Person
William Daniels
Acting · Born 1927-03-31 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
Craig Thomas
The Simpsons
KITT (voice)
Scrubs
Dr. Douglas
The Closer
Andrew Schmidt
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Guest Dancer
Boston Legal
Milton Brody
The King of Queens
Phillip Waldscott
Knight Rider
KITT (voice)
Ironside
1967
Kim Possible
Robot Pilot (voice)
Filmography
- 2026The Creeps - Behind the ScenesThanks
- 2025The CreepsKitt
- 2025115Kraft Intelligence (voice)
- 2020SuperintelligenceKITT (voice)
- 2014Girl Meets WorldGeorge Feeny
- 2010Comedy Central Roast of David HasselhoffK.I.T.T. (voice)
- 2007Blades of GloryCommissioner Ebbers
- 2005The CloserAndrew Schmidt
- 2005Dancing with the StarsSelf - Guest Dancer
- 2005Grey's AnatomyCraig Thomas
- 2004Boston LegalMilton Brody
- 2003The Lyon's Den
- 2003Comedy Central RoastsSelf
- 2002Kim PossibleRobot Pilot (voice)
- 2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelf
- 2001ScrubsDr. Douglas
- 1998The King of QueensPhillip Waldscott
- 1996The LotteryReverend Hutchinson
- 1995Maybe This TimeGeorge Feeny
- 1994Magic Kid IIManny
- 1994The American RevolutionJohn Adams
- 1994Touched by an AngelWhit Russell
- 1993Boy Meets WorldGeorge Feeny
- 1992Back to the Streets of San FranciscoJulius Burns
- 1991ClaraDetective Lieutenant Fine
- 1991The General Motors Playwrights TheaterDetective Lieutenant Fine
- 1990On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia StoryJohn Nicks
- 1989The SimpsonsKITT (voice)
- 1989Making a Case for MurderSlaney
- 1989Her AlibiSam
- 1987The Little Match GirlHaywood Dutton
- 1987Blind DateHarold Bedford
- 1986The Princess Who Had Never LaughedNarrator
- 1985Night of 100 Stars IISelf
- 1984Laugh BustersKITT (voice)
- 1982St. ElsewhereMark Craig
- 1982Knight Rider: Knight of the PhoenixKITT (voice)
- 1982Drop-Out FatherDraper Wright
- 1982Knight RiderKITT (voice)
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreNarrator (voice)
- 1982RoosterDr. DeVega
- 1982Rehearsal for MurderWalter Lamb
- 1981RedsJulius Gerber
- 1981The Million Dollar FaceHenry Burns
- 1981All Night LongRichard H. Copleston
- 1980Conquest of the EarthNorman
- 1980Freebie and the BeanWalter Cruikshank
- 1980Damien: The Leper PriestBishop Koeckemann
- 1980The Blue LagoonArthur Lestrange
- 1980City in FearFreeman Stribling
- 1980Galactica 1980Norman Blore
- 1979Trapper John, M.D.
- 1979Hart to HartSimon Richardson
- 1979SunburnCrawford
- 1979Blind AmbitionG. Gordon Liddy
- 1979Bleacher Bums
- 1979The RebelsJohn Adams
- 1979The Chinese TypewriterC. Donald Devlin
- 1978Diff'rent Strokes
- 1978Grandpa Goes to Washington
- 1978Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air ForceFather Veller
- 1978Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed CircusLawrence Stepwell III
- 1978The BastardSamuel Adams
- 1978The One and OnlyMr. Crawford
- 1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterMajor Marcus Reno
- 1977The Return of the Incredible HulkJohn Bonifant
- 1977The Incredible HulkDr. John Bonifant
- 1977Killer on BoardMarshall Snowden
- 1977Oh, God!George Summers
- 1977SoapHeinrich Himmel
- 1977Black SundayPugh
- 1976Quincy, M.E.Paul Reardon
- 1976The Nancy Walker ShowKenneth Kitteridge
- 1976Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy IncidentBissell
- 1976The Adams ChroniclesJohn Quincy Adams
- 1975Barbary CoastHarry Boyle
- 1975Medical StoryJeffrey Brody
- 1975One of Our OwnDr. Moresby
- 1975Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage AlcoholicMatt Hodges
- 1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerPolice Lt. Jack Matteo
- 1974The Rockford FilesThomas Caine
- 1974The Parallax ViewAustin Tucker
- 1974A Case of RapeLeonard Alexander
- 1973Toma
- 1973The Fabulous Doctor FableElliot Borden
- 1973The LieAlbert
- 1973Murdock's GangRoger Bates
- 19721776John Adams
- 1972The Bob Newhart ShowEdgar T. Vickers Jr.
- 1971McMillan & WifeCommander Campbell
- 1971Cannon
- 1970McCloud
- 1969MarloweMr. Cromwell
- 1968The Good Guys
- 1968The Mod Squad
- 1967The GraduateMr. Braddock
- 1967The President's AnalystWynn Quantrill
- 1967Judd, for the Defense
- 1967Two for the RoadHoward Manchester
- 1967Ironside
- 1967Captain NiceCarter Nash
- 1966T.H.E. CatTony Webb
- 1965A Thousand ClownsAlbert Amundsen
- 1963Ladybug LadybugMr. Calkins
- 1961The DefendersMalloy
- 1958Naked CityHarry Culverin
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameJohn Quincy Adams
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