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Daniel Davis was born on 26 November, 1945 in Gurdon, Arkansas, U.S., is an American actor. Discover Daniel Davis's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

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Occupation Actor
Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 26 November, 1945
Birthday 26 November
Birthplace Gurdon, Arkansas, U.S.
Nationality AR

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Daniel Davis Height, Weight & Measurements

At 78 years old, Daniel Davis height is 5′ 11″ .

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Daniel Davis Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Daniel Davis worth at the age of 78 years old? Daniel Davis’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from AR. We have estimated Daniel Davis's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1945

Daniel Davis (born November 26, 1945) is an American film, stage and television actor.

1964

Davis graduated from Hall High School in Little Rock in 1964.

He graduated from the Arkansas Arts Center with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, followed by work with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and six years with the American Conservatory Theater (ACT).

During his time at ACT, he taught acting classes.

1980

Davis first became popular in daytime television playing opposite Beverlee McKinsey as her character Iris Cory's former (and presumed dead) husband, Elliot Carrington, on the soap opera Texas, a spin-off of Another World, from October 1980 to December 1981.

His first Broadway role was as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus in 1980.

1985

In 1985, he played a renegade soldier in the Season 4 episode, "The Doctor is Out", of the television series The A-Team.

1990

However, as the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in the 1990 film The Hunt for Red October, Davis spoke with his own American accent.

Off-Broadway, he played Rubin in Lake No Bottom in 1990, the Duke of Buckingham in The Tragedy of Richard III, and he starred as Gaev in The Cherry Orchard in 2011.

1993

Davis is best known for portraying Niles the butler on the sitcom The Nanny (1993 to 1999), and for his two guest appearances as Professor Moriarty on Star Trek: The Next Generation (a role he reprised on Star Trek: Picard), affecting an upper class English accent for both roles.

He voices the intelligent Cro-Magnon, Longhair, from the Longhair and Doubledome cartoon shorts from Cartoon Network's Big Pick.

Davis was born in Gurdon, Arkansas, and grew up in Little Rock.

His parents operated a cinema.

His first acting job was at the age of 11, when he was cast in a local broadcast program, Betty's Little Rascals.

Davis played his most famous character, Niles the Butler, on the television series The Nanny throughout its run from 1993 to 1999 and in its reunion special in 2004 (in cameo flashbacks only).

Niles was known for his frequent use of deadpan one-liners, usually insulting character C. C. Babcock, with whom Niles eventually fell in love and married in the series' last season.

His natural accent is Southern American; however, his English accent as Niles was so accurate that many viewers thought he was actually English.

He also used an English accent as Professor Moriarty in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Elementary, Dear Data" and "Ship in a Bottle".

2000

Davis' cartoon voice for the charter Longhair, from the Longhair and Doubledome cartoon shorts from Cartoon Network's Big Pick in 2000, was also English.

In 2000, Davis was nominated for a Best Featured Actor Tony Award for his role in David Hirson's Broadway play Wrong Mountain.

2001

He played Oscar Wilde in The Invention of Love in 2001.

2002

In 2002, Davis guest-starred on the television series Frasier, playing Dr. Shafer in Season 10, Episode 8, "Rooms with a View".

2003

In 2003, he appeared in the Alan Bennett play Talking Heads.

2004

In 2004, he portrayed George Bernard Shaw in the Stephen Sondheim musical The Frogs.

He co-starred in La Cage Aux Folles with Gary Beach from November 2004 to March 2005.

(Reportedly, he clashed frequently with Beach and others. He was eventually replaced by Robert Goulet. )

2006

He appeared briefly in the 2006 film The Prestige, directed by Christopher Nolan.

2007

Davis was among the group of celebrities lip-synching to the Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive on the "Idol Gives Back" episode of American Idol on April 25, 2007.

In 2007, Davis was a member of the cast of an audio production of the play Blue/Orange, in which he took the part of Dr. Robert Smith.

2008

In 2008 he guest-starred on the television series Ugly Betty.

In July 2008, he portrayed King Lear at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, under the direction of Bonnie J. Monte.

2010

In December 2010, he appeared on The Fran Drescher Show through Skype.

In November 2010, Davis was part of the Celebrity Autobiography series at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas.

He performed along with fellow Nanny alum Lauren Lane and Ugly Betty alum Michael Urie.

2012

In 2012, he recorded the audiobook of the Star Wars novel Star Wars: Darth Plagueis, by James Luceno.

Davis reprised the role of Professor Moriarty in the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard.

Davis is an established theatre actor.

He has appeared in both Broadway and off-Broadway productions in New York, and has appeared at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In 2012, he played Prospero in The Tempest at Hartford Stage.

2015

In 2015, Davis starred in a one-off performance in A. R. Gurney's Love Letters (play) opposite Lauren Lane with proceeds going to the Texas State BFA Acting Program.