Dan Dailey

Person

Dan Dailey

Born 14 December 1915 Died 16 October 1978, aged 62 New York, New York, USA TMDB ↗

Daniel James Dailey Jr. was an American dancer and actor.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
24age in their first credit on record (1940)
72years on screen and counting
7credits in 1941, their busiest year
63dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 96

Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies

2012
That's Dancing! poster Age: 69

That's Dancing!

1985
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover poster Age: 61

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977
as Clyde Tolson
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return poster Age: 59

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return

1975
as Joshua Cabe
Michael O'Hara the Fourth poster Age: 56

Michael O'Hara the Fourth

1972
as Michael O'Hara III
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones poster Age: 55

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

1971
as Mr. Greher
No poster
Age: 47

Four Nights of the Full Moon

1963
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man poster Age: 46

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

1962
as Billy Campbell
Pepe poster Age: 45

Pepe

1960
as Ted Holt
No poster
Age: 42

Underwater Warrior

1958
as Cmdr. David Forest
The Wayward Bus poster Age: 41

The Wayward Bus

1957
as Ernest Horton
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! poster Age: 41

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

1957
as Arthur Turner
The Wings of Eagles poster Age: 41

The Wings of Eagles

1957
as 'Jughead' Carson
The Best Things in Life Are Free poster Age: 40

The Best Things in Life Are Free

1956
as Ray Henderson
Meet Me in Las Vegas poster Age: 40

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956
as Chuck Rodwell
Paris in the Springtime poster Age: 40

Paris in the Springtime

1956
as Steven Prince
It's Always Fair Weather poster Age: 39

It's Always Fair Weather

1955
as Doug Hallerton
There's No Business Like Show Business poster Age: 39

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954
as Terence Donahue
The Kid from Left Field poster Age: 37

The Kid from Left Field

1953
as Larry 'Pop' Cooper
The Girl Next Door poster Age: 37

The Girl Next Door

1953
as Bill Carter
Taxi poster Age: 37

Taxi

1953
as Ed Nielson
Meet Me at the Fair poster Age: 37

Meet Me at the Fair

1953
as Doc Tilbee
What Price Glory poster Age: 36

What Price Glory

1952
as Sergeant Quirt
The Pride of St. Louis poster Age: 36

The Pride of St. Louis

1952
as Dizzy Dean
I Can Get It for You Wholesale poster Age: 35

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

1951
as Teddy Sherman
Call Me Mister poster Age: 35

Call Me Mister

1951
as Sgt. Shep Dooley
My Blue Heaven poster Age: 34

My Blue Heaven

1950
as Jack Moran
A Ticket to Tomahawk poster Age: 34

A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950
as Johnny Behind-the-Deuces
When Willie Comes Marching Home poster Age: 34

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950
as William 'Bill' Kluggs
You're My Everything poster Age: 33

You're My Everything

1949
as Timothy O'Connor
Chicken Every Sunday poster Age: 33

Chicken Every Sunday

1949
as Jim Hefferen
When My Baby Smiles at Me poster Age: 32

When My Baby Smiles at Me

1948
as "Skid" Johnson
Give My Regards to Broadway poster Age: 32

Give My Regards to Broadway

1948
as Bert Norwick
You Were Meant for Me poster Age: 32

You Were Meant for Me

1948
as Chuck Arnold
Mother Wore Tights poster Age: 31

Mother Wore Tights

1947
as Father
This Is the Army poster Age: 27

This Is the Army

1943
as Soldier (uncredited)
Panama Hattie poster Age: 26

Panama Hattie

1942
as Dick Bulliard (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
Give Out, Sisters poster Age: 26

Give Out, Sisters

1942
as Bob Edwards (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
Timber! poster Age: 26

Timber!

1942
as Kansas (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
Sunday Punch poster Age: 26

Sunday Punch

1942
as Ole
Mokey poster Age: 26

Mokey

1942
as Herbert Delano
Moon Over Her Shoulder poster Age: 25

Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941
as Rex (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
Lady Be Good poster Age: 25

Lady Be Good

1941
as Bill Pattison (as Dan Dailey, Jr.)
Down in San Diego poster Age: 25

Down in San Diego

1941
as Al Haines
The Get-Away poster Age: 25

The Get-Away

1941
as Sonny Black
Ziegfeld Girl poster Age: 25

Ziegfeld Girl

1941
as Jimmy Walters
Washington Melodrama poster Age: 25

Washington Melodrama

1941
as Whitney King
The Wild Man of Borneo poster Age: 25

The Wild Man of Borneo

1941
as Ed LeMotte (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
Keeping Company poster Age: 25

Keeping Company

1940
as Jim Reynolds
Hullabaloo poster Age: 24

Hullabaloo

1940
as Bob Strong (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
Dulcy poster Age: 24

Dulcy

1940
as Bill Ward
The Captain is a Lady poster Age: 24

The Captain is a Lady

1940
as Perth Nickerson (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
The Mortal Storm poster Age: 24

The Mortal Storm

1940
as Holl
Susan and God poster Age: 24

Susan and God

1940
as Homer (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 88

Battleground

2004
as Narrator (archive sound)
Testimony of Two Men poster Age: 61

Testimony of Two Men

1977
as Father Maguire
Faraday and Company poster Age: 57

Faraday and Company

1973
as Frank Faraday
Here's Lucy poster Age: 52

Here's Lucy

1968
as Dan Dailey
No poster
Age: 47

Vacation Playhouse

1963
as Sergeant Mike Parker
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster Age: 46

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962
as Philip Bartel
The Four Just Men poster Age: 43

The Four Just Men

1959
as Tim Collier
General Electric Theater poster Age: 37

General Electric Theater

1953
as Bill Bailey
The Jack Benny Program poster Age: 34

The Jack Benny Program

1950
as Dan Dailey
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