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William Daniels
🎭 Acting

William Daniels

March 31, 1927 (age 99)
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Male
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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.

Movies

55 credits
The Graduate Movie
★ 7.6
Comedy, Drama
1967 Comedy, Drama
The Blue Lagoon Movie
★ 6.1
Adventure, Drama
1980 Adventure, Drama
Blades of Glory Movie
★ 6.1
Comedy
2007 Comedy
Marlowe
★ 6.1
+
Marlowe
1969 as Mr. Cromwell
Blind Date Movie
★ 6.0
Comedy, Romance
1987 Comedy, Romance
Superintelligence Movie
★ 6.0
Comedy, Romance
2020 Comedy, Romance
Reds Movie
★ 6.9
Drama, History
1981 Drama, History
Black Sunday
★ 6.7
+
Black Sunday
1977 as Pugh
1776
★ 6.9
+
1776
1972 as John Adams
The Parallax View
★ 6.8
+
The Parallax View
1974 as Austin Tucker
Her Alibi
★ 5.4
+
Her Alibi
1989 as Sam
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
★ 6.9
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Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
2010 as K.I.T.T. (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
★ 10.0
+
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 as Self
The Creeps
★ 4.7
+
The Creeps
2025 as Kitt
Night of 100 Stars II
★ 8.0
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Night of 100 Stars II
1985 as Self
Sunburn
★ 5.0
+
Sunburn
1979 as Crawford
Oh, God!
★ 6.4
+
Oh, God!
1977 as George Summers
Two for the Road
★ 7.0
+
Two for the Road
1967 as Howard Manchester
The One and Only
★ 6.0
+
The One and Only
1978 as Mr. Crawford
Rehearsal for Murder
★ 6.1
+
Rehearsal for Murder
1982 as Walter Lamb
Bleacher Bums
★ 10.0
+
Bleacher Bums
1979
A Case of Rape
★ 6.3
+
A Case of Rape
1974 as Leonard Alexander
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
★ 6.1
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The Return of the Incredible Hulk
1977 as John Bonifant
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
★ 2.0
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The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977 as Major Marcus Reno
All Night Long
★ 5.2
+
All Night Long
1981 as Richard H. Copleston
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
★ 4.4
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Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978 as Father Veller
The President's Analyst
★ 5.8
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The President's Analyst
1967 as Wynn Quantrill
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
★ 5.7
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Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975 as Matt Hodges
Magic Kid II
★ 5.3
+
Magic Kid II
1994 as Manny
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
★ 7.0
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Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
1976 as Bissell

TV Shows

55 credits
Grey’s Anatomy TV
★ 8.2
Drama
2005 Drama
The Simpsons TV
★ 8.0
Animation, Comedy
1989 Animation, Comedy
The Closer TV
★ 7.9
Crime, Drama
2005 Crime, Drama
Dancing with the Stars TV
★ 6.1
Family, Reality
2005 Family, Reality
Scrubs TV
★ 8.2
Comedy
2001 Comedy
Boston Legal TV
★ 7.9
Comedy, Drama
2004 Comedy, Drama
Ironside TV
★ 6.9
Crime, Drama
1967 Crime, Drama
Knight Rider TV
★ 7.5
Action & Adventure, Crime
1982 Action & Adventure, Crime
The King of Queens TV
★ 7.1
Comedy
1998 Comedy
Tony Awards TV
Quincy, M.E. TV
★ 7.5
Crime, Drama
1976 Crime, Drama
Quincy, M.E. TV
★ 7.5
Crime, Drama
1976 Crime, Drama
Kim Possible TV
★ 7.5
Action & Adventure, Animation
2002 Action & Adventure, Animation
Touched by an Angel TV
★ 7.2
Drama, Family
1994 Drama, Family
Touched by an Angel TV
★ 7.2
Drama, Family
1994 Drama, Family
The Rockford Files TV
★ 7.6
Crime, Drama
1974 Crime, Drama
The Rockford Files TV
★ 7.6
Crime, Drama
1974 Crime, Drama
St. Elsewhere TV
★ 5.7
Drama
1982 Drama
Naked City TV
★ 5.7
Action & Adventure, Crime
1958 Action & Adventure, Crime
Cannon TV
★ 6.6
Action & Adventure, Drama
1971 Action & Adventure, Drama
Hart to Hart TV
★ 6.9
Action & Adventure, Crime
1979 Action & Adventure, Crime
The Incredible Hulk TV
★ 7.2
Action & Adventure, Drama
1977 Action & Adventure, Drama
Trapper John, M.D. TV
★ 6.6
Drama
1979 Drama
The Defenders TV
★ 5.9
Drama
1961 Drama
The Defenders TV
★ 5.9
Drama
1961 Drama
Boy Meets World TV
★ 8.3
Comedy, Drama
1993 Comedy, Drama
Soap TV
★ 7.3
Comedy, Drama
1977 Comedy, Drama
McCloud TV
★ 7.1
Crime, Drama
1970 Crime, Drama
Girl Meets World TV
★ 8.3
Comedy, Family
2014 Comedy, Family
Faerie Tale Theatre TV
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Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 as Narrator (voice)
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