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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…
Known for
- 115 — Kraft Intelligence (voice)2025
- The Creeps — Kitt2025
- Superintelligence — KITT (voice)2020
- Girl Meets World — George Feeny2014
- Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff — K.I.T.T. (voice)2010
- Blades of Glory — Commissioner Ebbers2007
- Grey's Anatomy — Craig Thomas2005
- The Closer — Andrew Schmidt2005
- Dancing with the Stars — Self - Guest Dancer2005
- Boston Legal — Milton Brody2004
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Key facts
- Born
- William David Daniels , ( 1927-03-31 ) March 31, 1927 (age 99) , New York City , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Northwestern University
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1943–present
- Spouse
- Bonnie Bartlett ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. June 30, 1951</span>"}]]}'>1951 )
- Preceded by
- Richard Masur
- Succeeded by
- Melissa Gilbert
- Branch
- United States Army
- Service years
- 1945–1945
- Website
- williamdanielstheactor .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Daniels
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Spouse
- Bonnie Bartlett
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- William Daniels.jpg
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- Commons category
- William Daniels
- date of birth
- 1927-03-31
- social media followers
- 31559
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927) is an American actor, known for his television roles, notably as Mark Craig on the drama series St. Elsewhere, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards; the voice of KITT on the television series Knight Rider; and George Feeny on the sitcom Boy Meets World, which earned him four People's Choice Award nominations. He reprised his Knight Rider role in the sequel TV movie Knight Rider 2000 and his Boy Meets World role in the sequel series Girl Meets World. He also portrayed Carter Nash (the actual identity of the eponymous comedic superhero) in Captain Nice.
Daniels's film roles include Mr. Braddock (Benjamin Braddock's father) in The Graduate, Howard Maxwell-Manchester in Two for the Road, and John Adams in the musical film 1776. He was president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1999 to 2001 and led the union's efforts during the 2000 commercial actors strike.
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