James Firman Daly (October 23, 1918 â€" July 3, 1978) was an American
theater, film, and television actor, who is perhaps best known for his
role as Paul Lochner in the hospital drama series Medical Center, in
which he played Chad Everett's superior.Daly was born in Wisconsin
Rapids in Wood County in central Wisconsin, to Dorothy Ethelbert
(Hogan) Mullen, who later worked for the Central Intelligence Agency,
and Percifer Charles Daly, a fuel merchant. During the 1930s, Daly
studied drama and acted in shows before he worked for the armed
services, and served with the United States Navy as World War II
ended.Daly was a music major at the University of Wisconsin, a drama
major at Iowa State University, and attended Carroll College before
receiving a degree from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Cornell
College later presented him with an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts
degree.Daly was an accomplished stage actor, starting out in 1946 as
Gary Merrill's understudy in Born Yesterday. His starring roles on
Broadway included Archibald MacLeish's Pulitzer Prize- winning J.B.
and Tennessee Williams' Period of Adjustment.
theater, film, and television actor, who is perhaps best known for his
role as Paul Lochner in the hospital drama series Medical Center, in
which he played Chad Everett's superior.Daly was born in Wisconsin
Rapids in Wood County in central Wisconsin, to Dorothy Ethelbert
(Hogan) Mullen, who later worked for the Central Intelligence Agency,
and Percifer Charles Daly, a fuel merchant. During the 1930s, Daly
studied drama and acted in shows before he worked for the armed
services, and served with the United States Navy as World War II
ended.Daly was a music major at the University of Wisconsin, a drama
major at Iowa State University, and attended Carroll College before
receiving a degree from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Cornell
College later presented him with an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts
degree.Daly was an accomplished stage actor, starting out in 1946 as
Gary Merrill's understudy in Born Yesterday. His starring roles on
Broadway included Archibald MacLeish's Pulitzer Prize- winning J.B.
and Tennessee Williams' Period of Adjustment.
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