
William Daniels
Acting
Born March 31, 1927 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
Acting

The Creeps
2025 · Kitt

Superintelligence
2020 · KITT (voice)

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
2010 · K.I.T.T. (voice)

Blades of Glory
2007 · Commissioner Ebbers

Magic Kid II
1994 · Manny

Her Alibi
1989 · Sam

Blind Date
1987 · Harold Bedford

Rehearsal for Murder
1982 · Walter Lamb

Reds
1981 · Julius Gerber

All Night Long
1981 · Richard H. Copleston

The Blue Lagoon
1980 · Arthur Lestrange

Conquest of the Earth
1980 · Norman

Sunburn
1979 · Crawford

The One and Only
1978 · Mr. Crawford

Black Sunday
1977 · Pugh

The Return of the Incredible Hulk
1977 · John Bonifant

Oh, God!
1977 · George Summers

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975 · Matt Hodges

The Parallax View
1974 · Austin Tucker

A Case of Rape
1974 · Leonard Alexander

1776
1972 · John Adams

Marlowe
1969 · Mr. Cromwell

Two for the Road
1967 · Howard Manchester

The Graduate
1967 · Mr. Braddock

The President's Analyst
1967 · Wynn Quantrill

A Thousand Clowns
1965 · Albert Amundsen

Ladybug Ladybug
1963 · Mr. Calkins