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Bill Daily

Bill Daily

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 30, 1927
Died Sep 04, 2018 (91)
Birthplace Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Sep 12, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

William Edward Daily 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, pl ... aying 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 Newhart Show. Borden was a commercial airline navigator who was friends with the title character, a psychologist (Bob Newhart). The show was also a success, and Daily received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1977. Daily continued to work in television throughout the 1980s and 1990s, appearing in guest roles on shows such as Cheers, Night Court, and The Golden Girls. He also starred in the short-lived sitcoms It's Not Easy (1983) and The Good Life (1994). In addition to his work in television, Daily also appeared in several films, including The Love Bug (1968), The Out of Towners (1970), and The Muppet Movie (1979).

Known For

Filmography

Horrorween

Horrorween

2012

as GrandPa

I Still Dream of Jeannie

I Still Dream of Jeannie

1991

as Colonel Roger Healey

Alligator 2: The Mutation

Alligator 2: The Mutation

1991

as Mayor Anderson

I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later

I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later

1985

as Colonel Roger Healey

Rendezvous Hotel

Rendezvous Hotel

1979

as Walter Grainger

Murder at the Mardi Gras

Murder at the Mardi Gras

1978

as Jack Murphy

Inside O.U.T.

Inside O.U.T.

1971

as Ron Hart

In Name Only

In Name Only

1969

as Peter Garrity

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Bob Newhart Show

as Howard Borden

Episodes: 142

First Aired: Sep 16, 1972

I Dream of Jeannie

as Capt. Roger Healey

Episodes: 75

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

I Dream of Jeannie

as Roger Harley

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

Starting From Scratch

as Dr. James Shepherd

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Oct 01, 1988

I Dream of Jeannie

as Major Roger Healey

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

Aloha Paradise

as Curtis Shea

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Feb 25, 1981

ALF

as Dr. Lawrence 'Larry' Dykstra

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 22, 1986

Caroline in the City

as Charlie's Father

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 21, 1995

Bewitched

as Mr. Johnson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 17, 1964

CHiPs

as Balford

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 15, 1977

The Love Boat

as Paul Turner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Bob

as Vic Victor

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 18, 1992

The Naked Truth

as Doc

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1995

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Peter 'Pete' Peterson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1970

Hooperman

as Karl Winchell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1987

Love, American Style

as Donald Baxter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

The Comedy Factory

as Mayor Alan Galagher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 21, 1985

$weepstake$

as Fred

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 1979

Small & Frye

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 07, 1983

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

Newhart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1982

My Mother the Car

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1965

Getting Together

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1971

The Powers of Matthew Star

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1982

Flying High

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1978

Dinah!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 21, 1974

George & Leo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1997

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Match Game

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 02, 1973

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