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William Daniels

William Daniels

Acting·1927·52 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.

Filmography

The Graduate
The Graduate (1967)Mr. Braddock
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon (1980)Arthur Lestrange
Blades of Glory
Blades of Glory (2007)Commissioner Ebbers
Blind Date
Blind Date (1987)Harold Bedford
Reds
Reds (1981)Julius Gerber
Superintelligence
Superintelligence (2020)KITT (voice)
The Parallax View
The Parallax View (1974)Austin Tucker
Two for the Road
Two for the Road (1967)Howard Manchester
Black Sunday
Black Sunday (1977)Pugh
Her Alibi
Her Alibi (1989)Sam
Oh, God!
Oh, God! (1977)George Summers
Marlowe
Marlowe (1969)Mr. Cromwell
1776
1776 (1972)John Adams
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff (2010)K.I.T.T. (voice)
The President's Analyst
The President's Analyst (1967)Wynn Quantrill
All Night Long
All Night Long (1981)Richard H. Copleston
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns (1965)Albert Amundsen
Ladybug Ladybug
Ladybug Ladybug (1963)Mr. Calkins
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
The Return of the Incredible Hulk (1977)John Bonifant
Sunburn
Sunburn (1979)Crawford
Conquest of the Earth
Conquest of the Earth (1980)Norman
The Creeps
The Creeps (2025)Kitt
The One and Only
The One and Only (1978)Mr. Crawford
Rehearsal for Murder
Rehearsal for Murder (1982)Walter Lamb
Magic Kid II
Magic Kid II (1994)Manny
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975)Matt Hodges
A Case of Rape
A Case of Rape (1974)Leonard Alexander
City in Fear
City in Fear (1980)Freeman Stribling
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix (1982)KITT (voice)
The Lottery
The Lottery (1996)Reverend Hutchinson
Killer on Board
Killer on Board (1977)Marshall Snowden
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (1978)Father Veller
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992)Julius Burns
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)Self
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977)Major Marcus Reno
Drop-Out Father
Drop-Out Father (1982)Draper Wright
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus (1978)Lawrence Stepwell III
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl (1987)Haywood Dutton
Murdock's Gang
Murdock's Gang (1973)Roger Bates
Rooster
Rooster (1982)Dr. DeVega
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)Self
The Lie
The Lie (1973)Albert
Bleacher Bums
Bleacher Bums (1979)
The Million Dollar Face
The Million Dollar Face (1981)Henry Burns
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed (1986)Narrator
One of Our Own
One of Our Own (1975)Dr. Moresby
The Chinese Typewriter
The Chinese Typewriter (1979)C. Donald Devlin
Making a Case for Murder
Making a Case for Murder (1989)Slaney
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976)Bissell
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story (1990)John Nicks
Laugh Busters
Laugh Busters (1984)KITT (voice)
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115 (2025)Kraft Intelligence (voice)