Abby Dalton
Abby Dalton (born August 15, 1932) is an American actress, known for her television roles on the sitcoms Hennesey (1959-62) and The Joey Bishop Show (1962-65), and as Julia Cumson in the prime time soap opera, Falcon Crest (1981-86).
Life and career
Dalton was born as Marlene Wasden in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dalton has three children by her marriage to Jack Smith (which ended in divorce), including actress Kathleen Kinmont. Kinmont was married to Lorenzo Lamas, her onscreen son in Falcon Crest.
Television
Dalton has made numerous appearances on television. James Garner and Clint Eastwood engaged in a fist fight over Dalton's character in the episode "Duel at Sundown" of ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Maverick. In 1958, she appeared as Eloise Barton in an episode of the NBC western series, Jefferson Drum, starring Jeff Richards as a crusading frontier journalist.
In January 1959, Dalton was cast as Elizabeth Bingham in the episode "The Desperadoes" of the ABC/WB western series, Sugarfoot, starring Will Hutchins in the title role. In the story line, at a mission in South Texas, Tom "Sugarfoot" Brewster c. 1870 learns of a mysterious plot to assassinate Mexican President Benito Juarez. Jack Kruschen and Anthony George guest starred with Dalton in this episode as Sam Bolt and Padre John, respectively.
