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William Daniels

Acting

March 31, 1927 (99)

Brooklyn, New York, USA

55 movies

6.3 avg

3

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.

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

The Graduate

The Graduate

as Mr. Braddock

Two for the Road

Two for the Road

as Howard Manchester

1776

1776

as John Adams

Filmography

2020s

3 films

The Creeps

The Creeps

as Kitt

115

115

as Kraft Intelligence (voice)

Superintelligence

Superintelligence

as KITT (voice)

2010s

1 film

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

Reds

Reds

as Julius Gerber

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

as K.I.T.T. (voice)

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

as K.I.T.T. (voice)

2010

6.8

2000s

2 films

Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory

as Commissioner Ebbers

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

as Self

1990s

5 films

The Lottery

The Lottery

as Reverend Hutchinson

Magic Kid II

Magic Kid II

as Manny

Back to the Streets of San Francisco

Back to the Streets of San Francisco

as Julius Burns

Clara

as Detective Lieutenant Fine

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

as John Nicks

1980s

18 films

Making a Case for Murder

Making a Case for Murder

as Slaney

Her Alibi

Her Alibi

as Sam

The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

as Haywood Dutton

Blind Date

Blind Date

as Harold Bedford

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

as Narrator

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

Laugh Busters

Laugh Busters

as KITT (voice)

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

as KITT (voice)

Drop-Out Father

Drop-Out Father

as Draper Wright

Rooster

Rooster

as Dr. DeVega

Rehearsal for Murder

Rehearsal for Murder

as Walter Lamb

Reds

Reds

as Julius Gerber

The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face

as Henry Burns

All Night Long

All Night Long

as Richard H. Copleston

Conquest of the Earth

Conquest of the Earth

as Norman

Damien: The Leper Priest

as Bishop Koeckemann

The Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon

as Arthur Lestrange

City in Fear

City in Fear

as Freeman Stribling

1970s

20 films

Sunburn

Sunburn

as Crawford

Bleacher Bums

Bleacher Bums

The Chinese Typewriter

The Chinese Typewriter

as C. Donald Devlin

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

as Father Veller

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

as Lawrence Stepwell III

The One and Only

The One and Only

as Mr. Crawford

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

as Major Marcus Reno

The Return of the Incredible Hulk

The Return of the Incredible Hulk

as John Bonifant

Killer on Board

Killer on Board

as Marshall Snowden

Oh, God!

Oh, God!

as George Summers

Black Sunday

Black Sunday

as Pugh

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

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

as Bissell

One of Our Own

One of Our Own

as Dr. Moresby

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

as Matt Hodges

The Parallax View

The Parallax View

as Austin Tucker

A Case of Rape

A Case of Rape

as Leonard Alexander

The Fabulous Doctor Fable

as Elliot Borden

The Lie

The Lie

as Albert

Murdock's Gang

Murdock's Gang

as Roger Bates

1776

1776

as John Adams

1960s

6 films

Marlowe

Marlowe

as Mr. Cromwell

The Graduate

The Graduate

as Mr. Braddock

The President's Analyst

The President's Analyst

as Wynn Quantrill

Two for the Road

Two for the Road

as Howard Manchester

A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns

as Albert Amundsen

Ladybug Ladybug

Ladybug Ladybug

as Mr. Calkins

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