Lewis Dayton

{{Short description|British actor (1888–1963)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Lewis Dayton

| image = Silent film actor Lewis Dayton (SAYRE_22368) (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Dayton in 1923

| birth_name = Henry Wallenstein Ryan Lewis

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1888|02|03|df=y}}

| birth_place = Brighton, East Sussex, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1963|01||1888|02|03|df=y}}

| death_place = U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1918–1932

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Lewis Dayton (born Henry Wallenstein Ryan Lewis; 3 February 1888 – January 1963) was a British actor who appeared in a number of films during the silent and early sound eras, largely in supporting roles but occasionally in the male lead.{{Cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/199284 |title=BFI | Film & TV Database | DAYTON, Lewis |access-date=2011-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212093318/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/199284 |archive-date=2013-12-12 |url-status=dead }}