{"id":120234,"date":"2025-04-02T09:13:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T02:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/?p=120234"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T02:14:57","slug":"boy-meets-world-alum-william-daniels-plans-to-celebrate-his-98th-birthday-with-peace-and-quiet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/boy-meets-world-alum-william-daniels-plans-to-celebrate-his-98th-birthday-with-peace-and-quiet\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy Meets World alum William Daniels plans to celebrate his 98th birthday with &lsquo;peace and quiet&rsquo;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style='\"font-size:'><b>William Daniels celebrates his 98th birthday on Monday, March 31. How does the actor, beloved for his role as educator George Feeny on the sitcom Boy Meets World, intend to celebrate the momentous occasion?\n</b><p><span style='\"font-size:'>With &ldquo;peace and quiet,&rdquo; the actor said in a joint interview with his longtime wife, fellow actress Bonnie Bartlett. Also on the agenda today? A birthday breakfast with an old pal and former trainer who &ldquo;taught him how to box,&rdquo; as well as plans with one of their three children, Michael Daniels.<br>\n<span style='\"font-size:'><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-120237 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/inovatestory.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/04%5C/ST.-ELSEWHERE-STAR-WILLIAM-DANIELS-CELEBRATES-HIS-98TH-BIRTHDAY-%5Cud83e%5Cudd73-CONGRATULATIONS-%5Cud83c%5Cudf82.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1080\"' height='\"1350\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ST.-ELSEWHERE-STAR-WILLIAM-DANIELS-CELEBRATES-HIS-98TH-BIRTHDAY-\ud83e\udd73-CONGRATULATIONS-\ud83c\udf82.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'><span style='\"font-size:'>&ldquo;This seems to be very special that a couple who both are actors live so long and together for so long, it seems to be unique,&rdquo; Bartlett, 95, said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure there are lots of couples out there on farms or businesses, other things. Doctors don&rsquo;t live that long, but a married couple that are actors living that long? That&rsquo;s special.&rdquo;\n<figure id='\"attachment_120238\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-120238\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-120238 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/inovatestory.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/04%5C/bonnie-bartlett-william-daniels-hallmark-2017-033125-3b99acaa26a34b1e8657dbc699eb7d55.webp%5C%22" alt='\"Bonnie' bartlett and husband actor william daniels. width='\"1500\"' height='\"1000\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bonnie-bartlett-william-daniels-hallmark-2017-033125-3b99acaa26a34b1e8657dbc699eb7d55.webp' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-120238\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'> <span style='\"font-size:'>Bonnie Bartlett and husband actor William Daniels.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Daniels, a two-time Emmy winner, is best known for his roles as Dr. Mark Craig on the medical drama St. Elsewhere (which also starred his wife, Bartlett) and as the voice of K.I.T.T. on the David Hasselhoff series Knight Rider. He also appeared in films like The Graduate, 1776 (as John Adams, after originating the role on the Broadway production of the same name), and Blades of Glory.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>He reached a new generation of fans as Mr. George Feeny, the teacher and lifelong mentor of Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) and his group of pals on the 1990s sitcom Boy Meets World. He would even reprise the role in a few episodes of the spin-off series Girl Meets World. On Instagram on Monday, Daniels&rsquo; former costars and Pod Meets World rewatch podcast hosts Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle, and Rider Strong wished him a happy birthday.\n<blockquote class='\"instagram-media\"' data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink='\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DH3ZoEhRyo5\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\"' data-instgrm-version='\"14\"' style='\"' background: border:0 border-radius:3px box-shadow:0 rgba margin: max-width:658px min-width:326px padding:0 width:99.375 width:-webkit-calc width:calc>\n<div style='\"padding:16px;\"'> <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.instagram.com%5C/p%5C/DH3ZoEhRyo5%5C/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading%5C%22" style='\"' background: line-height:0 padding:0 text-align:center text-decoration:none width:100 target='\"_blank\"'> \n<div style='\"' display: flex flex-direction: row align-items: center>\n<div