Bill Daily passed away yesterday at the age of 91. His son, J Patrick Daily, told Variety, “He loved every sunset, he loved every meal — he just decided to be happy about everything.”
The actor is still a staple on our televisions thanks to his shows always being in syndication. He won our hearts over as Major Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie. Less than two years after that sitcom ended, he became next-door neighbors with Bob Newhart.
He continued acting up until the late ’90s, even a few more times with Newhart. Newhart had this to say about his friend, “Bill Daily & I go back to Chicago in the 50’s. He and I were both trying to get into standup. Later, he joined the Bob Newhart Show. He was our bullpen guy – you could always go to him. He was one of the most positive people I’ve ever known. I will miss him dearly.”
Today, let’s honor him by watching him with some of his greatest roles. Remember him with the joy that he brought us for over 60 years.
