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Daniel Davis

Daniel Davis

Born: 1945-11-26 • Gurdon, Arkansas, USA

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.

Filmography
The Prestige poster
The Prestige
2006 • Judge
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember poster
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember
2004
Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting poster
Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting
2000 • Longhair (voice)
The Nanny: Oy to the World poster
The Nanny: Oy to the World
1995 • Niles (voice)
Palomino poster
Palomino
1991 • Doctor
The Perfect Tribute poster
The Perfect Tribute
1991 • Gov. Curtin
Havana poster
Havana
1990 • Marion Chigwell
The Hunt for Red October poster
The Hunt for Red October
1990 • CPT Charlie Davenport (USS Enterprise)
K-9 poster
K-9
1989 • Halstead
The Spirit poster
The Spirit
1987 • Teasdale
Davy Crockett poster
Davy Crockett
1986 • Congressman
Chain Letters poster
Chain Letters
1985 • Steve
No Image
The Eagle and The Bear
1985 • Underhill
In Fashion poster
In Fashion
1974 • Moulineaux