Actor profile

William Daniels

31st March 1927 Brooklyn, New York, USA 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.

52 Movies 56 TV Shows 113 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Creeps poster

The Creeps 11th December 2025 as Kitt

115 poster

115 15th January 2025 as Kraft Intelligence (voice)

Superintelligence poster

Superintelligence 26th November 2020 as KITT (voice)

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff poster

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff 15th August 2010 as K.I.T.T. (voice)

Blades of Glory poster

Blades of Glory 30th March 2007 as Commissioner Ebbers

NBC 75th Anniversary Special poster

NBC 75th Anniversary Special 5th May 2002 as Self

The Lottery poster

The Lottery 29th September 1996 as Reverend Hutchinson

Magic Kid II poster

Magic Kid II 7th December 1994 as Manny

Back to the Streets of San Francisco poster

Back to the Streets of San Francisco 27th January 1992 as Julius Burns

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story poster

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story 5th November 1990 as John Nicks

Making a Case for Murder poster

Making a Case for Murder 4th December 1989 as Slaney

Her Alibi poster

Her Alibi 3rd February 1989 as Sam

The Little Match Girl poster

The Little Match Girl 21st December 1987 as Haywood Dutton

Blind Date poster

Blind Date 27th March 1987 as Harold Bedford

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed poster

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed 11th August 1986 as Narrator

Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II 10th March 1985 as Self

Laugh Busters poster

Laugh Busters 1st September 1984 as KITT (voice)

Drop-Out Father poster

Drop-Out Father 26th September 1982 as Draper Wright

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix poster

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix 26th September 1982 as KITT (voice)

Rooster poster

Rooster 19th August 1982 as Dr. DeVega

Rehearsal for Murder poster

Rehearsal for Murder 26th May 1982 as Walter Lamb

Reds poster

Reds 25th December 1981 as Julius Gerber

The Million Dollar Face poster

The Million Dollar Face 12th March 1981 as Henry Burns

All Night Long poster

All Night Long 6th March 1981 as Richard H. Copleston

Conquest of the Earth poster

Conquest of the Earth 31st December 1980 as Norman

The Blue Lagoon poster

The Blue Lagoon 5th July 1980 as Arthur Lestrange

City in Fear poster

City in Fear 30th March 1980 as Freeman Stribling

Sunburn poster

Sunburn 10th August 1979 as Crawford

Bleacher Bums poster

Bleacher Bums 15th May 1979

The Chinese Typewriter poster

The Chinese Typewriter 3rd March 1979 as C. Donald Devlin

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force poster

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force 21st August 1978 as Father Veller

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus poster

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus 27th June 1978 as Lawrence Stepwell III

The One and Only poster

The One and Only 3rd February 1978 as Mr. Crawford

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer poster

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer 1st December 1977 as Major Marcus Reno

The Return of the Incredible Hulk poster

The Return of the Incredible Hulk 28th November 1977 as John Bonifant

Killer on Board poster

Killer on Board 10th October 1977 as Marshall Snowden

Oh, God! poster

Oh, God! 7th October 1977 as George Summers

Black Sunday poster

Black Sunday 1st April 1977 as Pugh

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

Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident 29th September 1976 as Bissell

One of Our Own poster

One of Our Own 5th May 1975 as Dr. Moresby

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic poster

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic 11th February 1975 as Matt Hodges

The Parallax View poster

The Parallax View 14th June 1974 as Austin Tucker

A Case of Rape poster

A Case of Rape 20th February 1974 as Leonard Alexander

The Lie poster

The Lie 24th April 1973 as Albert

Murdock's Gang poster

Murdock's Gang 20th March 1973 as Roger Bates

1776 poster

1776 9th November 1972 as John Adams

Marlowe poster

Marlowe 19th September 1969 as Mr. Cromwell

The Graduate poster

The Graduate 21st December 1967 as Mr. Braddock

The President's Analyst poster

The President's Analyst 21st December 1967 as Wynn Quantrill

Two for the Road poster

Two for the Road 27th April 1967 as Howard Manchester

A Thousand Clowns poster

A Thousand Clowns 13th December 1965 as Albert Amundsen

Ladybug Ladybug poster

Ladybug Ladybug 23rd December 1963 as Mr. Calkins

Girl Meets World poster

Girl Meets World 27th June 2014 as George Feeny

The Closer poster

The Closer 13th June 2005 as Andrew Schmidt

Dancing with the Stars poster

Dancing with the Stars 1st June 2005 as Self - Guest Dancer

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Craig Thomas

Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal 3rd October 2004 as Milton Brody

