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William Daniels

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Actor b. 1927 On stage 19221973

William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927) is an American actor, known for his television roles, notably as Mark Craig on the drama series St. Elsewhere, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards; the voice of KITT on the television series Knight Rider; and George Feeny on the sitcom Boy Meets World, which earned him four People's Choice Award nominations. He reprised his Knight Rider role in the sequel TV movie Knight Rider 2000 and his Boy Meets World role in the sequel series Girl Meets World. He also portrayed Carter Nash (the actual identity of the eponymous comedic superhero) in Captain Nice. Daniels's film roles include Mr. Braddock (Benjamin Braddock's father) in The Graduate, Howa…

On stage 10 productions, 51 years

1922 Macbeth 48th Street Theatre · Revival
1939 Life With Father Empire Theatre · Original · directed by Bretaigne Windust 3,224 perf.
1959 The Legend of Lizzie 54th Street Theatre · Original 2 perf.
1962 A Thousand Clowns Eugene Oneill Theatre · Original 428 perf.
1963 Dear Me, The Sky is Falling Music Box Theatre · Original · directed by Herman Shumlin 145 perf.
1963 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Cort Theatre · Original · directed by Alex Segal 82 perf.
1965 On A Clear Day You Can See Forever Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Lewis 280 perf.
1967 Daphne in Cottage D Longacre Theatre · Original · directed by Martin Fried 41 perf.
1969 1776 46th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Peter Hunt 1,217 perf.
1973 A Little Night Music Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Prince 601 perf.

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Worked with more than once3 names

Sandy Dennis 2 productions
John Cullum 2 productions
Howard Da Silva 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • The way that William Daniels takes the jest shows that he’s been similarly scarred many times but has never felt a wound. Lesser men would get insulted or rebut the charge; Adams is interested only in taking care of business.ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
  • Cast: Barbara Harris, John Cullum, Titos Vandis, William Daniels, Clifford David, Rae Allenebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Paul Hecht, Clifford David, Ken Howard, Virginia Vestoff, Ronald Holgate, Betty Buckleyebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • 1776. William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Betty Buckley, and Ken Howard. (Martha Swope)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • William Daniels was out that night, so we saw John Cullum as John Adams. I still remember that moment, watching him on the apron on the stage, in front of the curtain, doing his opening monologue before the music started and curtain flew up and the show began.ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Part 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt
  • with Titos Vandis, William Daniels, Clifford David, Rae Allen, Michael Lewis, Gerry Matthews, and Byron Webster opened October 17, 1965theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt

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