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| Born | October 23, 1918 Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA |
| Died | July 3, 1978 (aged 59) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Hope Newell (div. 1965) |
James Daly (Irish: Séamas Ó Dálaigh; October 23, 1918 - July 3, 1978) was an American theater, film and television actor born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, who is perhaps best-known for his role as Dr. Paul Lochner in the hospital drama series Medical Center, in which he played Chad Everett's superior.
A graduate of Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, between 1953 and 1955 Daly appeared in the TV series Foreign Intrigue. He also guest starred on many television series, among them Breaking Point, Mission: Impossible, The Twilight Zone ("A Stop at Willoughby"), The Road West (1966 episode "The Gunfighter"), Custer, Gunsmoke, The Virginian, and Twelve O'Clock High. He is also well remembered for his portrayal of "Mr. Flint" (an apparently immortal human) in the Star Trek episode "Requiem for Methuselah" in 1969.
Daly was also an accomplished stage actor; among his starring Broadway roles were in Archibald MacLeish's Pulitzer Prize- winning "J.B.", 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, shortly before the series aired.
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Daly was married to actress Hope Newell from 1942 to 1965, when they divorced. They were the parents of four children. She died on December 27, 2009.
The Daly family had an interest in acting for four generations, beginning with Daly's father, Percy, who appeared in theatrical productions in Central Wisconsin. Two of James' children, Tim (James Timothy) (born 1956) and Tyne (Ellen Tyne) (born 1946), are well-known actors, as is his granddaughter Kathryne Dora Brown, daughter of Tyne and actor Georg Stanford Brown of The Rookies television fame. Tyne appeared as a child with James on his TV series Foreign Intrigue and as a teenager in Medical Center, and Tim appeared as a child with his father in Henrik Ibsen's play An Enemy of the People. James Daly also had two other children, Mary Glynn and Pegeen Michael.
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 1961-1967 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Barabbas, Owen Wister, Dr. O'Meara, Dunois | Episodes: "Give Us Barabbas", "The Magnificent Yankee, "Eagle
in a Cage", "Saint Joan"" Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
| 1966 | An Enemy of the People | Dr. Thomas Stockmann | American Playhouse production |
| The Fugitive | Arthur Brame | Episodes: "Running Scared", "The Evil Men Do" | |
| 1969-1976 | Medical Center | Dr. Paul Lochner |
| Year | Production | Role | Notes and awards |
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| 1963 | Jenny Kissed Me by Jean Kerr | Performances: Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pennsylvania |
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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| 1966 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Won |
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