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Daniel Davis Biography (1945-)

Born November 26, 1945, in Gurdon (some sources cite Little Rock), AR; parents, owners of a movie theatre.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

November 26, 1945

Gurdon, Arkansas, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Futz, off-Broadway production, 1968
• Hamlet, Cincinnati, OH, 1971
• Standby for the role of Salieri, Amadeus, Broadway production, 1981
• Jonathan Balton, The Film Society, Los Angeles Theatre Center, LosAngeles, 1986-1987
• Alceste, The Misanthrope, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN,1987-1988
• Lambert LeRoux, Pravda: A Fleet Street Comedy, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, 1988-1989
• Ash, Dealer's Choice, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1998
• Maurice Montesor and Stevens, Wrong Mountain, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, then Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 2000 also produced at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC.
• Oscar Wilde and Bunthorne, The Invention of Love, Lyceum Theatre,New York City, 2000
• Made professional stage debut with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1968;appeared in title roles in Arturo Ui, Hamlet, and Peer Gynt.
• Major Tours
• Coco, 1971
• Salieri, Amadeus, U.S. cities, 1982
• Film Appearances
• (As Danny Davis) Skinny, The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker (also known as Pigeons), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Plaza, 1971
• Judge, Doonesbury: A Broadway Musical (also known as Doonesbury: A Musical Comedy), 1983
• Steve, Chain Letters, Chain Letter Productions, 1985
• Halstead, K-9, Universal, 1989
• Captain Charlie Davenport, The Hunt for Red October, Paramount, 1990
• Marion Chigwell, Havana, Universal, 1990
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Betty's Little Rascals, [Little Rock, AR], c. 1956
• Eliot Carrington, Texas (also known as Another World: Texasand Texas: The New Generation), NBC, 1979-1983
• Niles, The Nanny, CBS, 1993-1999
• Miniseries
• Patrick Henry, George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation, CBS,1986
• Movies
• Seth Thompson, Blind Justice (also known as The Whole Truth), CBS, 1986
• Dr. Simon Teasdale, The Spirit, ABC, 1987
• First trainer, What Price Victory (also known as Hail Alma Mater and The Price of Victory), ABC, 1988
• Dr. Feld, Danielle Steele's Palomino (also known as Palomino), NBC, 1991
• Governor Curtin, The Perfect Tribute, ABC, 1991
• Parker Ellsworth, "She Stood Alone" (also known as "A Mighty Fortress"),Disney Night at the Movies, NBC, 1991
• Alex Varick, Columbo: No Time to Die, ABC, 1992
• Specials
• Ghost of Christmas Present, Skinflint, NBC, 1979
• Johnny Cash: The First 25 Years, CBS, 1980
• Congressman, "Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder," The Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1988
• Toronto host, The All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade, CBS, 1994
• Toronto host, The All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade, CBS, 1995
• Voice of Niles, Oy to the World, CBS, 1995
• The All-American Thanksgiving Parade, CBS, 1996
• Episodic
• Lance Gaylord, "Catch a Falling Star," Highway to Heaven, NBC, 1984
• Pierre Fumar, "Gourmet Steele," Remington Steele, NBC, 1984
• Phillips, "The Doctor Is Out," The A-Team, NBC, 1985
• Robert Castille, "Vigilante Mothers," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1985
• James Billings, "The Professor," Matlock, NBC, 1986
• Mr. Reinhardt, "The Peterson Principle," Cheers, NBC, 1986
• Tony Marchand, "All the World's a Stage," Scarecrow and Mrs. King,CBS, 1986
• David Arnold Tuney, "Frank's Place--The Movie," Frank's Place, CBS, 1988
• Eddie Mason, "Video Games," The Equalizer, CBS, 1988
• Professor James Moriarty, "Elementary, Dear Data," Star Trek: The NextGeneration (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1988
• Nicolas Helman, "Halloween Knights," MacGyver, ABC, 1989
• Neal Dishman, "Badge of Honor," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992
• "Love in Bloom," L.A. Law, NBC, 1992
• "Tape Fear," Civil Wars, ABC, 1992
• Professor James Moriarty, "Ship in a Bottle," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1993
• Voice of Lugo, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Scary," Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (animated), Nickelodeon, c. 1996
• Desmond Quist, "Eugenia Bremer, Master Spy," Remember WENN, American Movie Classics, 1997
• Voice of Rodney, "Duckman and Cornfed in `Haunted Society Plumbers,'" Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1997
• Judge Barton Wolfe, "Appeal and Denial," The Practice, ABC, 2000
• Judge Barton Wolfe, "Germ Warfare," The Practice, ABC, 2000
• Judge Barton Wolfe, "Summary Judgments," The Practice, ABC, 2000
• Voice of Conan McNulty, "Big Babies," an episode of Rugrats (animated), Nickelodeon; also appeared in Cagney & Lacey, CBS.
• Other
• In Fashion, 1974
• Underhill, The Eagle and the Bear, 1985

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Starlog, May, 1993