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William Daniels

William Daniels

Acting

Born March 31, 1927 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.

TV Shows(50)

Movies(55)

The Creeps

The Creeps

Kitt

2025

115

115

Kraft Intelligence (voice)

2025

Superintelligence

Superintelligence

KITT (voice)

2020

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

K.I.T.T. (voice)

2010

Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory

Commissioner Ebbers

2007

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Self

2002

The Lottery

The Lottery

Reverend Hutchinson

1996

Magic Kid II

Magic Kid II

Manny

1994

Back to the Streets of San Francisco

Back to the Streets of San Francisco

Julius Burns

1992

Clara

Clara

Detective Lieutenant Fine

1991

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

John Nicks

1990

Making a Case for Murder

Making a Case for Murder

Slaney

1989

Her Alibi

Her Alibi

Sam

1989

The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

Haywood Dutton

1987

Blind Date

Blind Date

Harold Bedford

1987

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

Narrator

1986

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

1985

Laugh Busters

Laugh Busters

K.I.T.T. (voice)

1984

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

KITT (voice)

1982

Drop-Out Father

Drop-Out Father

Draper Wright

1982

Rooster

Rooster

Dr. DeVega

1982

Rehearsal for Murder

Rehearsal for Murder

Walter Lamb

1982

Reds

Reds

Julius Gerber

1981

The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face

Henry Burns

1981

All Night Long

All Night Long

Richard H. Copleston

1981

Conquest of the Earth

Conquest of the Earth

Norman

1980

Damien: The Leper Priest

Damien: The Leper Priest

Bishop Koeckemann

1980

The Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon

Arthur Lestrange

1980

City in Fear

City in Fear

Freeman Stribling

1980

Sunburn

Sunburn

Crawford

1979

Bleacher Bums

Bleacher Bums

1979

The Chinese Typewriter

The Chinese Typewriter

C. Donald Devlin

1979

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Father Veller

1978

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

Lawrence Stepwell III

1978

The One and Only

The One and Only

Mr. Crawford

1978

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

Major Marcus Reno

1977

The Return of the Incredible Hulk

The Return of the Incredible Hulk

John Bonifant

1977

Killer on Board

Killer on Board

Marshall Snowden

1977

Oh, God!

Oh, God!

George Summers

1977

Black Sunday

Black Sunday

Pugh

1977

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

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

Bissell

1976

One of Our Own

One of Our Own

Dr. Moresby

1975

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

Matt Hodges

1975

The Parallax View

The Parallax View

Austin Tucker

1974

A Case of Rape

A Case of Rape

Leonard Alexander

1974

The Fabulous Doctor Fable

The Fabulous Doctor Fable

Elliot Borden

1973

The Lie

The Lie

Albert

1973

Murdock's Gang

Murdock's Gang

Roger Bates

1973

1776

1776

John Adams

1972

Marlowe

Marlowe

Mr. Cromwell

1969

The Graduate

The Graduate

Mr. Braddock

1967

The President's Analyst

The President's Analyst

Wynn Quantrill

1967

Two for the Road

Two for the Road

Howard Manchester

1967

A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns

Albert Amundsen

1965

Ladybug Ladybug

Ladybug Ladybug

Mr. Calkins

1963