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William Daniels Wiki Biography

William David Daniels was born on the 31st March 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City USA, and is an actor, probably best recognized for starring in the role of Mr. Braddock in the film “The Graduate” (1967), playing Dr. Mark Craig in “St. Elsewhere” (1982-1988), and as George Feeny in “Boy Meets World” (1993-2000) and “Girl Meets World” (2014-20174). He is also known as a former president of the Screen Actors Guild. His career has been active since 1943.

So, have you ever wondered how rich William Daniels is, as of mid-2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of William’s net worth is over $5 million, accumulated through his successful career in the film industry. Another source is coming from the sale of his autobiographical book “There I Go Again: How I Came To Be Mr. Feeny, John Adams, Dr. Craig, KITT, And Many Others” (2017).

William Daniels was raised with two sisters by his father, David Dryden Daniels, a bricklayer, and his mother, Irene Daniels, who was a housewife. At aged four, he began to perform with his family, known as the Daniels Family song-and-dance troupe. In 1945 he served in the US Army, as a disc jockey at their radio station. When he returned home, he was spotted by screenwriter Howard Lindsay, and under his influence William moved his focus to acting. So, he enrolled at Northwestern University, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, graduating in 1949.

William’s professional acting career had actually begun in 1943, when he performed in a TV show with his family, and in the same year appeared in the Broadway production “Life With Father”, after which he also starred in plays including “A Thousand Clowns”, “A Little Night Music”, etc. Subsequently, William made his debut appearance in the TV series in 1952, when he guest-starred in “A Woman For The Ages”, which was followed by other supporting roles in such TV series as “Robert Montgomery Presents” (1956) and “Armstrong Circle Theatre” (1956-1961), which marked the beginning of an increase of his net worth.

In the 1960s, he continued with supporting roles in a number of TV series, including “Naked City” (1961-1962) and “The Defenders” (1962-1964), among many others, and William’s career began to improve when he made his debut film appearance in the role of Mr. John Calkins in “Ladybug Ladybug” (1963). His next major role came in 1967, when he was chosen to portray Carter Nash in the TV series “Captain Nice”, after which he starred as Mr. Braddock in the film entitled “The Graduate” in the same year, alongside Dustin Hoffman, one of the highest grossing films of all time and for which director Mike Nichols won an Oscar. He also played Mr. Crowell in the 1969 film “Marlowe”, adding a considerable amount to his net worth.

His first role in the next decade came in 1972, when he portrayed John Adams (MA) in the film “1776”, after which he starred in such film titles as “Murdock’s Gang” (1973), “The Parallax View” (1974), and “One Of Our Own” (1975). In the following year, he was selected to play John Quincy Adams in the TV series “The Adams Chronicles”, and Lt. Cmdr. Kenneth Kitteridge in the TV series “The Nancy Walker Show”, until 1977. Moreover, in 1979, William appeared as G. Gordon Liddy in the TV mini-series “Blind Ambition”. All of these appearances contributed to his wealth.

During the 1980s and 1990s, William reached enormous success starring in several hit TV series. He was the voice of K.I.T.T. in the TV series “Knight Rider” (1982-1986), starred in the role of Dr. Mark Craig in the TV series “St. Elsewhere” (1982-1988), and in 1987 appeared alongside Kim Basinger and Bruce Willis in a film entitled “Blind Date”. Afterwards, he was cast as George Feeny in the TV series “Boy Meets World”, which lasted from 1993 to 2000. All of these roles increased his net worth by a large margin.

However, in the 2000s, William did not have any major success, as he only had a number of guest-starring roles, in such TV series as “Scrubs” (2002), “The Simpsons” (2004), and “The Closer” (2006). Nonetheless, in 2012 he was chosen to portray Dr. Craig Thomas in the TV series “Grey’s Anatomy”, and most recently, he reprised the role of George Feeny in another TV series entitled “Girl Meets World” from 2014 to 2017. So, his net worth is certainly rising.

Thanks to his accomplishments in the film industry, William and his wife Bonnie won Emmy Awards in 1986 for starring in “Boy Meets World” and “St. Elsewhere” as a fictional married couple.

To speak further about his career, William is also known for being a former president of the Screen Actors Guild, serving on its Board of Directors from 1999 to 2002, increasing a lot his fortune.

Speaking about his personal life, William Daniels has been married to actress Bonnie Bartlett since June of 1951; they had a son who passed away as a baby, but the couple have adopted two children. Their current residence is in Studio City, California.

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William Daniels Trademarks

1. Boston Brahmin accent
2. His nasal voice
3. Moustache
4. Perhaps best known for his roles as Dr. Mark Craig on St. Elsewhere (1982) and Mr. George Feeny on Boy Meets World (1993).

