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William Daniels

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.

Known for

The Creeps
The Creeps
2025 • Kitt
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2025 • Kraft Intelligence (voice)
Superintelligence
Superintelligence
2020 • KITT (voice)
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
2010 • K.I.T.T. (voice)
Blades of Glory
Blades of Glory
2007 • Commissioner Ebbers
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 • Self
The Lottery
The Lottery
1996 • Reverend Hutchinson
Magic Kid II
Magic Kid II
1994 • Manny

Full filmography

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2025 • Kraft Intelligence (voice)
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Superintelligence
Superintelligence
2020 • KITT (voice)
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Blades of Glory
Blades of Glory
2007 • Commissioner Ebbers
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The Lottery
The Lottery
1996 • Reverend Hutchinson
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Clara
1991 • Detective Lieutenant Fine
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The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl
1987 • Haywood Dutton
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Blind Date
Blind Date
1987 • Harold Bedford
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Laugh Busters
Laugh Busters
1984 • K.I.T.T. (voice)
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Drop-Out Father
Drop-Out Father
1982 • Draper Wright
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Rooster
Rooster
1982 • Dr. DeVega
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Rehearsal for Murder
Rehearsal for Murder
1982 • Walter Lamb
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Reds
Reds
1981 • Julius Gerber
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All Night Long
All Night Long
1981 • Richard H. Copleston
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Damien: The Leper Priest
1980 • Bishop Koeckemann
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The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon
1980 • Arthur Lestrange
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City in Fear
City in Fear
1980 • Freeman Stribling
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Sunburn
Sunburn
1979 • Crawford
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The Chinese Typewriter
The Chinese Typewriter
1979 • C. Donald Devlin
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The One and Only
The One and Only
1978 • Mr. Crawford
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Killer on Board
Killer on Board
1977 • Marshall Snowden
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Oh, God!
Oh, God!
1977 • George Summers
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One of Our Own
One of Our Own
1975 • Dr. Moresby
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The Parallax View
The Parallax View
1974 • Austin Tucker
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A Case of Rape
A Case of Rape
1974 • Leonard Alexander
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The Lie
The Lie
1973 • Albert
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Murdock's Gang
Murdock's Gang
1973 • Roger Bates
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1776
1776
1972 • John Adams
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Marlowe
Marlowe
1969 • Mr. Cromwell
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The Graduate
The Graduate
1967 • Mr. Braddock
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The President's Analyst
The President's Analyst
1967 • Wynn Quantrill
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Two for the Road
Two for the Road
1967 • Howard Manchester
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A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns
1965 • Albert Amundsen
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Ladybug Ladybug
Ladybug Ladybug
1963 • Mr. Calkins
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William Daniels – Biography, Known For & Filmography