6.2Acting
William Daniels
- Born
- 1927-03-31
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
108 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
The Creeps - Behind the Scenes
2026 · Movie
Thanks
115
2025 · Movie
Kraft Intelligence (voice)
The Creeps
2025 · Movie
Kitt
Superintelligence
2020 · Movie
KITT (voice)
Girl Meets World
2014 · TV Show
George Feeny
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
2010 · Movie
K.I.T.T. (voice)
Blades of Glory
2007 · Movie
Commissioner Ebbers
Dancing with the Stars
2005 · TV Show
Self - Guest Dancer
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV Show
Craig Thomas
The Closer
2005 · TV Show
Andrew Schmidt
Boston Legal
2004 · TV Show
Milton Brody
Comedy Central Roasts
2003 · TV Show
Self
The Lyon's Den
2003 · TV Show
Cast
Kim Possible
2002 · TV Show
Robot Pilot (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Movie
Self
Scrubs
2001 · TV Show
Dr. Douglas
The King of Queens
1998 · TV Show
Phillip Waldscott
The Lottery
1996 · Movie
Reverend Hutchinson
Maybe This Time
1995 · TV Show
George Feeny
Magic Kid II
1994 · Movie
Manny
The American Revolution
1994 · TV Show
John Adams
Touched by an Angel
1994 · TV Show
Whit Russell · George
Boy Meets World
1993 · TV Show
George Feeny
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
1992 · Movie
Julius Burns
Clara
1991 · Movie
Detective Lieutenant Fine
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
1991 · TV Show
Detective Lieutenant Fine
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
1990 · Movie
John Nicks
Her Alibi
1989 · Movie
Sam
Making a Case for Murder
1989 · Movie
Slaney
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
KITT (voice)
Blind Date
1987 · Movie
Harold Bedford
The Little Match Girl
1987 · Movie
Haywood Dutton
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986 · Movie
Narrator
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Movie
Self
Laugh Busters
1984 · Movie
KITT (voice)
Drop-Out Father
1982 · Movie
Draper Wright
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · TV Show
Narrator (voice)
Knight Rider
1982 · TV Show
KITT (voice)
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
1982 · Movie
KITT (voice)
Rehearsal for Murder
1982 · Movie
Walter Lamb
Rooster
1982 · Movie
Dr. DeVega
St. Elsewhere
1982 · TV Show
Mark Craig · Director
All Night Long
1981 · Movie
Richard H. Copleston
Reds
1981 · Movie
Julius Gerber
The Million Dollar Face
1981 · Movie
Henry Burns
City in Fear
1980 · Movie
Freeman Stribling
Conquest of the Earth
1980 · Movie
Norman
Damien: The Leper Priest
1980 · Movie
Bishop Koeckemann
Freebie and the Bean
1980 · TV Show
Walter Cruikshank
Galactica 1980
1980 · TV Show
Norman Blore
The Blue Lagoon
1980 · Movie
Arthur Lestrange
Bleacher Bums
1979 · Movie
Cast
Blind Ambition
1979 · TV Show
G. Gordon Liddy
Hart to Hart
1979 · TV Show
Simon Richardson
Sunburn
1979 · Movie
Crawford
The Chinese Typewriter
1979 · Movie
C. Donald Devlin
The Rebels
1979 · TV Show
John Adams
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · TV Show
Cast
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
1978 · Movie
Lawrence Stepwell III
Diff'rent Strokes
1978 · TV Show
Cast
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978 · TV Show
Cast
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978 · Movie
Father Veller
The Bastard
1978 · TV Show
Samuel Adams
The One and Only
1978 · Movie
Mr. Crawford
Black Sunday
1977 · Movie
Pugh
Killer on Board
1977 · Movie
Marshall Snowden
Oh, God!
1977 · Movie
George Summers
Soap
1977 · TV Show
Heinrich Himmel
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977 · Movie
Major Marcus Reno
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · TV Show
Dr. John Bonifant
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
1977 · Movie
John Bonifant
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
1976 · Movie
Bissell
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · TV Show
Paul Reardon · Dr. Charlie Volmer
The Adams Chronicles
1976 · TV Show
John Quincy Adams
The Nancy Walker Show
1976 · TV Show
Kenneth Kitteridge
Barbary Coast
1975 · TV Show
Harry Boyle
Medical Story
1975 · TV Show
Jeffrey Brody
One of Our Own
1975 · Movie
Dr. Moresby
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975 · Movie
Matt Hodges
A Case of Rape
1974 · Movie
Leonard Alexander
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · TV Show
Police Lt. Jack Matteo
The Parallax View
1974 · Movie
Austin Tucker
The Rockford Files
1974 · TV Show
Thomas Caine · Gary Bevins
Murdock's Gang
1973 · Movie
Roger Bates
The Fabulous Doctor Fable
1973 · Movie
Elliot Borden
The Lie
1973 · Movie
Albert
Toma
1973 · TV Show
Cast
1776
1972 · Movie
John Adams
The Bob Newhart Show
1972 · TV Show
Edgar T. Vickers Jr.
Cannon
1971 · TV Show
Cast
McMillan & Wife
1971 · TV Show
Commander Campbell
McCloud
1970 · TV Show
Cast · Fred Pearson
Marlowe
1969 · Movie
Mr. Cromwell
The Good Guys
1968 · TV Show
Cast
The Mod Squad
1968 · TV Show
Cast
Captain Nice
1967 · TV Show
Carter Nash
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
Cast
Judd, for the Defense
1967 · TV Show
Cast
The Graduate
1967 · Movie
Mr. Braddock
The President's Analyst
1967 · Movie
Wynn Quantrill
Two for the Road
1967 · Movie
Howard Manchester
T.H.E. Cat
1966 · TV Show
Tony Webb
A Thousand Clowns
1965 · Movie
Albert Amundsen
Ladybug Ladybug
1963 · Movie
Mr. Calkins
The Defenders
1961 · TV Show
Malloy · Mike Herman
Naked City
1958 · TV Show
Harry Culverin
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
Self - Performer
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
John Quincy Adams · Cast