Known For
Acting
Known Credits
112
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 31, 1927 (99 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
| 2025 | The Creepsas Kitt | |
| 2025 | 115as Kraft Intelligence (voice) | |
| 2020 | Superintelligenceas KITT (voice) | |
| 2014 | Girl Meets Worldas George Feeny | |
| 2010 | Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoffas K.I.T.T. (voice) | |
| 2007 | Blades of Gloryas Commissioner Ebbers | |
| 2005 | The Closeras Andrew Schmidt | |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Starsas Self - Guest Dancer | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomyas Craig Thomas | |
| 2004 | Boston Legalas Milton Brody | |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Denas | |
| 2003 | Comedy Central Roastsas Self | |
| 2002 | Kim Possibleas Robot Pilot (voice) | |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Specialas Self | |
| 2001 | Scrubsas Dr. Douglas | |
| 1998 | The King of Queensas Phillip Waldscott | |
| 1996 | The Lotteryas Reverend Hutchinson | |
| 1995 | Maybe This Timeas George Feeny | |
| 1994 | Magic Kid IIas Manny | |
| 1994 | The American Revolutionas John Adams | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angelas George | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angelas Whit Russell | |
| 1993 | Boy Meets Worldas George Feeny | |
| 1992 | Back to the Streets of San Franciscoas Julius Burns | |
| 1991 | Claraas Detective Lieutenant Fine | |
| 1991 | The General Motors Playwrights Theateras Detective Lieutenant Fine | |
| 1990 | On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Storyas John Nicks | |
| 1989 | The Simpsonsas KITT (voice) | |
| 1989 | Making a Case for Murderas Slaney | |
| 1989 | Her Alibias Sam | |
| 1987 | The Little Match Girlas Haywood Dutton | |
| 1987 | Blind Dateas Harold Bedford | |
| 1986 | The Princess Who Had Never Laughedas Narrator | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IIas Self | |
| 1984 | Laugh Bustersas KITT (voice) | |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhereas Mark Craig | |
| 1982 | Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenixas KITT (voice) | |
| 1982 | Drop-Out Fatheras Draper Wright | |
| 1982 | Knight Rideras KITT (voice) | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatreas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1982 | Roosteras Dr. DeVega | |
| 1982 | Rehearsal for Murderas Walter Lamb | |
| 1981 | Redsas Julius Gerber | |
| 1981 | The Million Dollar Faceas Henry Burns | |
| 1981 | All Night Longas Richard H. Copleston | |
| 1980 | Conquest of the Earthas Norman | |
| 1980 | Freebie and the Beanas Walter Cruikshank | |
| 1980 | Damien: The Leper Priestas Bishop Koeckemann | |
| 1980 | The Blue Lagoonas Arthur Lestrange | |
| 1980 | City in Fearas Freeman Stribling | |
| 1980 | Galactica 1980as Norman Blore | |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D.as | |
| 1979 | Hart to Hartas Simon Richardson | |
| 1979 | Sunburnas Crawford | |
| 1979 | Blind Ambitionas G. Gordon Liddy | |
| 1979 | Bleacher Bumsas | |
| 1979 | The Rebelsas John Adams | |
| 1979 | The Chinese Typewriteras C. Donald Devlin | |
| 1978 | Diff'rent Strokesas | |
| 1978 | Grandpa Goes to Washingtonas | |
| 1978 | Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Forceas Father Veller | |
| 1978 | Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circusas Lawrence Stepwell III | |
| 1978 | The Bastardas Samuel Adams | |
| 1978 | The One and Onlyas Mr. Crawford | |
| 1977 | The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custeras Major Marcus Reno | |
| 1977 | The Return of the Incredible Hulkas John Bonifant | |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulkas Dr. John Bonifant | |
| 1977 | Killer on Boardas Marshall Snowden | |
| 1977 | Oh, God!as George Summers | |
| 1977 | Soapas Heinrich Himmel | |
| 1977 | Black Sundayas Pugh | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.as Dr. Charlie Volmer | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.as Paul Reardon | |
| 1976 | The Nancy Walker Showas Kenneth Kitteridge | |
| 1976 | Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incidentas Bissell | |
| 1976 | The Adams Chroniclesas John Quincy Adams | |
| 1975 | Barbary Coastas Harry Boyle | |
| 1975 | Medical Storyas Jeffrey Brody | |
| 1975 | One of Our Ownas Dr. Moresby | |
| 1975 | Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholicas Matt Hodges | |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalkeras Police Lt. Jack Matteo | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Filesas Gary Bevins | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Filesas Thomas Caine | |
| 1974 | The Parallax Viewas Austin Tucker | |
| 1974 | A Case of Rapeas Leonard Alexander | |
| 1973 | Tomaas | |
| 1973 | The Fabulous Doctor Fableas Elliot Borden | |
| 1973 | The Lieas Albert | |
| 1973 | Murdock's Gangas Roger Bates | |
| 1972 | 1776as John Adams | |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Showas Edgar T. Vickers Jr. | |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wifeas Commander Campbell | |
| 1971 | Cannonas | |
| 1970 | McCloudas | |
| 1969 | Marloweas Mr. Cromwell | |
| 1968 | The Good Guysas | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squadas | |
| 1967 | The President's Analystas Wynn Quantrill | |
| 1967 | The Graduateas Mr. Braddock | |
| 1967 | Judd, for the Defenseas | |
| 1967 | Two for the Roadas Howard Manchester | |
| 1967 | Ironsideas | |
| 1967 | Captain Niceas Carter Nash | |
| 1966 | T.H.E. Catas Tony Webb | |
| 1965 | A Thousand Clownsas Albert Amundsen | |
| 1963 | Ladybug Ladybugas Mr. Calkins | |
| 1961 | The Defendersas Malloy | |
| 1961 | The Defendersas Mike Herman | |
| 1958 | Naked Cityas Harry Culverin | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Performer | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas John Quincy Adams |
| 2026 | The Creeps - Behind the Scenes...Thanks | |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere...Director |
