Cast: James McDaniel

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring James McDaniel. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Crime Story (TV Series)

1986 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Chuck Adamson · Gustave Reininger · Leon Ichaso · Aaron Lipstadt

Cast Dennis Farina · Tony Denison · John Santucci · Stephen Lang

Synopsis The saga of a Chicago police detective's efforts to stop a young hood's ruthless rise in the ranks of organized crime. Chicago, 1963. As head of the police department's Major Crime Unit, Lieutenant Michael Torello must deal with the city's...

6.9

127 votes

6.9

127 votes

Sunshine State

2002 · Movie · 141 min. · United States

Direction John Sayles

Cast Edie Falco · Jane Alexander · Alan King · Angela Bassett

Synopsis The story of two women attempting to reconcile with their families and the changing landscape of their small Florida town due to country club resort developers.

6.3

360 votes

6.3

360 votes

Detroit 1-8-7 (TV Series)

2010 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Jason Richman · Jeffrey Nachmanoff · Dean White · Kevin Hooks

Cast Michael Imperioli · James McDaniel · Aisha Hinds · Jon Michael Hill

Synopsis TV Series (2010-2011). 18 Episodes. Fictional documentarians follow and film Detroit homicide police.

6.1

113 votes

6.1

113 votes

NYPD Blue (TV Series)

1993 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · David Milch · Mark Tinker · Steven DePaul

Cast Dennis Franz · David Caruso · Jimmy Smits · Gordon Clapp

Synopsis TV Series (1993 - 2005). 12 Seasons. 261 Episodes. Set against the gritty and volatile backdrop of New York City, NYPD Blue powerfully portrays realistic characters devoting themselves to the pursuit of justice while struggling to sustain an ever-elusive sense...

6.0

2K votes

6.0

2K votes

Limitless (TV Series)

2015 · Series · 43 min. · United States

Direction Craig Sweeny · Marc Webb · Douglas Aarniokoski · Peter Werner

Cast Jake McDorman · Jennifer Carpenter · Hill Harper · Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Synopsis TV Series (2015). 22 Episodes. A man gains the ability to use the full extent of his brain's capabilities. A television adaptation of the 2011 film, 'Limitless'.

6.0

1K votes

6.0

1K votes

Lapsis

2020 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Noah Hutton

Cast Dean Imperial · Madeline Wise · Babe Howard · Ivory Aquino

Synopsis Quantum computing has taken off and hit the mainstream, becoming looming normality in the everyday life of the average citizen.

5.8

120 votes

5.8

120 votes

The Night Shift (TV Series)

2014 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Jeff Judah · Gabe Sachs · Timothy Busfield · Eriq La Salle

Cast Jeananne Goossen · Brendan Fehr · Freddy Rodriguez · Ken Leung

Synopsis TV Series (2014-2017). 4 Seasons. 45 Episodes. A group of Army doctors return to work on the night shift at a hospital in San Antonio.

5.3

179 votes

5.3

179 votes

Strictly Business

1991 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Kevin Hooks

Cast Halle Berry · Tommy Davidson · Joseph C. Phillips · Anne-Marie Johnson

Synopsis Fun-loving Bobby is a mail boy in a big firm, but he has a trump card, his best friend Waymon, a "white" African-American who is almost a partner in the firm. They make a deal: Waymon will try to move...

4.2

30 votes

4.2

30 votes

Living Hell (TV)

2008 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Richard Jefferies

Cast Johnathon Schaech · Erica Leerhsen · James McDaniel · Jason Wiles

Synopsis In a top secret Cold War military project an unstoppable, malignant organism who feeds on light and energy is unleashed, threatening to destroy everything in it's path, and the only person who can stop it is a schoolteacher Frank Sears,...

