William Daniels
Acting
Born: Mar 31, 1927
From: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blades of Glory | Commissioner Ebbers | 2007 | 6.121 |
| NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | 2002 | 10.0 |
| Magic Kid II | Manny | 1994 | 5.333 |
| Clara | Detective Lieutenant Fine | 1991 | 8.0 |
| On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story | John Nicks | 1990 | 10.0 |
| Her Alibi | Sam | 1989 | 5.391 |
| Blind Date | Harold Bedford | 1987 | 5.99 |
| Laugh Busters | K.I.T.T. (voice) | 1984 | — |
| Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix | KITT (voice) | 1982 | 5.5 |
| Drop-Out Father | Draper Wright | 1982 | 4.2 |
| Reds | Julius Gerber | 1981 | 6.9 |
| All Night Long | Richard H. Copleston | 1981 | 5.2 |
| The Blue Lagoon | Arthur Lestrange | 1980 | 6.146 |
| Sunburn | Crawford | 1979 | 4.958 |
| The One and Only | Mr. Crawford | 1978 | 6.0 |
| Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force | Father Veller | 1978 | 4.4 |
| Black Sunday | Pugh | 1977 | 6.685 |
| Killer on Board | Marshall Snowden | 1977 | 5.857 |
| The Return of the Incredible Hulk | John Bonifant | 1977 | 5.9 |
| Oh, God! | George Summers | 1977 | 6.407 |
| The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer | Major Marcus Reno | 1977 | 2.0 |
| Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic | Matt Hodges | 1975 | 5.654 |
| The Parallax View | Austin Tucker | 1974 | 6.837 |
| A Case of Rape | Leonard Alexander | 1974 | 6.25 |
| 1776 | John Adams | 1972 | 6.853 |
| Marlowe | Mr. Cromwell | 1969 | 6.073 |
| Two for the Road | Howard Manchester | 1967 | 7.0 |
| The Graduate | Mr. Braddock | 1967 | 7.633 |
| A Thousand Clowns | Albert Amundsen | 1965 | 6.906 |
| Ladybug Ladybug | Mr. Calkins | 1963 | 6.839 |
Quick Facts
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1927 |
| From | Brooklyn, New York, … |