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William Daniels

Acting

Born March 31, 1927 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also known as William David Daniels · ویلیام دنیلز

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1986
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1985
  • Clarence Derwent Awards

Filmography46 titles

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

1990as John Nicks

Making a Case for Murder

1989as Slaney

Girl Meets World

2014as George Feeny

Boy Meets World

1993as George Feeny

Grey's Anatomy

2005as Craig Thomas

Scrubs

2001as Dr. Douglas

The Simpsons

1989as KITT (voice)

The Closer

2005as Andrew Schmidt

Boston Legal

2004as Milton Brody

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974as Police Lt. Jack Matteo

The Rockford Files

1974as Gary Bevins

The Graduate

1967as Mr. Braddock

Kim Possible

2002as Robot Pilot (voice)

Knight Rider

1982as KITT (voice)

Quincy, M.E.

1976as Paul Reardon

Soap

1977as Heinrich Himmel

Touched by an Angel

1994as George

The Incredible Hulk

1977as Dr. John Bonifant

McCloud

1970

Comedy Central Roasts

as Self

The King of Queens

1998as Phillip Waldscott

Diff'rent Strokes

1978

McMillan & Wife

1971as Commander Campbell

Two for the Road

1967as Howard Manchester

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

2010as K.I.T.T. (voice)

Reds

1981as Julius Gerber

Hart to Hart

1979as Simon Richardson

1776

1972as John Adams

Ironside

1967

The Parallax View

1974as Austin Tucker

Ladybug Ladybug

1963as Mr. Calkins

Black Sunday

1977as Pugh

Oh, God!

1977as George Summers

Blades of Glory

2007as Commissioner Ebbers

Dancing with the Stars

2005as Self - Guest Dancer

Rehearsal for Murder

1982as Walter Lamb

The Blue Lagoon

1980as Arthur Lestrange

Galactica 1980

1980as Norman Blore

Marlowe

1969as Mr. Cromwell

Blind Date

1987as Harold Bedford

The One and Only

1978as Mr. Crawford

Superintelligence

2020as KITT (voice)

The President's Analyst

1967as Wynn Quantrill

St. Elsewhere

1982as Mark Craig

Naked City

1958as Harry Culverin

Her Alibi

1989as Sam