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Daniel Davis

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Actor b. 1945 On stage 19222016

Daniel Davis (born November 26, 1945) is an American film, stage and television actor. He portrayed Niles the butler on the sitcom The Nanny (1993 to 1999) and had two guest appearances as Professor Moriarty on Star Trek: The Next Generation (a role he reprised on Star Trek: Picard), affecting a received pronunciation English accent for both roles.

On stage 7 productions, 94 years

1922 Wild Oats Lane Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by Lillian Trimble Bradley 13 perf.
1980 Amadeus Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by Peter Hall 1,181 perf.
2000 Wrong Mountain Eugene Oneill Theatre · Original · directed by Richard Jones 28 perf.
2001 The Invention of Love Lyceum Theatre · Original · directed by Jack O'Brien 108 perf.
2004 La Cage aux Folles Marquis Theatre · Revival · directed by Jerry Zaks 229 perf.
2004 The Frogs Vivian Beaumont Theater · Original · directed by Susan Stroman 92 perf.
2016 Noises Off American Airlines Theatre · Revival · directed by Jeremy Herrin 67 perf.

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Worked with more than once1 names

Mark Nelson 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Gary Beach, Daniel Davis, Linda Balgord, Gavin Creel, Angela Gaylor, Michael Mulheren, John Shuman, Michael Benjamin Washington, Ruth Williamson, Merwin Foardebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • “I’ve been openly gay for nearly 50 years … I’ve been acting for almost 47 years, and I’ve played all but six of Shakespeare’s plays.”—DANIEL DAVIS (Miles on TV’s The Nanny ), costarring in the 2004 revival of La Cage aux Folles with also openly gay Tony winner Gary Beach (Broadway’s The Producers )ebooks/Hadleigh, Boze/Broadway Babylon - Boze Hadleigh.txt
  • with Daniel Davis, Frank Raiter, Ann Kinsolving, Jack Gwillim, John Ventantonio, Gastone Rossilli, Ed Dundon, Max Haeer, Tony Gaetano, Garry George, Paul-Mathew Eckhart. Stefan Mark Weyte, Richard Loder, Paul Kindt, Jerry Cunliffe, Tom Belleville, Tom Burke, Dave Holbrook, Walt Weidenbacher, Steve Burdick, Phillip Romito, Ted Deucher, Ric…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1971-72 Season, v. 28 (Willis).txt
  • COMPANY G. W. Bailey, Leslie Barrett, Fran Bnll, David Byrd, David Canary, Dale Carter Cooper, Peggy Cowles, Donna Curtis, Daniel Davis, Ed Dixon, Ronnie Claire Edwards, Lee Anne Fahey, James Glenn, Patrick Gorman, Max Gulack, Pamela Hall, Max Howard, Jean Inness, Jim Jansen, Victor Jory, Marion Killinger, Susan Cardwell Kingsley, Mark Le…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis).txt
  • FIRE! Frank Robbins; By John Roc; Director, Matt Conley; Costumes, Jahn; Lighting, Jeff Music Composed and Performed by Daniel Davistheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt
  • COMPANY Wayne Alexander, Candace Barrett, Joseph Bird, Raye Birk, Earl Boen, Joy Carlin, Daniel Davis, Barbara Dirickson, Peter Donat, Franchelle Stewart Dorn, Sabin Epstein, Janice Garcia, Michael Keys-Hall, Charles Hallahan, Harry Hamlin, John Hancock, Lawrence Hecht, Elizabeth Huddle, Amy Ingersoll, Gregory Itzin, Daniel Kern, Anne Law…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1976-77 Season, v. 33 (Willis).txt

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