History Creator / WilliamDaniels

Daniels met his wife, Creator/BonnieBartlett, when they were both freshmen at Northwestern University. They got married almost immediately after graduation, in June 1951, and have been together ever since, making them one of Hollywood's longest-lasting couples. They made UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s history in 1986, winning Best Actor and Best Actress for their work as Mark and Ellen Craig on ''St. Elsewhere'' and becoming only the second married couple to win acting awards on the same night. They also [[RealLifeRelative played married or romantically-involved characters]] on two other occasions; once as guest stars on ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'', and again on ''Boy Meets World'', when Bartlett joined the cast as Lila Bolander, Dean of Pennbrook College. The Feeny and Bolander characters began dating and married in the season 6 finale "State of the Unions".

* ''Film/Sunburn1979'' (1979) as Crawford
* ''Film/TheBlueLagoon1980'' (1980) as Arthur Lestrange
* ''Film/Reds1981'' (1981) as Jules Gerber

* ''Series/Ironside1967'' (1 episode, 1973) as Mr. Stillwald

!!Works he's appeared in on TV Tropes:

* ''Film/{{Benchwarmers}}'' (2006) as KITT (voice)

William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, best known nowadays for his role as schoolteacher George Feeny on ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld''. He also played Dr. Mark Craig on ''Series/StElsewhere'' and provided the voice of KITT in ''Series/KnightRider''. His earliest claim to fame, however, was his role as irascible American revolutionary UsefulNotes/JohnAdams in the musical ''[[Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix 1776]]'', first on Broadway and then in the film adaptation. (The name of "John Adams High School" in ''Boy Meets World'' [[ActorAllusion is a nod to this]].)

* ''Film/{{Sunburn|1979}}'' (1979) as Crawford
* ''Film/{{The Blue Lagoon|1980}}'' (1980) as Arthur Lestrange
* ''Film/{{Reds|1981}}'' (1981) as Jules Gerber

* ''Series/{{Ironside|1967}}'' (1 episode, 1973) as Mr. Stillwald

* ''Series/{{Private Benjamin|1981}}'' (1 episode, 1981) as Teddy

William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, best known nowadays for his role as schoolteacher George Feeny on ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld''. He also played Dr. Mark Craig on ''Series/StElsewhere'' and provided the voice of KITT in ''Series/KnightRider''. His earliest claim to fame, however, was his role as irascible American revolutionary UsefulNotes/JohnAdams in the musical ''[[Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix 1776]]'', first on Broadway and then in the film adaptation. (The name of "John Adams High School" in ''Boy Meets World'' [[ActorAllusion is a nod to this]])

He served as president of the [[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood Screen Actors Guild]] from 1999-2001.

William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, best known nowadays for his role as schoolteacher George Feeny on ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld''. He also played Dr. Mark Craig on ''Series/StElsewhere'' and provided the voice of KITT in ''Series/KnightRider''. His earliest claim to fame, however, was his role as irascible American revolutionary UsefulNotes/JohnAdams in the musical ''[[Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix 1776]]'', first on Broadway and then in the film adaptation.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (1998–2004)

* ''Series/CaptainNice'' (1967) as Carter Nash/Captain Nice

* ''[[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 The Incredible Hulk]]'' (1977): Dr. John Bonifant
* ''Literature/TheBlueLagoon'' (1980) as Arthur Lestrange

* ''Series/KnightRider'' (1982–86) as KITT (voice)
* ''Series/StElsewhere'' (1982–88) as Dr. Mark Craig

* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' (1993–2000) as Mr. George Feeny
** ''Series/GirlMeetsWorld'' (2014–17)

Daniels met his wife, Bonnie Bartlett, when they were both freshmen at Northwestern University. They got married almost immediately after graduation, in June 1951, and have been together ever since, making them one of Hollywood's longest-lasting couples. They made UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s history in 1986, winning Best Actor and Best Actress for their work as Mark and Ellen Craig on ''St. Elsewhere'' and becoming only the second married couple to win acting awards on the same night. They also [[RealLifeRelative played married or romantically-involved characters]] on two other occasions; once as guest stars on ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'', and again on ''Boy Meets World'', when Bartlett joined the cast as Lila Bolander, Dean of Pennbrook College. The Feeny and Bolander characters began dating and married in the season 6 finale "State of the Unions".

* ''[[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 The Incredible Hulk]] (1977): Dr. John Bonifant

* ''Series/GirlMeetsWorld'' (2014–17) as Mr. George Feeny

* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: A pitch-perfect Boston Brahmin accent. Part of the reason for his {{Typecasting}} (see below) was the authenticity it naturally brought to the role.

* ''Series/KnightRider'' (1982-86) as KITT (voice)
* ''Series/StElsewhere'' (1982-88) as Dr. Mark Craig

* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' (1993-2000) as Mr. George Feeny

* ''Series/GirlMeetsWorld'' (2014-2017) as Mr. George Feeny

Daniels met his wife, Bonnie Bartlett, when they were both freshmen at Northwestern University. They got married almost immediately after graduation, in June 1951, and have been together ever since, making them one of Hollywood's longest-lasting couples. They made UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s history in 1986, winning Best Actor and Best Actress for their work as Mark and Ellen Craig on ''St. Elsewhere'' and becoming only the second married couple to win acting awards on the same night. They also [[RealLifeRelative played married or romantically-involved characters]] on two other occasions; once as guest stars on ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'', the other on ''Boy Meets World'', when Bartlett joined the cast as Lila Bolander, Dean of Pennbrook College. The Feeny and Bolander characters began dating and married in the season 6 finale "State of the Unions".

''[[Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix Oh Good God.]]''

William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, best known nowadays for his role as schoolteacher Mr. Feeny on ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld''. He also played Dr. Mark Craig on ''Series/StElsewhere'' and provided the voice of KITT in ''Series/KnightRider''. His earliest claim to fame, however, was his role as irascible American revolutionary UsefulNotes/JohnAdams in the musical ''[[Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix 1776]]'', first on Broadway and then in the film adaptation.

* {{Typecasting}}: For much of his career, he was the go-to actor if you needed an uptight [[WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant WASP]], particularly a Yankee.

William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, best known nowadays for playing teacher George Feeny on ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld''. He also played Dr. Mark Craig on ''Series/StElsewhere'' and provided the voice of KITT in ''Series/KnightRider''. His earliest claim to fame, however, was his role as irascible American revolutionary UsefulNotes/JohnAdams in the musical ''[[Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix 1776]]'', first on Broadway and then in the film adaptation.

William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, best known nowadays for playing Mr. Feeny on ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld''. He also played Dr. Mark Craig on ''Series/StElsewhere'' and provided the voice of KITT in ''Series/KnightRider''. His earliest claim to fame, however, was playing the irascible revolutionary UsefulNotes/JohnAdams in the musical ''[[Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix 1776]]'', first on Broadway and then in the film adaptation.

Daniels met his wife, Bonnie Bartlett, when they were both freshmen at Northwestern University. They married almost immediately after graduation, in June 1951, and have been together ever since, making them one of Hollywood's longest-lasting couples. They made UsefulNotes/EmmyAward history in 1986, winning Best Actor and Best Actress for their work as Mark and Ellen Craig on ''Series/StElsewhere'' and becoming only the second married couple to win acting awards on the same night. They also played married or romantically involved characters on two other occasions. One was as guest stars on ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel''; the other on ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'', where Daniels played main character Mr. Feeny for the entirety of the show's run. Bartlett joined him during season six as recurrer Lila Bolander, Dean of Pennbrook College; their characters married in the season six finale "State of the Unions".