Occupation Actor, director Height 1.87 m Role Film actor | Name James McDaniel Years active 1979–present Spouse Hannelore McDaniel | |
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Born March 25, 1958 (age 57) (1958-03-25) Washington, D.C., United States Education University of Pennsylvania Children Dorian McDaniel, Deal McDaniel Movies and TV shows NYPD Blue, Detroit 1‑8‑7, You're Nobody 'til Somebod, Edge of America, Living Hell Similar People Gordon Clapp, Dennis Franz, Nicholas Turturro, Jimmy Smits, Kim Delaney |
Actor james mcdaniel early career
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 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.
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- Actor james mcdaniel early career
- Actor james mcdaniel on working with john sayles
- Accolades
- References

Actor james mcdaniel on working with john sayles
Accolades

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.


