vasek
1965
Paradise Bay (TV Series) as
Lucy Spaulding
1965
The Bing Crosby Show (TV Series) as
Amy
- Moonlighting Becomes You (1965) - Amy
1957
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Frances Stark / Alice Gorman / Frances Vanaman / ...
- The Case of the Lover's Gamble (1965) - Frances Stark
- The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker (1960) - Alice Gorman
- The Case of the Golden Fraud (1959) - Frances Vanaman
- The Case of the Buried Clock (1958) - Sue Hardisty
- The Case of the Runaway Corpse (1957) - Myrna Davenport
1965
Slattery's People (TV Series) as
Lillian Keller
- Question: How Do You Catch a Cool Bird of Paradise? (1965) - Lillian Keller
1964
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
Kathryn Lambert
- Catch a Crooked Mouse (1964) - Kathryn Lambert
1964
My Favorite Martian (TV Series) as
Aunt Lily
- Has Anybody Seen My Electro-Magnetic Neutron Converting Gravitator? (1964) - Aunt Lily
1964
Special for Women: A Child in Danger (TV Movie) as
Mrs. John Clark
1964
Mr. Novak (TV Series) as
Emma Williams
- Fare Thee Well (1964) - Emma Williams
1964
The Great Adventure (TV Series) as
Matilda Bergh
- The Henry Bergh Story (1964) - Matilda Bergh
1964
One Man's Way as
Mrs. Gordon
1963
Twilight of Honor as
Vera Driscoll
1963
Arrest and Trial (TV Series) as
Sandra Latham
- My Name Is Martin Burnham (1963) - Sandra Latham
1963
The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV Series) as
Fran Harrison
- The Tyrees of Capitol Hill (1963) - Fran Harrison
1963
My Three Sons (TV Series) as
Dr. Harper
- Robbie Wins His Letter (1963) - Dr. Harper
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) as
Barbara Stander
- To Catch a Butterfly (1963) - Barbara Stander
1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) as
Evelyn Harding
- Harrison B. Harding of Camp Crowder, MO (1961) - Evelyn Harding
1961
The Investigators (TV Series) as
Esther Glenn
- Murder on Order (1961) - Esther Glenn
1961
The New Breed (TV Series) as
Mrs. Reisman
- No Fat Cops (1961) - Mrs. Reisman
1960
The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series) as
Marie Starkowski / Nan Jackson
- No Law for Ghosts (1961) - Marie Starkowski
- The Baby (1960) - Nan Jackson
1961
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Helen Turner
- A Penny for Your Thoughts (1961) - Helen Turner
1961
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Louise Rainey
- The Jamaica Ginger Story (1961) - Louise Rainey
1961
The Brothers Brannagan (TV Series) as
Mrs. Meredith
- A Friend to Man (1961) - Mrs. Meredith
1961
Hong Kong (TV Series) as
Iris Leslie #2
- The Survivor (1961) - Iris Leslie #2
1960
The Detectives (TV Series) as
Jane Bruce
- The Scalpel (1960) - Jane Bruce
1960
Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) as
Gloria Haywood
- The Showdown (1960) - Gloria Haywood
1960
Shotgun Slade (TV Series) as
Alice
- Murder in Gingham (1960) - Alice
1960
Dennis the Menace (TV Series) as
Catherine Driscoll
- The Party Line (1960) - Catherine Driscoll
1960
Philip Marlowe (TV Series) as
Carol Darwin
- Murder in the Stars (1960) - Carol Darwin
1958
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Elizabeth Tander / Johanna
- Millionaire Elizabeth Tander (1960) - Elizabeth Tander
- The Johanna Judson Story (1958) - Johanna
1959
Special Agent 7 (TV Series) as
Marge
- The One-Armed Paperhanger (1959) - Marge
1959
General Electric Theater (TV Series) as
Alice Baxter
- Mr. O'Malley (1959) - Alice Baxter
1959
Riverboat (TV Series) as
Ellen Raleigh
- Escape to Memphis (1959) - Ellen Raleigh
1958
Mike Hammer (TV Series) as
Abby Thomas / Marge Fallon
- Aces and Eights (1959) - Abby Thomas
- Four Blind Mice (1958) - Marge Fallon
1958
The Brighter Day (TV Series) as
Patsy Dennis
- Episode dated 2 January 1959 (1959) - Patsy Dennis
- Episode dated 1 January 1959 (1959) - Patsy Dennis
- Episode dated 31 December 1958 (1958) - Patsy Dennis
- Episode dated 30 December 1958 (1958) - Patsy Dennis
- Episode dated 29 December 1958 (1958) - Patsy Dennis
