Clayton Landey (born March 24, 1951) is an American television, film, and stage actor. He played attorney James Westmont in the TV series Knots Landing from 1982-1983 and Gregory on Days of Our Lives for 1 year.
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Early life and education
Landey was raised in the Bronx and attended high school in Spring Valley, New York. He attended the University of Houston where he played on the soccor team. He obtained a bachelor of arts in drama from the university in May 1973.
Career
He starred as Roger Barrow in the first season of 1st & Ten, the first scripted half hour comedy original series on HBO. Landey has had recurring roles in TV series including 3 seasons as attorney James Westmont on Knots Landing and 1 year as the evil Gregory on Days of Our Lives. He guest starred in the initial season of Tales and starred in the film Down 4 Whatever for TV One.
Other shows with multiple episodes include: Dynasty, Walker, Texas Ranger, Without a Trace, and Stargate: Atlantis. Most recently, Landey recurred for two seasons on If Loving You Is Wrong. He starred in the pilot Used Cars for CBS and guest starred in the pilot SNOOPS. He appeared in the Sliders episode (5/14) "Heavy Metal" (1999). His work has been represented at the Cannes (She’s So Lovely), Sundance (Shadow Hours) and Venice (The Reluctant Fundamentalist) Film Festivals. Norma Rae, Clayton’s first feature, was named in 2011 to The Library of Congress National Film Registry.
Landey has appeared in over forty theatrical productions in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Dallas. He played Luther Adler in the production of Names at the Matrix Theater in Los Angeles. He recreated the role the following season in the off-Broadway production.
Landey also produced Andrea’s Got Two Boyfriends. He teaches Scene Study For The Working Actor and Get Out of Your Head at the Alliance Theatre.
Awards
He received a Drama-Logue Award, an LA Weekly Award, a Maddy, a Garland Award and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle nomination for his performance as Luther Adler in the production of Names at the Matrix Theater in Los Angeles.
He also received a Drama-Logue for producing Andrea’s Got Two Boyfriends.