Robert Daniels: Who is William Daniels’ son?

Robert Daniels is the son of famous Hollywood actor William Daniels. Robert Daniels’ father gained public recognition for his television roles. He is best known as Mark Craig in the drama series St. Elsewhere, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards, and also the voice of KITT in the television series Knight Rider.

Robert Daniels: Bio Summary

How old is William Daniels’ son Robert?

Robert Daniels was born in 1966 in the United States of America. As of 2023, he is 57 years old. He is the adopted son of  William Daniels and his lifelong wife and actress Bonnie Bartlett. Aside from Robert, William, and Bonnie also have two other children: William Daniels Jr. and Michael Daniels.

Who is Robert Daniels’ mother Bonnie Bartlett?

Robert Daniels’ mother Bonnie Bartlett has an acting career span of seven decades. She is best known for her role as Grace Snider Edwards on the Michael Landon television series Little House on the Prairie and as Ellen Craig on the series St. Elsewhere. Robert’s parents played Husband and Wife on the medical drama series St. Elsewhere and they both won Emmy Awards on the same night in 1986. They became one of the first married couple to achieve this feat.

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Robert’s parents, Bartlett and Daniels first met at Northwestern University in Chicago. They were married on June 30, 1951. Ten years after his parents exchanged their vows, they finally welcomed their first child, son William Daniels Jr. Sadly, the Junior wasn’t meant to be around for a long time and passed away 24 hours later. The determined couple went on to have two sons via adoption, Robert and Michael Daniels, in 1966 and 1964, respectively.

Robert once went missing

 William Daniels and Bonnie Bartlett’s son Robert once went missing as a kid while they were at a New York public beach. Bartlett was paralyzed with fear, but a woman (who remained her friend) comforted her by telling the star that no one would take the child.

The woman who became her friend offered to find Robert while her mother stayed put She kept her word and fifteen minutes later, the woman returned with a police car and her son Robert. The actress confessed that it was a horrible incident, adding that it was devastating for a parent to experience.

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Narrating the incident, she said- “I was paralyzed with fear. I didn’t know what to do. I was with this woman who’s my friend to this day. Give her a crisis and there’s no one who’s better. She said, ‘No one will take him, stay here with the kids, – Bartlett told the Pittsburgh Post-gazette in 1987– “I’ll find him.’Fifteen minutes later, she came back with a police car and there was Bobby. It was horrible, what I went through, the thought that I might never see him again. It’s a devastating thing for a parent.“

Despite having some normal parental challenges here and there with the children, Bartlett described her husband as an impressive parent, she also told  PEOPLE that William Daniels was a great father– “So I honestly would say that and being a great father – he’s a great father.“- she said.

William Daniels who also never misses a chance to share memories he is making with Robert Daniels and his brother Michael Daniels took to his Instagram to share an image of him and the boys having fun and playing golf together. In the caption- he wrote-“They got it from their papa. Or so I try to tell them.“

What does William Daniels’ son, Robert Daniels do?

Per his IMDB profile, he has one credit to his name as an actor and writer known for one episode of St. Elsewhere (1982). However, per other sources, Robert Daniels became an artist and computer graphics designer and is now based in New York City.