James McDaniel
Lieutnant Arthur Fancy in NYPD Blue
Birth name : James McDaniel
Birth date : 1958/03/25 (67 years old)
Birth place : Washington
Height: 1.88 m
Biography for James McDaniel
For seven seasons, acclaimed stage, screen and television actor James McDaniel portrayed Lt. Arthur Fancy on legendary television series NYPD Blue. McDaniel recently completed shooting Bunker Hill, with director Kevin Willmott (CSA: Confederate States of America). McDaniel stars alongside Saeed Jaffrey (Gandhi), and is also Executive Producer. Other recent films include War Eagle, The Living Hell and El Cortez.
McDaniel received an Emmy and a Peabody Award for his performance in the Showtime movie Edge of America and an Emmy nomination for Public Television's Storytime. An accomplished stage actor, he won the prestigious Obie Award and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his portrayal of Wendall in the New York stage production of Before It Hits Home. He also received the Clarence Derwent Award for the Tony Award-winning Broadway play Six Degrees of Separation.
His additional feature films include John Sayles' Sunshine State, Spike Lee's Malcolm X, Risky Business, El Cortez, Woody Allen's Alice, Rocket Gibraltar, Fighting Gravity (a.k.a. "Truth or Consequences") with Kiefer Sutherland, Crack in the Mirror and Bonzai. On television, McDaniel has appeared on Hill Street Blues, Law and Order, Taken, Las Vegas, L.A. Law; television movies such as Love Kills with Kristin Davis and The Road to Galveston opposite Cicely Tyson; and mini-series including Common Ground, The Old Man and the Sea, and Internal Affairs. He co-hosted the ABC special More Secrets Revealed.
Born and raised in Washington, D.C., McDaniel attended the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in veterinary medicine. McDaniel lives in New York City with his wife Hannelore. They have two sons.
Born in Washington in 1958, James McDaniel began in 1984 in the TV series All My Children; He becomes a star of the small screen thanks to Lieutenant Arthur Fancy, a role he played in 145 episodes of the cult series New York Police Blues, which has earned him practically a dozen nominations at the Emmy Awards! Trophy which he will finally win for his first role in the film TV Edge of America in 2003!
In the cinema, he appears alongside Mia Farrow in Alice (Woody Allen, 1990), Denzel Washington in Malcolm X (Spike Lee, 1992), Kiefer Sutherland in the last rider (Kiefer Sutherland, 1997), Angela Bassett in Sunshine State ( John Sayles, 2002). James McDaniel has also interpreted several Off-Brroadway shows, as well as in many TV movies; We still noticed it as a guest-star in the Numb3rs cult series, Stargate the door of stars and Las Vegas.
James McDaniel is an American actor known for his role as Lieutenant Arthur Fancy in the television series "New York: special unit". He was born on July 24, 1958 in Washington D.C. and grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Before becoming an actor, McDaniel studied at Howard college and the University of New England, where he graduated in theater. He then moved to New York to continue his acting career, starting on the boards before heading to television and cinema.
McDaniel made his television debut in the 1980s, appearing in series like "L.A. Law" and "Miami vice". He also played in several TV movies and made appearances in series like "The X-Files" and "NYPD Blue".
His most famous role is that of Lieutenant Arthur Fancy in "New York: special unit", a series in which he played for eight seasons. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for this role in 1999.
In addition to his television career, McDaniel has also played in several films, notably "Die Hard 2", "Mississippi Masala" and "The Last Seduction". He also worked as a director and producer for television.
Apart from his acting career, McDaniel is also passionate about music and dance. He has followed singing and dance lessons from an early age and even played in theatrical productions on Broadway.
In summary, James McDaniel is a talented and experienced American actor, known for his role as Lieutenant Arthur Fancy in "New York: special unit" and for his many other appearances on television and cinema.
