Complex sentence: Danny Dayton (November 20,1923-February 6,1999) was an American actor and television director that, since the 1950s, had played many roles in film and on TV.
Split into simpler sentences: Danny Dayton (November 20,1923-February 6,1999) was an American actor and television director. Beginning in the 1950s, he played many roles in film and on TV.