Jeff Daniels (1955 - )

Date of Birth: 19 February 1955
Place of Birth: Chelsea, Michigan, USA
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Also Known As:

CONTACT DETAILS

Agent's Address:
Paul Martino
International Creative Management
40 West 57th Street
New York, N.Y. 10019
USA

All as performer, except where noted
* = television
# = music video

1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo (Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd)

1990
Arachnophobia (Ross Jennings)
Thrills, Chills and Spiders: The Making of Arachnophobia (himself) *

1991
The Butcher's Wife (Alex)

1992
Grand Tour: Disaster in Time (Ben Wilson) *
Rain Without Thunder (Jonathan Garson)

1993
Frasier: Here's Looking at You (voice of Doug) *

1994
The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead #

1996
101 Dalmatians (Roger)

1998
Pleasantville (Mr Bill Johnson)

1999
My Favorite Martian (Tim O'Hara)

1980
Hawaii Five-O: The Flight of the Jewels (Neal) *
A Rumor of War (Chaplain) *

1981
Head and Shoulders television commercial *
Ragtime (Sgt. Frankie O'Donnell)

1982
Fifth of July (Jed Jenkins) *
Pepto-Bismol television commercial *

1983
An Invasion of Privacy (Francis Ryan) *
Terms of Endearment (Flap Horton)

1985
Marie (Eddie Sisk)

1986
Heartburn (Richard)
Something Wild Charles Driggs)

1987
Radio Days (Biff Baxter)

1988
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Lieutenant Steve Maryk) *
The House on Carroll Street (Cochran)
Sweet Hearts Dance (Sam Manners)

1989
Checking Out (Ray Macklin)
No Place Like Home *

1990
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (Denton Webb)

1991
Love Hurts (Paul Weaver)

1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (Tom Noonan) *
There Goes the Neighborhood (Willis Embry)

1993
Gettysburg (Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain)

1994
Dumb and Dumber (Harry 'Har' Dunne)
Speed (Detective Officer Harry Temple)

1995
Redwood Curtain (Lyman Fellers) *

1996
2 Days in the Valley (Alvin Strayer)
Fly Away Home (Thomas Alden)

1997
Trial and Error (Charlie Tuttle)

1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (himself) *

1999
All the Rage (Warren Harding)

2000
Chasing Sleep (Ed Saxon)
Cheaters (Dr Gerald Plecki) *
The Crossing (General George Washington) *
Escanaba in da Moonlight (producer, script, play, director, performer - Rueben Soady)

2002
Blood Work (Buddy Noone)
Gods and Generals (Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain)
Super Sucker (director, performer - Fred Barlow)

1986
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Comedy/Musical (for The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)) - nominated

1987
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Comedy/Musical (for Something Wild (1986)) - nominated

1991
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA
Saturn Award: Best Actor (for Arachnophobia (1990)) - winner

1992
Fantasporto, Portugal
International Fantasy Film Award Best Actor (for Grand Tour: Disaster in Time (1992)) - winner

1995
MTV Movie Awards, USA
Best On-Screen Duo (for Dumb and Dumber (1994)) - nominated (shared with Jim Carrey)

1999
Golden Satellite Awards, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical (for Pleasantville (1998)) - nominated

MAGAZINES

Cinema no.48 (November 1995) p.68 (Hungary)
interview (Nem az ágyban lettem ismert színész! by khs)

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008