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William Daniels

William Daniels

Acting

Born: March 31, 1927Brooklyn, 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.

Known For
Filmography
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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

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
Drop-Out Father

Drop-Out Father

Draper Wright

1982
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

KITT (voice)

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

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

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 President's Analyst

The President's Analyst

Wynn Quantrill

1967
The Graduate

The Graduate

Mr. Braddock

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