James Daly
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James Daly (born October 23, 1918; died July 3, 1978) was an American actor born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
He is best known in film for his portrayal of Dr. Honorious in the original Planet of the Apes, and on television as the lead in the drama Medical Center.
From 1947 to 1966, he starred in the TV series Foriegn Intrigue and also guest starred in many television series, among them [[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]], Mission Impossible, The Twilight Zone ("A Stop at Willoughby"), Gunsmoke, The Virginian, and Twelve O'Clock High. He was also an accomplished stage actor, and among his starring Broadway roles were in Archibald MacLeish's Pulitzer Prize winning "J.B." and Tennessee Williams' "Period of Adjustment."
James Daly's last screen feature was as Mr. Boyce in the mini-series [[Roots: The Next Generations]]. He died of heart failure in Nyack, New York, aged 59, shortly after the appearance, before the mini-series was released.
The Daly family had an interest in acting for four generations. James's father Percy appeared in theatrical productions in Central Wisconsin. Two of his children Tim (James Timothy) and Tyne (Ellen Tyne) are well known actors as is his granddaughter Kathryne Dora Brown; daughter of Georg Stanford Brown of The Rookies television show fame and Tyne Daly. Tyne appeared as a child with James in his TV series Foreign Intrigue and as a teenager in "Medical Center." He had 2 other children, Mary Glynn and Pegeen Michael.
Television Filmography
- Played Mr. Flint (an apparently immortal human) in the Star Trek episode Requiem for Methuselah in 1969.
Trivia
- Father of actor Tim Daly better known as Joe Hackett from the television series "Wings".
- Father of actress Tyne Daly best known for her performances on the television series Cagney & Lacey and Judging Amy.
- Grandfather of Kathryne Dora Brown who appeared with her mother Tyne in Judging Amy
External links
- [[MemoryAlpha:|}}}]] article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki
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