James Daly, American actor. Recipient Daniel Blum Theatre World award, 1951; Emmy award as outstanding actor in supporting role in Eagle in a Cage, Hallmark Hall of Fame, 1966. Served as ensign United States Naval Reserve, World World War World World War II; Member A.F.T.R.A., Screen Actors Guild.
Background
Daly was born in Wisconsin Rapids in Wood County in central Wisconsin, to a working-class family: his mother, Dorothy Ethelbert (Hogan) Mullen, later worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, and his father, Percifer Charles Daly, was a fuel merchant.
Education
During the 1930s, Daly studied drama and acted in shows before he worked for the armed services, and served with the United States Navy as World World War II ended. Daly was a music major at the University of Wisconsin, a drama major at Iowa State University, and attended Carroll College before receiving a degree from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa.
Career
Cornell College later presented him with an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Between 1953 and 1955 Daly appeared in the television series Foreign Intrigue. He also guest starred on many television series, among them Appointment with Adventure (two episodes), Breaking Point, Mission: Impossible, The Twilight Zone ("A Stop at Willoughby"), The Tenderfoot (1964) for Walt Disney"s Wonderful World of Color, The Road West (1966 episode "The Gunfighter"), Custer, Gunsmoke, Combat, The Fugitive, The Virginian, and Twelve O"Clock High.
He portrayed "Mr.
Flint" (an apparently immortal human) in the Star Trek episode "Requiem for Methuselah" (1969). In 1958, Daly signed a contract with the Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company to do television commercials for Camel cigarettes. He served as the Camel representative for seven years, being flown by Reynolds throughout the United States to be filmed smoking a Camel at various locations.
Among his starring Broadway roles were in Archibald MacLeish"s Pulitzer Prizewinning J.B. and Tennessee Williams" Period of Adjustment.
In addition to his acting career, Daly was one of the hosts on National Broadcasting Company Radio"s weekend Monitor program in 1963-1964. Daly"s last screen feature was as "Mr.
Boyce" in the mini-series Roots: The Next Generations. Daly died of heart failure in Nyack, New York, two years after Medical Center ended, while he was preparing to star in the play Equus in Tarrytown, New New York
His ashes were sprinkled into the Atlantic Ocean.
Tyne appeared on Daly"s television series Foreign Intrigue as a child and as a teenager appeared in Medical Center. Daly and Tyne both guest starred separately in the original Mission: Impossible television series. Tim appeared as a child with his father in Henrik Ibsen"s play An Enemy of the People.
Daly had two other children, daughters Mary Glynn and Pegeen Michael.
Achievements
Membership
Served as ensign United States Naval Reserve, World World War World World War World War II Member A.F.T.R.A., Screen Actors Guild.
Connections
Married Hope Newell, February 21, 1942. Children: Pegeen, Tyne, Glynn, Timothy.