Acting · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Born March 31, 1927
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.
MovieThe Creeps
2025
as Kitt
Movie115
2025
as Kraft Intelligence (voice)
MovieSuperintelligence
2020
as KITT (voice)
TVGirl Meets World
2014
as George Feeny
MovieComedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
2010
as K.I.T.T. (voice)
MovieBlades of Glory
2007
as Commissioner Ebbers
TVThe Closer
2005
as Andrew Schmidt
TVDancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Guest Dancer
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Craig Thomas
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Milton Brody
TVThe Lyon's Den
2003
TVComedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self
TVKim Possible
2002
as Robot Pilot (voice)
MovieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
TVScrubs
2001
as Dr. Douglas
TVThe King of Queens
1998
as Phillip Waldscott
MovieThe Lottery
1996
as Reverend Hutchinson
TVMaybe This Time
1995
as George Feeny
MovieMagic Kid II
1994
as Manny
TVThe American Revolution
1994
as John Adams
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Whit Russell
TVBoy Meets World
1993
as George Feeny
MovieBack to the Streets of San Francisco
1992
as Julius Burns
Clara
1991
as Detective Lieutenant Fine
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
1991
as Detective Lieutenant Fine
MovieOn Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
1990
as John Nicks
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as KITT (voice)
MovieMaking a Case for Murder
1989
as Slaney
MovieHer Alibi
1989
as Sam
MovieThe Little Match Girl
1987
as Haywood Dutton
MovieBlind Date
1987
as Harold Bedford
MovieThe Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986
as Narrator
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
MovieLaugh Busters
1984
as KITT (voice)
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Mark Craig
MovieKnight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
1982
as KITT (voice)
MovieDrop-Out Father
1982
as Draper Wright
TVKnight Rider
1982
as KITT (voice)
TVFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Narrator (voice)
MovieRooster
1982
as Dr. DeVega
MovieRehearsal for Murder
1982
as Walter Lamb
MovieReds
1981
as Julius Gerber
MovieThe Million Dollar Face
1981
as Henry Burns
MovieAll Night Long
1981
as Richard H. Copleston
MovieConquest of the Earth
1980
as Norman
TVFreebie and the Bean
1980
as Walter Cruikshank
Damien: The Leper Priest
1980
as Bishop Koeckemann
MovieThe Blue Lagoon
1980
as Arthur Lestrange
MovieCity in Fear
1980
as Freeman Stribling
TVGalactica 1980
1980
as Norman Blore
TVTrapper John, M.D.
1979
TVHart to Hart
1979
as Simon Richardson
MovieSunburn
1979
as Crawford
TVBlind Ambition
1979
as G. Gordon Liddy
MovieBleacher Bums
1979
TVThe Rebels
1979
as John Adams
MovieThe Chinese Typewriter
1979
as C. Donald Devlin
TVDiff'rent Strokes
1978
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
MovieSergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978
as Father Veller
MovieBig Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
1978
as Lawrence Stepwell III
TVThe Bastard
1978
as Samuel Adams
MovieThe One and Only
1978
as Mr. Crawford
MovieThe Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977
as Major Marcus Reno
MovieThe Return of the Incredible Hulk
1977
as John Bonifant
TVThe Incredible Hulk
1977
as Dr. John Bonifant
MovieKiller on Board
1977
as Marshall Snowden
MovieOh, God!
1977
as George Summers
TVSoap
1977
as Heinrich Himmel
MovieBlack Sunday
1977
as Pugh
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
as Paul Reardon
TVThe Nancy Walker Show
1976
as Kenneth Kitteridge
MovieFrancis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
1976
as Bissell
TVThe Adams Chronicles
1976
as John Quincy Adams
TVBarbary Coast
1975
as Harry Boyle
TVMedical Story
1975
as Jeffrey Brody
MovieOne of Our Own
1975
as Dr. Moresby
MovieSarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975
as Matt Hodges
TVKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Police Lt. Jack Matteo
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Thomas Caine
MovieThe Parallax View
1974
as Austin Tucker
MovieA Case of Rape
1974
as Leonard Alexander
TVToma
1973
The Fabulous Doctor Fable
1973
as Elliot Borden
MovieThe Lie
1973
as Albert
MovieMurdock's Gang
1973
as Roger Bates
Movie1776
1972
as John Adams
TVThe Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Edgar T. Vickers Jr.
TVMcMillan & Wife
1971
as Commander Campbell
TVCannon
1971
TVMcCloud
1970
MovieMarlowe
1969
as Mr. Cromwell
TVThe Good Guys
1968
TVThe Mod Squad
1968
MovieThe Graduate
1967
as Mr. Braddock
MovieThe President's Analyst
1967
as Wynn Quantrill
TVJudd, for the Defense
1967
MovieTwo for the Road
1967
as Howard Manchester
TVIronside
1967
TVCaptain Nice
1967
as Carter Nash
TVT.H.E. Cat
1966
as Tony Webb
MovieA Thousand Clowns
1965
as Albert Amundsen
MovieLadybug Ladybug
1963
as Mr. Calkins
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Malloy
TVNaked City
1958
as Harry Culverin
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as John Quincy Adams
