William Daniels
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| William Daniels | |
 Daniels at the Emmy Awards, September 20, 1987. Photo by Alan Light. |
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| Born | March 31, 1927 (age 80) Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Notable roles | Mark Craig on St. Elsewhere Mr. Feeny on Boy Meets World KITT on Knight Rider |
| Emmy Awards | |
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| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 1985 & 1986 St. Elsewhere | |
William Daniels (born March 31, 1927) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor whose distinctive, nasal voice and penchant for portraying critical yet competent characters has landed him a number of roles over the years. In effect, he has made a career out of playing characters who somehow remain sympathetic despite being "obnoxious and disliked" (as his character John Adams was repeatedly described in 1776) from the other characters' point of view.
Daniels was born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1949. He has been married to actress and fellow Emmy Award-winner Bonnie Bartlett since June 30, 1951. They have two children.
He also served as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) from 1999 to 2001.
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[edit] Best known roles
In 1969, Daniels starred as John Adams in the musical 1776, as well as appearing in the movie version in 1972. He provided the voice of KITT in Knight Rider from 1982 to 1986 (He did this without being credited). He appeared as Dr. Mark Craig in St. Elsewhere from 1982 to 1988 (for which he was awarded the Emmy). Daniels then got notice from a younger audience by portraying the teacher George Feeny in Boy Meets World from 1993 to 2000.
[edit] Other roles
- His motion picture debut was as a school principal in the 1963 anti-war drama Ladybug Ladybug.
- Even though he was just ten years older, William Daniels played the father of Dustin Hoffman's character in the movie The Graduate in 1967.
- Daniels appeared as a physician named John Bonifant in Death In the Family, the second made-for-TV movie of the 1970s Incredible Hulk TV series.
- He was the voice of K.I.T.T. in the TV series "Knight Rider".
- Daniels appeared as Norman, a radio executive attending a Halloween party with coworkers; he appears dressed as a clown for the party, and unwittingly picks up Cylon hitchhikers in the Galactica 1980, episode "The Night the Cylons Landed".
- Daniels played the voice of Scythe 2.0. in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, episode "Scythe 2.0.".
- He was the voice of a robot in an episode of Kim Possible.
- He also guest starred in an episode of Scrubs. His appearance involved three other cast members from St. Elsewhere; they played hospitalized doctors.
- William Daniels played the part of Howard Manchester in 1967's Two for the Road.
- He played George Summers in the 1977 Carl Reiner film Oh, God!.
- He played Arthur Spooner's nemisis, Philip Waldecott in The King Of Queens.
- He played the un-named judge in the 2007 movie Code Name: The Cleaner and Blades of Glory.
- He played Mr. Feeny in the series Boy Meets World.
[edit] Trivia
- In the series Boy Meets World, Daniels' character Mr. Feeny works at John Adams High School. Daniels played John Adams in 1776. Both shows are set in Philadelphia.
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| Preceded by Richard Masur |
President of Screen Actors Guild 1999 – 2001 |
Succeeded by Melissa Gilbert |
