- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 30, 1927
- Place of Birth
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Died
- September 4, 2018
Bill Daily
William Edward Daily (August 30, 1927 – September 4, 2018) was an American actor and comedian known for his sitcom work as Major Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970) and Howard Borden on The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978). Daily was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He began his career as a musician, playing upright bass with jazz bands in numerous clubs across the Midwest. In the early 1960s, he began to pursue an acting career, appearing in guest roles on several television series. In 1965, Daily was cast as Major Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie. Healey was the best friend and sidekick of astronaut Tony Nelson (Larry Hagman). The show was a huge success, and Daily became a household name. After I Dream of Jeannie ended in 1970, Daily starred in the short-lived sitcom The Good Guys (1970–1971). He then went on to play Howard Borden on The Bob Newha…
Filmography
movieHorrorween
2012 · GrandPa
movieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Self
tvGeorge & Leo
1997
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996
tvCaroline in the City
1995 · Charlie's Father
tvThe Naked Truth
1995 · Doc
movieA Bewitched Christmas
1994 · Mr. Johnson
tvBob
1992 · Vic Victor
The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special
movieThe Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special
1991 · Howard Borden
movieI Still Dream of Jeannie
1991 · Colonel Roger Healey
movieAlligator 2: The Mutation
1991 · Mayor Anderson
tvStarting From Scratch
1988 · Dr. James Shepherd
tvHooperman
1987 · Karl Winchell
tvALF
1986 · Larry Dykstra
movieI Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
1985 · Colonel Roger Healey
tvThe Comedy Factory
1985 · Mayor Alan Galagher
tvSmall & Frye
1983
tvNewhart
1982
tvThe Powers of Matthew Star
1982
tvAloha Paradise
1981 · Curtis Shea
movieValentine Magic on Love Island
1980 · Charles
Rendezvous Hotel
movieRendezvous Hotel
1979 · Walter Grainger
$weepstake$
tv$weepstake$
1979 · Fred
tvFlying High
1978
movieMurder at the Mardi Gras
1978 · Jack Murphy
tvThe Love Boat
1977 · Paul Turner
tvCHiPs
1977 · Balford
tvDinah!
1974 · Self
tvMatch Game
1973 · Self
tvThe Bob Newhart Show
1972 · Howard Borden
Getting Together
tvGetting Together
1971
movieInside O.U.T.
1971 · Ron Hart
tvThe Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 · Peter 'Pete' Peterson
movieIn Name Only
1969 · Peter Garrity
tvLove, American Style
1969 · Donald Baxter, Larry
tvI Dream of Jeannie
1965 · Roger Healey, Writer
tvMy Mother the Car
1965
tvBewitched
1964 · Mr. Johnson
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self