Trivia

Father of actress Tyne Daly, Glynn Daly and actor Tim Daly.

His final acting role before his death on July 3, 1978 was as R.S.M. Boyce in Roots: The Next Generations (1979), which was first broadcast more than seven months after he died.

The Daly family had an interest in acting before James took to the stage. His father Percy appeared in amateur theatrical productions in Central Wisconsin.

Made two guest appearances, in different roles, on The Fugitive. His son Tim Daly later went on to play the lead character, Richard Kimble, in the short-lived remake from the year 2000.

Grandfather of actress Kathryne Dora Brown, Alisabeth Brown, Alyxandra Beatris Brown, Sam Daly and Emelyn Daly.

In a 2016 interview on CBS Sunday Morning, his son Tim revealed for the first time that James was a gay man.

Father-in-law of Mark Snow.

Ex-father-in-law of Georg Stanford Brown and Amy Van Nostrand.

He was the son of Dorothy Ethelbert (Hogan) and Percifer Charles Daly. He was of Irish and German descent.