Daniel McDonald (actor)

Daniel McDonald
Daniel McDonald
Born	July 30, 1960; Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 15, 2007 (aged 46); New York City, U.S.
Spouse	Mujah Maraini-Melehi (m. 1999)
Children	2
Relatives	Christopher McDonald (brother)

Daniel McDonald (July 30, 1960 – February 15, 2007) was an American actor who guest-starred in many TV shows such as CSI: Miami, Law & Order, Murder, She Wrote and Sex and the City. He was also involved in Broadway, performing in Mamma Mia!

Personal life

McDonald was born the youngest of seven children in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and raised in Romulus, New York. He graduated from Ithaca College.

McDonald's older brother, Christopher McDonald, is also an actor who is seen in many films and television shows.

He met Mujah Maraini-Melehi during the rehearsals for Steel Pier. The couple were married in 1999 and had two children.^[1]

Career

He was a life member of the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, with Paul Curtis of the American Mime Theatre, and with Sanford Meisner on the island of Bequia in the British West Indies

where he met long-time friend and photographer Michael Sanville.

McDonald received a 1997

Tony Award nomination for his lead role in Steel Pier, which co-starred Karen Ziemba and Gregory Harrison

.

In 2002, Daniel McDonald replaced Alan Campbell as lead in the national tour of Contact.

The Gift: Life Unwrapped, McDonald's last film, was released posthumously in May 2007.

He recorded an album True Love.^[2]

Death

Steel Pier director Scott Ellis said in a Feb. 16 [2007] statement, "What made Daniel so special as a performer was what made him so special as a person. He had an incredible openness, honesty, integrity that made him remarkable both onstage and off."^[1]

McDonald died on February 15, 2007, at his home in New York, aged 46. The cause was

brain cancer, said Jason Brantley, a spokesman for Mr. McDonald's family.^[3] Funeral services were held February 24, 2007, at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City.^[1]

Filmography

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Where the Boys Are '84	Camden Roxbury
1985	The Falcon and the Snowman	Clay	Credited as Dan McDonald
1987	Million Dollar Mystery	Crush
1993	Blood In Blood Out	Gallery Assistant
1993	What's Love Got to Do with It	London Announcer
1994	At Risk	Steven
1995	Let It Be Me	Fred
1997	The Ice Storm	Weatherman
1998	Jaded	Bart
2007	The Gift: Life Unwrapped	Stephen	Archive Footage

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	The Fall Guy	Brian Carlin	1 Episode: Her Bodyguard
	Call to Glory	Nick Oliver	2 episodes: JFK: Part 1 & 2
	Shadow Chasers	Hall	1 Episode: Spirit of St. Louis
1985–88	Cagney & Lacey	Frank Myerling	2 episodes: Lost and Found, Yup
1986	Thompson's Last Run	Casino	TV movie
1986	A Year in the Life	Eric Castle	2 episodes: Springtime/Autumn, Christmas '86
1987	The Betty Ford Story	Mike Ford	TV movie
	Mr. President	Fred	1 Episode: Pilot
	Home Fires		TV movie
1988	Freddy's Nightmares	Mark	1 Episode: Freddy's Tricks and Treats
1989	Murder, She Wrote	Bobby Shipton	2 episodes: Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Part 1 & 2
1990	The Baby-Sitters Club	Photographer	1 Episode: Stacey's Big Break
1992	Columbo	Strassa	1 Episode: No Time to Die
1994	Herman's Head	Roy	1 Episode: Sweet Obsessions
1995	As Good as Dead	Thomas A. Rutherford	TV movie
	New York News		1 Episode: Cost of Living
	New York Undercover	Milton Allen	1 Episode: Color Lines
1996	All My Children	Dr. Brad Phillips	2 episodes: #1.6768, #1.6969
1998	Law & Order	Bernard Dressler	1 Episode: Under the Influence
1999	Sex and the City	Roger Cobb	1 Episode: Shortcomings
2000	D.C.	Dryder	3 episodes: Blame, Party, Guns and Roses
	Dov'è mio figlio	McCarthy	TV movie
	Madigan Men	Serge	1 Episode: Love's Labor Lost
2001	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Byron Marks	1 Episode: Secrets
2004	CSI: Miami	Gary Nielson	1 Episode: The Oath
2004	Tempting Adam	Miles	TV movie