Biography
Elsewhere" (NBC, 1982-88) and "Boy Meets World" (ABC, 1993-2000), as well as in numerous television movies, Broadway plays and feature films. A child performer with his siblings in the early 1940s, he segued smoothly into adult roles; first on stage in "1776" and later in its feature adaptation, which led to a string of turns as John Adams. "St. Elsewhere" defined Daniels' screen persona - erudite, cutting, but vulnerable beneath the …
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Career Milestones
| Portrayed Mr. Feeny on ABC sitcom "Boy Meets World" | ||
| Appeared as Dr. Mark Craig on "St. Elsewhere" (NBC); won two Emmy Awards for his work | ||
| Provided the voice of KITT, the car, on "Knight Rider" (NBC) | ||
| had regular role of D.A. Cruikshank on "Freebie and the Bean" (CBS) | ||
1979 | Played John Adams in ABC miniseries "The Rebels" | |
1979 | Cast as G. Gordon Liddy in the CBS miniseries "Blind Ambition" | |
1978 | Played Samuel Adams in "The Bastard" (ABC) | |
1976 | Was Lt. Cdr. Kitteridge on "The Nancy Walker Show" (ABC) | |
1976 | Played John Quincy Adams in the PBS miniseries "The Adams Chronicles" | |
1974 | Succeeded Len Cariou as Frederick Egermann in the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical "A Little Night Music" | |
1972 | Reprised stage role in film "1776" | |
1969 | Played John Adams in "1776" on Broadway; refused a Tony Award nomination as Best Featured Actor in a Musical | |
1967 | First series, title role in "Captain Nice" (NBC) | |
1967 | Played Ben Braddock's father in "The Graduate" | |
1962 | Cast as the fiance of the social worker heroine (Sandy Dennis) in "A Thousand Clowns" on Broadway | |
1960 | Starred in "The Zoo Story" on New York stage | |
1952 | TV debut, "The Somerset Maugham Theatre" (ABC) | |
| Appeared in stage productions throughout the 1950s and 1960s, including "Look Back in Anger" (1958) and "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (1965) | ||
1949 | Film debut, "Family Honeymoon" | |
1939 | Broadway debut, "Life With Father" (as child actor) | |
| Performed with family in NYC in 1930s | ||
Awards
1987 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |
1986 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |
1984 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |
1983 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |