Jonathan Daly (born January 14, 1942) is an American actor who is known in America for his roles in ''

Petticoat Junction ''Petticoat Junction'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 1963 to April 1970. The series takes place at the Shady Rest Hotel, which is run by Kate Bradley; her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, an ...

'', '' The Jimmy Stewart Show'', and '' C.P.O. Sharkey'', and best known in Australia for being in the comedy duo " Delo and Daly".

Delo and Daly

In the 1960s, Daly formed the comedy team "Delo and Daly" with

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(later of ''

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''). They became friends while in the US Army, and began by performing at military shows. They became quite popular in Australia. They appeared as guests on ''

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'', which was similar to America's ''

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'', and later had their own Australian television variety show ''The Delo and Daly Show'' (1963–64), which featured Australian and American performers. Daly also hosted the television interview show ''

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'' in

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American television

Daly first appeared on American television in guest roles in such series as ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' The Ghost & Mrs. Muir''. His first regular character role was in ''Petticoat Junction'', where he played game warden Orrin Pike, the love interest of Bobbie Jo Bradley (played by Lori Saunders). He later starred as Jimmy Stewart's adult son Peter Howard in ''The Jimmy Stewart Show'', and as Don Rickles' immediate superior officer Lieutenant Whipple in the 1970s series ''C.P.O. Sharkey''. Daly has more recently appeared in '' Law & Order: Trial by Jury''.

Movies

Daly had starring roles in the 1966

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movie ''

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'',Lisanti, Tom ''Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969'' p. 298 and the 1967 World War II film ''The Young Warriors'' both for

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. He filmed an unsuccessful slapstick comedy

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with Joan Staley called ''The Clumbsys''. Daly also appeared in the

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films ''

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'', ''

The Strongest Man in the World ''The Strongest Man in the World'' is a 1975 American science fiction comedy film directed by Vincent McEveety, produced by Walt Disney Productions, and starring Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn (in his first of two posthumous roles) and Eve Arden. It ...

'', ''

The Shaggy D.A. ''The Shaggy D.A.'' is a 1976 American comedy film and a sequel to '' The Shaggy Dog'' (1959) produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Don Tait. As with the first film in the series, it takes some ...

'', and '' Amy''.

Writer

Daly wrote for the 1975

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series '' Adams of Eagle Lake''.

References

External links

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The Start of Something Big
- Interview with Jonathan Daly (2015) {{DEFAULTSORT:Daly, Jonathan 1942 births Living people American male television actors American male film actors American male comedians 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Chicago Comedians from Chicago