Britt Lomond
Britt Lomond | |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | April 12, 1925
Died |
March 22, 2006 80) Huntington Beach, California, USA | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1956–1983 |
Spouse(s) | Diane Lomond |
Children | 2 |
Britt Lomond (April 12, 1925 – March 22, 2006) was an American actor and television producer.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Lomond was raised in New York City. He received three Purple Hearts, a Silver Star, and a Bronze Star for his military service as a paratrooper during World War II.[1]
He was a student at New York University after the war.[2]
Lomond was active with NYU's fencing team, and he earned a place on the United States' fencing team for the 1952 Olympics. Instead of going that route, he began fencing as a professional in productions on stage and in films.[2]
In 1956, Lomond played the Spaniard James Addison Reavis in the episode "The Baron of Arizona" of the anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews. In the story line, two newspapermen doubt Reavis' claim to millions of acres in the New Mexico Territory, which then included Arizona. Though Reavis' papers seem authentic and date to colonial times, the reporters prove them to be fraudulent.[3]'
Lomond is best known for his role as Capitán Monastario in the first season of Disney's Zorro.[4] He also played the role of General George Armstrong Custer in the Disney film Tonka. On television he made a guest appearance on Perry Mason as he played the role of title character and murder victim Jack Culross in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Posthumous Painter."
He was a unit production manager for The Waltons, Somewhere in Time, and Falcon Crest. He was also known for being a first assistant director for Battlestar Galactica and MacGyver.
Death
On March 22, 2006, Lomond died of kidney failure at a nursing home in Huntington Beach, California, at age 80. He was survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.[1]
Filmography
- 1956 : Highway Patrol
- 1956 : The Count of Monte Cristo
- 1956 : Navy Log
- 1956 : Annie Oakley
- 1956 : Death Valley Days in two episodes, one as James Reavis "The Baron of Arizona"[5]
- 1959 : 26 Men
- 1957 : The Gray Ghost
- 1957 : Cheyenne
- 1957 : The Saga of Andy Burnett: Andy's Love Affair
- 1957 : Zorro (1957-1958 13 episodes)
- 1958 : Tonka
- 1959 : Death Valley Days
- 1959 : 26 Men
- 1959 : Colt .45, as Buffalo Bill Cody in "A Legend of Buffalo Bill"[6]
- 1959 : Men into Space
- 1959 : Tombstone Territory
- 1959 : Bat Masterson
- 1960 : Tales of Wells Fargo
- 1960 : Young Jesse James
- 1960 : The Brothers Brannagan
- 1960 : Klondike
- 1961 : Lock Up
- 1961 : Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater
- 1961 : The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
- 1961 : Thriller
- 1961 : The Case of the Dangerous Robin
- 1961 : Peter Gunn
- 1961 : Perry Mason
- 1961 : Rawhide
- 1963 : The Virginian
- 1967 : I Spy
- 1967 : Mission: Impossible
- 1968 : Live a Little, Love a Little
- 1983 : Simon & Simon
References
- 1 2 "Britt Lomond, Actor, 80, Is Dead". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 1, 2006. Archived from the original on November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- 1 2 Lentz, Harris M. III (2007). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2006: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-78642-933-2. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ↑ "The Baron of Arizona on Death Valley Days". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Britt Lomond". Variety. March 23, 2006. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Britt Lomond (1925–2006)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Colt .45". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- Dooley, Gerry (2005). The Zorro Television Companion: A Critical Appreciation. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-2058-2.