Skip to content
Daniel Davis

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birth DateNov 26, 1945 (80 years old)
Zodiac Sign♐Sagittarius
Place of BirthGurdon, Arkansas, USA
Career Span1971 – Present (56 yrs)
Known Credits49 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.9

Daniel Davis

Also known as:دانیل دیویس
Total Works

49

13 movies • 36 shows

Avg Rating

7.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Prestige
8.2
The Prestige
2006•movie
as Judge
Gotham
7.6
Gotham
2014•series
as Jacob Skolimski
The Hunt for Red October
7.4
as CPT Charlie Davenport (USS Enterprise)
The Blacklist
7.6
The Blacklist
2013•series
as Baldur Magnusson

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 49 titles featuring Daniel Davis

The Prestige
8.2
The Prestige
2006•movie

as Judge

Gotham
7.6
1 eps
Gotham
2014•series

as Jacob Skolimski

The Hunt for Red October
7.4

as CPT Charlie Davenport (USS Enterprise)

The Blacklist
7.6
2 eps
The Blacklist
2013•series

as Baldur Magnusson

Star Trek: Picard
7.2
1 eps
Star Trek: Picard
2020•series

as Professor James Moriarty

Elementary
7.6
1 eps
Elementary
2012•series

as Antoine LaGrange

Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.4
2 eps

as Professor James Moriarty

The Nanny
8.1
144 eps
The Nanny
1993•series

as Niles

The A-Team
7.5
1 eps
The A-Team
1983•series

as Phillips

New Amsterdam
8.3
1 eps
New Amsterdam
2018•series

as Vic Wallace

K-9
6.2
K-9
1989•movie

as Halstead

MacGyver
7.7
1 eps
MacGyver
1985•series

as Nicholas Helman

Frasier
7.7
1 eps
Frasier
1993•series

as Dr. Shafer

Columbo
8.1
1 eps
Columbo
1971•series

as Alex Varrick

Rugrats
7.6
1 eps
Rugrats
1991•series

as Conan McNulty / Wrestler (voice)

Cheers
7.6
1 eps
Cheers
1982•series

as Mr. Reinhardt

Murder, She Wrote
7.5
1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984•series

as Neal Dishman

The Good Fight
7.5
1 eps
The Good Fight
2017•series

as Professor Harrison

Ugly Betty
6.4
1 eps
Ugly Betty
2006•series

as Dr. Morgan Remus

Highway to Heaven
7.4
1 eps
Highway to Heaven
1984•series
Havana
5.8
Havana
1990•movie

as Marion Chigwell

Remington Steele
7.1
1 eps
Remington Steele
1982•series

as Pierre Fumar

Matlock
7.0
1 eps
Matlock
1986•series

as James Billings

Elsbeth
6.7
3 eps
Elsbeth
2024•series

as Dr. Yablonski

Dynasty
6.5
4 eps
Dynasty
1981•series
The Practice
7.6
3 eps
The Practice
1997•series

as Barton Wolfe

Duckman
7.3
1 eps
Duckman
1994•series

as Rodney (voice)

Chicago Hope
7.2
2 eps
Chicago Hope
1994•series

as Gambler #2

L.A. Law
7.0
1 eps
L.A. Law
1986•series

as C. Howard Grady

Cagney & Lacey
7.0
1 eps
Cagney & Lacey
1982•series
The Equalizer
7.2
1 eps
The Equalizer
1985•series

as Eddie Mason

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
6.7
2 eps
Great Performances
6.1
1 eps
Great Performances
1971•series

as Moulineaux

The Spirit
4.9
The Spirit
1987•movie

as Teasdale

Chain Letters
5.5
Chain Letters
1985•movie

as Steve

Palomino
5.4
Palomino
1991•movie

as Doctor

Tall Tales & Legends
6.0
1 eps

as Congressman

Frank's Place
6.1
1 eps
Frank's Place
1987•series

as Arnold David Tuney

The Perfect Tribute
6.5

as Gov. Curtin

Remember WENN
7.8
1 eps
Remember WENN
1996•series

as Desmond Quist

Texas
6.4
249 eps
Texas
1980•series

as Eliot Carrington

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
6.8
2 eps
The Fran Drescher Show
7.5
1 eps
Davy Crockett
10.0
Davy Crockett
1986•movie

as Congressman

In Fashion
In Fashion
1974•movie

as Moulineaux

Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting

as Longhair (voice)

The Nanny: Oy to the World

as Niles (voice)

Stars in the House
1 eps
Stars in the House
2020•series

as Self