Daniel Davis

Acting · Born 1945-11-26 · 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.

Known for

• The Prestige (2006)
• The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember (2004)
• Palomino (1991)
• The Perfect Tribute (1991)
• Havana (1990)
• The Hunt for Red October (1990)
• K-9 (1989)
• The Spirit (1987)
• Davy Crockett (1986)
• Chain Letters (1985)
• The Eagle and The Bear (1985)
• In Fashion (1974)
• Elsbeth (2024)
• Star Trek: Picard (2020)
• Stars in the House (2020)
• New Amsterdam (2018)
• The Good Fight (2017)
• Gotham (2014)
• The Blacklist (2013)
• Elementary (2012)
• The Fran Drescher Show (2010)
• Ugly Betty (2006)
• The Practice (1997)
• Remember WENN (1996)