1958
U.S. Marshal (TV Series) as
Julia Metford
- Needlepoint (1958) - Julia Metford
1958
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) as
Kate Manning
- Medal for Valor (1958) - Kate Manning
1958
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Dorothy Gordon
- Free Weekend (1958) - Dorothy Gordon
1958
Whirlybirds (TV Series) as
Alice Fuller
- Father and Son (1958) - Alice Fuller
1958
Man Without a Gun (TV Series) as
Ellie Bell
- Reward (1958) - Ellie Bell
1958
Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) as
Kathy Tyler
- Most Likely to Succeed (1958) - Kathy Tyler
1958
The People's Choice (TV Series) as
Laura / Sally West
- The Family Way (1958) - Laura
- The Wrong Indians (1958) - Sally West
1958
M Squad (TV Series) as
Evelyn Rankin
- The Shakedown (1958) - Evelyn Rankin
1957
Goodyear Playhouse (TV Series) as
Enid
- The Legacy (1957) - Enid
1955
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) as
Mrs. Miller / Eleanor / Ann Voskovec
- Night Court (1957) - Mrs. Miller
- Divorcees Anonymous (1957) - Eleanor
- I Was Accused (1955) - Ann Voskovec
1957
True Story (TV Series)
- The Alibi (1957)
1949
Kraft Theatre (TV Series) as
Fran Staples
- The Just and the Unjust (1956)
- Bedroom Twelve on the Appalachian Waterfall (1956)
- Two Times Two (1955)
- Now, Where Was I? (1955)
- Patterns (1955) - Fran Staples
- Patterns (1955) - Fran Staples
- Rip Van Winkle (1953)
- New Brooms (1949)
- Happy Ending (1949)
1954
Modern Romances (TV Series)
- Miss M.D. (1956)
- Miss M.D.: part 5 (1956)
- Miss M.D.: part 4 (1956)
- Miss M.D.: part 3 (1956)
- Miss M.D.: part 2 (1956)
- Miss M.D: Part 1 (1956)
- Episode dated 3 January 1956 (1956)
- A Long Time till Dawn: Part 1 (1955)
- Episode dated 18 October 1954 (1954)
1955
Mr. Citizen (TV Series)
- Trouble in Gallery Five (1955)
1954
Ponds Theater (TV Series)
- Thunder Rock (1955)
- Time of the Drought (1954)
- Arrowsmith (1954)
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series) as
Lila Blake / Irene Wyzinsky
- A Matter of Dignity (1955) - Lila Blake
- Homecoming (1954) - Irene Wyzinsky
- The First Vice President (1953)
- Arrowsmith (1950)
1950
Studio One (TV Series) as
Beth March / Janice / The Author's Wife / ...
- Donovan's Brain (1955) - Janice
- Confessions of a Nervous Man (1953) - The Author's Wife
- They Came to Baghdad (1952) - Victoria Jones
- The Happy Housewife (1951) - Laura Hanton
- None But My Foe (1951)
- Little Women: Jo's Story (1950) - Beth March
- Little Women: Meg's Story (1950) - Beth March
- Wuthering Heights (1950) - Isabella Linton
1954
Inner Sanctum (TV Series) as
Eileen / Janie
- Blind Luck (1954) - Eileen
- Reward for Janie (1954) - Janie
1954
The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series)
- The Case of the Reluctant Fugitive (1954)
1953
The Web (TV Series)
- Death Has Nine Lives (1954)
- The Perfect Wife (1953)
- A Design for Execution (1953)
1953
The Doctor (TV Series)
- The Researcher (1953)
1952
Short Short Dramas (TV Series)
- Winning Ticket (1953)
- The Present (1953)
- Hat Trick (1952)
1952
The Aldrich Family (TV Series) as
Mary Aldrich
- Episode dated 30 January 1953 (1953) - Mary Aldrich
- Henry's New Year's Resolutions (1953) - Mary Aldrich
- A Pedometer (1952) - Mary Aldrich
- Henry's Checking Account (1952) - Mary Aldrich
1950
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Lucy Lee / Annice
- The Magnolia Touch (1952) - Lucy Lee
- The Token (1950) - Annice
1951
Lights Out (TV Series) as
Dorothy March
- The Pattern (1951) - Dorothy March
- The Dispossessed (1951)
1951
Danger (TV Series)
- The Eye Witness Who Couldn't See (1951)
1951
Hands of Mystery (TV Series)
- Death of a Ballet Dancer (1951)
1951
Suspense (TV Series) as
Jane
- Dead Fall (1951) - Jane
1950
Colgate Theatre (TV Series)
- The Witness to the Crime (1950)
Self
1954
American Inventory (TV Series)
- City in Distress (1954)
1951
Lamp Unto My Feet (TV Series)
- Second Chance (1951)
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