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Daniel Davis

Actor • Born 1945

Daniel Davis

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About

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

The Blacklist posterThe BlacklistSeries • 2013Columbo posterColumboSeries • 1971Frasier posterFrasierSeries • 1993Star Trek: The Next Generation posterStar Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987Elementary posterElementarySeries • 2012Rugrats posterRugratsSeries • 1991MacGyver posterMacGyverSeries • 1985Gotham posterGothamSeries • 2014Cheers posterCheersSeries • 1982Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984Great Performances posterGreat PerformancesSeries • 1971The Nanny posterThe NannySeries • 1993Chicago Hope posterChicago HopeSeries • 1994Remington Steele posterRemington SteeleSeries • 1982L.A. Law posterL.A. LawSeries • 1986Dynasty posterDynastySeries • 1981The A-Team posterThe A-TeamSeries • 1983Elsbeth posterElsbethSeries • 2024The Practice posterThe PracticeSeries • 1997New Amsterdam posterNew AmsterdamSeries • 2018The Good Fight posterThe Good FightSeries • 2017Matlock posterMatlockSeries • 1986The Equalizer posterThe EqualizerSeries • 1985Star Trek: Picard posterStar Trek: PicardSeries • 2020