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William Daniels

William Daniels

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 31, 1927 (98)
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Superintelligence

Superintelligence

2020

as Voice of KITT (voice)

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

2010

as K.I.T.T. (voice)

Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory

2007

as Commissioner Ebbers

The Lottery

The Lottery

1996

as Reverend Hutchinson

Magic Kid II

Magic Kid II

1994

as Manny

Back to the Streets of San Francisco

Back to the Streets of San Francisco

1992

as Judge Julius Burns

Clara

Clara

1991

as Detective Lieutenant Fine

Making a Case for Murder

Making a Case for Murder

1989

as Slaney

Her Alibi

Her Alibi

1989

as Sam

The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

1987

as Haywood Dutton

Blind Date

Blind Date

1987

as Judge Harold Bedford

Laugh Busters

Laugh Busters

1984

as K.I.T.T. (voice)

Drop-Out Father

Drop-Out Father

1982

as Draper Wright

Rehearsal for Murder

Rehearsal for Murder

1982

as Walter Lamb

Rooster

Rooster

1982

as Dr. DeVega

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

1982

as K.I.T.T. (voice)

All Night Long

All Night Long

1981

as Richard H. Copleston

The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face

1981

as Henry Burns

Conquest of the Earth

Conquest of the Earth

1981

as Norman

Reds

Reds

1981

as Julius Gerber

Damien: The Leper Priest

Damien: The Leper Priest

1980

as Bishop Koeckemann

The Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon

1980

as Arthur Lestrange

City in Fear

City in Fear

1980

as Freeman Stribling

Sunburn

Sunburn

1979

as Crawford

The Rebels

The Rebels

1979

as John Adams

The One and Only

The One and Only

1978

as Mr. Crawford

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

1978

as Lawrence Stepwell III

The Bastard

The Bastard

1978

as Samuel Adams

Killer on Board

Killer on Board

1977

as Marshall Snowden

Oh, God!

Oh, God!

1977

as George Summers

The Return of the Incredible Hulk

The Return of the Incredible Hulk

1977

as Dr. John Bonifant

Black Sunday

Black Sunday

1977

as Pugh

One of Our Own

One of Our Own

1975

as Dr. Moresby

A Case of Rape

A Case of Rape

1974

as Leonard Alexander

The Parallax View

The Parallax View

1974

as Austin Tucker

Murdock's Gang

Murdock's Gang

1973

as Roger Bates

The Lie

The Lie

1973

as Albert

1776

1776

1972

as John Adams

Marlowe

Marlowe

1969

as Mr. Cromwell

The Graduate

The Graduate

1967

as Mr. Braddock

Two for the Road

Two for the Road

1967

as Howard Manchester

The President's Analyst

The President's Analyst

1967

as Wynn Quantrill

A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns

1965

as Albert Amundsen

Ladybug Ladybug

Ladybug Ladybug

1963

as Mr. Calkins

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Television Credits

Boy Meets World

as George Feeny

Episodes: 158

First Aired: Sep 24, 1993

St. Elsewhere

as Mark Craig

Episodes: 137

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

Knight Rider

as K.I.T.T. (voice)

Episodes: 84

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

Captain Nice

as Carter Nash

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Jan 09, 1967

The Adams Chronicles

as John Quincy Adams

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 20, 1976

The Nancy Walker Show

as Kenneth Kitteridge

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 30, 1976

Freebie and the Bean

as Dist. Atty. Walter W. Cruikshank

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Dec 06, 1980

The American Revolution

as John Adams

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 27, 1994

Girl Meets World

as George Feeny

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 27, 2014

Grey's Anatomy

as Craig Thomas

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Blind Ambition

as G. Gordon Liddy

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 20, 1979

The Simpsons

as KITT (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Quincy, M.E.

as Paul Reardon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

Galactica 1980

as Norman Blore

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 27, 1980

The Closer

as Commissioner Andrew Schmidt

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 13, 2005

Touched by an Angel

as Whit Russell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Kim Possible

as Robot Pilot (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 2002

Naked City

as Harry Culverin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

The King of Queens

as Phillip Waldscott

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1998

Soap

as Heinrich Himmel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1977

Scrubs

as Dr. Douglas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 2001

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as John Quincy Adams

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Boston Legal

as Judge Milton Brody

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

Maybe This Time

as George Feeny

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1995

Barbary Coast

as Harry Boyle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1975

The Defenders

as Malloy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The Defenders

as Mike Herman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as Police Lt. Jack Matteo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Touched by an Angel

as George

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1982

McMillan & Wife

as Commander Campbell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1971

The Rockford Files

as Thomas Caine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

The Rockford Files

as Gary Bevins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

The Incredible Hulk

as Dr. John Bonifant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1977

T.H.E. Cat

as Tony Webb

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1966

Quincy, M.E.

as Dr. Charlie Volmer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

McCloud

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 1970

Toma

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 21, 1973

Trapper John, M.D.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1979

The Good Guys

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1968

Diff'rent Strokes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 03, 1978

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Hart to Hart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1979

Cannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

The Lyon's Den

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2003

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

Grandpa Goes to Washington

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1978

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Comedy Central Roasts

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 10, 2003

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