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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

The Bastard

Samuel Adams in The Bastard

Blades of Glory

Commissioner Ebbers in Blades of Glory

Clara

Detective Lieutenant Fine in Clara

A Thousand Clowns

Albert Amundsen in A Thousand Clowns

1776

John Adams in 1776

The Graduate

Mr. Braddock in The Graduate

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

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

Her Alibi

Sam in Her Alibi

The One and Only

Mr. Crawford in The One and Only

The Parallax View

Austin Tucker in The Parallax View

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

The Return of the Incredible Hulk

Dr. John Bonifant in The Return of the Incredible Hulk

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

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

Oh, God!

George Summers in Oh, God!

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Self in NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Magic Kid II

Manny in Magic Kid II

Knight Rider: Halloween Knight

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

Laugh Busters

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

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

John Nicks in On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

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

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

Segal

Self in Segal

Murdock's Gang

Roger Bates in Murdock's Gang

Superintelligence

Voice of KITT (voice) in Superintelligence

Making a Case for Murder

Slaney in Making a Case for Murder

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

Rooster

Dr. DeVega in Rooster

TV Shows

St. Elsewhere

Mark Craig in St. Elsewhere

The Simpsons

KITT (voice) in The Simpsons

Trapper John, M.D.

in Trapper John, M.D.

Boy Meets World

George Feeny in Boy Meets World

The Good Guys

in The Good Guys

Touched by an Angel

Whit Russell in Touched by an Angel

Kim Possible

Robot Pilot (voice) in Kim Possible

Knight Rider

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

Quincy, M.E.

Paul Reardon in Quincy, M.E.

Diff'rent Strokes

in Diff'rent Strokes

The American Revolution

John Adams in The American Revolution

Naked City

Harry Culverin in Naked City

The Mod Squad

in The Mod Squad

Hart to Hart

in Hart to Hart

The King of Queens

Phillip Waldscott in The King of Queens

Galactica 1980

Norman Blore in Galactica 1980

Cannon

in Cannon

Soap

Heinrich Himmel in Soap

Scrubs

Dr. Douglas in Scrubs

Hallmark Hall of Fame

John Quincy Adams in Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Lyon's Den

in The Lyon's Den

Ironside

in Ironside

Boston Legal

Judge Milton Brody in Boston Legal

The Nancy Walker Show

Kenneth Kitteridge in The Nancy Walker Show

McCloud

in McCloud

Judd for the Defense

in Judd for the Defense

Maybe This Time

George Feeny in Maybe This Time

Barbary Coast

Harry Boyle in Barbary Coast

Toma

in Toma

Captain Nice

Carter Nash in Captain Nice

The Adams Chronicles

in The Adams Chronicles

The Defenders

Malloy in The Defenders

The Defenders

Mike Herman in The Defenders

Grandpa Goes to Washington

in Grandpa Goes to Washington

Freebie and the Bean

Dist. Atty. Walter W. Cruikshank in Freebie and the Bean

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Police Lt. Jack Matteo in Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Girl Meets World

George Feeny in Girl Meets World

Touched by an Angel

George in Touched by an Angel

Grey's Anatomy

Craig Thomas in Grey's Anatomy

Blind Ambition

G. Gordon Liddy in Blind Ambition

Faerie Tale Theatre

Narrator (voice) in Faerie Tale Theatre

McMillan and Wife

Commander Campbell in McMillan and Wife

Hallmark Hall of Fame

in Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Rockford Files

Thomas Caine in The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

Gary Bevins in The Rockford Files

Tony Awards

Self - Performer in Tony Awards

The Incredible Hulk

Dr. John Bonifant in The Incredible Hulk

Comedy Central Roasts

Self in Comedy Central Roasts

T.H.E. Cat

Tony Webb in T.H.E. Cat

The Closer

Commissioner Andrew Schmidt in The Closer

Quincy, M.E.

Dr. Charlie Volmer in Quincy, M.E.