William Daniels
Milestones
- Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Birthday: March 31, 1927
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1979
Cast as G. Gordon Liddy in the CBS miniseries "Blind Ambition"
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1979
Played John Adams in ABC miniseries "The Rebels"
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1978
Played Samuel Adams in "The Bastard" (ABC)
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1976
Played John Quincy Adams in the PBS miniseries "The Adams Chronicles"
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1976 to 1977
Was Lt. Cdr. Kitteridge on "The Nancy Walker Show" (ABC)
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1974
Succeeded Len Cariou as Frederick Egermann in the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical "A Little Night Music"
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1972
Reprised stage role in film "1776"
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1969
Played John Adams in "1776" on Broadway; refused a Tony Award nomination as Best Featured Actor in a Musical
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1967
First series, title role in "Captain Nice" (NBC)
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1967
Played Ben Braddock's father in "The Graduate"
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1962
Cast as the fiance of the social worker heroine (Sandy Dennis) in "A Thousand Clowns" on Broadway
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1960
Starred in "The Zoo Story" on New York stage
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1952
TV debut, "The Somerset Maugham Theatre" (ABC)
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1949
Film debut, "Family Honeymoon"
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1939
Broadway debut, "Life With Father" (as child actor)
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Appeared as Dr. Mark Craig on "St. Elsewhere" (NBC); won two Emmy Awards for his work
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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)
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had regular role of D.A. Cruikshank on "Freebie and the Bean" (CBS)
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Performed with family in NYC in 1930s
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Portrayed Mr. Feeny on ABC sitcom "Boy Meets World"
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Provided the voice of KITT, the car, on "Knight Rider" (NBC)
Upcoming Appearances
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