James Firman Daly (October 13, 1918 - July 3, 1978) was an American actor best known for Planet of the Apes (1968), The Young Stranger (1957), and The Big Bounce (1969).
He was married to Hope Newell and they had four children, including Tyne and Tim Daly.
Daly died in 1978 at the age of 59 from a heart attack. In 2016, Tim Daly revealed that his father was gay.
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Filmography
Film Roles
- 1950: The Sleeping City as Intern (Uncredited Role)
- 1954: Lady in the Dark as Charley Johnson
- 1955: The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Lt. Col. Herbert White
- 1957: The Young Stranger as Tom Ditmar
- 1960: Destiny West as Kit Carson
- 1960: I Am At The Stars as U.S. Maj. William Taggert
- 1961: Give Us Barabbas as Barabbas
- 1961: Special For Women Whats Wrong With Men as The Man
- 1965: The Magnificent Yankee as Owen Wister
- 1965: Eagle In A Cage as Dr. O'Meara
- 1967: Saint Joan as Jack Dunois
- 1968: Planet of the Apes as Honorious
- 1968: Code Name Red Noses as Maj. Mike Liston
- 1969: The Big Bounce as Ray Ritchie
- 1969: The 5 Man Army as Augustus
- 1971: The Resurrection Of Zachary Wheeler as Dr. Redding
- 1972: Black Jack as The President
- 1977: The Storyteller as Arthur Huston
Television Roles
- 1949-1956: Kraft Theatre as Maury Ludwig/Antipholus of Ephesus (10 episodes)
- 1952: Short Short Dramas as Sam Rollins
- 1952: The Big Story as Clark Lobb
- 1952-1955: Lux Video Theatre as Joe Gillis/Mate/Brigida (3 episodes)
- 1952-1957: Studio One as Prof. Amos Tucker/Various (14 episodes)
- 1953: Suspense as Gorden
- 1953-1954: Foreign Intrigue as Michael Powers (37 episodes)
- 1954: The Elgin Hour as Jim
- 1955: Climax as George Norren
- 1955: The Millionaire as Tom Byran
- 1955: Cavalcade Of America as Bill
- 1955-1956: Front Row Center as John Ross/Jerry/Dr. Dick Diver (3 episodes)
- 1955-1957: Omnibus as Gen. Robert E. Lee/Narrator/Col. Billy Mitchell/St. Clare (7 episodes)
- 1955-1962: The United States Steel Hour as Lloyd Jackson/Clay (4 episodes)
- 1955-1962: Armstrong Circle Theatre as Bishop James Edward Walsh (3 episodes)
- 1956: The Alcoa Hour as Vernon Elder
- 1957: The Ford Television Theatre as Frank Bartley
- 1957-1959: The Loretta Young Show as Al Hayes/Sam Wayne/Judd Killian (3 episodes)
- 1958: Alcoa Theatre as Ed Barton
- 1958: Suspicion as Robert Deniken
- 1960: Our American Heritage as Kit Carson
- 1960: The Ann Sothern Show as Johnny Danger
- 1960: The Twilight Zone as Gart Williams
- 1961: Playdate as Conroy
- 1963: Chronicle as Walt Whitman
- 1963: The Great Adventure as George Jones
- 1963-1964: The Doctors And The Nurses as Dr. David Wicker (2 episodes)
- 1963-1964: The Du Pont Show Of The Week as Narrator/Mr. Simmons/Albert (3 episodes)
- 1964: Breaking Point as Michell Farnum
- 1965: Festival as Chris Haber
- 1965: Dr. Kildare as Morgan Bannion
- 1966: Twelve O Clock High as Col. Gus Wexler
- 1966: The Road West as Andy Benteen
- 1966: NET Playhouse as Dr. Thomas Stockmann
- 1966: Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre as Powell Hagan
- 1966: The Fugitive as Arthur Brame/Michael Ballinger (2 episodes)
- 1966-1969: The F.B.I. as James Butler/Doc Cameron/Stephen Fitzgerald (3 episodes)
- 1967: The Felony Squad as Adam Langtry
- 1967: Combat as Capt. Cole
- 1967: Gunsmoke as John Crowley
- 1967: Custer as John Rudford
- 1967: Mission: Impossible as Alfred Belzig/Carl Wilson/Josef Gort (2 episodes)
- 1967: Run For Your Life as Jerry Haines
- 1967: CBS Playhouse as Michael Graves
- 1967-1968: The Invaders as Gen. Samuel Arlington Concannon/Alan Landers (2 episodes)
- 1967-1968: The Virginian as Dan Sheppard/Sgt. Joe Trapp (2 episodes)
- 1967-1968: Judd For The Defense as Judge John Lockhart/Dan Rossiter (2 episodes)
- 1968: Walt Disney Presents as Uncle Max
- 1969: Star Trek: The Original Series as Flint
- 1969-1976: Medical Center as Dr. Paul Lochner
- 1970: Ironside as Judge Leland McIntire
- 1974: The Evil Touch as David Arlington Zack
- 1979: Roots The Next Generations as RSM Boyce
Shorts
- 1960: Booked For Safekeeping as Narrator
- 1964: Selena as Alex Pierce
Theatre Roles
- 1946-1949: Born Yesterday as Paul Verrall/A Bellhop
- 1947: Virginia Reel as Hobe Kelvin
- 1949: Man And Superman as Hector Malone Jr.
- 1951: Billy Budd as Talbot
- 1951: Mary Rose as Harry
- 1951-1952: Saint Joan as Robert de Baudricourt/A Soldier in Warwick's Army
- 1953: The Merchant Of Vernice as Gratiano
- 1958: Handful Of Fire as Manuel
- 1958-1959: J.B. as J.B.
- 1960-1961: Period Of Adjustment as Ralph Bates
- 1963: The Advocate as Warren Curtis
- 1964: The White House as Various
