Daniel Davis

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Daniel Davis, born on November 26, 1945 in Gurdon, Arkansas, is an American actor.[1] His best known roles include Niles the butler on the popular sitcom The Nanny[2] and Professor James Moriarty in two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.[3]

In 2012, Davis narrated the audiobook of Darth Plagueis.[4] In the following years, Davis would join other Star Wars voice artist for the audiobooks in the William Shakespeare's Star Wars series.[5] Davis would return to Star Wars in 2023 to narrate the short story "To the Last" in the audiobook of From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi.[6]

Works

Discography

Year Title Contribution(s) Continuity Notes
2012 Darth Plagueis Narrator[4] Legends
2013 William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope Narrator[5] Non-canon
2014 William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back: Star Wars Part the Fifth Narrator[7] Non-canon
2014 William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return: Star Wars Part the Sixth Narrator[8] Non-canon
2017 William Shakespeare's The Force Doth Awaken: Star Wars Part the Seventh Narrator[9] Non-canon
2023 "To the Last" Narrator[6] Canon Include in the From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi audiobook

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Premium-Era-real Playbill profile - Daniel Davis on www.playbillvault.com (backup link archived on December 24, 2014)
  2. ↑ Premium-Era-real The Story of The Nanny, FAQ & Trivia on thenanny.com (backup link archived on November 30, 2020)
  3. ↑ TwitterLogo Trek Central (@TheTrekCentral) on Twitter (post on October 8, 2022): "NEW - Daniel Davis As PROFESOR MORIARTY!" (backup link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 audiobook
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi
  7. ↑ William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back: Star Wars Part the Fifth
  8. ↑ William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return: Star Wars Part the Sixth
  9. ↑ William Shakespeare's The Force Doth Awaken: Star Wars Part the Seventh

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