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James Daly(1918-1978)

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William Shatner and James Daly in Star Trek (1966)
Medical Center
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Médecins d'aujourd'hui (1969–1976)
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Distinguished character player James Firman Daly first appeared on stage in his home town of Wisconsin Rapids in 1928. He was set on acting from an early age, and was strongly encouraged by his parents. His father was in the fuel business and his mother at one time a CIA employee. Upon leaving school, Daly studied dramatic arts at various Midwestern colleges, eventually graduating from Grinnell in Iowa. His acting career was then put on hold as a result of the war and he served in all three of the service branches, the last four years spent in the navy as an ensign.

Daly's acting career got off to a good start once he arrived in New York in 1946, landing a part as understudy to Gary Merrill in the long-running hit play "Born Yesterday" on Broadway. By the time he appeared in his third play, "Man and Superman" (1949), he was billed third in the cast and won a Daniel Blum Award for his performance. Subsequently, Daly had a busy time on stage, both on and off-Broadway. He co-starred three times with the legendary Helen Hayes, most famously in "The Glass Menagerie" in 1950. That same year he also collected the Theater Guild Award as the star of "Major Barbara". His other theatrical roles of note included "Billy Budd", "Saint Joan", "The Merchant of Venice" and (on tour with Colleen Dewhurst) "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?".

A hard-working actor and intent on diversifying into different media, Daly clearly understood the potential of live television drama. He made his small screen debut in the late 1940s and soon starred in early Playhouse productions. Within a few years he featured in his own weekly syndicated series, Foreign Intrigue (1951), about a family of foreign correspondents in Europe. This was one of the first TV shows to be shot on location and it necessitated his and his family's temporary relocation to Paris and Stockholm. Throughout the next twenty years, Daly remained much in demand as a reliable leading television actor with 'gravitas', often playing tragic or despairing figures. He was commanding as the titular star of Give Us Barabbas! (1961). Four years later, he picked up an Emmy for his role in the Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) episode "The Eagle and the Cage".

Another memorably poignant portrayal was in La quatrième dimension (1959) episode "A Stop at Willoughby", with Daly as a salesperson driven to the brink of a nervous breakdown, desperately escaping his world to a fantasy town in his own mind where life is perpetually simple and peaceful. He was also David Vincent's ill-fated business partner and friend in the pilot episode "Beach-Head", one of the first victims of Les envahisseurs (1967). Many viewers will remember Daly as 'Flint', the solitary near-immortal from the Star Trek (1966) episode "Requiem for Methuselah". There were countless other guest starring roles and even a few choice movie parts, such as La planète des singes (1968). Daly enjoyed another recurring role in the long-running (170 episodes) Médecins d'aujourd'hui (1969) as resident 'elder statesman' to young surgeon Chad Everett. He had just completed filming on an episode of "Roots: The Next Generations" and was scheduled to appear in the play "Equus" at the historic Westchester Theatre, Tarrytown Music Hall, when he died of a heart attack at the age of 59.
BornOctober 23, 1918
DiedJuly 3, 1978(59)
BornOctober 23, 1918
DiedJuly 3, 1978(59)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win total

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Known for

French Grande Movie Poster, 47" x 63"
La planète des singes
8.0
  • Honorious
  • 1968
James MacArthur in Mon père, cet étranger (1957)
Mon père, cet étranger
6.5
  • Tom Ditmar
  • 1957
Une si belle garce (1969)
Une si belle garce
5.3
  • Ray Ritchie
  • 1969
Eagle in a Cage (1965)
Eagle in a Cage
7.3
TV Movie
  • Dr. O'Meara
  • 1965

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  • James Earl Jones, Debbie Allen, Irene Cara, Dorian Harewood, Debbi Morgan, Georg Stanford Brown, Avon Long, and Beah Richards in Racines 2 (1979)
    Racines 2
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • RSM Boyce
    • 1979
  • L'homme qui racontait des histoires
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Arthur Huston
    • 1977
  • Médecins d'aujourd'hui (1969)
    Médecins d'aujourd'hui
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Dr. Paul Lochner
    • 1969–1976
  • The Evil Touch (1973)
    The Evil Touch
    7.0
    TV Series
    • David Arlington Zack
    • 1974
  • Georg Stanford Brown in Wild in the Sky (1972)
    Wild in the Sky
    5.7
    • The President
    • 1972
  • The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971)
    The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
    5.4
    • Dr. Redding
    • 1971
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in L'homme de fer (1967)
    L'homme de fer
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Judge Leland McIntire
    • 1970
  • 5 hommes armés (1969)
    5 hommes armés
    6.5
    • Augustus
    • 1969
  • Une si belle garce (1969)
    Une si belle garce
    5.3
    • Ray Ritchie
    • 1969
  • Sur la piste du crime (1965)
    Sur la piste du crime
    7.4
    TV Series
    • James Butler
    • Doc Cameron
    • Stephen Fitzgerald
    • 1966–1969
  • Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Flint
    • 1969
  • Carl Betz and Stephen Young in Judd for the Defense (1967)
    Judd for the Defense
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Judge John Lockhart
    • Dan Rossiter
    • 1967–1968
  • Walt Disney in Le monde merveilleux de Disney (1954)
    Le monde merveilleux de Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Uncle Max
    • 1968
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in Le Virginien (1962)
    Le Virginien
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Dan Sheppard
    • Sergeant Joe Trapp
    • 1967–1968
  • Roses rouges pour le Führer (1968)
    Roses rouges pour le Führer
    5.4
    • Major Mike Liston
    • 1968

Soundtrack



  • Ann Sothern in Lady in the Dark (1954)
    Lady in the Dark
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • performer: "The Best Years of His Life"
    • 1954

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.80 m
  • Born
    • October 23, 1918
    • Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • July 3, 1978
    • Nyack, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Hope NewellFebruary 19, 1942 - 1966 (divorced, 4 children)
  • Children
      Mary Glynn Daly
  • Parents
      Percifer Charles Daly
  • Relatives
      Alisabeth Brown(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    • 4 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Father of actress Tyne Daly, Glynn Daly and actor Tim Daly.

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  • When did James Daly die?
    July 3, 1978
  • How did James Daly die?
    Heart attack
  • How old was James Daly when he died?
    59 years old
  • Where did James Daly die?
    Nyack, New York, USA
  • When was James Daly born?
    October 23, 1918

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