William Daniels
Known for Acting · 105 credits
- Born
- 1927-03-31 (age 99)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Also known as
- William David Daniels · ویلیام دنیلز
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
TV Shows (50)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Craig Thomas
The Simpsons
1989
as KITT (voice)
The Closer
2005
as Andrew Schmidt
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Guest Dancer
Scrubs
2001
as Dr. Douglas
Ironside
1967
Boston Legal
2004
as Milton Brody
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Paul Reardon / Dr. Charlie Volmer
Knight Rider
1982
as KITT (voice)
Kim Possible
2002
as Robot Pilot (voice)
The King of Queens
1998
as Phillip Waldscott
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Whit Russell / George
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Mark Craig
The Rockford Files
1974
as Thomas Caine / Gary Bevins
Cannon
1971
Naked City
1958
as Harry Culverin
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
Hart to Hart
1979
as Simon Richardson
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Dr. John Bonifant
The Defenders
1961
as Malloy / Mike Herman
Boy Meets World
1993
as George Feeny
Soap
1977
as Heinrich Himmel
McCloud
1970
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Narrator (voice)
Girl Meets World
2014
as George Feeny
The Mod Squad
1968
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Commander Campbell
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Police Lt. Jack Matteo
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self
The Lyon's Den
2003
Galactica 1980
1980
as Norman Blore
Toma
1973
The Good Guys
1968
Medical Story
1975
as Jeffrey Brody
Maybe This Time
1995
as George Feeny
Barbary Coast
1975
as Harry Boyle
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as John Quincy Adams
Captain Nice
1967
as Carter Nash
T.H.E. Cat
1966
as Tony Webb
Blind Ambition
1979
as G. Gordon Liddy
The Adams Chronicles
1976
as John Quincy Adams
The Nancy Walker Show
1976
as Kenneth Kitteridge
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Freebie and the Bean
1980
as Walter Cruikshank
The Rebels
1979
as John Adams
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
The Bastard
1978
as Samuel Adams
The American Revolution
1994
as John Adams
Movies (55)
The Graduate
1967
as Mr. Braddock
The Blue Lagoon
1980
as Arthur Lestrange
Blades of Glory
2007
as Commissioner Ebbers
Blind Date
1987
as Harold Bedford
Superintelligence
2020
as KITT (voice)
Reds
1981
as Julius Gerber
Black Sunday
1977
as Pugh
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
1776
1972
as John Adams
Marlowe
1969
as Mr. Cromwell
Oh, God!
1977
as George Summers
The Parallax View
1974
as Austin Tucker
The Creeps
2025
as Kitt
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
2010
as K.I.T.T. (voice)
Two for the Road
1967
as Howard Manchester
Her Alibi
1989
as Sam
Sunburn
1979
as Crawford
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
1976
as Bissell
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
1977
as John Bonifant
All Night Long
1981
as Richard H. Copleston
A Case of Rape
1974
as Leonard Alexander
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977
as Major Marcus Reno
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975
as Matt Hodges
Rehearsal for Murder
1982
as Walter Lamb
Ladybug Ladybug
1963
as Mr. Calkins
The One and Only
1978
as Mr. Crawford
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978
as Father Veller
The Lottery
1996
as Reverend Hutchinson
Magic Kid II
1994
as Manny
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
1992
as Julius Burns
The President's Analyst
1967
as Wynn Quantrill
The Lie
1973
as Albert
The Million Dollar Face
1981
as Henry Burns
Making a Case for Murder
1989
as Slaney
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
1982
as KITT (voice)
Drop-Out Father
1982
as Draper Wright
A Thousand Clowns
1965
as Albert Amundsen
Rooster
1982
as Dr. DeVega
Bleacher Bums
1979
City in Fear
1980
as Freeman Stribling
Conquest of the Earth
1980
as Norman
The Little Match Girl
1987
as Haywood Dutton
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
1978
as Lawrence Stepwell III
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
1990
as John Nicks
Damien: The Leper Priest
1980
as Bishop Koeckemann
Killer on Board
1977
as Marshall Snowden
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986
as Narrator
Murdock's Gang
1973
as Roger Bates
One of Our Own
1975
as Dr. Moresby
115
2025
as Kraft Intelligence (voice)
Laugh Busters
1984
as KITT (voice)
The Chinese Typewriter
1979
as C. Donald Devlin
Clara
1991
as Detective Lieutenant Fine
The Fabulous Doctor Fable
1973
as Elliot Borden
About William Daniels
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. With 105 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, William Daniels has appeared in 55 films and 50 TV shows.
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Most Popular William Daniels Movies
- The Graduate (1967) — as Mr. Braddock
- The Blue Lagoon (1980) — as Arthur Lestrange
- Blades of Glory (2007) — as Commissioner Ebbers
- Blind Date (1987) — as Harold Bedford
- Superintelligence (2020) — as KITT (voice)
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