He was one of the most positive people I've ever known. He was our bullpen guy – you could always go to him. He and I were both trying to get into standup. Two years later, Daily reteamed with Newhart on the hit sitcom “The Bob Newhart Show” - playing the perpetually jet-lagged airline navigator and co-pilot Howard Borden who was a next-door neighbor of Newhart’s shrink.īill Daily & I go back to Chicago in the 50's. Until we meet again Billy, xo -B #RIPBillDaily /OVZjaWB9CPĪlso Read: Jack Riley, 'Bob Newhart Show' Star, Dies at 80 I'm so thankful to have known and worked with that rascal. (Aug September 4, 2018) was an American actor, comedian and best known for his performances in various sitcoms, most notably astronaut Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie and commercial airline navigator Howard Borden on The Bob Newhart Show. He was a funny, sweet man that kept us all on our toes. Becky Daily (19932010, her death) William Edward Daily Jr. Our favorite zany astronaut, Bill Daily has passed. Eden paid tribute to her long-time friend on Twitter. The sitcom, which also starred Barbara Eden as a female genie discovered by Hagman’s character, ran for five seasons. He then worked in a local Chicago television, where he collaborated on comedy bits with a young Bob Newhart - later his co-star in the 1970s sitcom “The Bob Newhart Show.”Īlso Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2018 (Photos)Īfter landing a series of one-episode roles on 1960s shows like “Bewitched” and “My Mother the Car,” Daily was cast as Major Roger Healy, the girl-crazy best friend of Larry Hagman’s Army major, in “I Dream of Jeannie.” Army during the Korean War when he was transferred to the entertainment unit. Bill Daily, the comic actor best known for his roles in the long-running sitcoms “I Dream of Jeannie” and “The Bob Newhart Show,” died Tuesday in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at age 91, according to his official Facebook page.
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