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Daniel Davis

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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.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

The Prestige

As Judge

The Hunt for Red October

As CPT Charlie Davenport (USS Enterprise)

K-9

As Halstead

Havana

As Marion Chigwell

In Fashion

As Moulineaux

The Nanny: Oy to the World

As Niles (voice)

The Eagle and The Bear

As Underhill

The Spirit

As Teasdale

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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The prestige is the trick you never see coming

A chain of films about magicians, mediums and con artists, tracing the moment cinema learned to lie to us and we learned to love it.

8 films

The Rivalry Within: How Feuds Shape the Soul

From duelling magicians to warring chefs, explore how rivalry reveals our deepest fears and desires. A cinematic journey through competition, obsession, and the...

8 films

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