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William Daniels

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Mar 31, 1927 (99 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927) is an American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild (1999 to 2001). He is known for his performance as Dustin Hoffman's father in The Graduate (1967), as John Adams in 1776, as Carter Nash in Captain Nice, as Mr. George Feeny in ABC's Boy Meets World, as the voice of KITT in Knight Rider, and as Dr. Mark Craig in St. Elsewhere, for which he won two Emmy Awards.

Known For

Acting
2025115Kraft Intelligence (voice)
2025The CreepsKitt
2020SuperintelligenceKITT (voice)
2014Girl Meets WorldGeorge Feeny
2010Comedy Central Roast of David HasselhoffK.I.T.T. (voice)
2007Blades of GloryCommissioner Ebbers
2005Grey's AnatomyCraig Thomas
2005The CloserAndrew Schmidt
2005Dancing with the StarsSelf - Guest Dancer
2004Boston LegalMilton Brody
2003The Lyon's Den
2003Comedy Central RoastsSelf
2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelf
2002Kim PossibleRobot Pilot (voice)
2001ScrubsDr. Douglas
1998The King of QueensPhillip Waldscott
1996The LotteryReverend Hutchinson
1995Maybe This TimeGeorge Feeny
1994Magic Kid IIManny
1994Touched by an AngelWhit Russell
1994The American RevolutionJohn Adams
1994Touched by an AngelGeorge
1993Boy Meets WorldGeorge Feeny
1992Back to the Streets of San FranciscoJulius Burns
1991ClaraDetective Lieutenant Fine
1990On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia StoryJohn Nicks
1989Her AlibiSam
1989Making a Case for MurderSlaney
1989The SimpsonsKITT (voice)
1987Blind DateHarold Bedford
1987The Little Match GirlHaywood Dutton
1986The Princess Who Had Never LaughedNarrator
1985Night of 100 Stars IISelf
1984Laugh BustersK.I.T.T. (voice)
1982Knight Rider: Knight of the PhoenixKITT (voice)
1982Drop-Out FatherDraper Wright
1982Rehearsal for MurderWalter Lamb
1982RoosterDr. DeVega
1982St. ElsewhereMark Craig
1982Knight RiderKITT (voice)
1982Faerie Tale TheatreNarrator (voice)
1981RedsJulius Gerber
1981All Night LongRichard H. Copleston
1981The Million Dollar FaceHenry Burns
1980The Blue LagoonArthur Lestrange
1980Damien: The Leper PriestBishop Koeckemann
1980Conquest of the EarthNorman
1980City in FearFreeman Stribling
1980Galactica 1980Norman Blore
1980Freebie and the BeanWalter Cruikshank
1979SunburnCrawford
1979Bleacher Bums
1979The Chinese TypewriterC. Donald Devlin
1979Trapper John, M.D.
1979Blind AmbitionG. Gordon Liddy
1979Hart to HartSimon Richardson
1979The RebelsJohn Adams
1978The One and OnlyMr. Crawford
1978Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air ForceFather Veller
1978Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed CircusLawrence Stepwell III
1978Diff'rent Strokes
1978Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978The BastardSamuel Adams
1977Black SundayPugh
1977Killer on BoardMarshall Snowden
1977The Return of the Incredible HulkJohn Bonifant
1977Oh, God!George Summers
1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterMajor Marcus Reno
1977SoapHeinrich Himmel
1977The Incredible HulkDr. John Bonifant
1976Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy IncidentBissell
1976Quincy, M.E.Paul Reardon
1976The Nancy Walker ShowKenneth Kitteridge
1976The Adams ChroniclesJohn Quincy Adams
1976Quincy, M.E.Dr. Charlie Volmer
1975Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage AlcoholicMatt Hodges
1975One of Our OwnDr. Moresby
1975Barbary CoastHarry Boyle
1974The Parallax ViewAustin Tucker
1974A Case of RapeLeonard Alexander
1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerPolice Lt. Jack Matteo
1974The Rockford FilesThomas Caine
1974The Rockford FilesGary Bevins
1973The LieAlbert
1973Murdock's GangRoger Bates
1973The Fabulous Doctor FableElliot Borden
1973Toma
19721776John Adams
1971Cannon
1971McMillan & WifeCommander Campbell
1970McCloud
1969MarloweMr. Cromwell
1968The Good Guys
1968The Mod Squad
1967Two for the RoadHoward Manchester
1967The GraduateMr. Braddock
1967The President's AnalystWynn Quantrill
1967Ironside
1967Judd for the Defense
1967Captain NiceCarter Nash
1966T.H.E. CatTony Webb
1965A Thousand ClownsAlbert Amundsen
1963Ladybug LadybugMr. Calkins
1961The DefendersMalloy
1961The DefendersMike Herman
1958Naked CityHarry Culverin
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer
1951Hallmark Hall of FameJohn Quincy Adams
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Directing
1982St. ElsewhereDirector