Most Recent Role: Phillip Wright on Numb3rs
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Birthday: 3-25-1958
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Birthday: 3-25-1958
Most Recent Appearance
Under Pressure
Friday 4 May 2007 on CBS
Don, Charlie, and the team take on unknown terrorists who may be using nerve gas to undermine Los Angeles' water supply.
James was nominated for 6 SAG Awards from 1995-2000 for "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" for NYPD Blue. He won in 1995.
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James McDaniel has played the same role twice, but for two different movies. He played the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs in both Taken and Stargate SG-1.
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James McDaniel's break-out dramatic role came off-Broadway playing the lead in Lincoln Center stage production of Six Degress of Separation.
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James McDaniel was the longest-running original cast member of NYPD Blue, besides Dennis Franz.
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James McDaniel is the executive producer of the movie Bunker Hill.
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James McDaniel: I very rarely watch an episode a second time, but the other night I flipped on the ‘Raging Bulls’ episode. I got wrapped up in the episode as a spectator. From that more detached perspective, I saw how excellently this episode was written and produced—and how it landed.
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Other Appearances
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Cop Rock
Off. Franklin Rose |
NYPD Blue
Lt. Arthur Fancy [ episodes 1 – 167 ] |
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Taken
General Beers |
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Life As We Know It
William Miller |
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A Man Called Hawk
The Divided Child Ringer |
Any Day Now
The Contest Riley Adams |
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Fantasy Island (1998)
Superfriends Louis |
Fantasy Island (1998)
Pilot Mr. Burton (uncredited) |
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Gabriel's Fire
One Flew Over the Bird's Nest |
Hill Street Blues
More Skinned Against Than Skinning Mr. Mason |
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C-16: FBI
Russian Roulette |
NYPD Blue
Roll Out the Barrel |
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