There I Go Again: How I Came to Be Mr. Feeny, John Adams, Dr. Craig, KITT, & Many Others

Daniels, a Brooklyn native who’s won two Emmys and been president of the Screen Actors Guild, talks about his series of memorable roles on stage and screen, including the status-loving father in The Graduate (1967), John Adams in the Broadway production of 1776 (1969), Dr. Craig in St. Elsewhere (1982), KITT in Knight Rider (1982), and Mr. Feeny in Boy Meets World (1993). As an entertainer, he was overly ambitious, and his career was interrupted by a stint in the military, but he shone brightly in the drama school at Northwestern, where he met his future wife, Bonnie Bartlett. Daniels is very gentle with the stars involved in the old Hollywood circles, including Veronica Lake, Marilyn Monroe, Jerome Robbins, Jason Robards Jr., Peter Sellers, Kirk Douglas, Albert Finney, and Mike Nichols. “Whatever success I’ve had in my life—and I’ve had considerable success—has come to me almost accidentally,” writes Daniels. Capped off with a bright dialogue with Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and 30 photos, Daniels’s reflective memoir permits the reader to sample the complicated emotional terrain of an actor. (Mar.)