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
Select a genre to see those titles.
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
62Great
Score 80 to 89
1 title
Great
Score 80 to 89
85
as (archive footage)
Good
Score 70 to 79
3 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
77
as Doug Hallerton
74
as Holl
70
as Jimmy Walters
Decent
Score 60 to 69
14 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
68
TV show · as Dan Dailey
68
TV show · as Bill Bailey
68
as Ted Holt
67
as Jack Moran
67
as Dizzy Dean
67
as Terence Donahue
66
as William 'Bill' Kluggs
65
as Ernest Horton
64
as 'Jughead' Carson
62
as Father
62
as Sgt. Shep Dooley
60
as Chuck Arnold
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
25 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Larry 'Pop' Cooper
58
as Teddy Sherman
58
as Jim Hefferen
57
as Chuck Rodwell
57
as Sergeant Quirt
56
as Johnny Behind-the-Deuces
56
as Bill Carter
55
as Ray Henderson
55
as Arthur Turner
52
as "Skid" Johnson
50
as Bob Strong (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
48
as Timothy O'Connor
Not rated yet
19 titles
Not rated yet
TV show · as Tim Collier
TV show · as Frank Faraday
as Doc Tilbee
as Mr. Greher
as Al Haines
as Bert Norwick
as Michael O'Hara III
as Joshua Cabe
as Ed Nielson
as Rex (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
as Cmdr. David Forest
as Narrator