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Also known as William David Daniels

American actor (born 1927)

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Gender
Male
Origin
United States

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William Daniels was John Adams in the 1969 Broadway and 1972 film adaptation of 1776. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/William+Daniels">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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5 total works indexed

  1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

    · 1996 · cited 61,676x

  2. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

    · 1976 · cited 43,968x

  3. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

    · 1983 · cited 39,036x

  4. QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data

    · 2010 · cited 30,753x

  5. Preparation of Graphitic Oxide

    · 1958 · cited 28,541x

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Key facts

Born
William David Daniels , ( 1927-03-31 ) March 31, 1927 (age 99) , New York City , U.S.
Alma mater
Northwestern University
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1943–present
Spouse
Bonnie Bartlett ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. June 30, 1951</span>"}]]}'>1951 ) ​
Preceded by
Richard Masur
Succeeded by
Melissa Gilbert
Branch
United States Army
Service years
1945–1945
Website
williamdanielstheactor .com

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date of birth
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start of work period
1943-00-00
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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, Howard Maxwell-Manchester in Two for the Road, and John Adams in the musical film 1776. He was president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1999 to 2001 and led the union's efforts during the 2000 commercial actors strike.

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