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Died aged 62Also known asDan Dailey, Jr., Daniel James DaileyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/12/1915Born inNew York, New York, USADied16/10/1978Died inLos AngelesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1159045 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#82129 ↗
Daniel James Dailey Jr. was an American actor and dancer. He is best remembered for a series of popular musicals he made at 20th Century Fox such as Mother Wore Tights (1947).
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a DancerMovie | Self (archive footage) | 87 |
| 1985 | That's Dancing!Movie | — | 70 |
| 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverMovie | Clyde Tolson | 62 |
| 1977 | Testimony of Two MenSeries | Father Maguire | 62 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie | (archive footage) | 61 |
| 1973 | Faraday and CompanySeries | Frank Faraday | 58 |
| 1972 | The Julie Andrews HourSeries | Self | 57 |
| 1968 | Here's LucySeries | Dan Dailey | 53 |
| 1964 | The Hollywood PalaceSeries | Self | 49 |
| 1963 | Vacation PlayhouseSeries | Sergeant Mike Parker | 48 |
| 1963 | MarilynMovie | archive footage | 48 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries | Philip Bartel | 47 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 47 |
| 1962 | Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young ManMovie | Billy Campbell | 47 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self - Co-Host | 46 |
| 1960 | PepeMovie | Ted Holt | 45 |
| 1957 | The Wings of EaglesMovie | 'Jughead' Carson | 42 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries | Self | 41 |
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las VegasMovie | Chuck Rodwell | 41 |
| 1955 | It's Always Fair WeatherMovie | Doug Hallerton | 40 |
| 1955 | MGM ParadeSeries | Self | 40 |
| 1954 | There's No Business Like Show BusinessMovie | Terence Donahue | 39 |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterSeries | Bill Bailey | 38 |
| 1953 | TaxiMovie | Ed Nielson | 38 |
| 1953 | The Kid from Left FieldMovie | Larry 'Pop' Cooper | 38 |
| 1952 | What Price GloryMovie | Sergeant Quirt | 37 |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Series | Self - Mystery Guest | 35 |
| 1950 | When Willie Comes Marching HomeMovie | William 'Bill' Kluggs | 35 |
| 1950 | A Ticket to TomahawkMovie | Johnny Behind-the-Deuces | 35 |
| 1949 | You're My EverythingMovie | Timothy O'Connor | 34 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 33 |
| 1948 | Give My Regards to BroadwayMovie | Bert Norwick | 33 |
| 1947 | Mother Wore TightsMovie | Father | 32 |
| 1943 | This Is the ArmyMovie | Soldier (uncredited) | 28 |
| 1942 | Give Out, SistersMovie | Bob Edwards (as Dan Dailey Jr.) | 27 |
| 1942 | Sunday PunchMovie | Ole | 27 |
| 1942 | Panama HattieMovie | Dick Bulliard (as Dan Dailey Jr.) | 27 |
| 1942 | MokeyMovie | Herbert Delano | 27 |
| 1941 | Ziegfeld GirlMovie | Jimmy Walters | 26 |
| 1941 | Lady Be GoodMovie | Bill Pattison (as Dan Dailey, Jr.) | 26 |
| 1940 | Susan and GodMovie | Homer (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1940 | The Mortal StormMovie | Holl | 25 |
| 1940 | The Captain is a LadyMovie | Perth Nickerson (as Dan Dailey Jr.) | 25 |
| 1940 | HullabalooMovie | Bob Strong (as Dan Dailey Jr.) | 25 |