William Daniels Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1999, he was elected as president of the Screen Actors Guild
• Recieved the 1986 "Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series" title at the Viewers for Quality Television Awards
• Started performing at a young age when he became a member of the Daniels Family song-and-dance troupe
• Well known for his roles as some of the early American, founding fathers
• Frequently takes on the role of characters who hail from Boston
• Although he portrayed Dustin Hoffman's character's father in "The Graduate," he is only ten years older than the actor
• Graduated from Northwestern University, where he was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity