William Daniels
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1927
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
The Creeps - Behind the Scenes 2026
Thanks
The Creeps 2025
as KITT (voice)
SEGAL 2025
Thanks
115 2025
as Kraft Intelligence (voice)
Superintelligence 2020
as KITT (voice)
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff 2010
as K.I.T.T. (voice)
Blades of Glory 2007
as Commissioner Ebbers
NBC 75th Anniversary Special 2002
as Self
The Lottery 1996
as Reverend Hutchinson
Magic Kid II 1994
as Manny
Back to the Streets of San Francisco 1992
as Julius Burns
- Clara
Clara 1991
as Detective Lieutenant Fine
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story 1990
as John Nicks
Making a Case for Murder 1989
as Slaney
Her Alibi 1989
as Sam
The Little Match Girl 1987
as Haywood Dutton
Blind Date 1987
as Harold Bedford
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed 1986
as Narrator
Night of 100 Stars II 1985
as Self
Laugh Busters 1984
as KITT (voice)
Drop-Out Father 1982
as Draper Wright
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix 1982
as KITT (voice)
Rooster 1982
as Dr. DeVega
Rehearsal for Murder 1982
as Walter Lamb
Reds 1981
as Julius Gerber
The Million Dollar Face 1981
as Henry Burns
All Night Long 1981
as Richard H. Copleston
Conquest of the Earth 1980
as Norman
- Damien: The Leper Priest
Damien: The Leper Priest 1980
as Bishop Koeckemann
The Blue Lagoon 1980
as Arthur Lestrange
City in Fear 1980
as Freeman Stribling
Sunburn 1979
as Crawford
Bleacher Bums 1979
Actor
The Chinese Typewriter 1979
as C. Donald Devlin
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force 1978
as Father Veller
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus 1978
as Lawrence Stepwell III
The One and Only 1978
as Mr. Crawford
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer 1977
as Major Marcus Reno
The Return of the Incredible Hulk 1977
as John Bonifant
Killer on Board 1977
as Marshall Snowden
Oh, God! 1977
as George Summers
Black Sunday 1977
as Pugh
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident 1976
as Bissell
One of Our Own 1975
as Dr. Moresby
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic 1975
as Matt Hodges
The Parallax View 1974
as Austin Tucker
A Case of Rape 1974
as Leonard Alexander
- The Fabulous Doctor Fable
The Fabulous Doctor Fable 1973
as Elliot Borden
The Lie 1973
as Albert
Murdock's Gang 1973
as Roger Bates
1776 1972
as John Adams
Marlowe 1969
as Mr. Cromwell
The President's Analyst 1967
as Wynn Quantrill
The Graduate 1967
as Mr. Braddock
Two for the Road 1967
as Howard Manchester
A Thousand Clowns 1965
as Albert Amundsen
Ladybug Ladybug 1963
as Mr. Calkins
Credits from TMDB.