Age: 66
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
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 created the role of Paul in the hit Lincoln center play 6 Degrees of Separation. He 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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Banzaï | Bronx Guy | |
1988 | Rocket Gibraltar | Policeman | |
1998 | Internal Affairs | Fred | Television movie |
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 |
1990 | Alice | Party Guest | |
1991 | Strictly Business | Roland Hallorand | |
1992 | Malcolm X | Brother Earl | |
1993 | Scam | Daniel Poole | Television movie |
1993 | Alex Haley's Queen | Unknown | Television movie |
1995 | Heading Home | Unknown | |
1996 | Unforgivable | Spider | Television movie |
1997 | A Deadly Vision | Dr. Tony Natale | Television movie |
1997 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | Frank Thompson | |
1998 | Silencing Mary | Professor Thiel | Television movie |
2000 | Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story | Nat 'King' Cole | Television movie |
2002 | Sunshine State | Reggie Perry | |
2003 | Alligator Point | Unknown | Television movie |
2003 | Edge of America | Kenny Williams | Television movie |
2006 | El Cortez | Arnie | |
2006 | Steel City | Randall Karn | |
2007 | War Eagle, Arkansas | Jack | |
2008 | Living Hell | Col. Erik Maitland | Television movie |
2008 | Bunker Hill | Marcus Troy | Television movie |
2009 | Killer Hair | Mac | Television movie |
2010 | See You in September | Lewis | |
2012 | You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You | Detective Johnson | |
2013 | Kings Faith | Mike | |
2013 | Cass | Franklin Morris, Sr. |
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 |
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" |
1991 | L.A. Law | Major 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 | 160 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 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 Nominated—Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series |
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" |
2003-2005 | 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" |
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 |
2015 | Blue Bloods | Chief Daniels | Episode: "In The Box" |
2016 | Sleepy Hollow | Ezra Mills | Episode: " Incident At Stone Manor and Sins of The Father" |
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". He has also been nominated for two Primetime Emmys for his work on NYPD Blue.