Daniel Davis

Gurdon, Arkansas, USA

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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Appearances

The Prestige
8.2
The Prestige
Judge
K-9
6.2
K-9
Halstead
Havana
5.8
Havana
Marion Chigwell
Davy Crockett
10.0
Davy Crockett
Congressman
Chain Letters
5.5
Chain Letters
Steve
Palomino
5.4
Palomino
Doctor
In Fashion
In Fashion
Moulineaux
Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting
Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting
Longhair (voice)
The Hunt for Red October
7.4
The Hunt for Red October
CPT Charlie Davenport (USS Enterprise)
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember
10.0
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember
The Eagle and The Bear
10.0
The Eagle and The Bear
Underhill
The Perfect Tribute
6.5
The Perfect Tribute
Gov. Curtin
The Spirit
4.9
The Spirit
Teasdale
The Nanny: Oy to the World
The Nanny: Oy to the World
Niles (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
Neal Dishman
Cheers
7.6
Cheers
Mr. Reinhardt
Duckman
7.2
Duckman
Rodney (voice)
Remington Steele
7.1
Remington Steele
Pierre Fumar
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Professor James Moriarty
L.A. Law
7.1
L.A. Law
C. Howard Grady
The A-Team
7.5
The A-Team
Phillips
Matlock
7.1
Matlock
James Billings
The Nanny
8.1
The Nanny
Niles
Highway to Heaven
7.4
Highway to Heaven
Dynasty
6.5
Dynasty
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
6.6
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
MacGyver
7.7
MacGyver
Nicholas Helman
The Practice
7.7
The Practice
Judge Barton Wolfe
Texas
6.4
Texas
Eliot Carrington
Cagney & Lacey
7.0
Cagney & Lacey
The Equalizer
7.2
The Equalizer
Eddie Mason
Ugly Betty
6.4
Ugly Betty
Dr. Morgan Remus
Chicago Hope
7.3
Chicago Hope
Gambler #2
Intimate Portrait
4.5
Intimate Portrait
Niles (archive footage)
Star Trek: Picard
7.3
Star Trek: Picard
Professor James Moriarty
Columbo
8.1
Columbo
Alex Varrick
Frasier
7.7
Frasier
Dr. Shafer
The Blacklist
7.6
The Blacklist
Baldur Magnusson
Gotham
7.6
Gotham
Jacob Skolimski
The Fran Drescher Show
7.5
The Fran Drescher Show
Tall Tales & Legends
6.0
Tall Tales & Legends
Congressman
Stars in the House
Stars in the House
Self
New Amsterdam
8.3
New Amsterdam
Vic Wallace
Frank's Place
6.1
Frank's Place
Arnold David Tuney
Elsbeth
6.9
Elsbeth
Dr. Yablonski
The Good Fight
7.5
The Good Fight
Professor Harrison
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
6.8
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
Patrick Henry
Elementary
7.6
Elementary
Antoine LaGrange
Great Performances
6.0
Great Performances
Moulineaux
Remember WENN
8.0
Remember WENN
Desmond Quist
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