Daniel Davis was born on November 26,1945 and is an American film, stage and television actor.
18 Facts About Daniel Davis
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Daniel Davis was born in Gurdon, Arkansas, and grew up in Little Rock.
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Daniel Davis's first acting job was at the age of 11, when he was cast in a local broadcast program, Betty's Little Rascals.
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Daniel Davis graduated from Hall High School in Little Rock in 1963.
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Daniel Davis 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.
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Daniel Davis first became popular in daytime television playing opposite Beverlee McKinsey as her character Iris Cory's former husband, Elliot Carrington, on the soap opera Texas, a spin-off of Another World, from October 1980 to December 1981.
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Daniel 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.
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Daniel Davis used an English accent as Professor Moriarty in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Elementary, Dear Data" and "Ship in a Bottle".
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However, as the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in the 1990 film The Hunt for Red October, Daniel Davis spoke with his own American accent.
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In 2002, Daniel Davis guest-starred on the television series Frasier, playing Dr Shafer in Season 10, Episode 8, "Rooms with a View".
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Daniel 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.
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Daniel Davis appeared briefly in the 2006 film The Prestige, directed by Christopher Nolan.
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Daniel Davis has appeared in both Broadway and off-Broadway productions in New York, and has appeared at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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In 2000, Daniel Davis was nominated for a Best Featured Actor Tony Award for his role in David Hirson's Broadway play Wrong Mountain.
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Daniel Davis played Oscar Wilde in The Invention of Love in 2001.
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Daniel Davis co-starred in La Cage Aux Folles with Gary Beach from November 2004 to March 2005.
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In November 2010, Daniel Davis was part of the Celebrity Autobiography series at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas.
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Daniel Davis performed along with fellow Nanny alum Lauren Lane and Ugly Betty alum Michael Urie.