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William Daniels

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William Daniels

Acting

113 known credits 1.6 popularity score 99 years

Biography

About William Daniels

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.

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Career at a glance

William Daniels across film and television

107credited titles
55movie credits
52TV credits
1963–2025screen career span

Recognition

Awards received

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This list may not represent every nomination or win.

Notable work

Recent movies and TV shows

Movie download guide

Jarhead: Law of Return (2019) — Download guide

Major Ronan Jackson, an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator, is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously surviving the crash, Jackson is taken captive by a group of Hezbollah militiamen. A squad of elite so…
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