William Daniels

Acting

William Daniels

Born March 31, 1927Brooklyn, New York, USA104 credits

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

Filmography

The Creeps
2025The Creeps
as KittMovie
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2025115
as Kraft Intelligence (voice)Movie
Superintelligence
2020Superintelligence
as KITT (voice)Movie
Girl Meets World
2014Girl Meets World
as George FeenyTV
Blades of Glory
2007Blades of Glory
as Commissioner EbbersMovie
The Closer
2005The Closer
as Andrew SchmidtTV
Dancing with the Stars
2005Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Guest DancerTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomy
as Craig ThomasTV
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legal
as Milton BrodyTV
Kim Possible
2002Kim Possible
as Robot Pilot (voice)TV
Scrubs
2001Scrubs
as Dr. DouglasTV
The King of Queens
1998The King of Queens
as Phillip WaldscottTV
The Lottery
1996The Lottery
as Reverend HutchinsonMovie
Maybe This Time
1995Maybe This Time
as George FeenyTV
Magic Kid II
1994Magic Kid II
as MannyMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angel
as Whit RussellTV
Boy Meets World
1993Boy Meets World
as George FeenyTV
C
1991Clara
as Detective Lieutenant FineMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
as KITT (voice)TV
Her Alibi
1989Her Alibi
as SamMovie
The Little Match Girl
1987The Little Match Girl
as Haywood DuttonMovie
Blind Date
1987Blind Date
as Harold BedfordMovie
Laugh Busters
1984Laugh Busters
as K.I.T.T. (voice)Movie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhere
as Mark CraigTV
Drop-Out Father
1982Drop-Out Father
as Draper WrightMovie
Knight Rider
1982Knight Rider
as KITT (voice)TV
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatre
as Narrator (voice)TV
Rooster
1982Rooster
as Dr. DeVegaMovie
Rehearsal for Murder
1982Rehearsal for Murder
as Walter LambMovie
Reds
1981Reds
as Julius GerberMovie
The Million Dollar Face
1981The Million Dollar Face
as Henry BurnsMovie
All Night Long
1981All Night Long
as Richard H. CoplestonMovie
Freebie and the Bean
1980Freebie and the Bean
as Walter CruikshankTV
D
1980Damien: The Leper Priest
as Bishop KoeckemannMovie
The Blue Lagoon
1980The Blue Lagoon
as Arthur LestrangeMovie
City in Fear
1980City in Fear
as Freeman StriblingMovie
Galactica 1980
1980Galactica 1980
as Norman BloreTV
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to Hart
as Simon RichardsonTV
Sunburn
1979Sunburn
as CrawfordMovie
Blind Ambition
1979Blind Ambition
as G. Gordon LiddyTV
The Rebels
1979The Rebels
as John AdamsTV
The Chinese Typewriter
1979The Chinese Typewriter
as C. Donald DevlinMovie
The Bastard
1978The Bastard
as Samuel AdamsTV
The One and Only
1978The One and Only
as Mr. CrawfordMovie
The Incredible Hulk
1977The Incredible Hulk
as Dr. John BonifantTV
Killer on Board
1977Killer on Board
as Marshall SnowdenMovie
Oh, God!
1977Oh, God!
as George SummersMovie
Soap
1977Soap
as Heinrich HimmelTV
Black Sunday
1977Black Sunday
as PughMovie
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.
as Paul ReardonTV
The Nancy Walker Show
1976The Nancy Walker Show
as Kenneth KitteridgeTV
The Adams Chronicles
1976The Adams Chronicles
as John Quincy AdamsTV
Barbary Coast
1975Barbary Coast
as Harry BoyleTV
One of Our Own
1975One of Our Own
as Dr. MoresbyMovie
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as Police Lt. Jack MatteoTV
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Files
as Thomas CaineTV
The Parallax View
1974The Parallax View
as Austin TuckerMovie
A Case of Rape
1974A Case of Rape
as Leonard AlexanderMovie
T
1973The Fabulous Doctor Fable
as Elliot BordenMovie
The Lie
1973The Lie
as AlbertMovie
Murdock's Gang
1973Murdock's Gang
as Roger BatesMovie
1776
19721776
as John AdamsMovie
McMillan & Wife
1971McMillan & Wife
as Commander CampbellTV
Marlowe
1969Marlowe
as Mr. CromwellMovie
The Graduate
1967The Graduate
as Mr. BraddockMovie
The President's Analyst
1967The President's Analyst
as Wynn QuantrillMovie
Two for the Road
1967Two for the Road
as Howard ManchesterMovie
Captain Nice
1967Captain Nice
as Carter NashTV
T.H.E. Cat
1966T.H.E. Cat
as Tony WebbTV
A Thousand Clowns
1965A Thousand Clowns
as Albert AmundsenMovie
Ladybug Ladybug
1963Ladybug Ladybug
as Mr. CalkinsMovie
Naked City
1958Naked City
as Harry CulverinTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - PerformerTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
as John Quincy AdamsTV