William Daniels

Notes & Trivia

 * By request of the actor, William Daniels was never credited for providing the voice of K.I.T.T. in any episode of Knight Rider.


 * William Daniels is married to actress Bonnie Bartlett. They were married on June 30th, 1951. Bartlett co-starred with Daniels on St. Elsewhere.


 * William Daniels was President of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) for two years from 1998 to 1999.


 * William Daniels shares a birthday with television director Ted Post, who was born in 1918 (also a Brooklyn native) and actor Ewan McGregor, who was born in 1971.

Other works

 * William Daniels is best known for playing the role of Doctor Mark Craig on the medical drama series St. Elsewhere.


 * Played the lead role of John Adams in the 1972 musical 1776, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he declined.


 * Played police lieutenant Jack Matteo in "The Vampire" episode of Kolchak: The Night Stalker.


 * William Daniels reprised the role of K.I.T.T. in two episodes of the animated series The Simpsons. He appeared in "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace" in 1998 and "Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore" in 2004.


 * William Daniels reprised the role of K.I.T.T. in the 2006 comedy film The Benchwarmers.