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Daniel Davis

Acting

Born November 26, 1945 · Gurdon, Arkansas, USA

Also known as دانیل دیویس

Biography

Daniel Davis is an American film, stage and television actor. He portrayed Niles the butler on the sitcom The Nanny and had two guest appearances as Professor Moriarty on Star Trek: The Next Generation, affecting a received pronunciation English accent for both roles.

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Awards & recognition

  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a Play · 2000 · nominated

Filmography30 titles

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987as Professor James Moriarty

New Amsterdam

2018as Vic Wallace

The Prestige

2006as Judge

The Nanny

1993as Niles

Columbo

1971as Alex Varrick

Remember WENN

1996as Desmond Quist

The Practice

1997as Judge Barton Wolfe

Frasier

1993as Dr. Shafer

MacGyver

1985as Nicholas Helman

The Good Fight

2017as Professor Harrison

Gotham

2014as Jacob Skolimski

The Blacklist

2013as Baldur Magnusson

Elementary

2012as Antoine LaGrange

Cheers

1982as Mr. Reinhardt

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Neal Dishman

The A-Team

1983as Phillips

The Hunt for Red October

1990as CPT Charlie Davenport (USS Enterprise)

Highway to Heaven

1984

Star Trek: Picard

2020as Professor James Moriarty

L.A. Law

1986as C. Howard Grady

Matlock

1986as James Billings

Remington Steele

1982as Pierre Fumar

Cagney & Lacey

1982

Elsbeth

2024as Dr. Yablonski

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

Dynasty

1981

Ugly Betty

2006as Dr. Morgan Remus

K-9

1989as Halstead

Great Performances

1971as Moulineaux

Havana

1990as Marion Chigwell