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James McDaniel 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.
Born
Tuesday, 25 March 1958
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Alaska Daily | Secretary Raymond Green / General Raymond Green | 2022 |
| Lapsis | Felix | 2020 |
| For Life | Earl | 2020 |
| Soundtrack | Moses | 2019 |
| Whiskey Cavalier | Director of FBI New York Office | 2019 |
| New Amsterdam | Horace Reynolds | 2018 |
| Night Comes On | Danny - Parole Officer | 2018 |
| Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Captain Jackson | 2017 |
| The Deuce | Editor | 2017 |
| Almost There | Dr. Ira Frank | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Alaska Daily | Secretary Raymond Green / General Raymond Green | 2022 |
| Lapsis | Felix | 2020 |
| For Life | Earl | 2020 |
| Soundtrack | Moses | 2019 |
| Whiskey Cavalier | Director of FBI New York Office | 2019 |
| New Amsterdam | Horace Reynolds | 2018 |
| Night Comes On | Danny - Parole Officer | 2018 |
| Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Captain Jackson | 2017 |
| The Deuce | Editor | 2017 |
| Almost There | Dr. Ira Frank | 2016 |
| Sacrifice | Traeger | 2015 |
| Limitless | EAD Kenneth Paulson | 2015 |
| NCIS: New Orleans | Papa Parks | 2014 |
| Forever | Al Rainey | 2014 |
| Madam Secretary | Air Force General Roger Baylis | 2014 |
| Hysteria | Doctor Carl Sapsi | 2014 |
| The Night Shift | Dr. Julian Cummings | 2014 |
| Chicago P.D. | James Whitaker | 2014 |
| Home | Dr. Parker | 2013 |
| Sleepy Hollow | Ezra Mills | 2013 |
| Sins of the Preacher | Wade Thompson | 2013 |
| Orange Is the New Black | Jean Baptiste | 2013 |
| King's Faith | Mike Stubbs / Mike | 2013 |
| Cass | Franklin Morris Sr. | 2013 |
| The Following | Agent Phillips | 2013 |
| You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You | Detective Johnson / Det. Johnson | 2012 |
| Blue Bloods | Chief Daniels | 2010 |
| Detroit 1-8-7 | Sergeant Jesse Longford / Sgt. Jesse Longford | 2010 |
| Earthwork | Lone Wolf | 2010 |
| Beauty & the Briefcase | Mr. Belmont | 2010 |
| See You in September | Lewis | 2010 |
| The Good Wife | Detective Lou Johnson | 2009 |
| Hostile Makeover | Mac | 2009 |
| Killer Hair | Mac | 2009 |
| The Blacklist: Redemption | Dan Bishop | 2009 |
| The Battle for Bunker Hill | Salem | 2008 |
| Butterfly Dreaming | Dr. Baldrica / Dr. Timothy Baldrica | 2008 |
| Living Hell | Colonel Eric Maitland / Col. Erik Maitland | 2008 |
| War Eagle, Arkansas | Jack, Videostore Manager / Jack | 2007 |
| El Cortez | Arnie | 2006 |
| Conviction | Tony Murno | 2006 |
| Love Monkey | Derrick Cooper / Mr. Cooper | 2006 |
| Steel City | Randall Karn | 2006 |
| Numb3rs | Phillip Wright | 2005 |
| Life as We Know It | William Miller | 2004 |
| Edge of America | Kenny Williams | 2003 |
| Las Vegas | Gavin Brunson | 2003 |
| Taken | General Beers | 2002 |
| John Doe | Colonel Dunagan | 2002 |
| Sunshine State | Reggie Perry | 2002 |
| The Division | Brian Lawrence / Brian | 2001 |
| Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story | Nat 'King' Cole | 2000 |
| Deliberate Intent | Lawrence Horn | 2000 |
| Out of Time | Jack Epson | 2000 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Javier Vega | 1999 |
| Fantasy Island | Louis / Mr. Burton | 1998 |
| Any Day Now | Riley Adams | 1998 |
| Silencing Mary | Professor Thiel | 1998 |
| The Defenders: Choice of Evils | Jack Casey | 1998 |
| Stargate SG-1 | General Francis Maynard | 1997 |
| Truth or Consequences, N.M. | Frank Thompson | 1997 |
| A Deadly Vision | Dr. Tony Natale | 1997 |
| Unforgivable | Spider | 1996 |
| The Road to Galveston | Marcus Roosevelt Sr. | 1996 |
| Comic Relief VII | Self | 1995 |
| Heading Home | 1995 | |
| NYPD Blue | Lt. Arthur Fancy / Arthur Fancy | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Scam | Daniel Poole | 1993 |
| Malcolm X | Brother Earl | 1992 |
| Civil Wars | Malik Watson | 1991 |
| Strictly Business | Roland Halloran | 1991 |
| Alice | Dorothy's Xmas Party Guest | 1990 |
| Cop Rock | Officer Franklin Rose | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Michael Ingrams | 1990 |
| Gabriel's Fire | Jackson | 1990 |
| The Old Man and the Sea | 1990 | |
| H.E.L.P. | Palmer | 1990 |
| A Man Called Hawk | Ringer | 1989 |
| Rocket Gibraltar | Policeman | 1988 |
| Crime Story | Byron | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | Major Charles Rainero | 1986 |
| Kate & Allie | Reverend | 1984 |
| Banzaï | Bronx Guy | 1983 |
| American Playhouse | Jack | 1982 |
| Hill Street Blues | Officer Mason | 1981 |
| Jeopardy! | Himself - Celebrity Contestant | 1964 |
Director Filmography
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| El Cortez | 2006 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1996 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
