Let's face it, the late Bill Daily — who has passed away at the age of 91 — was never a star. Which is not really as rude a statement as it sounds, because Bill had the much tougher job of being the so-called "second banana" or supporting player who would enter a scene and bring with him an extra jolt of laughter. Never was that more true than when he played Nasa's Major Roger Healey on the '60s classic I Dream of Jeannie, or airline pilot Howard Borden in the '70s hit The Bob Newhart Show. He was born William Edward Daily, Jr. on August 30, 1927 in Sante Fe, New Mexico, and had his entertainment start in stand-up comedy, eventually finding himself on stage in some of the country's bigger comedy clubs. In 1964 he made an appearance on the sitcom Bewitched, which caught the attention of writer/producer Sidney Sheldon,...
- 9/8/2018
- by Ed Gross
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