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Filmography
| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| Bunker Hill (2008) (post-production) | Salem |
| See You in September (2008) (post-production) | Lewis |
| Butterfly Dreaming (2008) (post-production) | Dr. Baldrica |
| You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You (2008) (post-production) | Det Johnson |
| Living Hell (2007) | Colonel Eric Maitland |
| War Eagle (2007) | Jack |
| Numb3rs | Phillip Wright (1 episode, 2007) |
| El Cortez (2006) | Arnie |
| Conviction | Tony Murno (2 episodes, 2006) |
| Love Monkey | Derrick Cooper / ... (4 episodes, 2006) |
| Steel City (2006) | Randall Karn |
| Twenty Questions (2006) (TV) | |
| Las Vegas | Gavin Brunson (3 episodes, 2003-2005) |
| Life As We Know It | William Miller (6 episodes, 2004-2005) |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Javier Vega (1 episode, 2004) |
| Stargate SG-1 | General Francis Maynard (2 episodes, 2004) |
| Edge of America (2003) (TV) | Kenny Williams |
| John Doe | Colonel Dunagan (1 episode, 2003) |
| Alligator Point (2003) (TV) | |
| Taken | General Beers (3 episodes, 2002) |
| The Division | Brian Lawrence / ... (3 episodes, 2002) |
| Sunshine State (2002) | Reggie Perry |
| Any Day Now | Riley Adams (1 episode, 2001) |
| NYPD Blue | Lt. Arthur Fancy (145 episodes, 1993-2001) |
| Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story (2000) (TV) | Nat 'King' Cole |
| Deliberate Intent (2000) (TV) | Lawrence Horn |
| Out of Time (2000) (TV) | Jack Epson |
| Fantasy Island | Louis / ... (2 episodes, 1998) |
| Silencing Mary (1998) (TV) | Professor Thiel |
| The Defenders: Choice of Evils (1998) (TV) | Jack Casey |
| Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) | Frank Thompson |
| A Deadly Vision (1997) (TV) | Dr. Tony Natale |
| Unforgivable (1996) (TV) | Spider |
| The Road to Galveston (1996) (TV) | Marcus Roosevelt Sr. |
| Heading Home (1995) | |
| Scam (1993) (TV) | Daniel Poole |
| Queen (1993) (mini) TV mini-series | |
| Malcolm X (1992) | Brother Earl |
| Civil Wars | Malik Watson (1 episode, 1991) |
| Strictly Business (1991) | Roland Halloran |
| Gabriel's Fire | Jackson (1 episode, 1991) |
| Law & Order | Michael Ingrams (1 episode, 1991) |
| L.A. Law | Military Prosecutor (1 episode, 1991) |
| Alice (1990) | Dorothy's Xmas Party Guest |
| Murder Times Seven (1990) (TV) | Fred |
| Cop Rock (1990) TV series | Officer Franklin Rose (unknown episodes) |
| The Old Man and the Sea (1990) (TV) | |
| H.E.L.P. | Palmer (1 episode) |
| Murder in Black and White (1990) (TV) | Fred |
| A Man Called Hawk | Ringer (1 episode, 1989) |
| Internal Affairs (1988) (TV) | Fred |
| Rocket Gibraltar (1988) | Policeman |
| Crime Story | Byron (2 episodes, 1988) |
| Hill Street Blues | Officer Mason (1 episode, 1986) |
| Kate & Allie | Reverend (1 episode, 1985) |
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985) (TV) | Jack |
| All My Children (1970) TV series | Mickey (unknown episodes, 1984) |
Trivia
- His break-out dramatic role came off-Broadway playing the lead in Lincoln Center stage production of "Six Degress of Separation."
- James went to the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a fraternity brother in Sigma Phi Epsilon
- Played the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs in both _"Taken" (2002) (mini)_ and "Stargate SG-1" (1997).
- Besides Dennis Franz, he was the longest-running original cast member of "NYPD Blue" (1993). He left the series during its eighth season in 2001.
Author of the card
- Creation date: 08/01/2008 by abdest







