Acting
Dan Dailey
- Titles
- 56movies18TV shows
- Career
Active from 1940 to 1977, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 38top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
The Kid from Left Field71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.2average 3.6
- Showbiz4.6average 1.2
- Wholesome5.9average 3.3
- Situational Comedy4.8average 2.7
- Physical Comedy3.8average 2.5
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.2
- Mystery2.0, average 4.1
- Violence2.3, average 4.3
- Crime1.8, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Character-Driven 3
- Nostalgic 3
- Post-War Drama 2
- Wholesome Entertainment 2
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Family Dynamics 2
- Biographical Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- HHarry JacksonCinematographerA Ticket to Tomahawk, The Kid from Left Field, Give My Regards to Broadway, When My Baby Smiles at Me, Mother Wore Tights, +1 more
Betty GrableActorWhen My Baby Smiles at Me, My Blue Heaven, Mother Wore Tights, Call Me Mister
Walter LangDirectorThere's No Business Like Show Business, You're My Everything, When My Baby Smiles at Me, Mother Wore Tights
John FordDirectorThe Wings of Eagles, What Price Glory, When Willie Comes Marching Home, The Growler Story
Connie GilchristActorA Ticket to Tomahawk, Chicken Every Sunday, Sunday Punch
Virginia GreyActorThe Captain is a Lady, Hullabaloo, Washington Melodrama
William FrawleyActorMother Wore Tights, Give Out, Sisters, Chicken Every Sunday
Billie BurkeActorThe Captain is a Lady, Dulcy, Hullabaloo
Corinne CalvetActorWhat Price Glory, Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man, When Willie Comes Marching Home- PPaul VogelCinematographerThe Wings of Eagles, Down in San Diego, Sunday Punch
- WWilliam ReynoldsEditorThe Kid from Left Field, Give My Regards to Broadway, You Were Meant for Me
- RRichard SaleWriterA Ticket to Tomahawk, When Willie Comes Marching Home, The Girl Next Door
Movies and TV shows
251940s
25 titles · average score 60
53
as Timothy O'Connor
58
as Jim Hefferen
61
as Chuck Arnold
56
as "Skid" Johnson
as Bert Norwick
62
as Father
55
as Soldier (uncredited)
58
as Ole
58
as Herbert Delano
as Kansas (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
as Bob Edwards (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
50
as Dick Bulliard (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
as Al Haines
as Rex (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
61
as Sonny Black
61
as Whitney King
70
as Jimmy Walters
63
as Ed LeMotte (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
53
as Bill Pattison (as Dan Dailey, Jr.)
62
as Bob Strong (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
as Perth Nickerson (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
62
as Bill Ward
89
as Holl
44
as Homer (uncredited)
63
as Jim Reynolds