William Daniels

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.

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

The Simpsons

Scrubs

The Closer

Dancing with the Stars

Knight Rider

Ironside

The King of Queens

All Movies (55)

• The Creeps2025 · as Kitt
• 1152025 · as Kraft Intelligence (voice)
• Superintelligence2020 · as KITT (voice)
• Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff2010 · as K.I.T.T. (voice)
• Blades of Glory2007 · as Commissioner Ebbers
• NBC 75th Anniversary Special2002 · as Self
• The Lottery1996 · as Reverend Hutchinson
• Magic Kid II1994 · as Manny
• Back to the Streets of San Francisco1992 · as Julius Burns
• Clara1991 · as Detective Lieutenant Fine
• On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story1990 · as John Nicks
• Making a Case for Murder1989 · as Slaney
• Her Alibi1989 · as Sam
• The Little Match Girl1987 · as Haywood Dutton
• Blind Date1987 · as Harold Bedford
• The Princess Who Had Never Laughed1986 · as Narrator
• Night of 100 Stars II1985 · as Self
• Laugh Busters1984 · as KITT (voice)
• Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix1982 · as KITT (voice)
• Drop-Out Father1982 · as Draper Wright
• Rooster1982 · as Dr. DeVega
• Rehearsal for Murder1982 · as Walter Lamb
• Reds1981 · as Julius Gerber
• The Million Dollar Face1981 · as Henry Burns
• All Night Long1981 · as Richard H. Copleston
• Conquest of the Earth1980 · as Norman
• Damien: The Leper Priest1980 · as Bishop Koeckemann
• The Blue Lagoon1980 · as Arthur Lestrange
• City in Fear1980 · as Freeman Stribling
• Sunburn1979 · as Crawford
• Bleacher Bums1979
• The Chinese Typewriter1979 · as C. Donald Devlin
• Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force1978 · as Father Veller
• Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus1978 · as Lawrence Stepwell III
• The One and Only1978 · as Mr. Crawford
• The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer1977 · as Major Marcus Reno
• The Return of the Incredible Hulk1977 · as John Bonifant
• Killer on Board1977 · as Marshall Snowden
• Oh, God!1977 · as George Summers
• Black Sunday1977 · as Pugh
• Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident1976 · as Bissell
• One of Our Own1975 · as Dr. Moresby
• Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic1975 · as Matt Hodges
• The Parallax View1974 · as Austin Tucker
• A Case of Rape1974 · as Leonard Alexander
• The Fabulous Doctor Fable1973 · as Elliot Borden
• The Lie1973 · as Albert
• Murdock's Gang1973 · as Roger Bates
• 17761972 · as John Adams
• Marlowe1969 · as Mr. Cromwell
• The Graduate1967 · as Mr. Braddock
• The President's Analyst1967 · as Wynn Quantrill
• Two for the Road1967 · as Howard Manchester
• A Thousand Clowns1965 · as Albert Amundsen
• Ladybug Ladybug1963 · as Mr. Calkins

All TV Shows (55)

• Girl Meets World2014 · as George Feeny
• The Closer2005 · as Andrew Schmidt
• Dancing with the Stars2005 · as Self - Guest Dancer
• Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Craig Thomas
• Boston Legal2004 · as Milton Brody
• The Lyon's Den2003
• Comedy Central Roasts2003 · as Self
• Kim Possible2002 · as Robot Pilot (voice)
• Scrubs2001 · as Dr. Douglas
• The King of Queens1998 · as Phillip Waldscott
• Maybe This Time1995 · as George Feeny
• The American Revolution1994 · as John Adams
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Whit Russell
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as George
• Boy Meets World1993 · as George Feeny
• The Simpsons1989 · as KITT (voice)
• St. Elsewhere1982 · as Mark Craig
• Knight Rider1982 · as KITT (voice)
• Faerie Tale Theatre1982 · as Narrator (voice)
• Freebie and the Bean1980 · as Walter Cruikshank
• Galactica 19801980 · as Norman Blore
• Trapper John, M.D.1979
• Hart to Hart1979 · as Simon Richardson
• Blind Ambition1979 · as G. Gordon Liddy
• The Rebels1979 · as John Adams
• Diff'rent Strokes1978
• Grandpa Goes to Washington1978
• The Bastard1978 · as Samuel Adams
• The Incredible Hulk1977 · as Dr. John Bonifant
• Soap1977 · as Heinrich Himmel
• Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Paul Reardon
• Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Dr. Charlie Volmer
• The Nancy Walker Show1976 · as Kenneth Kitteridge
• The Adams Chronicles1976 · as John Quincy Adams
• Barbary Coast1975 · as Harry Boyle
• Medical Story1975 · as Jeffrey Brody
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker1974 · as Police Lt. Jack Matteo
• The Rockford Files1974 · as Thomas Caine
• The Rockford Files1974 · as Gary Bevins
• Toma1973
• McMillan & Wife1971 · as Commander Campbell
• Cannon1971
• McCloud1970
• The Good Guys1968
• The Mod Squad1968
• Judd, for the Defense1967
• Ironside1967
• Captain Nice1967 · as Carter Nash
• T.H.E. Cat1966 · as Tony Webb
• The Defenders1961 · as Malloy
• The Defenders1961 · as Mike Herman
• Naked City1958 · as Harry Culverin
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as John Quincy Adams
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951