William Daniels
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1927 (age 99)
Born in
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Credits
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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
Grey's Anatomy
27 Mar 2005
The Simpsons
17 Dec 1989
The Graduate
21 Dec 1967
The Blue Lagoon
05 Jul 1980
Blades of Glory
30 Mar 2007
Knight Rider
26 Sep 1982
The King of Queens
21 Sep 1998
Girl Meets World
27 Jun 2014
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Filmography
2025
- The Creepsas Kitt
- 115as Kraft Intelligence (voice)
2020
- Superintelligenceas KITT (voice)
2014
- Girl Meets Worldas George Feeny5 episodes
2010
- Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoffas K.I.T.T. (voice)
2007
- Blades of Gloryas Commissioner Ebbers
2005
- The Closeras Andrew Schmidt2 episodes
- Grey's Anatomyas Craig Thomas5 episodes
2004
- Boston Legalas Milton Brody1 episode
2003
- The Lyon's Den1 episode
2002
- Kim Possibleas Robot Pilot (voice)1 episode
2001
- Scrubsas Dr. Douglas1 episode
1998
- The King of Queensas Phillip Waldscott1 episode
1996
- The Lotteryas Reverend Hutchinson
1995
- Maybe This Timeas George Feeny1 episode
1994
- Magic Kid IIas Manny
- The American Revolutionas John Adams6 episodes
- Touched by an Angelas George1 episode
1993
- Boy Meets Worldas George Feeny158 episodes
1992
- Back to the Streets of San Franciscoas Julius Burns
1991
- Claraas Detective Lieutenant Fine
- The General Motors Playwrights Theateras Detective Lieutenant Fine1 episode
1990
- On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Storyas John Nicks
1989
- The Simpsonsas KITT (voice)2 episodes
- Making a Case for Murderas Slaney
- Her Alibias Sam
1987
- The Little Match Girlas Haywood Dutton
- Blind Dateas Harold Bedford
1986
- The Princess Who Had Never Laughedas Narrator
1984
- Laugh Bustersas KITT (voice)
1982
- St. Elsewhereas Mark Craig137 episodes
- Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenixas KITT (voice)
- Drop-Out Fatheras Draper Wright
- Knight Rideras KITT (voice)84 episodes
- Faerie Tale Theatreas Narrator (voice)1 episode
- Roosteras Dr. DeVega
- Rehearsal for Murderas Walter Lamb
1981
- Redsas Julius Gerber
- The Million Dollar Faceas Henry Burns
- All Night Longas Richard H. Copleston
1980
- Conquest of the Earthas Norman
- Freebie and the Beanas Walter Cruikshank9 episodes
- Damien: The Leper Priestas Bishop Koeckemann
- The Blue Lagoonas Arthur Lestrange
- City in Fearas Freeman Stribling
- Galactica 1980as Norman Blore2 episodes
1979
- Trapper John, M.D.1 episode
- Hart to Hartas Simon Richardson1 episode
- Sunburnas Crawford
- Blind Ambitionas G. Gordon Liddy4 episodes
- Bleacher Bums
- The Rebelsas John Adams2 episodes
- The Chinese Typewriteras C. Donald Devlin
1978
- Diff'rent Strokes1 episode
- Grandpa Goes to Washington1 episode
- Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Forceas Father Veller
- Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circusas Lawrence Stepwell III
- The Bastardas Samuel Adams1 episode
- The One and Onlyas Mr. Crawford
1977
- The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custeras Major Marcus Reno
- The Return of the Incredible Hulkas John Bonifant
- The Incredible Hulkas Dr. John Bonifant1 episode
- Killer on Boardas Marshall Snowden
- Oh, God!as George Summers
- Soapas Heinrich Himmel1 episode
- Black Sundayas Pugh
1976
- Quincy, M.E.as Dr. Charlie Volmer1 episode
- The Nancy Walker Showas Kenneth Kitteridge12 episodes
- Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incidentas Bissell
- The Adams Chroniclesas John Quincy Adams7 episodes
1975
- Barbary Coastas Harry Boyle1 episode
- Medical Storyas Jeffrey Brody1 episode
- One of Our Ownas Dr. Moresby
- Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholicas Matt Hodges
1974
- Kolchak: The Night Stalkeras Police Lt. Jack Matteo1 episode
- The Rockford Filesas Gary Bevins1 episode
- The Parallax Viewas Austin Tucker
- A Case of Rapeas Leonard Alexander
1973
- Toma2 episodes
- The Fabulous Doctor Fableas Elliot Borden
- The Lieas Albert
- Murdock's Gangas Roger Bates
1972
- 1776as John Adams
- The Bob Newhart Showas Edgar T. Vickers Jr.1 episode
1971
- McMillan & Wifeas Commander Campbell1 episode
- Cannon1 episode
1970
- McCloudas Fred Pearson1 episode
1969
- Marloweas Mr. Cromwell
1968
- The Good Guys1 episode
- The Mod Squad1 episode
1967
- The Graduateas Mr. Braddock
- The President's Analystas Wynn Quantrill
- Judd, for the Defense1 episode
- Two for the Roadas Howard Manchester
- Ironside1 episode
- Captain Niceas Carter Nash15 episodes
1966
- T.H.E. Catas Tony Webb1 episode
1965
- A Thousand Clownsas Albert Amundsen
1963
- Ladybug Ladybugas Mr. Calkins
1961
- The Defendersas Mike Herman1 episode
1958
- Naked Cityas Harry Culverin1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1 episode