William Daniels

William Daniels

🎂 31st March 1927 (98 yrs) 📍 Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known For

The Graduate

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.

William Daniels

Movies Featuring William Daniels

115

115 (2025)

as Kraft Intelligence (voice)
Superintelligence

Superintelligence (2020)

as KITT (voice)
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff (2010)

as K.I.T.T. (voice)
Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory (2007)

as Commissioner Ebbers
NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)

as Self
The Lottery

The Lottery (1996)

as Reverend Hutchinson
Magic Kid II

Magic Kid II (1994)

as Manny
Back to the Streets of San Francisco

Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992)

as Julius Burns
No Image

Clara (1991)

as Detective Lieutenant Fine
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story (1990)

as John Nicks
Making a Case for Murder

Making a Case for Murder (1989)

as Slaney
Her Alibi

Her Alibi (1989)

as Sam
The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl (1987)

as Haywood Dutton
Blind Date

Blind Date (1987)

as Harold Bedford
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed (1986)

as Narrator
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

as Self
Laugh Busters

Laugh Busters (1984)

as K.I.T.T. (voice)
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix (1982)

as KITT (voice)
Drop-Out Father

Drop-Out Father (1982)

as Draper Wright
Rooster

Rooster (1982)

as Dr. DeVega
Rehearsal for Murder

Rehearsal for Murder (1982)

as Walter Lamb
Reds

Reds (1981)

as Julius Gerber
The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face (1981)

as Henry Burns
All Night Long

All Night Long (1981)

as Richard H. Copleston
Conquest of the Earth

Conquest of the Earth (1980)

as Norman
No Image

Damien: The Leper Priest (1980)

as Bishop Koeckemann
The Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon (1980)

as Arthur Lestrange
City in Fear

City in Fear (1980)

as Freeman Stribling
Sunburn

Sunburn (1979)

as Crawford
Bleacher Bums

Bleacher Bums (1979)

The Chinese Typewriter

The Chinese Typewriter (1979)

as C. Donald Devlin
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (1978)

as Father Veller
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus (1978)

as Lawrence Stepwell III
The One and Only

The One and Only (1978)

as Mr. Crawford
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977)

as Major Marcus Reno
The Return of the Incredible Hulk

The Return of the Incredible Hulk (1977)

as John Bonifant
Killer on Board

Killer on Board (1977)

as Marshall Snowden
Oh, God!

Oh, God! (1977)

as George Summers
Black Sunday

Black Sunday (1977)

as Pugh
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)

as Bissell
One of Our Own

One of Our Own (1975)

as Dr. Moresby
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975)

as Matt Hodges
The Parallax View

The Parallax View (1974)

as Austin Tucker
A Case of Rape

A Case of Rape (1974)

as Leonard Alexander
No Image

The Fabulous Doctor Fable (1973)

as Elliot Borden
The Lie

The Lie (1973)

as Albert
Murdock's Gang

Murdock's Gang (1973)

as Roger Bates
1776

1776 (1972)

as John Adams
Marlowe

Marlowe (1969)

as Mr. Cromwell
The Graduate

The Graduate (1967)

as Mr. Braddock
The President's Analyst

The President's Analyst (1967)

as Wynn Quantrill
Two for the Road

Two for the Road (1967)

as Howard Manchester
A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns (1965)

as Albert Amundsen
Ladybug Ladybug

Ladybug Ladybug (1963)

as Mr. Calkins