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James McDaniel

Highest Rated: 98% Night Comes On (2018)

Lowest Rated: 10% Strictly Business (1991)

Birthday: Mar 25, 1958

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA

Handsome, long-faced African-American performer of film, TV and stage who received his break when he assumed the role of C.J. in the hit Off-Broadway production of "A Soldier's Play." His significant association with TV producer-writer Steven Bochco began with an appearance as a militant cop in an episode of "Hill Street Blues." McDaniel has subsequently starred in two Bochco police series: the short-lived musical program, "Cop Rock" (ABC, 1990) and the controversial drama, "NYPD Blue" (ABC, from 1993 to 2001). In the latter, he was Lieutenant Arthur Fancy, sort of a black variation of Daniel J. Travanti's "anchor" role on "Hill Street Blues."

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Highest rated movies

98% 75% Night Comes On Watchlist 95% 70% Lapsis Watchlist
89% 91% Malcolm X
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88% 83% Home
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83% 53% Steel City
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80% 58% Sunshine State
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38% 46% Truth or Consequences, N.M.
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29% 33% El Cortez
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10% 56% Strictly Business
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0% Out of Time
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
95% 70% Lapsis Felix (Character) - 2020
98% 75% Night Comes On Parole Officer (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sacrifice Traeger (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cass Franklin Morris Sr. (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sins of the Preacher Wade Thompson (Character) - 2013
88% 83% Home Dr. Parker (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 69% King's Faith Mike (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 0% You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Kills You Det. Johnson (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 33% See You in September Lewis (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 38% Hostile Makeover Mac (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 7% Butterfly Dreaming Dr. Baldrica (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 70% War Eagle, Arkansas Jack (Character) $43.1K 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bunker Hill Salem (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 21% Living Hell Col. Erik Maitland (Character) - 2008
83% 53% Steel City Randall Karns (Character) $10.2K 2006
29% 33% El Cortez Arnie (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 77% On the Edge Kenny Williams (Character) - 2003
80% 58% Sunshine State Reggie Perry (Character) $3.1M 2002
No Score Yet 88% Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story Nat `King' Cole (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 0% Out of Time Jack Epson (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 46% Deliberate Intent Lawrence Horn (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 36% Silencing Mary Professor Thiel (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Defenders: Choice of Evils Jack Casey (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Deadly Vision Dr. Tony Natale (Character) - 1997
38% 46% Truth or Consequences, N.M. Frank Thompson (Character) $54.2K 1997
No Score Yet 69% Unforgivable Spider (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Road to Galveston Marcus Roosevelt Sr. (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heading Home Unknown (Character) - 1995
89% 91% Malcolm X Brother Earl (Character) $47.1M 1992
10% 56% Strictly Business Roland Halloran (Character) $7.4M 1991
No Score Yet 58% Rocket Gibraltar Policeman (Character) $92.5K 1988

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 50% New Amsterdam Horace Reynolds (Guest Star) 2022
86% 75% For Life Earl (Guest Star) 2020
No Score Yet 77% The Night Shift Dr. Julian Cummings (Guest Star) 2015-2017
74% 73% Sleepy Hollow Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
No Score Yet 88% Chicago P.D. James Whitaker (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet 79% Madam Secretary Air Force General Roger Baylis (Guest Star) 2015
57% 92% Forever Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 64% NCIS: New Orleans Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
93% 90% The Good Wife Detective Lou Johnson (Guest Star) 2010 2014
58% 66% The Following Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
90% 82% Orange Is the New Black Unknown (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2013
81% No Score Yet Detroit 1-8-7 Unknown (Character) 2010-2011
No Score Yet 93% Numb3ers Phillip Wright (Guest Star) 2007
85% No Score Yet Love Monkey Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
73% No Score Yet life as we know it Unknown (Guest Star) 2004-2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Las Vegas Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Javier Vega (Guest Star) 2004
73% No Score Yet John Doe Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
83% 95% NYPD Blue Lt. Arthur Fancy (Character),
Director
1993-2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fantasy Island Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
43% No Score Yet C-16 Director 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Civil Wars Malik Watson (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
53% No Score Yet Cop Rock Officer Franklin Rose (Character) 1990
97% 85% Hill Street Blues Mason (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kate & Allie Unknown (Guest Star) 1985