The Couch Critic Logo
The Couch CriticCouch Critic
TrendingMoviesTV ShowsListsReviewsWhat to Watch
LogoThe Couch Critic

Menu

TrendingMoviesTV ShowsListsReviewsWhat to Watch

© 2026 The Couch Critic

The Couch Critic Logo

The Couch Critic

Your go-to destination for honest movie and TV show reviews from a passionate community of critics. Join the conversation today.

X

Explore

  • Trending
  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Reviews
  • Lists
  • Games
  • About Us

Categories

  • Popular Movies
  • Trending Now
  • Upcoming
  • Airing Today
  • Movie Genres
  • TV Genres

Community

  • Guides
  • What to Watch

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Cookie Policy
  • RSS Feed
© 2026 The Couch Critic.•Built by Hayden Thorn
Cookie Settings
The Movie Database

This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

Home/People/William Daniels
William Daniels profile photo
Born
Mar 31, 1927
Age 99
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

55
Movies
54
TV Shows
1
Directed
Also Known As
William David Daniels
ویلیام دنیلز
IMDb Profile

William Daniels

Acting

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.
The Creeps poster

The Creeps

as Kitt
2025
115 poster

115

as Kraft Intelligence (voice)
2025
Superintelligence poster

Superintelligence

as KITT (voice)
2020
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff poster

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

as K.I.T.T. (voice)
2010
Blades of Glory poster

Blades of Glory

as Commissioner Ebbers
2007
NBC 75th Anniversary Special poster

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

as Self
2002
The Lottery poster

The Lottery

as Reverend Hutchinson
1996
Magic Kid II poster

Magic Kid II

as Manny
1994
Back to the Streets of San Francisco poster

Back to the Streets of San Francisco

as Julius Burns
1992
Clara poster

Clara

as Detective Lieutenant Fine
1991
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story poster

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

as John Nicks
1990
Making a Case for Murder poster

Making a Case for Murder

as Slaney
1989
Her Alibi poster

Her Alibi

as Sam
1989
The Little Match Girl poster

The Little Match Girl

as Haywood Dutton
1987
Blind Date poster

Blind Date

as Harold Bedford
1987
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed poster

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

as Narrator
1986
Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self
1985
Laugh Busters poster

Laugh Busters

as K.I.T.T. (voice)
1984
Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix poster

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

as KITT (voice)
1982
Drop-Out Father poster

Drop-Out Father

as Draper Wright
1982