Dan DaileyDaniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1913 - October 16, 1978) was an American actor. Born in New York City, he appeared in a minstrel show when very young, and appeared in vaudeville before his Broadway debut in 1937 in Babes in Arms. In 1940 he was signed by MGM to make movies and, although his past career had been in musicals, he was initially cast as a Nazi in The Mortal Storm. The people at MGM realized their mistake immediately, however, and began casting him in a series of musical films. He served in the United States Army during World War II, then returned to more musicals. His performance in When My Baby Smiles at Me in 1948 garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. As the musical genre began to wane in the mid-1950s, he moved on to various comedic and dramatic roles, and television. This page about Dan Dailey includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Dan Dailey News stories about Dan Dailey External links for Dan Dailey Videos for Dan Dailey Wikis about Dan Dailey Discussion Groups about Dan Dailey Blogs about Dan Dailey Images of Dan Dailey |
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As the musical genre began to wane in the mid-1950s, he moved on to various comedic and dramatic roles, and television. Butterfly and a Tony nomination in 1980 for best featured actor in a play for Bent. His performance in When My Baby Smiles at Me in 1948 garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He won plaudits when he replaced John Lithgow in the original production of David Henry Hwang's play M. He served in the United States Army during World War II, then returned to more musicals. Dukes had extensive stage experience, first appearing on Broadway in 1971 and later in a revival of Molière's The School for Wives. He also played such colorful roles as Dracula, Doctor Frankenstein, and Antonio Salieri in the original production of Amadeus--replacing Ian McKellan. The people at MGM realized their mistake immediately, however, and began casting him in a series of musical films. He received an Emmy nomination for best supporting actor for his role in The Josephine Baker Story (1991). In 1940 he was signed by MGM to make movies and, although his past career had been in musicals, he was initially cast as a Nazi in The Mortal Storm. He had a long career in films, appearing in thirty-five, and as a television guest star, notably as the man who attempts to rape Edith Bunker on All in the Family and in the miniseries The Winds of War. Born in New York City, he appeared in a minstrel show when very young, and appeared in vaudeville before his Broadway debut in 1937 in Babes in Arms. He was born in San Francisco, California and died of a heart attack in Spanaway, Washington while on location shooting the mini-series Red Rose. Daniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1913 - October 16, 1978) was an American actor. McPhee on the television series Dawson's Creek. David Dukes (June 6, 1945 - October 9, 2000) was an American character actor best known as Mr. October 17, 2000. "David Dukes." The Independent (London). Tom Vallance. October 11, 2000. "David Dukes; Versatile Character Actor on Screen, Stage." Los Angeles Times. Susan King and Don Shirley. October 12, 2000. "David Dukes, Chameleon of an Actor, 55." The New York Times. Emily Eakin. October 11, 2000. "David Dukes." Variety. |