1967Winner
Best Performance
The Graduate
William Daniels
Actor
Brooklyn, New York, USA
March 31, 1927
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1980Nominee
Best Performance
The Blue Lagoon
2007Nominee
Best Performance
Blades of Glory
Career Highlights
2020Highlight
Best Performance
Superintelligence
2025Highlight
Best Performance
The Creeps
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The Graduate
The Blue Lagoon
Blades of Glory