William Daniels
Date of birth: 1927-03-31
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: William David Daniels, ویلیام دنیلز
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.
Movie Credits
Blind Date
1987-03-27
When bachelor Walter Davis is set up with his sister-in-law's pretty cousin, Nadia Gates, a seemingl
Marlowe
1969-09-19
Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing b
The Blue Lagoon
1980-07-05
Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical isla
Two for the Road
1967-04-27
Architect Mark Wallace and his wife, Joanna, travel to France to meet with an affluent client. While
The Bastard
1978-05-22
Phillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke. When he travels from France to Engla
Blades of Glory
2007-03-30
When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class athlete
Clara
1991-02-05
Dramatizes a father’s repressed psyche and hidden prejudices at the scene of his daughter’s murder.
A Thousand Clowns
1965-12-13
Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps
1776
1972-11-09
Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental r
The Graduate
1967-12-21
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
1982-09-26
After Detective Michael Long is shot and left for dead, he is saved by the eccentric billionaire Wil
Her Alibi
1989-02-03
A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautif
The One and Only
1978-02-03
Andy Schmidt manages to win fellow student Mary’s heart, but getting a job after college turns out m
The Parallax View
1974-06-14
An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a
Reds
1981-12-25
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his
Black Sunday
1977-04-01
An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a Black September
Ladybug Ladybug
1963-12-23
The teachers and students of a countryside elementary school are thrown into a panic when an air rai
All Night Long
1981-03-06
Executive George Dupler loses his temper and is demoted to the night manager at a 24 hour drugstore.
Sunburn
1979-08-10
A model and a private eye help a New York insurance investigator on a deadly case in Acapulco.
A Case of Rape
1974-02-20
When she was raped, Ellen thought it was the worst thing to ever happen to her. What was worse, was
Drop-Out Father
1982-09-26
Successful advertising executive decides to get out of the rat race but the family rebels at the new
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978-08-21
The true story of Leonard Matlovich, a U.S. Air Force sergeant who, in 1975, publicly divulged his h
Killer on Board
1977-10-10
The passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off passenger
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
1977-11-28
On the run and presumed dead by the authorities, David Banner, using the name 'Benton', continues in
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975-02-11
Finding herself unable to cope with the divorce of her parents and the stress of daily life, 15-year
Oh, God!
1977-10-07
When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002-05-05
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.
Magic Kid II
1994-12-07
Kevin Ryan is Hollywood's leading teen heartthrob. He's the star of "Ninja Boy," a hot Martial Arts
Laugh Busters
1984-09-01
While getting ready to promote the new 1984 fall Saturday morning line-up, the Director D.W. and his
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
1990-11-05
The true story of Olympic champion figure skater Tai Babilonia, her rise to fame and her fall from g
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977-12-01
General Custer is on trial for the deaths of his men at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
The Rebels
1979-05-14
This sequel to "The Bastard" continues the saga of Philip Kent, the illegitimate son of an English n
Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a
Damien: The Leper Priest
1980-10-27
A dramatization of the life of the 19th-Century priest who devoted himself to service in Hawaii's le
The President's Analyst
1967-12-21
At first, Dr. Sidney Schaefer feels honored and thrilled to be offered the job of the President's An
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
1976-09-29
The story of Francis Gary Powers, a U-2 pilot for the CIA who was shot down in his spy plane over Ru
The Million Dollar Face
1981-03-12
Tony Curtis is the ruthless head of a cosmetics firm, Kiss of Gold, locked in fierce competition wit
Conquest of the Earth
1980-12-31
A compilation of Battlestar Galactica episodes 1–3 and 7–9, with alternate footage. The Galactica an
Rehearsal for Murder
1982-05-26
A year after his fiancée's death, a playwright schedules a rehearsal for his new play, which proves
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
1992-01-27
Mike Stone's back and his old partner, Steve Keller, is missing. So Mike heads up an investigation.
City in Fear
1980-03-30
A psycho-on-the-loose story, about a burned-out newspaper columnist and his circulation-hungry publi
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
2010-08-15
Time to hassle the Hoff at the rudest, raunchiest television event of the year--The Comedy Central R
The Lottery
1996-09-29
Returning to his small hometown of Icara, Maine, a man discovers its horrible secret -- a bizarre, c
The Lie
1973-04-24
An Ingmar Bergman script. Produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" (1970) and for BBC as "The
The Little Match Girl
1987-12-21
Molly is an angel sent to earth as a little match girl: her mission, to save the fragmented Dutton f
Murdock's Gang
1973-03-20
After serving a prison term, a flamboyant attorney becomes a private eye with a staff of ex-cons.
Superintelligence
2020-12-11
When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol Pete
Making a Case for Murder
1989-12-04
In December, 1986, 3 black men ran into car trouble in Howard Beach, a middle-class neighborhood in
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
1978-06-27
A stunt car racing team gets involved in a madcap cross-country auto race that is supposed to determ
One of Our Own
1975-05-05
Dr Jake Goodwin is the chief neurosurgeon at a busy city hospital. As he makes his rounds, Goodwin b
Rooster
1982-08-19
A physically small police psychologist and a physically large insurance detective team up on an arso
Bleacher Bums
1979-05-15
Bleacher Bums takes place in the bleachers of Chicago's Wrigley Field. The characters are a bunch of
The Chinese Typewriter
1979-03-03
Two private investigators are hired by an airline company to retrieve a stolen prototype jet. Starri
115
2025-01-15
A girl trapped in a time loop leaves an AI replica to relive her final days. Glitches and burned-in