James Daly

{{Infobox person | name = James Daly | image = James Daly Medical Center 1975.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Daly in Medical Center, 1975 | birth_name = James Firman Daly | birth_date = | birth_place = Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Nyack, New York, U.S. | othername = | years active = 1946–1978 | television = Medical Center, Twelve O'Clock High | occupation = Actor | alma_mater = Cornell College | spouse = | website = | awards = | children = 4, including Tyne and Tim Daly }} James Firman Daly (October 23, 1918 – July 3, 1978) was an American theater, film, and television actor, who is perhaps best known for his role as Paul Lochner in the hospital drama series Medical Center, in which he played Chad Everett's superior. Early life Daly was born in Wisconsin Rapids in Wood County in central Wisconsin, to Dorothy Ethelbert (Hogan) Mullen, who later worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, and Percifer Charles Daly, a fuel merchant. During the 1930s, Daly studied drama and acted in shows before serving in three branches of the armed forces, including six months as an infantryman in the U.S. Army, two months as a cadet in the Army Air Corps, and more than four years in the Navy as an ensign during World War II. Daly attended the University of Wisconsin, State University of Iowa, and Carroll College before receiving a degree from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Cornell College later presented him with an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Career