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Tim Daly

Biography

Tim Daly is an American actor, producer and director who began performing on stage as a child and studied theater and literature at Bennington College. His first leading film role came in Barry Levinson's Diner (1982), followed by starring parts in Made in Heaven (1987) and the television film In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco (1993). On television he played Joe Hackett on Wings and Pete Wilder on Private Practice, and from 2014 to 2019 he portrayed Henry McCord on Madam Secretary. He voiced Clark Kent and Superman in Superman: The Animated Series and several animated films, including Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006), Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009), Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010) and Justice League: Doom (2012). His stage work earned a 1987 Theatre World Award, and he received a 2007 Emmy nomination for The Sopranos. He has also produced films and directed Bereft.

70years old

Turns 71 on March 1in 123 days

  • Born Manhattan
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Also credited as James Timothy Daly and Timothy Daly

Movie Career

Films
27
Career span
43 years1982 to 2025

Genres

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Daly voiced Superman and Clark Kent in Superman: The Animated Series, but a contract to star in a Fugitive remake kept him from returning, so Christopher McDonald and George Newbern took over the role.

  2. First role

    Daly's first leading film role came in Barry Levinson's Diner, where he shared the screen with Kevin Bacon and Mickey Rourke.

  3. Behind the camera

    Daly heads Red House Entertainment, which produced Edge of America, a Peabody Award winner, and Bereft, the independent film that was his directing debut.

Tim Daly movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Superman/Batman: Apocalypse2010 Action, Adventure, Animationas Supermanvoice

    IMDb rating 7.031K votes

  2. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies2009 Action, Animation, Dramaas Supermanvoice

    IMDb rating 7.128K votes

  3. The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest1997as Clark Kent / Supermanvoice

    IMDb rating 7.711K votes

  4. Justice League: Doom2012as Supermanvoice

    IMDb rating 7.440K votes

  5. Basic2003as Styles

    IMDb rating 6.470K votes

  6. Diner1982as William 'Billy' Howard

    IMDb rating 7.024K votes

  7. The Object of My Affection1998as Dr. Robert Joley

    IMDb rating 6.023K votes

  8. The Skeptic2009as Bryan Becket

    IMDb rating 5.54.7K votes

Most often with

Lauren Montgomery directed two of these films, Curt Geda two. Kevin Conroy appears in four 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.

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Films together

Box office

What Tim Daly's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$147 million

12 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 27 films: 12 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 10 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 10Never in cinemas
  • 2Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Object of My Affection1998as Dr. Robert Joley
    $47M31.9% of the total
  2. 2
    Basic2003as Styles
    $43M29.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Diner1982as William 'Billy' Howard
    $14M9.6% of the total
  4. 4
    The Associate1996as Frank Peterson
    $13M8.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Superman/Batman: Public Enemies2009as Superman (voice)
    $8.0M5.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Just the Way You Are1984as Frank Bantam
    $7.9M5.4% of the total
  7. 7
    Against the Ropes2004as Gavin Reese
    $6.4M4.4% of the total
  8. 8
    Made in Heaven1987as Tom Donnelly
    $4.6M3.1% of the total
Spellbinder (1988), $1.9 millionThe Unholy Trinity (2025), $1.0 millionReturn to Sender (2004), $326,563The Skeptic (2009), $205,585

$3.5 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Tim Daly's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
1987Theatre World AwardWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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