Overview
Mini Biography:
Born in New York City, Dan Dailey started his career in vaudeville, later... more
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Interred at Forest Lawn (Glendale), Glendale, California, USA, in the... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
1 win
&
1 nomination
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Alternate Names:
Dan Dailey Jr. | Jr. Dan Dailey
Filmography
- Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) (performer: "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'" (uncredited), "Anything You Can Do")
- That's Dancing! (1985) (performer: "The Binge")
- Pepe (1960) ("Faraway Part of Town")
- The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956) (performer: "Lucky Day", "Button Up Your Overcoat", "You're the Cream in My Coffee")
- Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) (performer: "The Gal with the Yaller Shoes", "My Lucky Charm")
... aka Viva Las Vegas! (UK) - It's Always Fair Weather (1955) (performer: "The Time for Parting", "Once Upon a Time", "I Shouldn't Have Come", "Saturation-Wise") ("March, March")
- There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) (performer: "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" (uncredited), "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'" (uncredited), "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (uncredited), "Remember" (uncredited))
... aka Irving Berlin's There's No Business Like Show Business (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - "The Jack Benny Program" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
- The Jam Session Show (1954) TV episode (performer: "Basin Street Blues" (uncredited)) - The Girl Next Door (1953) (performer: "I'm Mad About The Girl Next Door", "You", "I'd Rather Have A Pal Than A Gal-Anytime", "You're Doin' All Right", "Nowhere Guy", "You, I'd Rather Have A Pal / I'm Mad About The Girl Next Door")
- Meet Me at the Fair (1953) (performer: "OH! SUSANNA" (uncredited), "I WAS THERE" (uncredited), "REMEMBER THE TIME" (uncredited), "SWEET GENEVIEVE" (uncredited))
- The Pride of St. Louis (1952) (performer: "Hold My Mule While I Dance Josey" (uncredited))
- Call Me Mister (1951) (performer: "I JUST CAN'T DO ENOUGH FOR YOU, BABY", "LOVE IS BACK IN BUSINESS") ("CALL ME MISTER")
- I'll Get By (1950) (performer: "It's Been a Long, Long Time")
- My Blue Heaven (1950) (performer: "My Blue Heaven" (uncredited), "It's Deductible" (uncredited), "Halloween" (uncredited), "I Love a New Yorker" (uncredited), "Live Hard, Work Hard, Love Hard" (uncredited), "The Friendly Islands" (uncredited), "Don't Rock the Boat, Dear" (uncredited)) ("My Blue Heaven" (uncredited), "What a Man" (uncredited))
- A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950) (performer: "Oh, What a Forward Young Man You Are" (uncredited), "Pat Works on the Railway" (uncredited)) ("A Ticket to Tomahawk (On the Colorado Trail)")
- When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) (performer: "Somebody Stole My Gal" (uncredited), "You've Got Me This Way (Whatta-Ya Gonna Do About It)" (uncredited), "Frère Jacques" (uncredited))
- You're My Everything (1949) (performer: "I Want to Be Teacher's Pet", "The Varsity Drag", "I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful)", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "Would You Like to Take a Walk?", "Lollipop Prelude and Interlude", "On the Good Ship Lollipop") ("You're My Everything")
- Give My Regards to Broadway (1948) (performer: "Give my Regards to Broadway" (uncredited))
- Mother Wore Tights (1947) (performer: "Burlington Bertie from Bow", "You Do", "This Is My Favorite City", "We're a Couple of Broadway Brothers", "Kokomo, Indiana", "Tra-La-La-La", "There's Nothing Like a Song", "(Rolling Down Bowling Green) On a Little Two-Seat Tandem")
- Give Out, Sisters (1942) (performer: "Jiggers the Beat")
- Mokey (1942) ("Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929) (uncredited))
- Washington Melodrama (1941) (performer: "Fishing for Suckers" (1941))
- Hullabaloo (1940) ("A Handful of Stars" (1940) (uncredited))
- Dulcy (1940) ("Singin in the Rain" (1929))
- "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
... aka ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
- That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Mitzi... The First Time (1973) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Julie Andrews Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
- Episode dated 1 November 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "Here's Lucy" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Won't You Calm Down Dan Dailey? (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 23 January 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode #2.5 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "Pantomime Quiz" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1962)
... aka Mike Stokey's Pantomime Quiz (USA: alternative title)
... aka Stump the Stars (USA: new title)
- Dan Dailey vs. Janet Blair (1962) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (1957) (TV) .... Himself
- "Toast of the Town" .... Guest Host / ... (3 episodes, 1954-1957)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #10.45 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Host
- Episode #10.44 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Host
- Episode #8.1 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #1.7 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "Climax!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
- The Louella Parsons Story (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #8.8 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1954)
- Episode dated 19 December 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
- The Jam Session Show (1954) TV episode .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
In 1961, he starred in an unsold pilot for a TV series called, "The Man from Telegraph Hill" based on the life of San Francisco columnist Herb Caen.
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