The Lyon's Den poster

The Lyon's Den 28th September 2003

Comedy Central Roasts poster

Comedy Central Roasts 10th August 2003 as Self

Kim Possible poster

Kim Possible 7th June 2002 as Robot Pilot (voice)

Scrubs poster

Scrubs 2nd October 2001 as Dr. Douglas

The King of Queens poster

The King of Queens 21st September 1998 as Phillip Waldscott

Maybe This Time poster

Maybe This Time 15th September 1995 as George Feeny

The American Revolution poster

The American Revolution 27th November 1994 as John Adams

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Whit Russell

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as George

Boy Meets World poster

Boy Meets World 24th September 1993 as George Feeny

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as KITT (voice)

St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere 26th October 1982 as Mark Craig

Knight Rider poster

Knight Rider 26th September 1982 as KITT (voice)

Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre 11th September 1982 as Narrator (voice)

Freebie and the Bean poster

Freebie and the Bean 6th December 1980 as Walter Cruikshank

Galactica 1980 poster

Galactica 1980 27th January 1980 as Norman Blore

Trapper John, M.D. poster

Trapper John, M.D. 23rd September 1979

Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart 22nd September 1979 as Simon Richardson

Blind Ambition poster

Blind Ambition 20th May 1979 as G. Gordon Liddy

The Rebels poster

The Rebels 13th May 1979 as John Adams

Diff'rent Strokes poster

Diff'rent Strokes 3rd November 1978

The Bastard poster

The Bastard 22nd May 1978 as Samuel Adams

The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk 4th November 1977 as Dr. John Bonifant

Soap poster

Soap 13th September 1977 as Heinrich Himmel

Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E. 3rd October 1976 as Paul Reardon

Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E. 3rd October 1976 as Dr. Charlie Volmer

The Nancy Walker Show poster

The Nancy Walker Show 30th September 1976 as Kenneth Kitteridge

The Adams Chronicles poster

The Adams Chronicles 20th January 1976 as John Quincy Adams

Barbary Coast poster

Barbary Coast 8th September 1975 as Harry Boyle

Medical Story poster

Medical Story 4th September 1975 as Jeffrey Brody

Kolchak: The Night Stalker poster

Kolchak: The Night Stalker 13th September 1974 as Police Lt. Jack Matteo

The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files 13th September 1974 as Thomas Caine

The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files 13th September 1974 as Gary Bevins

Toma poster

Toma 4th October 1973

The Bob Newhart Show poster

The Bob Newhart Show 16th September 1972 as Edgar T. Vickers Jr.

McMillan & Wife poster

McMillan & Wife 29th September 1971 as Commander Campbell

Cannon poster

Cannon 14th September 1971

McCloud poster

McCloud 17th February 1970

McCloud poster

McCloud 17th February 1970 as Fred Pearson

The Good Guys poster

The Good Guys 25th September 1968

The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad 24th September 1968

Judd, for the Defense poster

Judd, for the Defense 8th September 1967

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967

Captain Nice poster

Captain Nice 9th January 1967 as Carter Nash

T.H.E. Cat poster

T.H.E. Cat 16th September 1966 as Tony Webb

The Defenders poster

The Defenders 16th September 1961 as Malloy

The Defenders poster

The Defenders 16th September 1961 as Mike Herman

Naked City poster

Naked City 30th September 1958 as Harry Culverin

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Performer

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as John Quincy Adams

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951