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Dan Dailey

Acting

Born December 14, 1915 · New York, New York, USA

Died October 16, 1978

Also known as Dan Dailey, Jr. · Daniel James Dailey

Biography

Daniel James Dailey Jr. was an American dancer and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Dailey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1949 · nominated

Filmography25 titles

Battleground

as Narrator (archive sound)

The Kid from Left Field

1953as Larry 'Pop' Cooper

The Odd Couple

1970Director

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962as Philip Bartel

My Blue Heaven

1950as Jack Moran

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976as (archive footage)

It's Always Fair Weather

1955as Doug Hallerton

The Pride of St. Louis

1952as Dizzy Dean

What's My Line?

1950as Self - Mystery Guest

That's Dancing!

1985

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Here's Lucy

1968as Dan Dailey

Ziegfeld Girl

1941as Jimmy Walters

Susan and God

1940as Homer (uncredited)

Hullabaloo

1940as Bob Strong (as Dan Dailey Jr.)

Pepe

1960as Ted Holt

The Wings of Eagles

1957as 'Jughead' Carson

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954as Terence Donahue

This Is the Army

1943as Soldier (uncredited)

Panama Hattie

1942as Dick Bulliard (as Dan Dailey Jr.)

The Wayward Bus

1957as Ernest Horton

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

1962as Billy Campbell

Lady Be Good

1941as Bill Pattison (as Dan Dailey, Jr.)

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977as Clyde Tolson

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956as Chuck Rodwell