
Daniel Davis
Acting
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.
Known for

The Nanny
1993 · TV

Texas
1980 · TV

The Blacklist
2013 · TV

Dynasty
1981 · TV

The Practice
1997 · TV

Columbo
1971 · TV

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · TV

Elsbeth
2024 · TV

Chicago Hope
1994 · TV

Frasier
1993 · TV

Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · TV

Elementary
2012 · TV

MacGyver
1985 · TV

The A-Team
1983 · TV

Gotham
2014 · TV

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986 · TV

Cheers
1982 · TV

The Good Fight
2017 · TV

New Amsterdam
2018 · TV

L.A. Law
1986 · TV

Great Performances
1971 · TV

Matlock
1986 · TV

Highway to Heaven
1984 · TV

Duckman
1994 · TV

The Equalizer
1985 · TV

Star Trek: Picard
2020 · TV

Remington Steele
1982 · TV

Cagney & Lacey
1982 · TV

Ugly Betty
2006 · TV

Remember WENN
1996 · TV

Intimate Portrait
1993 · TV

Tall Tales & Legends
1985 · TV

Frank's Place
1987 · TV

Stars in the House
2020 · TV

The Fran Drescher Show
2010 · TV