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
It's Always Fair Weather77/100
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 & Wordplay4.8average 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
- Nostalgic 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Wholesome Entertainment 2
- Biographical Drama 2
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Family Dynamics 2
- Post-War Drama 2
- Political Intrigue 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- HHarry JacksonCinematographerA Ticket to Tomahawk, The Kid from Left Field, When My Baby Smiles at Me, Give My Regards to Broadway, Mother Wore Tights, +1 more
Betty GrableActorWhen My Baby Smiles at Me, My Blue Heaven, Mother Wore Tights, Call Me Mister
John FordDirectorThe Wings of Eagles, When Willie Comes Marching Home, What Price Glory, The Growler Story
Walter LangDirectorThere's No Business Like Show Business, You're My Everything, When My Baby Smiles at Me, Mother Wore Tights
William FrawleyActorMother Wore Tights, Give Out, Sisters, Chicken Every Sunday
Billie BurkeActorThe Captain Is a Lady, Dulcy, Hullabaloo
Connie GilchristActorA Ticket to Tomahawk, Chicken Every Sunday, Sunday Punch
Virginia GreyActorThe Captain Is a Lady, Washington Melodrama, Hullabaloo
Corinne CalvetActorHemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man, When Willie Comes Marching Home, What Price Glory
Lloyd BaconDirectorYou Were Meant for Me, Give My Regards to Broadway, Call Me Mister
Leigh HarlineComposerThe Best Things in Life Are Free, The Wayward Bus, Taxi- RRobert L. SimpsonEditorThere's No Business Like Show Business, The Girl Next Door, I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Movies and TV shows
311970s
2 titles
as Joshua Cabe
as Michael O'Hara III
1960s
3 titles · average score 68
68
TV show · as Dan Dailey
TV show · as Sergeant Mike Parker
68
as Ted Holt
1950s
12 titles · average score 61
55
as Arthur Turner
57
as Chuck Rodwell
as Steven Prince
77
as Doug Hallerton
67
as Terence Donahue
56
as Bill Carter
59
as Larry 'Pop' Cooper
68
TV show · as Bill Bailey
57
as Sergeant Quirt
56
as Johnny Behind-the-Deuces
66
as William 'Bill' Kluggs
54
TV show · as Dan Dailey
1940s
14 titles · average score 55
58
as Jim Hefferen
55
as Soldier (uncredited)
53
as Ole
as Bob Edwards (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
as Al Haines
as Rex (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
54
as Bill Pattison (as Dan Dailey, Jr.)
63
as Ed LeMotte (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
50
as Bob Strong (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
as Perth Nickerson (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
59
as Bill Ward
44
as Homer (uncredited)