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name: "Ray Danton"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "19 September 1931"
died: "11 February 1992"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:03.417341+00:00"
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# Ray Danton

Director. Born 19 September 1931 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 11 February 1992.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 19 September 1931, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 11 February 1992
- **Also known as:** Raymond Danton, Raymond Kaplan

## Biography

Ray Danton (born Raymond Caplan; also credited as Raymond Danton or Raymond Kaplan) was an American actor and director. Born in New York City on 19 September 1931, he trained at Carnegie Tech and began his career as a child radio actor on NBC's *Let's Pretend* before making his film debut in *Chief Crazy Horse* (1955).

He is known for lead roles in the screen biographies *The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond* (1960) and *The George Raft Story* (1961). Danton later directed episodes of numerous television series, including *Cagney & Lacey* (from 1982), *Magnum, P.I.*, *Quincy, M.E.* and *Dynasty*.

He was married to actress Julie Adams from 1954 until their divorce in 1981. Danton died in Los Angeles on 11 February 1992.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)

## Also known for

- *The Longest Day* (1962), Capt. Frank
- *The Incredible Hulk* (1977), Director
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), Director
- *Somebody Up There Likes Me* (1956), Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), Jimmy, Akamai, Ron Colby
- *Dynasty* (1981), Director
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), Director
- *Night Gallery* (1970)

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