Actor
William Daniels
31 March 1927 (99) Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Directed
- 1
- Movies
- 55
- Shows
- 51
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
- 2026
- The Creeps - Behind the Scenes · Film · Thanks
- 2025
- The Creeps · Film · Kitt
- 115 · Film · Kraft Intelligence (voice)
- 2020
- Superintelligence · Film · KITT (voice)
- 2014
- Girl Meets World · Series · George Feeny
- 2010
- Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff · Film · K.I.T.T. (voice)
- 2007
- Blades of Glory · Film · Commissioner Ebbers
- 2005
- The Closer · Series · Andrew Schmidt
- Dancing with the Stars · Series · Guest Dancer
- Grey's Anatomy · Series · Craig Thomas
- 2004
- Boston Legal · Series · Milton Brody
- 2003
- The Lyon's Den · Series
- Comedy Central Roasts · Series
- 2002
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special · Film
- Kim Possible · Series · Robot Pilot (voice)
- 2001
- Scrubs · Series · Dr. Douglas
- 1998
- The King of Queens · Series · Phillip Waldscott
- 1996
- The Lottery · Film · Reverend Hutchinson
- 1995
- Maybe This Time · Series · George Feeny
- 1994
- Magic Kid II · Film · Manny
- The American Revolution · Series · John Adams
- Touched by an Angel · Series · Whit Russell
- 1993
- Boy Meets World · Series · George Feeny
- 1992
- Back to the Streets of San Francisco · Film · Julius Burns
- 1991
- Clara · Film · Detective Lieutenant Fine
- The General Motors Playwrights Theater · Series · Detective Lieutenant Fine
- 1990
- On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story · Film · John Nicks
- 1989
- Making a Case for Murder · Film · Slaney
- Her Alibi · Film · Sam
- The Simpsons · Series · KITT (voice)
- 1987
- The Little Match Girl · Film · Haywood Dutton
- Blind Date · Film · Harold Bedford
- 1986
- The Princess Who Had Never Laughed · Film · Narrator
- 1985
- Night of 100 Stars II · Film
- 1984
- Laugh Busters · Film · KITT (voice)
- 1982
- Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix · Film · KITT (voice)
- Drop-Out Father · Film · Draper Wright
- Rooster · Film · Dr. DeVega
- Rehearsal for Murder · Film · Walter Lamb
- St. Elsewhere · Series · Mark Craig
- Knight Rider · Series · KITT (voice)
- Faerie Tale Theatre · Series · Narrator (voice)
- St. Elsewhere · Series · Director
- 1981
- Reds · Film · Julius Gerber
- The Million Dollar Face · Film · Henry Burns
- All Night Long · Film · Richard H. Copleston
- 1980
- Conquest of the Earth · Film · Norman
- Damien: The Leper Priest · Film · Bishop Koeckemann
- The Blue Lagoon · Film · Arthur Lestrange
- City in Fear · Film · Freeman Stribling
- Freebie and the Bean · Series · Walter Cruikshank
- Galactica 1980 · Series · Norman Blore
- 1979
- Sunburn · Film · Crawford
- Bleacher Bums · Film
- The Chinese Typewriter · Film · C. Donald Devlin
- Trapper John, M.D. · Series
- Hart to Hart · Series · Simon Richardson
- Blind Ambition · Series · G. Gordon Liddy
- The Rebels · Series · John Adams
- 1978
- Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force · Film · Father Veller
- Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus · Film · Lawrence Stepwell III
- The One and Only · Film · Mr. Crawford
- Diff'rent Strokes · Series
- Grandpa Goes to Washington · Series
- The Bastard · Series · Samuel Adams
- 1977
- The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer · Film · Major Marcus Reno
- The Return of the Incredible Hulk · Film · John Bonifant
- Killer on Board · Film · Marshall Snowden
- Oh, God! · Film · George Summers
- Black Sunday · Film · Pugh
- The Incredible Hulk · Series · Dr. John Bonifant
- Soap · Series · Heinrich Himmel
- 1976
- Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident · Film · Bissell
- Quincy, M.E. · Series · Paul Reardon
- The Nancy Walker Show · Series · Kenneth Kitteridge
- The Adams Chronicles · Series · John Quincy Adams
- 1975
- One of Our Own · Film · Dr. Moresby
- Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic · Film · Matt Hodges
- Barbary Coast · Series · Harry Boyle
- Medical Story · Series · Jeffrey Brody
- 1974
- The Parallax View · Film · Austin Tucker
- A Case of Rape · Film · Leonard Alexander
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker · Series · Police Lt. Jack Matteo
- The Rockford Files · Series · Thomas Caine
- 1973
- The Fabulous Doctor Fable · Film · Elliot Borden
- The Lie · Film · Albert
- Murdock's Gang · Film · Roger Bates
- Toma · Series
- 1972
- 1776 · Film · John Adams
- The Bob Newhart Show · Series · Edgar T. Vickers Jr.
- 1971
- McMillan & Wife · Series · Commander Campbell
- Cannon · Series
- 1970
- McCloud · Series
- 1969
- Marlowe · Film · Mr. Cromwell
- 1968
- The Good Guys · Series
- The Mod Squad · Series
- 1967
- The Graduate · Film · Mr. Braddock
- The President's Analyst · Film · Wynn Quantrill
- Two for the Road · Film · Howard Manchester
- Judd, for the Defense · Series
- Ironside · Series
- Captain Nice · Series · Carter Nash
- 1966
- T.H.E. Cat · Series · Tony Webb
- 1965
- A Thousand Clowns · Film · Albert Amundsen
- 1963
- Ladybug Ladybug · Film · Mr. Calkins
- 1961
- The Defenders · Series · Malloy
- 1958
- Naked City · Series · Harry Culverin
- 1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame · Series · John Quincy Adams