Tim Daly
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New York, New York, USA
A descendent of a long line of talented actors including father James and sister Tyne, boyishly handsome screen regular Tim Daly has endured to overcome a post Wings career slump with a successful series of film and television roles. The New York City native first took to the stage in summer stock while studying at Bennington College; he followed graduation with a few seasons at Providence's Trinity Square Repertory and then made his off-Broadway debut in 1984 with Fables for Friends. Daly's film career got off to a healthy start with his role as a young expectant father in Diner (1982), though in the years that followed, the fresh-faced star was relegated mostly to small-screen roles. A Broadway bow opposite Annette Bening in Coastal Disturbances proved that Daly did indeed have the talent to make it as an actor if casting directors could see past his youthful exterior, and with his upcoming role in Wings, the rising star would prove his worth not only at comedy but drama as well. Cast opposite Steven Weber as one of two brothers who own a small Nantucket airline, Daly stayed with Wings through the series' seven-year run (1990-1997). During that time, he also utilized the predictable production schedule as a means to experiment with dramatic roles in a series of memorable made-for-television features. If audiences had pigeonholed Daly as a small-screen lightweight, a role as cult leader David Koresh in In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco showed that the versatile actor was capable of much more. Some of Daly's other roles from the mid-'90s may have proved less than memorable, but his vocal contributions to the animated television series Superman (for which he voiced the Man of Steel himself) kept him busy before he landed the role of astronaut James Lovell in the acclaimed HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998). As audiences began to realize Daly's talent thanks to memorable parts in Storm of the Century (1999) and an updated version of the television classic The Fugitive, it seemed as if the veteran actor might have finally overcome his youthful outward appearance to command some respect. Though Daly would indeed impress with his role as Dr. Richard Kimble in The Fugitive, the series lasted only one season and it would be two years before he would return to the screen in the made-for-television drama The Outsider. In the years that followed, Daly's film career experienced something of a revival when he was cast in such high-profile releases as Basic (2003) and Against the Ropes (2004). The longtime actor also made his directorial debut in 2004 with the mournful drama Bereft. Daly became well-known for his portrayal of a naturopathic doctor Pete Wilder on NBC's drama series Private Practice. After leaving the show at the end of the 5th season, Daly voiced the character of Superman in Justice League: Doom (2012). This wasn't the first time the actor voiced the legendary superhero; he also worked on the 2010 animated feature Superman/Batman: Apocalypse. Daly maintained his TV roots, with guest arcs on The Mindy Project and Hot in Cleveland, before taking a regular role on Madam Secretary in 2014.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | After Darkness |
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— | 2018 |
25% | Submerged |
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— | 2015 |
No Score Yet | A Rising Tide |
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— | 2015 |
49% | Low Down |
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— | 2014 |
No Score Yet | Waking |
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— | 2012 |
No Score Yet | Justice League: Doom |
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— | 2012 |
No Score Yet | Superman/Batman: Apocalypse |
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— | 2010 |
No Score Yet | Superman/Batman: Public Enemies |
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— | 2009 |
8% | The Skeptic |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Poliwood |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | The Good Student |
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— | 2008 |
No Score Yet | Superman: Brainiac Attacks |
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— | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Bereft |
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— | 2005 |
No Score Yet | Convicted |
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— | 2005 |
12% | Against the Ropes |
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$5.7M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | Wilder Days |
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— | 2003 |
21% | Basic |
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$26.6M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | Edge of America |
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— | 2003 |
No Score Yet | The Outsider |
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— | 2002 |
No Score Yet | Tick Tock |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | A House Divided |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Execution of Justice |
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— | 1999 |
50% | Seven Girlfriends |
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— | 1999 |
52% | The Object of My Affection |
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— | 1998 |
80% | The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest |
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— | 1998 |
28% | The Associate |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | Superman: The Last Son of Krypton |
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— | 1996 |
77% | Denise Calls Up |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | I Married a Centerfold |
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— | 1996 |
14% | Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | Dangerous Heart |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Witness To The Execution |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | In The Line Of Duty: Ambush In Waco |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Caroline at Midnight |
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— | 1993 |
0% | Year of the Comet |
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— | 1992 |
No Score Yet | Queen |
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— | 1992 |
No Score Yet | Love Or Money |
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— | 1990 |
No Score Yet | Snake Treaty |
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— | 1989 |
No Score Yet | Spellbinder |
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— | 1988 |
50% | Made in Heaven |
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— | 1987 |
No Score Yet | The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket |
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— | 1986 |
No Score Yet | Mirrors |
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— | 1985 |
No Score Yet | Just the Way You Are |
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— | 1984 |
93% | Diner |
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— | 1982 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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Wings
1990-1997
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No Score Yet |
Madam Secretary
2014-2019
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82% |
Storm of the Century
1999
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No Score Yet |
Harry
2016-2018
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No Score Yet |
Sunday Morning
2011-2018
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No Score Yet |
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
2015
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No Score Yet |
The Talk
2010
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No Score Yet |
Hot in Cleveland
2010-2015
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86% |
The Mindy Project
2012-2017
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No Score Yet |
Hawaii Five-0
2010-2020
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51% |
Private Practice
2007-2013
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100% |
The Nine
2006
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No Score Yet |
Rachael Ray
2006
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No Score Yet |
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
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84% |
Grey's Anatomy
2005
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78% |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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92% |
The Sopranos
1999-2007
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82% |
Commander in Chief
2005-2006
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No Score Yet |
Judging Amy
1999-2005
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91% |
Monk
2002-2009
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No Score Yet |
Superman: The Animated Series
1996-2000
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No Score Yet |
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
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No Score Yet |
American Playhouse
1982-1996
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No Score Yet |
Superman: The Animated Series (Inactive)
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Quotes from Tim Daly's Characters
Col. Bill Styles: | This is about quality of life. |
Edward 'Eddie' Simmons: | Who's that? |
William 'Billy' Howard: | That's death walking on the beach. |
Edward 'Eddie' Simmons: | I've been to Atlantic City a hundred times. I never saw death walking on the beach. |
William 'Billy' Howard: | I'll hit you so hard I'll kill your whole family. |
Superman: | In the light of breach of trust revealed to us during the vandal savage matter. We have to decide whether batman should be allowed to remain in the league. All those in favor of |
Superman: | In the light of breach of trust revealed to us during the vandal savage matter. We have to decide whether batman should be allowed to remain in the league. All those in favor of. |
Wonder Woman: | Wait before we vote I think the accused sholud be allowed a few words in his defense. |
Green Lantern: | Second |
Green Lantern: | Second. |
Superman: | Okay (pause tuns) Batman |
Superman: | Okay [pause tuns] Batman. |
Batman: | My actions don't require any defense in the same situation I'd do it again. |
Flash: | Awe, Comm on! |
Batman: | As individuals and even more so as a group the justice league is far too dangerous to lack a fail safe against any possible misuse of our power. |
Wonder Woman: | We use our power to protect the world and always have. |
Batman: | And what if we ever used it for some other purpose (stands up) If you people can't see the potential danger of a out of control justice league.I don't need to wait for a vote I don't belong here . (gets up leaves and walks away) |
Batman: | And what if we ever used it for some other purpose [stands up] If you people can't see the potential danger of a out of control justice league.I don't need to wait for a vote I don't belong here . [gets up leaves and walks away] |
Superman: | Say goodnight, Ace. |
Superman: | With all that talk about unchecked power, you are so arrogant that you didn't bother to come up with a plan to stop yourself? |
Batman: | [after a pause] I do have a plan! It's called the Justice League. |