
Daniel Davis
Born
1945-11-26
Place of birth
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.
Known for

The Prestige
Judge

Gotham
Jacob Skolimski

The Hunt for Red October
CPT Charlie Davenport (USS Enterprise)

The Blacklist
Baldur Magnusson

Star Trek: Picard
Professor James Moriarty

Elementary
Antoine LaGrange

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Professor James Moriarty

The Nanny
Niles

New Amsterdam
Vic Wallace

The A-Team
Phillips

K-9
Halstead

MacGyver
Nicholas Helman

Frasier
Dr. Shafer

Columbo
Alex Varrick

Cheers
Mr. Reinhardt