Daniel Davis(I)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
This Arkansas native was born on 26 November 1945 to parents who owned
a movie theater. He often felt that his desire to become an actor came
from the fact that he spent so much time in the theater's "crying room"
for babies - and listening to the likes of Tyrone Power and others. His
first "professional" work came at the age of 11 when he became a member
of the cast of a children's TV series broadcast from Little Rock -
"Betty's Little Rascals". His formal acting training came from the
Arkansas Arts Center (a fine arts conservatory with its own repertory
company), followed by work with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the
Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and 6 years with the American
Conservatory Theatre, among many others. He also taught acting classes
while at ACT. His love of the theater has continued through his career.
He has played in nearly every Shakespeare play and an untold number of
musicals (he's an accomplished singer) and straight plays. For the year
2000 Tony Awards, he was recognized with a nomination as best actor in
a featured role for his performance in "Wrong Mountain". When Une nounou d'enfer (1993)
first went on the air, many people believed that the very British
butler "Niles" was definitely being played by a British actor. This
Southern boy was so convincing in his role that many fans wrote to the
show and suggested that he teach Charles Shaughnessy (a true British native) how to
improve his accent!
