Daniel Davis

Actor

Born: November 26, 1945 (80 years old)

Place of birth: Gurdon, Arkansas, USA

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.

Filmography (38)

• The Prestige (2006, ★ 8.2)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984, ★ 7.5)
• Cheers (1982, ★ 7.5)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987, ★ 8.4)
• The Hunt for Red October (1990, ★ 7.4)
• Duckman (1994, ★ 7.1)
• Remington Steele (1982, ★ 7.1)
• The A-Team (1983, ★ 7.5)
• The Nanny (1993, ★ 8.1)
• L.A. Law (1986, ★ 7.1)
• Matlock (1986, ★ 7.1)
• Highway to Heaven (1984, ★ 7.4)
• MacGyver (1985, ★ 7.7)
• The Practice (1997, ★ 7.6)
• Cagney & Lacey (1982, ★ 7)
• The Equalizer (1985, ★ 7.1)
• Star Trek: Picard (2020, ★ 7.3)
• Columbo (1971, ★ 8.1)
• Frasier (1993, ★ 7.7)
• The Blacklist (2013, ★ 7.6)
• Gotham (2014, ★ 7.6)
• New Amsterdam (2018, ★ 8.3)
• Elsbeth (2024, ★ 6.9)
• The Good Fight (2017, ★ 7.5)
• Elementary (2012, ★ 7.6)
• Remember WENN (1996, ★ 7.8)
• K-9 (1989, ★ 6.2)
• Havana (1990, ★ 5.8)
• The Perfect Tribute (1991, ★ 6)
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983, ★ 6.5)