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Dan Dailey

Highest Rated: 100% The Mortal Storm (1940)

Lowest Rated: 0% Adventures of a Young Man (1962)

Birthday: Dec 14, 1915

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

Dan Dailey was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. In 1937, he made his Broadway acting debut in "Babes in Arms." In his early acting career, Dailey appeared in such films as "Keeping Company" (1940) with Frank Morgan, the Ann Sothern comedy adaptation "Dulcy" (1940) and "The Mortal Storm" (1940). He also appeared in the musical comedy "Hullabaloo" (1940) with Frank Morgan, "Lady Be Good" (1941) and "Ziegfeld Girl" (1941) with James Stewart. His film career continued throughout the forties and the fifties in productions like "You're My Everything" (1949). In the latter part of his career, he tackled roles in "The Wings of Eagles" (1957), "The Wayward Bus" (1957) with Joan Collins and "Pepe" (1960). He also appeared in the dramatic adaptation "Adventures of a Young Man" (1962) with Richard Beymer and the dramatic biopic "The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover" (1977) with Broderick Crawford. Dailey was most recently credited in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC, 1999-). Dailey won an Actor in a Television Series - Musical Or Comedy Golden Globe Award for "The Governor and J.J." in 1969. Dailey was nominated for an Actor Academy Award for "When My Baby Smiles at Me" in 1948. Dailey passed away in October 1978 at the age of 63.

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Highest rated movies

100% 86% The Mortal Storm
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100% Meet Me at the Fair
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91% 74% It's Always Fair Weather
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73% 58% There's No Business Like Show Business Watchlist
63% 38% What Price Glory?
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40% 56% The Wings of Eagles
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0% 62% Adventures of a Young Man
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You're My Everything
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The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
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Moon Over Her Shoulder
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Filmography

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Credit
No Score Yet 47% The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover Clyde Tolson (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return Joshua Cabe (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Say Hello to a Dead Man Frank Faraday (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Koska and His Family Director - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Matter of Magic Frank Faraday (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fire and Ice Frank Faraday (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Michael O'Hara the Fourth Michael O'Hara III (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones Mr. Greher (Character) - 1971
0% 62% Adventures of a Young Man Billy Campbell (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet 49% Pepe Ted Holt (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Underwater Warrior Cmdr. David Forest (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Oh, Men! Oh, Women! Arthur Turner (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 72% The Wayward Bus Ernest Horton (Character) - 1957
40% 56% The Wings of Eagles "Jughead" Carson (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Best Things in Life Are Free Ray Henderson (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 66% Meet Me in Las Vegas Chuck Rodwell (Character) - 1956
91% 74% It's Always Fair Weather Doug Hallerton (Character) - 1955
73% 58% There's No Business Like Show Business Terence Donahue (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Kid From Left Field Larry `'Pop'` Cooper (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 75% The Girl Next Door Bill Carter (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Taxi Ed Nielson (Character) - 1953
100% No Score Yet Meet Me at the Fair Doc Tilbee (Character) - 1953
63% 38% What Price Glory? 1st Sgt. Quirt (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet 40% The Pride of St. Louis Jerome Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet 50% I Can Get It for You Wholesale Teddy Sherman (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet Call Me Mister Sergeant Shep Dooley (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet 33% When Willie Comes Marching Home William "Bill" Kluggs (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 65% My Blue Heaven Jack Moran (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 50% A Ticket to Tomahawk Johnny Behind-the-Deuces (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet You're My Everything Timothy O'Connor (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet 50% Chicken Every Sunday James C. "Jim" Hefferan (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet You Were Meant for Me Chuck Arnold (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Give My Regards to Broadway Bert Norwick (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet When My Baby Smiles at Me "Skid" Johnson (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 69% Mother Wore Tights Daddy (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sunday Punch Unknown (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 40% Panama Hattie Dick Bulliard (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mokey Herbert Delano (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Get-Away Sonny Black (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet 47% Lady Be Good Bill "Billy" Pattison (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet 78% Ziegfeld Girl Jimmy Walters (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Moon Over Her Shoulder Rex (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Down in San Diego Al Haines (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Washington Melodrama Whitney King (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hullabaloo Bob Strong (Character) - 1940
100% 86% The Mortal Storm Holl (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Keeping Company Jim Reynolds (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Captain Is a Lady Perth Nickerson (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dulcy Bill Ward (Character) - 1940

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Odd Couple Director 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Here's Lucy Unknown (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Governor & J.J. Gov. William Drinkwater (Character),
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1969-1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Hour Unknown (Character) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Untouchables Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climax! Unknown (Character) 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Guest 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Jack Benny Program: The Lost Episodes Unknown (Character) 1954