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Daniel Davis

Daniel Davis

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
The Prestige
2006 • Judge
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember
2004
Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting
Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting
2000 • Longhair (voice)
The Nanny: Oy to the World
The Nanny: Oy to the World
1995 • Niles (voice)
Palomino
Palomino
1991 • Doctor
The Perfect Tribute
The Perfect Tribute
1991 • Gov. Curtin
Havana
Havana
1990 • Marion Chigwell
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October
1990 • CPT Charlie Davenport (USS Enterprise)

Full filmography

Palomino
Palomino
1991 • Doctor
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The Perfect Tribute
The Perfect Tribute
1991 • Gov. Curtin
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Havana
Havana
1990 • Marion Chigwell
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The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October
1990 • CPT Charlie Davenport (USS Enterprise)
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K-9
K-9
1989 • Halstead
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The Spirit
The Spirit
1987 • Teasdale
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Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett
1986 • Congressman
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In Fashion
In Fashion
1974 • Moulineaux
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