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Bill Daily, the television actor who played the role of Major Roger Healey in "I Dream of Jeannie" as well as "The Bob Newhart Show," died Sept. 4 in Santa Fe, NM, confirmed his son J. Patrick Daily. He was 91 years old.
"He loved all sunsets, he loved every meal – he just decided to be happy with everything," said his son.
The long-time resident of Albuquerque was a staple in the 1960s to 1980s, most notably under the name of Howard Borden, the pilot of Bob Newhart, on the television series "The Bob Newhart Show" of 1972 to 1978. In the 1980s Dr. Larry Dykstra on "ALF" from NBC.
Newhart has remembered his co-star from their debut in Chicago comedy in the 1950s.
"I called him our boots man. Whenever we had problems with a script on the show, Bill had to make an appearance, "said Newhart. "In recent years, we had hoped that Bill would be a tribute to The Bob Newhart Show at the TV Academy, but at that time he was no longer traveling. He was one of the most positive people I have ever met and we will miss him very much. "
In "I Dream of Jeannie", he co-starred with Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden in the five seasons of the NBC television series as Captain and then Major Healey, Hagman's best friend and astronaut. bring her back to her master.
In 1980, Daily briefly broadcast its own television series "Small & Frye", but it lasted only three months. A long time fan of magic, he has animated several magic promotions.
Her other television appearances included "Bewitched", "Love Boat", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Love, American Style", as well as recurring roles in the 1980s on "Aloha Paradise" and "Starting from Scratch".
In the 1980s and 1990s, he returned for several special "I Dream of Jeannie" and "The Bob Newhart Show" parties. Daily was also director of the New Mexico Film Commission in the late 1980s.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Daily grew up in Chicago and started stand-up and broadcast on a Chicago TV channel.
He leaves to mourn his son J. Patrick Daily, a major actor of cinema.
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