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Daniel Davis

  • Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Birthday: November 26, 1945

Daniel Davis, with his salt-and-pepper hair and wry smile, came to TV prominence in middle age as Niles, the British butler and cook, on "The Nanny" TV series (CBS, 1993-99). The Arkansas native has a long resume of stage credits, including performances with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the national tour of "Coco" with Katharine Hepburn, a stint off-Broadway in "Futz", as a replacement as the repentant Salieri in "Amadeus" on Broadway and in numerous productions with the American Shakespeare Festival …more

Career Milestones

  • 2001

    Cast as Oscar Wilde in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppard s play The Invention of Love

  • 1999

    Co-starred as an affected hammy actor in Wrong Mountain ; play first produced at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco; remounted briefly on Broadway in 2000; earned Tony Award nomination as Featured Actor in a Play

  • 1994

    Hosted Toronto segment of All American Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS

  • 1989

    Co-starred as Halstead in feature K-9

  • 1986

    Appeared as Patrick Henry in miniseries George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

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