Dan Dailey
Biography
Dan Dailey was an American actor and dancer who began in a minstrel show and vaudeville before making his Broadway debut in Babes in Arms in 1937. After signing with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1940, he appeared in films such as Susan and God (1940), The Mortal Storm (1940), and Ziegfeld Girl (1941). At 20th Century Fox, Mother Wore Tights with Betty Grable was a major hit and led to further musicals; he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for When My Baby Smiles at Me. His later credits included There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), It's Always Fair Weather (1955), The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956), The Wings of Eagles (1957), and Pepe (1960). On television, he starred in The Governor & J.J. from 1969 to 1971 and won a Golden Globe for that performance. He died in 1978.
62years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Daniel James Dailey (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 45 years1940 to 1985
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A role that slipped away
Dailey was cast in For Me and My Gal, but was drafted into the military, and Gene Kelly took over the role.
A role that slipped away
Dailey was originally set to play The Waco Kid in Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles, but withdrew, and Gene Wilder took the part.
A change of course
Dailey sold shoes and caddied for golfers before his first big opportunity, which came in 1934 when he appeared in a show on a cruise ship bound for South America.
Beyond film
Dailey recorded four songs for Decca Records in 1949 with the Andrews Sisters, a chance to showcase his singing. Two of those tracks were Irish novelties: "Clancy Lowered the Boom!" and "I Had a Hat (When I Came In)".
Dan Dailey movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Ford directed two of these films. Cyd Charisse appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Cyd Charisse's page
Ward Bond's page
James Stewart's page
James Cagney's page
Gene Kelly's page
Judy Garland's page
All films by John Ford
Also two films together6 more actors
- Marilyn MonroeMarilyn (1963) and There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
- Sammy Davis Jr.That's Dancing! (1985) and Pepe (1960)
- Mitzi GaynorMarilyn (1963) and There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
- Corinne CalvetHemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) and What Price Glory (1952)
- Ethel MermanMarilyn (1963) and There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
- Michael KiddThat's Dancing! (1985) and It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.