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  Name James McDaniel
  Location Washington, DC ,
  Notable Role Franklin Rose in '' Cop Rock '' <br> Brother Earl in '' Malcolm X '' <br> Arthur Fancy in '' NYPD Blue ''<br>Kenny Williams in ''Edge of America''
  Emmyawards '''Outstanding Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special''' <br> 2006 ''Edge of America''


James McDaniel (Born March 25 1958 in Washington, D.C. ) is an American Stage , Film and Television Actor . He is best known for playing Lt. Arthur Fancy on the legendary television show NYPD Blue . He also played a police officer in the ill-fated 1990 series '' Cop Rock ''.

For seven seasons, acclaimed stage, screen and television actor James McDaniel portrayed Lt. Arthur Fancy on the television series and is also the Executive Producer. Other recent films include War Eagle, The Living Hell and El Cortez.

McDaniel received an Emmy for his performance in the Showtime movie Edge of America, a Peabody Award for the John Sayles feature film Sunshine State , 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 (film) .

His additional feature films include Spike Lee ’s Malcolm X , Risky Business , 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 & 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.


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