James McDaniel
James McDaniel (born March 25, 1958 in Washington, DC ) is an American actor .
Life
James McDaniel originally studied veterinary medicine at the University of Pennsylvania . After graduating, he moved to New York City with no acting training , where he wanted to try his hand at acting. After initial difficulties without a job, he made his debut in a small extra role in the French comedy Ticket Into Chaos . From the end of the 1980s he regularly found himself in smaller and larger television roles in films such as Cops in Twilight , The Old Man and the Sea and Murder in Black and White . He made his Broadway debut on November 8, 1990 in Six Degrees of Separation , a drama by John Guare . For his portrayal he was awarded the Clarence Derwent Awards the following year .
He achieved great national and international fame through his play in the crime series New York Cops - NYPD Blue . From the first to the eighth season he embodied the character of Lieutenant Arthur Fancy throughout. For the performance, he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 1996 Primetime Emmy Awards .
McDaniel lives in New York City with his wife and two sons.
Filmography (selection)
- 1983: Ticket to Chaos (Banzaï)
- 1988: Cops in the Twilight (Internal Affairs)
- 1990: The Old Man and the Sea
- 1990: The Murderer in the Dark (Murder Times Seven)
- 1990: Murder in Black and White
- 1991: Law & Order (TV series, one episode)
- 1991: Strictly Business
- 1992: Malcolm X
- 1993–2001: New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue , TV series, 161 episodes)
- 1996: Beats to the Heart (Unforgivable)
- 1997: Place of Truth (Truth or Consequences, NM)
- 1998: The Defenders: Choice of Evils
- 1998: Silencing Mary
- 2000: Hit Man - Murder according to instructions (Deliberate intent)
- 2002: Land of Sunshine - Sunshine State (Sunshine State)
- 2002: Taken (miniseries, 4 episodes)
- 2003–2005: Las Vegas (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2004: Stargate - Kommando SG-1 ( Stargate SG-1 , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2008: Living Hell
- 2010: Business plan to fall in love with (Beauty & the Briefcase)
- 2010–2011: Detroit 1-8-7 (TV series, 18 episodes)
- 2013: Orange Is the New Black (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2014: Forever (TV series, episode)
Awards
- 1991: Clarence Derwent Award for Six Degrees of Separation
Web links
- James McDaniel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- James McDaniel in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- James McDaniel in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Farai Chideya, 'A Soldier's Story:' Actor James McDaniel , npr.org , November 25, 2005, accessed February 5, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McDaniel, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC , United States |