Daniel Davis
Department: Acting
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
The Prestige
2006
K-9
1989
Havana
1990
Davy Crockett
1986
Chain Letters
1985
Palomino
1991
In Fashion
1974
Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting
2000
The Hunt for Red October
1990
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember
2004
The Eagle and The Bear
1985
The Perfect Tribute
1991
The Spirit
1987
The Nanny: Oy to the World
1995
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Duckman
1994
Cheers
1982
Remington Steele
1982
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
L.A. Law
1986
The A-Team
1983
Matlock
1986
The Nanny
1993
Highway to Heaven
1984
Dynasty
1981
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
MacGyver
1985
The Practice
1997
Texas
1980
Cagney & Lacey
1982
The Equalizer
1985
Ugly Betty
2006
Chicago Hope
1994
Intimate Portrait
1993
Star Trek: Picard
2020
Columbo
1971
Frasier
1993
The Blacklist
2013
Gotham
2014
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
Stars in the House
2020
Frank's Place
1987
New Amsterdam
2018
Elsbeth
2024
The Good Fight
2017
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986
Elementary
2012
Great Performances
1971
Remember WENN
1996