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William Daniels

Actor

William Daniels

Born March 31, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, USA52 films

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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The Graduate posterFirst watchThe Graduate19677.6as Mr. BraddockA disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.View film

Essential films

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Filmography

52 films as actor
  1. 2025The CreepsKitt
  2. 2025115Kraft Intelligence (voice)
  3. 2020SuperintelligenceKITT (voice)
  4. 2007Blades of GloryCommissioner Ebbers
  5. 1996The LotteryReverend Hutchinson
  6. 1994Magic Kid IIManny
  7. 1992Back to the Streets of San FranciscoJulius Burns
  8. 1991ClaraDetective Lieutenant Fine
  9. 1990On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia StoryJohn Nicks
  10. 1989Making a Case for MurderSlaney
  11. 1989Her AlibiSam
  12. 1987The Little Match GirlHaywood Dutton
  13. 1987Blind DateHarold Bedford
  14. 1986The Princess Who Had Never LaughedNarrator
  15. 1984Laugh BustersKITT (voice)
  16. 1982Knight Rider: Knight of the PhoenixKITT (voice)
  17. 1982Drop-Out FatherDraper Wright
  18. 1982RoosterDr. DeVega
  19. 1982Rehearsal for MurderWalter Lamb
  20. 1981RedsJulius Gerber
  21. 1981The Million Dollar FaceHenry Burns
  22. 1981All Night LongRichard H. Copleston
  23. 1980Conquest of the EarthNorman
  24. 1980Damien: The Leper PriestBishop Koeckemann
  25. 1980The Blue LagoonArthur Lestrange
  26. 1980City in FearFreeman Stribling
  27. 1979SunburnCrawford
  28. 1979Bleacher Bums
  29. 1979The Chinese TypewriterC. Donald Devlin
  30. 1978Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air ForceFather Veller
  31. 1978Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed CircusLawrence Stepwell III
  32. 1978The One and OnlyMr. Crawford
  33. 1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterMajor Marcus Reno
  34. 1977The Return of the Incredible HulkJohn Bonifant
  35. 1977Killer on BoardMarshall Snowden
  36. 1977Oh, God!George Summers
  37. 1977Black SundayPugh
  38. 1976Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy IncidentBissell
  39. 1975One of Our OwnDr. Moresby
  40. 1975Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage AlcoholicMatt Hodges
  41. 1974The Parallax ViewAustin Tucker
  42. 1974A Case of RapeLeonard Alexander
  43. 1973The Fabulous Doctor FableElliot Borden
  44. 1973The LieAlbert
  45. 1973Murdock's GangRoger Bates
  46. 19721776John Adams
  47. 1969MarloweMr. Cromwell
  48. 1967The GraduateMr. Braddock
  49. 1967The President's AnalystWynn Quantrill
  50. 1967Two for the RoadHoward Manchester
  51. 1965A Thousand ClownsAlbert Amundsen
  52. 1963Ladybug LadybugMr. Calkins