Quick Facts
Born:
1958-03-25
Birthplace:
Washington, D.C., USA
Credits:
74 Total Roles
James McDaniel
Acting
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Biography
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James McDaniel (born March 25, 1958; Washington, D.C.) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for playing Lt. Arthur Fancy on the television show NYPD Blue. He also played a police officer in the ill-fated 1990 series Cop Rock, and a close advisor to activist Malcolm X in the 1992 film Malcolm X. He also played Sgt. Jesse Longford in the ABC television series Detroit 1-8-7.
McDaniel won a 1995 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, NYPD Blue, and won the 2006 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special, "Edge of America".
McDaniel was in the same acting company at SUNY Purchase with actor Jay O. Sanders.
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James McDaniel (born March 25, 1958; Washington, D.C.) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for playing Lt. Arthur Fancy on the television show NYPD Blue. He also played a police officer in the ill-fated 1990 series Cop Rock, and a close advisor to activist Malcolm X in the 1992 film Malcolm X. He also played Sgt. Jesse Longford in the ABC television series Detroit 1-8-7.
McDaniel won a 1995 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, NYPD Blue, and won the 2006 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special, "Edge of America".
McDaniel was in the same acting company at SUNY Purchase with actor Jay O. Sanders.
Description above from the Wikipedia article James McDaniel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Javier Vega
Orange Is the New Black
Jean Baptiste
Malcolm X
Brother Earl
Stargate SG-1
General Francis Maynard
Sleepy Hollow
Ezra Mills
New Amsterdam
Horace Reynolds
Law & Order
Michael Ingrams
The Good Wife
Detective Lou Johnson
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alaska Daily TV | Raymond Green |
| 2021 | Lapsis MOVIE | Felix |
| 2019 | Soundtrack TV | Moses |
| 2019 | Whiskey Cavalier TV | Director of FBI New York Office |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam TV | Horace Reynolds |
| 2018 | Night Comes On MOVIE | Danny - Parole Officer |
| 2017 | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television TV | Captain Jackson |
| 2017 | The Blacklist: Redemption TV | Dan Bishop |
| 2016 | Almost There TV | Dr. Ira Frank |
| 2015 | Sacrifice MOVIE | Traeger |