William Daniels

American actor and former Screen Actors Guild president with a career spanning more than seven decades on stage, film, and television.

William Daniels - Personal Information

  • Name: William Daniels
  • Date of Birth: March 31, 1927
  • Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Gender: Male
  • Job Title: Actor
  • Crew Jobs: Director

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.

Selected Filmography

A selection of William Daniels' most notable screen appearances across film and television.

  • 115 (2025) as Kraft Intelligence (voice)
  • Superintelligence (2020) as KITT (voice)
  • Girl Meets World (TV - 2014) as George Feeny
  • Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff (2010) as K.I.T.T. (voice)
  • Blades of Glory (2007) as Commissioner Ebbers
  • The Closer (TV - 2005) as Andrew Schmidt
  • Dancing with the Stars (TV - 2005) as Self - Guest Dancer
  • Grey's Anatomy (TV - 2005) as Craig Thomas
  • Boston Legal (TV - 2004) as Milton Brody
  • The Lyon's Den (TV - 2003)

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