James McDaniel
James McDaniel (born March 25, 1958) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for playing Lt. Arthur Fancy on the television show NYPD Blue. He created the role of Paul in the hit Lincoln Center play Six Degrees of Separation. He played a police officer in the ill-fated 1990 series Cop Rock, and a close advisor to the director Spike Lee regarding the activist Malcolm X in the 1992 film Malcolm X. He also played Sgt. Jesse Longford in the ABC television series Detroit 1-8-7. He was born in Washington, D.C..
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor, director |
Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse(s) | Hannelore McDaniel (?–present) |
Children | 2 sons (Dorian and Deal McDaniel) |
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Banzaï | Bronx Guy | |
1988 | Rocket Gibraltar | Policeman | |
1990 | Alice | Party Guest | |
1991 | Strictly Business | Roland Hallorand | |
1992 | Malcolm X | Brother Earl | |
1995 | Heading Home | Unknown | |
1997 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | Frank Thompson | |
2002 | Sunshine State | Reggie Perry | |
2006 | El Cortez | Arnie | |
2006 | Steel City | Randall Karn | |
2007 | War Eagle, Arkansas | Jack | |
2010 | See You in September | Lewis | |
2012 | You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You | Detective Johnson | |
2013 | Cass | Franklin Morris, Sr. | |
2013 | King's Faith | Mike | |
2018 | Night Comes On | Parole Officer |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | All My Children | Mickey | Unknown episodes |
1985 | Kate & Allie | Reverend | Episode: "Thanksgiving" |
1986 | American Playhouse | Jack | Episode: "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part 1" |
1986 | Hill Street Blues | Officer Mason | Episode: "More Skinned Against Than Skinning" |
1988 | Crime Story | Byron | 2 episodes |
1988 | Internal Affairs | Fred | Television movie |
1989 | A Man Called Hawk | Ringer | Episode: "The Divided Child" |
1990 | Cop Rock | Officer Franklin Rose | 11 episodes |
1990 | H.E.L.P. | Palmer | Episode: "Fire Down Below" |
1990 | Murder in Black and White | Fred | Television movie |
1990 | The Old Man and the Sea | Unknown | Television movie |
1990 | Murder Times Seven | Fred | Television movie |
1991 | L.A. Law | Major Charles Rainero | Episode: "Rest in Pieces" |
1991 | Law & Order | Michael Ingrams | Episode: "Mushrooms" |
1991 | Gabriel's Fire | Jackson | Episode: "One Flew Over the Bird's Nest" |
1991 | Civil Wars | Malik Watson | Episode: "Daveja-Vu All Over Again" |
1993–2001 | NYPD Blue | Lt. Arthur Fancy | 167 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated—Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (1998–2000) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1996–2000) Nominated—Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series |
1993 | Scam | Daniel Poole | Television movie |
1993 | Alex Haley's Queen | Unknown | Television movie |
1996 | Unforgivable | Spider | Television movie |
1997 | A Deadly Vision | Dr. Tony Natale | Television movie |
1998 | Silencing Mary | Professor Thiel | Television movie |
2000 | Deliberate Intent | Lawrence Horn | Television movie |
2000 | Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story | Nat King Cole | Television movie |
2001 | Any Day Now | Riley Adams | Episode: "The Contest" |
2002 | The Division | Brian Lawrence | 3 episodes |
2002 | Taken | General Beers | 4 episodes |
2003 | John Doe | Colonel Dunagan | Episode: "Illegal Alien" |
2003 | Alligator Point | Unknown | Television movie |
2003 | Edge of America | Kenny Williams | Television movie |
2003–2005 | Las Vegas | Gavin Brunson | 3 episodes |
2004 | Stargate SG-1 | General Frances Maynard | 2 episodes |
2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Javier Vega | Episode: "Criminal" |
2004–2005 | Life As We Know It | William Miller | 5 episodes |
2006 | Love Monkey | Derick Cooper | 4 episodes |
2006 | Conviction | Tony Murno | 2 episodes |
2007 | Numb3rs | Phillip Wright | Episode: "Under Pressure" |
2008 | Living Hell | Col. Erik Maitland | Television movie |
2008 | Bunker Hill | Marcus Troy | Television movie |
2009 | Killer Hair | Mac | Television movie |
2010–2014 | The Good Wife | Detective Lou Johnson | 3 episodes |
2010–2011 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Sergeant Jesse Longford | 18 episodes |
2013 | Orange Is the New Black | Jean Baptiste | 3 episodes |
2014 | The Following | Agent Phillips | 2 episodes |
2014 | NCIS: New Orleans | Papa Parks | Episode: "Musician Heal Thyself" |
2014 | Forever | Al Rainey | Episode: "6 A.M." |
2015 | Blue Bloods | Chief Daniels | Episode: "In The Box"[1] |
2015 | Madam Secretary | Air Force General Roger Baylis | Episode: "The Show Must Go On" |
2015 | Limitless | EAD Kenneth Paulson | 2 episodes |
2015 | Chicago P.D. | James Whitaker | 2 episodes |
2015–2017 | The Night Shift | Dr. Julian Cummings | 6 episodes |
2016 | Sleepy Hollow | Ezra Mills | 5 episodes |
2017 | The Blacklist: Redemption | Dan Bishop | 2 episodes |
2017 | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Captain Jackson | Episode: "Pilot" |
2017 | The Deuce | Editor | 2 episodes |
2019 | Soundtrack | Moses | 4 episodes |
2020 | For Life | Earl | 2 episodes |
Accolades
McDaniel won a 1995 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for NYPD Blue, and won the 2006 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special, "Edge of America".[2] He has also been nominated for two Primetime Emmys for his work on NYPD Blue.
- Obie Award for Before It Hits Home, 1991–1992 season
- Drama Desk nomination for Before It Hits Home, 1991–1992 season
- Clarence Derwent Award
- Peabody Award for "Edge of America" (2005; NYPD Blue episode)
References
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4357020
- "Awards for James McDanial". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 March 2010.