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.
2026The Creeps - Behind the ScenesMovieThanks
2025The CreepsMovieas Kitt
2025115Movieas Kraft Intelligence (voice)2020SuperintelligenceMovieas KITT (voice)2014Girl Meets WorldTV showas George Feeny · 5 episodes
2010Comedy Central Roast of David HasselhoffMovieas K.I.T.T. (voice)2007Blades of GloryMovieas Commissioner Ebbers2005The CloserTV showas Andrew Schmidt · 2 episodes
2005Dancing with the StarsTV showas Self - Guest Dancer · 1 episodes2005Grey's AnatomyTV showas Craig Thomas · 5 episodes2004Boston LegalTV showas Milton Brody · 1 episodes
2003The Lyon's DenTV show1 episodes
2003Comedy Central RoastsTV showas Self · 1 episodes2002Kim PossibleTV showas Robot Pilot (voice) · 1 episodes
2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialMovieas Self2001ScrubsTV showas Dr. Douglas · 1 episodes1998The King of QueensTV showas Phillip Waldscott · 1 episodes
1996The LotteryMovieas Reverend Hutchinson
1995Maybe This TimeTV showas George Feeny · 1 episodes
1994Magic Kid IIMovieas Manny
1994The American RevolutionTV showas John Adams · 6 episodes
1994Touched by an AngelTV showas Whit Russell · as George · 1 episodes1993Boy Meets WorldTV showas George Feeny · 158 episodes
1992Back to the Streets of San FranciscoMovieas Julius Burns
1990On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia StoryMovieas John Nicks1989The SimpsonsTV showas KITT (voice) · 2 episodes
1989Making a Case for MurderMovieas Slaney
1989Her AlibiMovieas Sam
1987The Little Match GirlMovieas Haywood Dutton1987Blind DateMovieas Harold Bedford
1986The Princess Who Had Never LaughedMovieas Narrator
1985Night of 100 Stars IIMovieas Self
1984Laugh BustersMovieas KITT (voice)
1982St. ElsewhereTV showas Mark Craig · Director · 137 episodes1982Knight RiderTV showas KITT (voice) · 84 episodes
1982Knight Rider: Knight of the PhoenixMovieas KITT (voice)
1982Drop-Out FatherMovieas Draper Wright
1982Faerie Tale TheatreTV showas Narrator (voice) · 1 episodes
1982RoosterMovieas Dr. DeVega
1982Rehearsal for MurderMovieas Walter Lamb1981RedsMovieas Julius Gerber
1981The Million Dollar FaceMovieas Henry Burns
1981All Night LongMovieas Richard H. Copleston
1980Conquest of the EarthMovieas Norman
1980Freebie and the BeanTV showas Walter Cruikshank · 9 episodes1980The Blue LagoonMovieas Arthur Lestrange
1980City in FearMovieas Freeman Stribling
1980Galactica 1980TV showas Norman Blore · 2 episodes
1979Trapper John, M.D.TV show1 episodes
1979Hart to HartTV showas Simon Richardson · 1 episodes
1979SunburnMovieas Crawford
1979Blind AmbitionTV showas G. Gordon Liddy · 4 episodes
1979Bleacher BumsMovie
1979The RebelsTV showas John Adams · 2 episodes
1979The Chinese TypewriterMovieas C. Donald Devlin1978Diff'rent StrokesTV show1 episodes
1978Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air ForceMovieas Father Veller
1978Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed CircusMovieas Lawrence Stepwell III
1978The BastardTV showas Samuel Adams · 1 episodes
1978The One and OnlyMovieas Mr. Crawford
1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterMovieas Major Marcus Reno
1977The Return of the Incredible HulkMovieas John Bonifant1977The Incredible HulkTV showas Dr. John Bonifant · 1 episodes
1977Killer on BoardMovieas Marshall Snowden
1977Oh, God!Movieas George Summers
1977SoapTV showas Heinrich Himmel · 1 episodes
1977Black SundayMovieas Pugh
1976Quincy, M.E.TV showas Paul Reardon · as Dr. Charlie Volmer · 2 episodes
1976The Nancy Walker ShowTV showas Kenneth Kitteridge · 12 episodes
1976Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy IncidentMovieas Bissell
1976The Adams ChroniclesTV showas John Quincy Adams · 7 episodes
1975Barbary CoastTV showas Harry Boyle · 1 episodes
1975Medical StoryTV showas Jeffrey Brody · 1 episodes
1975One of Our OwnMovieas Dr. Moresby
1975Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage AlcoholicMovieas Matt Hodges
1974The Rockford FilesTV showas Thomas Caine · as Gary Bevins · 1 episodes
1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerTV showas Police Lt. Jack Matteo · 1 episodes1974The Parallax ViewMovieas Austin Tucker
1974A Case of RapeMovieas Leonard Alexander
1973TomaTV show2 episodes
1973The LieMovieas Albert
1973Murdock's GangMovieas Roger Bates
19721776Movieas John Adams
1972The Bob Newhart ShowTV showas Edgar T. Vickers Jr. · 1 episodes
1971McMillan & WifeTV showas Commander Campbell · 1 episodes
1971CannonTV show1 episodes
1970McCloudTV showas Fred Pearson · 1 episodes
1969MarloweMovieas Mr. Cromwell
1968The Good GuysTV show1 episodes
1968The Mod SquadTV show1 episodes1967The GraduateMovieas Mr. Braddock
1967The President's AnalystMovieas Wynn Quantrill
1967Judd, for the DefenseTV show1 episodes1967Two for the RoadMovieas Howard Manchester
1967IronsideTV show1 episodes
1967Captain NiceTV showas Carter Nash · 15 episodes
1966T.H.E. CatTV showas Tony Webb · 1 episodes
1965A Thousand ClownsMovieas Albert Amundsen
1963Ladybug LadybugMovieas Mr. Calkins
1961The DefendersTV showas Malloy · as Mike Herman · 1 episodes
1958Naked CityTV showas Harry Culverin · 1 episodes
1956Tony AwardsTV showas Self - Performer · 1 episodes