
Daniel Davis
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Acting (51)
Movies (14)
The Prestige
2006as Judge
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember
2004Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting
2000as Longhair (voice)
The Nanny: Oy to the World
1995as Niles (voice)
The Perfect Tribute
1991as Gov. Curtin
Palomino
1991as Doctor
The Hunt for Red October
1990as CPT Charlie Davenport (USS Enterprise)
Havana
1990as Marion Chigwell
K-9
1989as Halstead
The Spirit
1987as Teasdale
Davy Crockett
1986as Congressman
Chain Letters
1985as Steve
The Eagle and The Bear
1985as Underhill
In Fashion
1974as Moulineaux
Television (37)
Elsbeth
2024as Dr. Yablonski
Star Trek: Picard
2020as Professor James Moriarty
Stars in the House
2020as Self
New Amsterdam
2018as Vic Wallace
The Good Fight
2017as Professor Harrison
Gotham
2014as Jacob Skolimski
The Blacklist
2013as Baldur Magnusson
Elementary
2012as Antoine LaGrange
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Ugly Betty
2006as Dr. Morgan Remus
The Practice
1997as Judge Barton Wolfe
Remember WENN
1996as Desmond Quist
Chicago Hope
1994as Gambler #2
Duckman
1994as Rodney (voice)
The Nanny
1993as Niles
The Nanny
1993as Niles (voice)
Frasier
1993as Dr. Shafer
Intimate Portrait
1993as Niles (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987as Professor James Moriarty
Frank's Place
1987as Arnold David Tuney
L.A. Law
1986as C. Howard Grady
Matlock
1986as James Billings
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986as Patrick Henry
MacGyver
1985as Nicholas Helman
The Equalizer
1985as Eddie Mason
Tall Tales & Legends
1985as Congressman
Murder, She Wrote
1984as Neal Dishman
Highway to Heaven
1984
The A-Team
1983as Phillips
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Cheers
1982as Mr. Reinhardt
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Remington Steele
1982as Pierre Fumar
Dynasty
1981
Texas
1980as Eliot Carrington
Columbo
1971as Alex Varrick
Great Performances
1971as Moulineaux
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