William Daniels

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 31, 1927 (99 yrs)

place of birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

also known as

William David Daniels · ویلیام دنیلز

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Blue Lagoon
6.1

The Blue Lagoon

1980as Arthur Lestrange
The Graduate
7.6

The Graduate

1967as Mr. Braddock
Blades of Glory
6.1

Blades of Glory

2007as Commissioner Ebbers
Blind Date
6.0

Blind Date

1987as Harold Bedford
Reds
6.9

Reds

1981as Julius Gerber
The Creeps
4.5

The Creeps

2025as Kitt
Superintelligence
5.9

Superintelligence

2020as KITT (voice)
The Parallax View
6.8

The Parallax View

1974as Austin Tucker
1776
6.9

1776

1972as John Adams
Two for the Road
7.0

Two for the Road

1967as Howard Manchester
Marlowe
6.1

Marlowe

1969as Mr. Cromwell
Oh, God!
6.4

Oh, God!

1977as George Summers
Her Alibi
5.4

Her Alibi

1989as Sam
Black Sunday
6.7

Black Sunday

1977as Pugh
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0

Night of 100 Stars II

1985as Self
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
6.8

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

2010as K.I.T.T. (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
10.0

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002as Self
Rehearsal for Murder
6.1

Rehearsal for Murder

1982as Walter Lamb
The Lie
6.0

The Lie

1973as Albert
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
2.0

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

1977as Major Marcus Reno
City in Fear
5.7

City in Fear

1980as Freeman Stribling
The One and Only
6.0

The One and Only

1978as Mr. Crawford
Magic Kid II
5.3

Magic Kid II

1994as Manny
Sunburn
5.0

Sunburn

1979as Crawford
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
6.1

The Return of the Incredible Hulk

1977as John Bonifant
The Lottery
6.0

The Lottery

1996as Reverend Hutchinson
The President's Analyst
5.8

The President's Analyst

1967as Wynn Quantrill
All Night Long
5.2

All Night Long

1981as Richard H. Copleston
Conquest of the Earth
6.6

Conquest of the Earth

1980as Norman
Ladybug Ladybug
6.8

Ladybug Ladybug

1963as Mr. Calkins
Drop-Out Father
4.2

Drop-Out Father

1982as Draper Wright
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
5.7

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

1975as Matt Hodges
A Case of Rape
6.3

A Case of Rape

1974as Leonard Alexander
A Thousand Clowns
6.9

A Thousand Clowns

1965as Albert Amundsen
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
6.0

Back to the Streets of San Francisco

1992as Julius Burns
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
4.4

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

1978as Father Veller
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
5.0

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

1982as KITT (voice)
The Million Dollar Face
8.0

The Million Dollar Face

1981as Henry Burns
Killer on Board
5.9

Killer on Board

1977as Marshall Snowden
Bleacher Bums
10.0

Bleacher Bums

1979
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
7.0

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

1976as Bissell
Making a Case for Murder
10.0

Making a Case for Murder

1989as Slaney
One of Our Own
10.0

One of Our Own

1975as Dr. Moresby
Rooster
4.5

Rooster

1982as Dr. DeVega
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
6.0

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

1978as Lawrence Stepwell III
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
8.0

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

1986as Narrator
Murdock's Gang
7.5

Murdock's Gang

1973as Roger Bates
The Chinese Typewriter
7.0

The Chinese Typewriter

1979as C. Donald Devlin
The Little Match Girl
7.3

The Little Match Girl

1987as Haywood Dutton
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
10.0

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

1990as John Nicks