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William Daniels

William Daniels

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.

Born

Mar 31, 1927

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

55 acting

2 crew

Popularity

2.0

Known For

The Graduate
The Graduate
1967 • as Mr. Braddock
★ 7.6
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon
1980 • as Arthur Lestrange
★ 6.1
Blades of Glory
Blades of Glory
2007 • as Commissioner Ebbers
★ 6.1
Blind Date
Blind Date
1987 • as Harold Bedford
★ 6.0
Superintelligence
Superintelligence
2020 • as KITT (voice)
★ 5.9
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
1978 • as Lawrence Stepwell III
★ 6.0
The Parallax View
The Parallax View
1974 • as Austin Tucker
★ 6.8
Reds
Reds
1981 • as Julius Gerber
★ 6.9
The Creeps
The Creeps
2025 • as KITT (voice)
★ 4.5
1776
1776
1972 • as John Adams
★ 6.9
Two for the Road
Two for the Road
1967 • as Howard Manchester
★ 7.0
Marlowe
Marlowe
1969 • as Mr. Cromwell
★ 6.2
Her Alibi
Her Alibi
1989 • as Sam
★ 5.4
movie
Clara
1991 • as Detective Lieutenant Fine
★ 8.0
Oh, God!
Oh, God!
1977 • as George Summers
★ 6.4
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
1977 • as John Bonifant
★ 6.1
The President's Analyst
The President's Analyst
1967 • as Wynn Quantrill
★ 5.8
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
2010 • as K.I.T.T. (voice)
★ 6.8
Black Sunday
Black Sunday
1977 • as Pugh
★ 6.7
The One and Only
The One and Only
1978 • as Mr. Crawford
★ 6.0
Conquest of the Earth
Conquest of the Earth
1980 • as Norman
★ 6.5
A Case of Rape
A Case of Rape
1974 • as Leonard Alexander
★ 6.2
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 • as Self
★ 6.8
All Night Long
All Night Long
1981 • as Richard H. Copleston
★ 5.3
Sunburn
Sunburn
1979 • as Crawford
★ 5.0
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
★ 6.0
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl
1987 • as Haywood Dutton
★ 7.2
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
★ 4.4
The Lottery
The Lottery
1996 • as Reverend Hutchinson
★ 6.0
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns
1965 • as Albert Amundsen
★ 6.9
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
★ 5.7
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
1982 • as KITT (voice)
★ 5.5
Magic Kid II
Magic Kid II
1994 • as Manny
★ 5.3
City in Fear
City in Fear
1980 • as Freeman Stribling
★ 5.7
movie
Damien: The Leper Priest
1980 • as Bishop Koeckemann
★ 8.0
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
★ 10.0
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
★ 2.0
Making a Case for Murder
Making a Case for Murder
1989 • as Slaney
★ 10.0
The Chinese Typewriter
The Chinese Typewriter
1979 • as C. Donald Devlin
★ 7.0
Killer on Board
Killer on Board
1977 • as Marshall Snowden
★ 5.9
Rehearsal for Murder
Rehearsal for Murder
1982 • as Walter Lamb
★ 6.0
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
★ 6.0
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
★ 8.0
The Million Dollar Face
The Million Dollar Face
1981 • as Henry Burns
★ 8.0
Murdock's Gang
Murdock's Gang
1973 • as Roger Bates
★ 7.5
The Lie
The Lie
1973 • as Albert
★ 6.0
Ladybug Ladybug
Ladybug Ladybug
1963 • as Mr. Calkins
★ 6.9
Rooster
Rooster
1982 • as Dr. DeVega
★ 4.5
movie
The Fabulous Doctor Fable
1973 • as Elliot Borden
★ 10.0
115
115
2025 • as Kraft Intelligence (voice)
Drop-Out Father
Drop-Out Father
1982 • as Draper Wright
★ 4.2
One of Our Own
One of Our Own
1975 • as Dr. Moresby
★ 10.0
Bleacher Bums
★ 10.0
Laugh Busters
Laugh Busters
1984 • as KITT (voice)