Primetime Emmy winner · birth-card coordinate
William Daniels's Birth Card: The 5 of Clubs
The Dynamic Innovator
A birth card is a calendar coordinate for the month and day. It is not fortune-telling and does not predict an Emmy.
In the record
William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927) is an American actor, known for his television roles, notably as Mark Craig on the drama series St. The birth-card coordinate for March 31 is the 5 of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 1985 Lead Actor in a Drama Series (St. Elsewhere); 1986 Lead Actor in a Drama Series (St. Elsewhere) win.
Primetime Emmy Lead record
- 1985 Lead Actor in a Drama Series — St. Elsewhere as Mark Craig
- 1986 Lead Actor in a Drama Series — St. Elsewhere as Mark Craig
The 5 of Clubs coordinate
William Daniels's birthday maps to the 5 of Clubs (The Dynamic Innovator). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about an Emmy and not a verdict on William Daniels. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You pressure-test an idea in public and let the better one win.
William Daniels in the public record
Elsewhere, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards; the voice of KITT on the television series Knight Rider; and George Feeny on the sitcom Boy Meets World, which earned him four People's Choice Award nominations. He reprised his Knight Rider role in the sequel TV movie Knight Rider 2000 and his Boy Meets World role in the sequel series Girl Meets World. He also portrayed Carter Nash (the actual identity of the eponymous comedic superhero) in Captain Nice. Daniels's film roles include Mr. Braddock (Benjamin Braddock's father) in The Graduate, Howard Maxwell-Manchester in Two for the Road, and John Adams in the musical film 1776. He was president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1999 to 2001 and led the union's efforts during the 2000 commercial actors strike. Daniels is also noted for having portrayed in film or on television the three most prominent members of the Adams political family: John Adams, his cousin and fellow founding father, Samuel Adams, and John Adams's son John Quincy Adams.
Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article William Daniels (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.
Where the record meets the 5 of Hearts
A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about William Daniels, and not a forecast of an Emmy.
Cards in William Daniels's fixed path
Birth card and karma
- 5♣ — Birth Card: The Dynamic Innovator
- 4♣ — Karma — Environment: The Systematic Builder
- 5♥ — Karma — Displacement: The Restless Heart
Life Spread (Mercury → Result / Cosmic Reward)
- 3♦ — Life Spread — Mercury
- 7♦ — Life Spread — Jupiter
- 5♠ — Life Spread — Saturn
- J♥ — Life Spread — Uranus
- 9♣ — Life Spread — Neptune
- 9♠ — Life Spread — Pluto
- 2♥ — Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward
Planetary ruling card, karma and Life Spread
- 7♥ — Planetary Ruling Card: The Reflective Heart
- A♠ — PRC Karma — Environment: The Truth Pioneer
- 8♥ — PRC Karma — Displacement: The Emotional Powerhouse
- K♥ — PRC Life Spread — Neptune: The Compassionate King
- K♦ — PRC Life Spread — Pluto: The Wealthy King
- 6♥ — PRC Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward: The Devoted Caregiver
Birth card from the month and day. Karma cards are fixed to the birth card. The planetary ruling card comes from the sun sign's ruling planet — the signs with two rulers carry two. The Life Spread is the birth card's fixed row of nine in the Life Spread — the cards that colour each 52-day period for life. Planetary period and long-range cards move year by year and are not shown on a static page.
Adaptability through emotional change and transition
Daniels's film roles include Mr. Braddock (Benjamin Braddock's father) in The Graduate, Howard Maxwell-Manchester in Two for the Road, and John Adams in the musical film 1776.
Paired on relationship and feeling — the domain ♥ governs in this system. Markers in the record: father.
Other Emmy winners with this card
- Dick Van Dyke — 1964 Lead performer (pre-genre split) (The Dick Van Dyke Show); 1965 Lead performer (pre-genre split) (The Dick Van Dyke Show); 1966 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (The Dick Van Dyke Show)
- Ed Asner — 1978 Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Lou Grant); 1980 Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Lou Grant)
- Richard Kiley — 1988 Lead Actor in a Drama Series (A Year in the Life)
- Ricky Gervais — 2007 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Extras)
FAQ
- What is William Daniels's birth card?
- The 5 of Clubs. March 31 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.
- Does a birth card predict an Emmy?
- No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.
- Where do William Daniels's dates come from?
- Birth date 1927-03-31 is the day-precision date on William Daniels's Wikipedia article infobox or lead, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Lead Actor/Actress wins come from the Primetime Emmy drama and comedy Wikipedia lists, which compile Television Academy (emmys.com) results. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Sources: Television Academy / Emmys (emmys.com) + Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 (William Daniels; winner list) + Wikidata CC0 (Q370181). Birth date 1927-03-31 is the Wikipedia day-precision date, verified against Wikidata P569 (match).