
William Daniels
Acting
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.
TV Shows(50)

Girl Meets World
George Feeny
2014

The Closer
Andrew Schmidt
2005

Dancing with the Stars
Self - Guest Dancer
2005

Grey's Anatomy
Craig Thomas
2005

Boston Legal
Milton Brody
2004

The Lyon's Den
2003

Comedy Central Roasts
Self
2003

Kim Possible
Robot Pilot (voice)
2002

Scrubs
Dr. Douglas
2001

The King of Queens
Phillip Waldscott
1998

Maybe This Time
George Feeny
1995

The American Revolution
John Adams
1994

Touched by an Angel
Whit Russell
1994

Boy Meets World
George Feeny
1993

The Simpsons
KITT (voice)
1989

St. Elsewhere
Mark Craig
1982

Knight Rider
KITT (voice)
1982

Faerie Tale Theatre
Narrator (voice)
1982

Freebie and the Bean
Walter Cruikshank
1980

Galactica 1980
Norman Blore
1980

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

Hart to Hart
Simon Richardson
1979

Blind Ambition
G. Gordon Liddy
1979

The Rebels
John Adams
1979

Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978

The Bastard
Samuel Adams
1978

The Incredible Hulk
Dr. John Bonifant
1977

Soap
Heinrich Himmel
1977

Quincy, M.E.
Paul Reardon
1976

The Nancy Walker Show
Kenneth Kitteridge
1976

The Adams Chronicles
John Quincy Adams
1976

Barbary Coast
Harry Boyle
1975

Medical Story
Jeffrey Brody
1975

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Police Lt. Jack Matteo
1974

The Rockford Files
Thomas Caine
1974

Toma
1973

McMillan & Wife
Commander Campbell
1971

Cannon
1971

McCloud
1970

The Good Guys
1968

The Mod Squad
1968

Judd, for the Defense
1967

Ironside
1967

Captain Nice
Carter Nash
1967

T.H.E. Cat
Tony Webb
1966

The Defenders
Malloy
1961

Naked City
Harry Culverin
1958

Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956

Hallmark Hall of Fame
John Quincy Adams
1951
Movies(55)

The Creeps
Kitt
2025

115
Kraft Intelligence (voice)
2025

Superintelligence
KITT (voice)
2020

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
K.I.T.T. (voice)
2010

Blades of Glory
Commissioner Ebbers
2007

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002

The Lottery
Reverend Hutchinson
1996

Magic Kid II
Manny
1994

Back to the Streets of San Francisco
Julius Burns
1992
Clara
Detective Lieutenant Fine
1991

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
John Nicks
1990

Making a Case for Murder
Slaney
1989

Her Alibi
Sam
1989

The Little Match Girl
Haywood Dutton
1987

Blind Date
Harold Bedford
1987

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
Narrator
1986

Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985

Laugh Busters
K.I.T.T. (voice)
1984

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
KITT (voice)
1982

Drop-Out Father
Draper Wright
1982

Rooster
Dr. DeVega
1982

Rehearsal for Murder
Walter Lamb
1982

Reds
Julius Gerber
1981

The Million Dollar Face
Henry Burns
1981

All Night Long
Richard H. Copleston
1981

Conquest of the Earth
Norman
1980
Damien: The Leper Priest
Bishop Koeckemann
1980

The Blue Lagoon
Arthur Lestrange
1980

City in Fear
Freeman Stribling
1980

Sunburn
Crawford
1979

Bleacher Bums
1979

The Chinese Typewriter
C. Donald Devlin
1979

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
Father Veller
1978

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
Lawrence Stepwell III
1978

The One and Only
Mr. Crawford
1978

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
Major Marcus Reno
1977

The Return of the Incredible Hulk
John Bonifant
1977

Killer on Board
Marshall Snowden
1977

Oh, God!
George Summers
1977

Black Sunday
Pugh
1977

Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
Bissell
1976

One of Our Own
Dr. Moresby
1975

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Matt Hodges
1975

The Parallax View
Austin Tucker
1974

A Case of Rape
Leonard Alexander
1974
The Fabulous Doctor Fable
Elliot Borden
1973

The Lie
Albert
1973

Murdock's Gang
Roger Bates
1973

1776
John Adams
1972

Marlowe
Mr. Cromwell
1969

The Graduate
Mr. Braddock
1967

The President's Analyst
Wynn Quantrill
1967

Two for the Road
Howard Manchester
1967

A Thousand Clowns
Albert Amundsen
1965

Ladybug Ladybug
Mr. Calkins
1963