3.4

194 votes

3.4

194 votes

Sins of the Preacher (TV)

2013 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction John Stimpson

Cast Gail O'Grady · Christopher Gartin · James McDaniel · Bree Williamson

Synopsis Inspired by a true story. When Debbie Martin (Bree Williamson) commits suicide, her preacher husband Andrew (Chris Gartin) grieves alongside the whole town and especially Debbie's mom, Susan (Gail O’Grady). But Susan’s sister Kathy and niece Laura are suspicious. They...

3.3

116 votes

3.3

116 votes

Silencing Mary (TV)

1998 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Craig R. Baxley

Cast Melissa Joan Hart · Corin Nemec · Lisa Dean Ryan · Peter MacNicol

Synopsis History exam questions are stolen from Cornwall University's history professor's home by Falcons football players, who nearly escape campus police. Campus paper reporter Mary keeps pushing the case. Soon after, her friend Holly Sherman gets drunk and claims to be...

3.1

37 votes

3.1

37 votes

Hostile Makeover (TV)

2009 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Jerry Ciccoritti

Cast Maggie Lawson · Sadie LeBlanc · Sarah Edmondson · Victor Webster

Synopsis Based on the "Crimes of Fashion" book series by Ellen Byerrum. Makeovers can be real murder. Fearless Washington D.C. fashion reporter Lacey Smithsonian (also seen in "Killer Hair") sashays right back into trouble when her interview with reality TV makeover...

2.6

38 votes

2.6

38 votes

Killer Hair (TV)

2009 · Movie · Canada

Direction Jerry Ciccoritti

Cast Maggie Lawson · Sadie LeBlanc · Sarah Edmondson · Victor Webster

Synopsis A fashion reporter stumbles on a murder investigation in the Nation's Capitol, only to be thrown for a loop when her police detective former lover is assigned to the case.

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Bunker Hill (TV)

2009 · Movie · United States

Direction Jon Avnet

Cast Bridget Moynahan · Donnie Wahlberg · Tony Curran · Frank John Hughes

Synopsis A Charlestown native returns to his hometown from serving in Afghanistan to join the Boston Police force like his father and brother before him. Now he must confront his mysterious past which includes his dead brother's widow with whom he...

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Edge of America (TV)

2003 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Chris Eyre

Cast James McDaniel · Irene Bedard · Tim Daly · Delanna Studi

Synopsis Based on a true story, a black educator takes a job teaching high-school English at the Three Nations Reservation, and is coaxed into coaching the girls basketball team

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Scam (TV)

1993 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction John Flynn

Cast Christopher Walken · Lorraine Bracco · Miguel Ferrer · Martin Donovan

Synopsis A female con-artist who sweet-talks wealthy men targeted by her violent boyfriend, then drugs them and makes off with their money, is being herself being watched by another man. He wants to use her talents in a much-bigger scam: ripping...

Not rated

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King's Faith

2013 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Nicholas DiBella

Cast Crawford Wilson · Kayla Compton · James McDaniel · Lynn Whitfield

Synopsis When eighteen-year-old Brendan King attempts to leave his turbulent gang life behind him, his past continues to threaten his new-found faith, family, and future.

Not rated

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The Natalie Cole Story (TV)

2000 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Robert Townsend

Cast Diahann Carroll · James McDaniel · Randy J. Goodwin · Theresa Randle

Synopsis R&B singer Natalie Cole narrates this docudrama about her life, adapted from her autobiography.

Not rated

Not rated

El Cortez

2006 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Purvis

Cast Lou Diamond Phillips · Bruce Weitz · Glenn Plummer · Tracy Middendorf

Synopsis A man just released from a mental institution gets involved in a gold mine scheme while trying to avoid the cops, a wrathful drug dealer, and a sultry femme fatale.

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Deliberate Intent (TV)

2000 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Andy Wolk

Cast Timothy Hutton · Ron Rifkin · Clark Johnson · Penny Johnson

Synopsis A First Amendment scholar is recruited by an attorney to sue a publishing company after a hit man commits a triple murder by allegedly following a how-to manual the book company published. They set out to put the company on...

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