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William Daniels

Born: 1927

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Daniels, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York, USA

Resources

Movies

Blind Date

Judge Harold Bedford in Blind Date

Marlowe

Mr. Cromwell in Marlowe

The Blue Lagoon

Arthur Lestrange in The Blue Lagoon

Two for the Road

Howard Manchester in Two for the Road

Blades of Glory

Commissioner Ebbers in Blades of Glory

A Thousand Clowns

Albert Amundsen in A Thousand Clowns

1776

John Adams in 1776

The Graduate

Mr. Braddock in The Graduate

The Parallax View

Austin Tucker in The Parallax View

Her Alibi

Sam in Her Alibi

The One and Only

Mr. Crawford in The One and Only

Reds

Julius Gerber in Reds

Black Sunday

Pugh in Black Sunday

Ladybug Ladybug

Mr. Calkins in Ladybug Ladybug

All Night Long

Richard H. Copleston in All Night Long

Sunburn

Crawford in Sunburn

A Case of Rape

Leonard Alexander in A Case of Rape

Drop-Out Father

Draper Wright in Drop-Out Father

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Father Veller in Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Killer on Board

Marshall Snowden in Killer on Board

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

Matt Hodges in Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

The Return of the Incredible Hulk

Dr. John Bonifant in The Return of the Incredible Hulk

Oh, God!

George Summers in Oh, God!

Magic Kid II

Manny in Magic Kid II

Damien: The Leper Priest

Bishop Koeckemann in Damien: The Leper Priest

The President's Analyst

Wynn Quantrill in The President's Analyst

Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident

Bissell in Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident

The Million Dollar Face

Henry Burns in The Million Dollar Face

Conquest of the Earth

Norman in Conquest of the Earth

Rehearsal for Murder

Walter Lamb in Rehearsal for Murder

Back to the Streets of San Francisco

Judge Julius Burns in Back to the Streets of San Francisco

City in Fear

Freeman Stribling in City in Fear

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

K.I.T.T. (voice) in Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

The Lottery

Reverend Hutchinson in The Lottery

The Lie

Albert in The Lie

The Little Match Girl

Haywood Dutton in The Little Match Girl

Murdock's Gang

Roger Bates in Murdock's Gang

Segal

Self in Segal

Superintelligence

Voice of KITT (voice) in Superintelligence

Making a Case for Murder

Slaney in Making a Case for Murder

Rooster

Dr. DeVega in Rooster

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

Lawrence Stepwell III in Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

One of Our Own

Dr. Moresby in One of Our Own

Clara

Detective Lieutenant Fine in Clara

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

K.I.T.T. (voice) in Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

Knight Rider: Halloween Knight

K.I.T.T. (voice) in Knight Rider: Halloween Knight

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

John Nicks in On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

Laugh Busters

K.I.T.T. (voice) in Laugh Busters

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

Major Marcus Reno in The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

The Rebels

John Adams in The Rebels

Night of 100 Stars II

Self in Night of 100 Stars II

The Bastard

Samuel Adams in The Bastard

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Self in NBC 75th Anniversary Special

TV Shows