William Daniels

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Biography

William Daniels has spent almost all of his long and successful life in show business. A versatile character actor, Daniels has performed on stage,…more

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Birth Name

William Daniels (I)

Gender

Male

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  • Trivia

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    • In honor of William's acting abilities, Northwestern University gives out William Daniels Awards for performers, directors, and choreographers that excel in campus theater productions.

    • In 2010 Daniels lent his voice, as his Knight Rider character, K.I.T.T., to a series of ads in the U.K. for a car repair firm called Kwik-Fit.
    • William Daniels was nominated for a Tony award for "Best Actor - Supporting or Featured - Musical," in 1969 for his role as John Adams in 1776. He refused the nomination, insisting that he should have been nominated in the category of "Lead Actor in a Musical."
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    • William Daniels: (thoughts on reading the first script for Boy Meets World) Feeny reminded me of the character John Houseman played in The Paper Chase.
    • William Daniels: (when asked if he had any backlash from the studios since becoming president of the Screen Actors Guild) Well, I haven't worked. Nobody's asked me to work, not since the series ("Boy Meets World") was over, which is a year now. It doesn't bother me, but there it is. Actors don't retire, the phone just stops ringing. I'm not worried about paying my rent. To me, (SAG) was something I could do for my fellow actors since I'm one of the lucky ones. When I took (the presidency) I was doing a series -- "Boy Meets World" -- and I suspected that since it was in its seventh year, it probably wouldn't go on. But I'm glad it didn't, because I would never have been able to do this job and a series like that, day in and day out.
    • William Daniels: (on playing the voice of K.I.T.T. on Knight Rider) He's computerized, but I won't let him come on cold. I created KITT. I understand the personality of the car.
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