Daniel Davis
Acting Born Nov 26, 1945 Gurdon, Arkansas, USA 24 credits
Biography
Daniel Davis (born November 26, 1945) is an American stage, screen, and television actor best known for portraying Niles the butler on the popular sitcom The Nanny, and for his two guest appearances as Professor Moriarty on Star Trek: The Next Generation, affecting an upper class English accent for both roles. He also voices the intelligent Cro Magnon, Longhair from the Longhair and Doubledome cartoon shorts from Cartoon Network's Big Pick.
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- The Blacklist (2013) as Baldur Magnusson
- The A-Team (1983) as Phillips
- Columbo (1971) as Alex Varrick
- Elementary (2012) as Antoine LaGrange
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Professor James Moriarty
- Frasier (1993) as Dr. Shafer
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Neal Dishman
- Gotham (2014) as Jacob Skolimski
- The Nanny (1993) as Niles
- Cheers (1982) as Mr. Reinhardt
- MacGyver (1985) as Nicholas Helman
- Dynasty (1981)
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Gambler #2
- The Practice (1997) as Judge Barton Wolfe
- New Amsterdam (2018) as Vic Wallace
- Cagney & Lacey (1982)
- Great Performances (1971) as Moulineaux
- The Good Fight (2017) as Professor Harrison
- Elsbeth (2024) as Dr. Yablonski
- Matlock (1986) as James Billings
- L.A. Law (1986) as C. Howard Grady
- The Equalizer (1985) as Eddie Mason
- Ugly Betty (2006) as Dr. Morgan Remus
- Star Trek: Picard (2020) as Professor James Moriarty