William Daniels Important Facts

• Is very good friends with: James Garner, Joe Santos, Dennis Weaver, Jack Klugman, Garry Walberg, Robert Ito, Della Reese, Roma Downey, Bruce Paltrow, Joshua Brand, Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd, Ronny Cox, David Birney, Bonnie Bartlett, Christina Pickles, Jane Wyatt, Donald Pleasence, Eleanor Parker, Peter Mark Richman, Warren Beatty, Carl Reiner, Nancy Walker, Keenan Wynn, Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, E.G. Marshall, Shirl Conway, Harry Bellaver and Paul Burke.
• Alongside fellow actor Norman Lloyd, Dick Van Dyke, Ernest Borgnine, Mickey Rooney, Betty White, Angela Lansbury, Charlotte Rae, Adam West, William Shatner, Marla Gibbs, Larry Hagman, Florence Henderson Shirley Jones and Alan Alda, Daniels is one of the few actors in Hollywood who lived into their 80s and/or 90s without ever either retiring from acting or having stopped getting work.
• Acting mentor and friend of: Ed Begley Jr., David Morse and Howie Mandel.
• Best known by the public for his starring role as Dr. Mark Craig on St. Elsewhere (1982) and for his role as George Feeny on Boy Meets World (1993).
• Is the only actor to appear in nearly every episode of St. Elsewhere (1982), with the exception of 8.
• He is the son of Irene (Bulger) and David Dryden Daniels.
• He has played the same character (George Feeny) on three different series: Boy Meets World (1993), Maybe This Time (1995), and Girl Meets World (2014).
• Lives in Studio City, California. [May 2002]
• In addition to portraying John Adams in 1776 (1972), he portrayed his son John Quincy Adams in The Adams Chronicles (1976).
• Played Dustin Hoffman’s father in The Graduate (1967), but in reality is only 10 years older than Hoffman.
• Portrayed John Adams in the original Broadway stage version of 1776 and reprised his role in the movie 1776 (1972).
• The characters that Daniels and his real-life wife, Bonnie Bartlett, played in Boy Meets World (1993) married each other in an episode of that series, just as they are in real life.
• In an episode of Boy Meets World (1993), Daniels’s character, George Feeny, is congratulating Cory on the quality of his film project. Cory then asks, “You think it’s a great film?” George responds, “No, I think The Graduate is a great film,” referring to his earlier role in The Graduate (1967).
• Played George Feeny, who was the principal and a teacher at John Adams High School on the TV show Boy Meets World (1993). This is yet another John Adams connection for Daniels, who has portrayed him many times.
• While performing on both St. Elsewhere (1982) and Knight Rider (1982) in the 1980s, Daniels made goodwill visits to children’s hospitals. He discovered that not many children were thrilled to meet an actor who played a doctor, but the fact that he voiced the talking car KITT always appealed to them, so he shifted emphasis during his visits. He entertained the children with KITT-styled phrases, and answered their questions about “Knight Rider” while hardly mentioning his other, larger acting role.
• Often plays members of the famous Adams family of early American history. Has played John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams as well as their cousin Samuel Adams.
• Is a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.
• One episode of St. Elsewhere (1982) called for Dr. and Mrs. Craig to visit Philadelphia. Inspired by returning to Independence Square, he sang a few lines of the song “Sit Down, John” from 1776 (1972). The moment was included in the episode.
• Worked conscientiously to lose the Brooklyn accent he grew up with, so that he could obtain a wider range of roles. His adopted accent is close to the Boston dialect he used as Dr. Mark Craig on St. Elsewhere (1982) and Mr. George Feeny on Boy Meets World (1993).
• Elected president of the Screen Actors Guild, upsetting incumbent Richard Masur, as well as candidate Angel Tompkins, who conjoined her two names to call herself “Angeltompkins” so she could be listed first on the ballot(!) The SAG president serves a two-year term. [November 1999]
• 1949 graduate of Northwestern University.
• Nominated for a Tony as Supporting Actor in a Musical for his lead role of John Adams in the 1969 musical “1776.” He could not be nominated for lead actor because he did not then have star billing (i.e., above the title). Adams is clearly the lead role in 1776 (1972), so Daniels declined the nomination.
• As a child, he was part of the Daniels Family song-and-dance troupe that traveled in and around the state of New York. His entire family appeared on one of the first experimental TV broadcasts in 1941.
• He and his wife, actress Bonnie Bartlett, won Emmys for their portrayals of a married couple, Dr. and Mrs. Mark Craig, on the cult TV series St. Elsewhere (1982) in 1982.

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