Daniel Davis
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.
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Movie Appearances
The Prestige
as Judge
2006
K-9
as Halstead
1989
Havana
as Marion Chigwell
1990
Davy Crockett
as Congressman
1986
Chain Letters
as Steve
1985
Palomino
as Doctor
1991
In Fashion
as Moulineaux
1974
Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting
as Longhair (voice)
2000
The Hunt for Red October
as CPT Charlie Davenport (USS Enterprise)
1990
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember
2004
The Eagle and The Bear
as Underhill
1985
The Perfect Tribute
as Gov. Curtin
1991
The Spirit
as Teasdale
1987
The Nanny: Oy to the World
as Niles (voice)
1995
TV Appearances
Murder, She Wrote
as Neal Dishman
1984
Duckman
as Rodney (voice)
1994
Cheers
as Mr. Reinhardt
1982
Remington Steele
as Pierre Fumar
1982
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Professor James Moriarty
1987
L.A. Law
as C. Howard Grady
1986
The A-Team
as Phillips
1983
Matlock
as James Billings
1986
The Nanny
as Niles
1993
Highway to Heaven
1984
Dynasty
1981
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983