James McDaniel (born March 25, 1958 in Washington, DC) is an American actor best known for NYPD Blue, Cop Rock, and Detroit 1-8-7.
He is married to Hannelore McDaniel and they have two children
Film Roles
- Malcolm X as Brother Earl
- Night Comes On as Parole Officer
- Lapsis as Felix
Television Roles
- All My Children as Mickey (1984)
- Hill Street Blues as Officer Mason (1 episode)
- Cop Rock as Officer Franklin Rose (11 episodes)
- L.A. Law as Major Charles Rainero (1 episode)
- Law & Order as Michael Ingrams (1 episode)
- NYPD Blue as Lt. Arthur Fancy (1993-2001)
- The Division (2001) as Brian Lawerence (3 episodes)
- Las Vegas as Gavin Brunson (3 episodes)
- Stargate SG-1 as General Frances Maynard (3 episodes)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Javier Vega (1 episode)
- Life as We Know It as William Miller (5 episodes)
- Conviction as Tony Murno (2 episodes)
- NUMB3RS as Philip Wright (1 episode)
- The Good Wife as Det. Lou Johnson (3 episodes)
- Detroit 1-8-7 as Sgt. Jesse Longford
- The Following as Agent Philips (2 episodes)
- NCIS: New Orleans as Papa Parks (1 episode)
- Forever as Al Rainey (1 episode)
- Blue Bloods as Chief Daniels (1 episode)
- Madam Secretary as Air Force General Roger Baylis (1 episode)
- Limitless as EAD Kenneth Paulson (2 episodes)
- Chicago P.D. as James Whitaker (2 episodes)
- The Night Shift as Dr. Julian Cummings (6 episodes)
- Sleepy Hollow as Ezra Mills (5 episodes)
- The Blacklist: Redemption as Dan Bishop (2 episodes)
- The Deuce as Editor (2 episodes)
- Whiskey Cavalier as Director of FBI New York Officer (1 episode)
- Soundtrack as Moses (4 episodes)
- For Life as Earl (3 episodes)
