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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 31, 1927
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
- William David Daniels
- ویلیام دنیلز
William Daniels
1.9 Popularity
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
0.0
Kraft Intelligence (voice)
115
2025
6.0
KITT (voice)
Superintelligence
2020
8.3
George Feeny
Girl Meets World
2014
6.9
K.I.T.T. (voice)
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
2010
6.1
Commissioner Ebbers
Blades of Glory
2007
7.9
Andrew Schmidt
The Closer
2005
6.1
Self - Guest Dancer
Dancing with the Stars
2005
8.2
Craig Thomas
Grey's Anatomy
2005
7.9
Milton Brody
Boston Legal
2004
9.3
The Lyon's Den
2003
Credits
115
as Kraft Intelligence (voice)
2025
0.0
Superintelligence
as KITT (voice)
2020
6.0
Girl Meets World
as George Feeny
2014
8.3
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
as K.I.T.T. (voice)
2010
6.9
Blades of Glory
as Commissioner Ebbers
2007
6.1
The Closer
as Andrew Schmidt
2005
7.9
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Guest Dancer
2005
6.1
Grey's Anatomy
as Craig Thomas
2005
8.2
Boston Legal
as Milton Brody
2004
7.9
The Lyon's Den
2003
9.3
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
2003
7.0
Kim Possible
as Robot Pilot (voice)
2002
7.5
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002
0.0
Scrubs
as Dr. Douglas
2001
8.0
The King of Queens
as Phillip Waldscott
1998
7.1
The Lottery
as Reverend Hutchinson
1996
5.3
Maybe This Time
as George Feeny
1995
7.3
Magic Kid II
as Manny
1994
5.0
The American Revolution
as John Adams
1994
0.0
Touched by an Angel
as Whit Russell
1994
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as George
1994
7.2
Boy Meets World
as George Feeny
1993
8.3
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
as Julius Burns
1992
5.5
🎬
Clara
as Detective Lieutenant Fine
1991
0.0
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
as John Nicks
1990
0.0
The Simpsons
as KITT (voice)
1989
8.0
Making a Case for Murder
as Slaney
1989
0.0
Her Alibi
as Sam
1989
5.4
The Little Match Girl
as Haywood Dutton
1987
4.5
Blind Date
as Harold Bedford
1987
6.0
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
8.0
Laugh Busters
as K.I.T.T. (voice)
1984
0.0
St. Elsewhere
as Mark Craig
1982
5.6
Knight Rider
as KITT (voice)
1982
7.5
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
as KITT (voice)
1982
5.5
Drop-Out Father
as Draper Wright
1982
4.2
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Narrator (voice)
1982
8.1
Rooster
as Dr. DeVega
1982
2.0
Rehearsal for Murder
as Walter Lamb
1982
6.1
Reds
as Julius Gerber
1981
6.9
The Million Dollar Face
as Henry Burns
1981
0.0
All Night Long
as Richard H. Copleston
1981
5.1
Conquest of the Earth
as Norman
1980
6.8
Freebie and the Bean
as Walter Cruikshank
1980
6.3
🎬
Damien: The Leper Priest
as Bishop Koeckemann
1980
0.0
The Blue Lagoon
as Arthur Lestrange
1980
6.1
City in Fear
as Freeman Stribling
1980
5.1
Galactica 1980
as Norman Blore
1980
6.1
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
6.5
Hart to Hart
as Simon Richardson
1979
6.9
Sunburn
as Crawford
1979
4.9
Blind Ambition
as G. Gordon Liddy
1979
5.0
Bleacher Bums
1979
0.0
The Rebels
as John Adams
1979
0.0
The Chinese Typewriter
as C. Donald Devlin
1979
0.0
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
7.1
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
5.0
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
as Father Veller
1978
3.5
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
as Lawrence Stepwell III
1978
4.0
The Bastard
as Samuel Adams
1978
5.8
The One and Only
as Mr. Crawford
1978
5.8
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
as Major Marcus Reno
1977
2.0
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
as John Bonifant
1977
5.9
The Incredible Hulk
as Dr. John Bonifant
1977
7.2
Killer on Board
as Marshall Snowden
1977
5.2
Oh, God!
as George Summers
1977
6.5
Soap
as Heinrich Himmel
1977
7.3
Black Sunday
as Pugh
1977
6.7
Quincy, M.E.
as Paul Reardon
1976
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
as Dr. Charlie Volmer
1976
7.5
The Nancy Walker Show
as Kenneth Kitteridge
1976
5.0
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
as Bissell
1976
0.0
The Adams Chronicles
as John Quincy Adams
1976
7.2
Barbary Coast
as Harry Boyle
1975
7.5
One of Our Own
as Dr. Moresby
1975
0.0
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
as Matt Hodges
1975
5.3
The Rockford Files
as Thomas Caine
1974
7.6
The Rockford Files
as Gary Bevins
1974
7.6
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as Police Lt. Jack Matteo
1974
7.6
The Parallax View
as Austin Tucker
1974
6.8
A Case of Rape
as Leonard Alexander
1974
5.9
The Lie
as Albert
1973
6.0
Toma
1973
7.8
Murdock's Gang
as Roger Bates
1973
6.0
1776
as John Adams
1972
6.8
McMillan & Wife
as Commander Campbell
1971
6.9
Cannon
1971
6.6
McCloud
1970
7.1
Marlowe
as Mr. Cromwell
1969
6.0
The Good Guys
1968
6.0
The Mod Squad
1968
6.2
The Graduate
as Mr. Braddock
1967
7.6
The President's Analyst
as Wynn Quantrill
1967
5.7
Judd for the Defense
1967
7.5
Two for the Road
as Howard Manchester
1967
7.0
Ironside
1967
6.8
Captain Nice
as Carter Nash
1967
5.7
T.H.E. Cat
as Tony Webb
1966
7.2
A Thousand Clowns
as Albert Amundsen
1965
7.1
Ladybug Ladybug
as Mr. Calkins
1963
6.7
The Defenders
as Malloy
1961
5.9
The Defenders
as Mike Herman
1961
5.9
Naked City
as Harry Culverin
1958
5.5
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
1956
5.9
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as John Quincy Adams
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
8.6