style='\"background-color:' border-radius: flex-grow: height: margin-right: width:>\n<div style='\"display:' flex flex-direction: column flex-grow: justify-content: center>\n<div style='\"' background-color: border-radius: flex-grow: height: margin-bottom: width:>\n<div style='\"' background-color: border-radius: flex-grow: height: width:>\n\n\n<div style='\"padding:'>\n<div style='\"display:block;' height:50px margin:0 auto width:50px><svg width='\"50px\"' height='\"50px\"' viewbox='\"0' version='\"1.1\"' xmlns='\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"' xmlns:xlink='\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"'><g stroke='\"none\"' stroke-width='\"1\"' fill='\"none\"' fill-rule='\"evenodd\"'><g transform='\"translate(-511.000000,' fill='\"#000000\"'><g><path d='\"M556.869,30.41' c554.814 c553.148 c558.924 c560.59 m541 c535.114 c530.342 c546.887 c551.658 c532.1 c524.886 c549.9 c557.115 m565.378 c565.244 c563.803 c561.058 c557.607 c549.944 c533.003 c525.979 c521.94 c518.846 c517.244 c516.479 c516.448 c516.755 c518.197 c520.942 c524.393 c532.057 c548.997 c556.021 c560.06 c563.154 c564.756 c565.522 c565.552 m570.82 c570.674 c568.659 c564.297 c558.743 c550.169 c532.853 c525.438 c519.376 c514.368 c511.834 c511.035 c511 c511.326 c513.342 c517.703 c523.257 c531.831 c549.148 c556.562 c562.623 c567.633 c570.167 c570.966 c571>\n<div style='\"padding-top:'>\n<div style='\"' color: font-family:arial font-size:14px font-style:normal font-weight:550 line-height:18px>View this post on Instagram\n\n<div style='\"padding:'>\n<div style='\"display:' flex flex-direction: row margin-bottom: align-items: center>\n<div>\n<div style='\"background-color:' border-radius: height: width: transform: translatex translatey>\n<div style='\"background-color:' height: transform: rotate translatex translatey width: flex-grow: margin-right: margin-left:>\n<div style='\"background-color:' border-radius: height: width: transform: translatex translatey>\n\n<div style='\"margin-left:'>\n<div style='\"' background-color: border-radius: flex-grow: height: width:>\n<div style='\"' width: height: border-top: solid transparent border-left: border-bottom: transform: translatex translatey rotate>\n\n<div style='\"margin-left:' auto>\n<div style='\"' width: border-top: solid border-right: transparent transform: translatey>\n<div style='\"' background-color: flex-grow: height: width: transform: translatey>\n<div style='\"' width: height: border-top: solid border-left: transparent transform: translatey translatex>\n\n\n<div style='\"display:' flex flex-direction: column flex-grow: justify-content: center margin-bottom:>\n<div style='\"' background-color: border-radius: flex-grow: height: margin-bottom: width:>\n<div style='\"' background-color: border-radius: flex-grow: height: width:>\n\n<p>\n</p><p style='\"' color: font-family:arial font-size:14px line-height:17px margin-bottom:0 margin-top:8px overflow:hidden padding:8px text-align:center text-overflow:ellipsis white-space:nowrap><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.instagram.com%5C/p%5C/DH3ZoEhRyo5%5C/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading%5C%22" style='\"' color: font-family:arial font-size:14px font-style:normal font-weight:normal line-height:17px text-decoration:none target='\"_blank\"'>A post shared by Pod Meets World (@podmeetsworldshow)\n\n\n<p><script async src="%5C%22%5C/%5C/platform.instagram.com%5C/en_US%5C/embeds.js%5C%22"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;The man who gave life to Mr. Feeny, and so many other wonderful characters, continues to be an example of strength and a source of inspiration for all!&#8221; they captioned the photo. &#8220;Let\u2019s all celebrate an icon on his day.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Daniels has reunited with his onscreen pupils several times in recent years, including the recent &#8217;90s Con event last year. Bartlett also appeared on episodes of the sitcom during the gang&#8217;s college years, playing the dean of the university and, aptly, the love interest of her husband, Mr. Feeny.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">At 98 years young, Daniels said that he still enjoys his work. &#8220;You have to kind of keep at it, otherwise you just fade away,&#8221; he said, adding of the enduring love fans have for him, &#8220;You have to be pleased, and I certainly am. I hope I&#8217;m around a little longer and we&#8217;ll do it again next year.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Daniels celebrates his 98th birthday on Monday, March 31. How does the actor, beloved for his role as educator George Feeny on the sitcom Boy Meets World, intend to celebrate the momentous occasion? With &#8220;peace and quiet,&#8221; the actor said in a joint interview with his longtime wife, fellow actress Bonnie Bartlett. 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