He became a "stage director" at 19 years-old. He directed the 1914 film adaptation of ''
Uncle Tom's Cabin'' featuring the first lead role for an African American actor in a feature film for white audiences.
Sam Lucas, who had played Uncle Tom in theatrical productions, played the part. Daly portrayed the villain in the 1912 film
The Kid and the Sleuth. For Selig's 1916 film
At Piney Ridge, Daly directed and produced. It was an adaption by
Gilson Willets David K Higgins' theater production and Daly "escorted a company of players to the heart of the Tenn mtns where true scenes of mtneer life were filmed". In 1915, he was a director for the Dramatic Book film company in Santa Barabara. He is pictured in a movie still lobby card from the 1922 film
Pardon My Nerve. ==Personal life==