Daniel Davis
Known For
Acting
Born
1945-11-26 in 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.
Most Known For
The Blacklist
as Baldur Magnusson
Columbo
as Alex Varrick
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Professor James Moriarty
The Nanny
as Niles
Elementary
as Antoine LaGrange
Frasier
as Dr. Shafer
Gotham
as Jacob Skolimski
Murder, She Wrote
as Neal Dishman
The A-Team
as Phillips
MacGyver
as Nicholas Helman
Cheers
as Mr. Reinhardt
Great Performances
as Moulineaux
Star Trek: Picard
as Professor James Moriarty
The Good Fight
as Professor Harrison
The Practice
as Judge Barton Wolfe
Dynasty
New Amsterdam
as Vic Wallace
The Equalizer
as Eddie Mason
Matlock
as James Billings
L.A. Law
as C. Howard Grady