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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Daniels, licensed und...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Superintelligence
2020
as KITT (voice)
When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol Peters, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As...
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
2010
as K.I.T.T. (voice)
Time to hassle the Hoff at the rudest, raunchiest television event of the year--The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff. From running in slo-mo o...
Blades of Glory
2007
as Commissioner Ebbers
When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class athletes skirt their way back onto the ice via a loophole...
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.
The Lottery
1996
as Reverend Hutchinson
Returning to his small hometown of Icara, Maine, a man discovers its horrible secret -- a bizarre, clandestine ritual that led to his mother's early d...
Magic Kid II
1994
as Manny
Kevin Ryan is Hollywood's leading teen heartthrob. He's the star of "Ninja Boy," a hot Martial Arts TV series. The trouble starts when Kevin decides h...
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
1992
as Julius Burns
Mike Stone's back and his old partner, Steve Keller, is missing. So Mike heads up an investigation. At the same time, he is investigating another brut...
Clara
1991
as Detective Lieutenant Fine
Dramatizes a father’s repressed psyche and hidden prejudices at the scene of his daughter’s murder.
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
1990
as John Nicks
The true story of Olympic champion figure skater Tai Babilonia, her rise to fame and her fall from grace.
Making a Case for Murder
1989
as Slaney
In December, 1986, 3 black men ran into car trouble in Howard Beach, a middle-class neighborhood in New York City. Unable to start their car, they sou...
Her Alibi
1989
as Sam
A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thin...
The Little Match Girl
1987
as Haywood Dutton
Molly is an angel sent to earth as a little match girl: her mission, to save the fragmented Dutton family.
Blind Date
1987
as Harold Bedford
When bachelor Walter Davis is set up with his sister-in-law's pretty cousin, Nadia Gates, a seemingly average blind date turns into a chaotic night on...
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...
Laugh Busters
1984
as K.I.T.T. (voice)
While getting ready to promote the new 1984 fall Saturday morning line-up, the Director D.W. and his assistant are interrupted by the infamous Gargamo...
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
1982
as KITT (voice)
After Detective Michael Long is shot and left for dead, he is saved by the eccentric billionaire Wilton Knight. He is given a new face by plastic surg...
Drop-Out Father
1982
as Draper Wright
Successful advertising executive decides to get out of the rat race but the family rebels at the new lifestyle he outlines. He and his youngest daught...
Rooster
1982
as Dr. DeVega
A physically small police psychologist and a physically large insurance detective team up on an arson case.
Rehearsal for Murder
1982
as Walter Lamb
A year after his fiancée's death, a playwright schedules a rehearsal for his new play, which proves to be a trap for her killer.
Reds
1981
as Julius Gerber
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical co...
The Million Dollar Face
1981
as Henry Burns
Tony Curtis is the ruthless head of a cosmetics firm, Kiss of Gold, locked in fierce competition with his arch-rival, Glamour, Inc., that happens to b...
All Night Long
1981
as Richard H. Copleston
Executive George Dupler loses his temper and is demoted to the night manager at a 24 hour drugstore. After he suggests to his teenage son Freddie that...
Conquest of the Earth
1980
as Norman
A compilation of Battlestar Galactica episodes 1–3 and 7–9, with alternate footage. The Galactica and its ragtag fleet of ships finally arrive on Eart...
Damien: The Leper Priest
1980
as Bishop Koeckemann
A dramatization of the life of the 19th-Century priest who devoted himself to service in Hawaii's leper colony.
The Blue Lagoon
1980
as Arthur Lestrange
Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy...
City in Fear
1980
as Freeman Stribling
A psycho-on-the-loose story, about a burned-out newspaper columnist and his circulation-hungry publisher who wants him to turn the killer into Page On...
Sunburn
1979
as Crawford
A model and a private eye help a New York insurance investigator on a deadly case in Acapulco.
Bleacher Bums
1979
Bleacher Bums takes place in the bleachers of Chicago's Wrigley Field. The characters are a bunch of Chicago Cubs fans, watching a game in progress on...
The Rebels
1979
as John Adams
This sequel to "The Bastard" continues the saga of Philip Kent, the illegitimate son of an English nobleman, who has renounced his patrician birthrigh...
The Chinese Typewriter
1979
as C. Donald Devlin
Two private investigators are hired by an airline company to retrieve a stolen prototype jet. Starring Tom Selleck. Released 1979.
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978
as Father Veller
The true story of Leonard Matlovich, a U.S. Air Force sergeant who, in 1975, publicly divulged his homosexuality and fought to remain in service.
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
1978
as Lawrence Stepwell III
A stunt car racing team gets involved in a madcap cross-country auto race that is supposed to determine the disposition of a family fortune.
The Bastard
1978
as Samuel Adams
Phillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke. When he travels from France to England to claim his inheritance, he incurs the wrath o...
The One and Only
1978
as Mr. Crawford
Andy Schmidt manages to win fellow student Mary’s heart, but getting a job after college turns out much harder than expected. Desperate and dreaming o...
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977
as Major Marcus Reno
General Custer is on trial for the deaths of his men at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
1977
as John Bonifant
On the run and presumed dead by the authorities, David Banner, using the name 'Benton', continues in his efforts to find a cure. He accidentally finds...
Killer on Board
1977
as Marshall Snowden
The passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off passengers and crew.
Oh, God!
1977
as George Summers
When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.
Black Sunday
1977
as Pugh
An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a Black September PLO plot to commit a terrorist attack at the Supe...
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
1976
as Bissell
The story of Francis Gary Powers, a U-2 pilot for the CIA who was shot down in his spy plane over Russia, captured and imprisoned.
One of Our Own
1975
as Dr. Moresby
Dr Jake Goodwin is the chief neurosurgeon at a busy city hospital. As he makes his rounds, Goodwin becomes involved in a vast array of medical cases. ...
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975
as Matt Hodges
Finding herself unable to cope with the divorce of her parents and the stress of daily life, 15-year-old Sarah Travis starts drinking in secret. At fi...
The Parallax View
1974
as Austin Tucker
An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corpora...
A Case of Rape
1974
as Leonard Alexander
When she was raped, Ellen thought it was the worst thing to ever happen to her. What was worse, was the treatment by the hospital staff, police and th...
The Lie
1973
as Albert
An Ingmar Bergman script. Produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" (1970) and for BBC as "The Lie" (1971). An American couple is trapped in the...
Murdock's Gang
1973
as Roger Bates
After serving a prison term, a flamboyant attorney becomes a private eye with a staff of ex-cons.
1776
1972
as John Adams
Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Fr...
Marlowe
1969
as Mr. Cromwell
Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it lea...
The Graduate
1967
as Mr. Braddock
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
The President's Analyst
1967
as Wynn Quantrill
At first, Dr. Sidney Schaefer feels honored and thrilled to be offered the job of the President's Analyst. But then the stress of the job and the para...
Two for the Road
1967
as Howard Manchester
Architect Mark Wallace and his wife, Joanna, travel to France to meet with an affluent client. While there, they reflect on their first decade of marr...
A Thousand Clowns
1965
as Albert Amundsen
Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps hoping something won't turn up. What turns up is a...
Ladybug Ladybug
1963
as Mr. Calkins
The teachers and students of a countryside elementary school are thrown into a panic when an air raid siren goes off, warning them of a imminent nucle...