William Daniels

William Daniels

Acting

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

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The Creeps ★ 4.5 The Creeps 2025 115 115 2025 Superintelligence ★ 5.9 Superintelligence 2020 Girl Meets World ★ 8.3 Girl Meets World 2014 Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff ★ 6.9 Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff 2010 Blades of Glory ★ 6.1 Blades of Glory 2007 The Closer ★ 7.9 The Closer 2005 Dancing with the Stars ★ 6.1 Dancing with the Stars 2005 Grey's Anatomy ★ 8.2 Grey's Anatomy 2005 Boston Legal ★ 7.9 Boston Legal 2004 The Lyon's Den ★ 8.8 The Lyon's Den 2003 Comedy Central Roasts ★ 7.2 Comedy Central Roasts 2003 Kim Possible ★ 7.5 Kim Possible 2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special ★ 10.0 NBC 75th Anniversary Special 2002 Scrubs ★ 8.2 Scrubs 2001 The King of Queens ★ 7.1 The King of Queens 1998 The Lottery ★ 6.0 The Lottery 1996 Maybe This Time ★ 7.5 Maybe This Time 1995 Magic Kid II ★ 5.3 Magic Kid II 1994 The American Revolution ★ 8.0 The American Revolution 1994 Touched by an Angel ★ 7.2 Touched by an Angel 1994 Boy Meets World ★ 8.3 Boy Meets World 1993 Back to the Streets of San Francisco ★ 6.0 Back to the Streets of San Francisco 1992 Clara ★ 8.0 Clara 1991 On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story ★ 10.0 On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story 1990 The Simpsons ★ 8.0 The Simpsons 1989 Making a Case for Murder ★ 10.0 Making a Case for Murder 1989 Her Alibi ★ 5.4 Her Alibi 1989 The Little Match Girl ★ 7.3 The Little Match Girl 1987 Blind Date ★ 6.0 Blind Date 1987 The Princess Who Had Never Laughed ★ 8.0 The Princess Who Had Never Laughed 1986 Night of 100 Stars II ★ 8.0 Night of 100 Stars II 1985 Laugh Busters Laugh Busters 1984 St. Elsewhere ★ 5.7 St. Elsewhere 1982 Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix ★ 5.0 Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix 1982 Drop-Out Father ★ 4.2 Drop-Out Father 1982 Knight Rider ★ 7.5 Knight Rider 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ★ 8.1 Faerie Tale Theatre 1982 Rooster ★ 4.5 Rooster 1982 Rehearsal for Murder ★ 6.1 Rehearsal for Murder 1982 Reds ★ 6.9 Reds 1981 The Million Dollar Face ★ 8.0 The Million Dollar Face 1981 All Night Long ★ 5.2 All Night Long 1981 Conquest of the Earth ★ 6.6 Conquest of the Earth 1980 Freebie and the Bean ★ 6.8 Freebie and the Bean 1980 Damien: The Leper Priest ★ 8.0 Damien: The Leper Priest 1980 The Blue Lagoon ★ 6.1 The Blue Lagoon 1980 City in Fear ★ 5.7 City in Fear 1980 Galactica 1980 ★ 6.1 Galactica 1980 1980 Trapper John, M.D. ★ 6.6 Trapper John, M.D. 1979 Hart to Hart ★ 6.9 Hart to Hart 1979 Sunburn ★ 5.0 Sunburn 1979 Blind Ambition ★ 6.3 Blind Ambition 1979 Bleacher Bums ★ 10.0 Bleacher Bums 1979 The Rebels ★ 10.0 The Rebels 1979 The Chinese Typewriter ★ 7.0 The Chinese Typewriter 1979 Diff'rent Strokes ★ 7.1 Diff'rent Strokes 1978 Grandpa Goes to Washington ★ 7.5 Grandpa Goes to Washington 1978 Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force ★ 4.4 Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force 1978 Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus ★ 6.0 Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus 1978 The Bastard ★ 7.0 The Bastard 1978 The One and Only ★ 6.0 The One and Only 1978 The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer ★ 2.0 The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer 1977 The Return of the Incredible Hulk ★ 6.1 The Return of the Incredible Hulk 1977 The Incredible Hulk ★ 7.2 The Incredible Hulk 1977 Killer on Board ★ 5.9 Killer on Board 1977 Oh, God! ★ 6.4 Oh, God! 1977 Soap ★ 7.3 Soap 1977 Black Sunday ★ 6.7 Black Sunday 1977 Quincy, M.E. ★ 7.5 Quincy, M.E. 1976 The Nancy Walker Show ★ 7.5 The Nancy Walker Show 1976 Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident ★ 7.0 Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident 1976 The Adams Chronicles ★ 7.4 The Adams Chronicles 1976 Barbary Coast ★ 8.3 Barbary Coast 1975 Medical Story ★ 5.0 Medical Story 1975 One of Our Own ★ 10.0 One of Our Own 1975 Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic ★ 5.7 Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic 1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker ★ 7.6 Kolchak: The Night Stalker 1974 The Rockford Files ★ 7.6 The Rockford Files 1974 The Parallax View ★ 6.8 The Parallax View 1974