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Daniel Davis

Highest Rated: 88% The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Lowest Rated: 28% Havana (1990)

Birthday: Nov 26, 1945

Birthplace: Gurdon, Arkansas, USA

Daniel Davis, with his salt-and-pepper hair and wry smile, came to TV prominence in middle age as Niles, the British butler and cook, on "The Nanny" TV series (CBS, 1993-99). The Arkansas native has a long resume of stage credits, including performances with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the national tour of "Coco" with Katharine Hepburn, a stint off-Broadway in "Futz," as a replacement as the repentant Salieri in "Amadeus" on Broadway and in numerous productions with the American Shakespeare Festival and the American Conservatory Theatre.

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Highest rated movies

88% 88% The Hunt for Red October
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30% 44% K-9
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28% 57% Havana
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80% George Washington: The Forging of a Nation
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58% Columbo: No Time to Die
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She Stood Alone
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Palomino
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 58% Columbo: No Time to Die Unknown (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Palomino Doctor (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet She Stood Alone Parker Elsworth (Character) - 1991
28% 57% Havana Marion Chigwell (Character) $8.8M 1990
88% 88% The Hunt for Red October Captain Charlie Davenport - USS Enterprise (Character) $119.1M 1990
30% 44% K-9 Halstead (Character) $38.9M 1989
No Score Yet 80% George Washington: The Forging of a Nation Patrick Henry (Character) - 1986

TV

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No Score Yet 50% New Amsterdam Vic Wallace (Guest Star) 2022
85% 73% Dispatches From Elsewhere Unknown (Guest Star) 2020
95% 89% Elementary Antoine LaGrange (Guest Star) 2019
77% 68% Gotham Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
97% 83% Ugly Betty Dr. Morgan Remus (Guest Star) 2008
95% 95% Frasier Dr. Shafer (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Practice Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
No Score Yet 72% The Nanny Niles (Character) 1993-1999
No Score Yet 93% Rugrats Conan McNulty/Wrestler (Guest Voice) 1999
83% 95% NYPD Blue Daniel (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chicago Hope Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
92% 90% Star Trek: The Next Generation Professor James Moriarty (Guest Star) 1988 1993
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Neal Dishman (Guest Star) 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Civil Wars Harvey Gutfreund (Guest Star) 1992
No Score Yet 80% Columbo Alex Varrick (Guest Star) 1992
No Score Yet 70% MacGyver Unknown (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Frank's Place Unknown (Guest Star) 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Equalizer Eddie Mason (Guest Star) 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dynasty Harry Thresher (Guest Star) 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock Unknown (Guest Star) 1986
87% 95% Cheers Mr. Reinhardt (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet 71% The A-Team Phillips (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet 64% Highway to Heaven Lance Gaylord (Guest Star) 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Great Performances Moulineaux (Character) 1974