Actor profile

Daniel Davis

26th November 1945 Gurdon, Arkansas, USA Acting

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.

13 Movies 35 TV Shows 49 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Prestige poster

The Prestige 19th October 2006 as Judge

The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember poster

The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember 6th December 2004

Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting poster

Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting 28th July 2000 as Longhair (voice)

The Nanny: Oy to the World poster

The Nanny: Oy to the World 18th December 1995 as Niles (voice)

Palomino poster

Palomino 21st October 1991 as Doctor

The Perfect Tribute poster

The Perfect Tribute 21st April 1991 as Gov. Curtin

Havana poster

Havana 11th December 1990 as Marion Chigwell

The Hunt for Red October poster

The Hunt for Red October 2nd March 1990 as CPT Charlie Davenport (USS Enterprise)

K-9 poster

K-9 28th April 1989 as Halstead

The Spirit poster

The Spirit 31st July 1987 as Teasdale

Davy Crockett poster

Davy Crockett 18th December 1986 as Congressman

Chain Letters poster

Chain Letters 8th September 1985 as Steve

In Fashion poster

In Fashion 20th March 1974 as Moulineaux

Elsbeth poster

Elsbeth 29th February 2024 as Dr. Yablonski

Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House 16th March 2020 as Self

Star Trek: Picard poster

Star Trek: Picard 23rd January 2020 as Professor James Moriarty

New Amsterdam poster

New Amsterdam 25th September 2018 as Vic Wallace

The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight 19th February 2017 as Professor Harrison

Gotham poster

Gotham 22nd September 2014 as Jacob Skolimski

The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist 23rd September 2013 as Baldur Magnusson

Elementary poster

Elementary 27th September 2012 as Antoine LaGrange

The Fran Drescher Show poster

The Fran Drescher Show 26th November 2010

Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty 28th September 2006 as Dr. Morgan Remus

The Practice poster

The Practice 4th March 1997 as Judge Barton Wolfe

Remember WENN poster

Remember WENN 13th January 1996 as Desmond Quist

Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope 18th September 1994 as Gambler #2

Duckman poster

Duckman 5th March 1994 as Rodney (voice)

The Nanny poster

The Nanny 3rd November 1993 as Niles

Frasier poster

Frasier 16th September 1993 as Dr. Shafer

Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation 28th September 1987 as Professor James Moriarty

Frank's Place poster

Frank's Place 14th September 1987 as Arnold David Tuney

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation poster

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation 21st September 1986 as Patrick Henry

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as C. Howard Grady

Matlock poster

Matlock 3rd March 1986 as James Billings

MacGyver poster

MacGyver 29th September 1985 as Nicholas Helman

Tall Tales & Legends poster

Tall Tales & Legends 25th September 1985 as Congressman

The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer 18th September 1985 as Eddie Mason

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Neal Dishman

Highway to Heaven poster

Highway to Heaven 19th September 1984

Scarecrow and Mrs. King poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King 3rd October 1983

The A-Team poster

The A-Team 23rd January 1983 as Phillips

Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele 1st October 1982 as Pierre Fumar

Cheers poster

Cheers 30th September 1982 as Mr. Reinhardt

Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey 25th March 1982

Dynasty poster

Dynasty 12th January 1981

Texas poster

Texas 4th August 1980 as Eliot Carrington

Columbo poster

Columbo 15th September 1971 as Alex Varrick

Great Performances poster

Great Performances 28th January 1971 as Moulineaux