William Daniels originated the role of John Adams in the musical 1776 when it debuted on Broadway in
William Daniels originated the role of John Adams in the musical 1776 when it debuted on Broadway in 1969 and also starred in the film version of the stage show. Four years afterwards, PBS produced a thirteen-part miniseries titled The Adams Chronicles in which Daniels played John Quincy Adams, the eldest son of John and Abigail Adams. Daniels then went on to play Samuel Adams, John Adams’ second cousin and fellow revolutionary, in a 1978 made-for-television film called The Bastard.“At that point,” Daniels says, “I felt I had achieved a lock on the Adams family. I had played every one of them except Abigail.”I couldn’t find any pictures of him as Sam Adams (tragically), but the fact that William Daniels dedicated three years of his life to playing John Adams and then played his son in an Emmy-winning miniseries just a few years later is pretty incredible imo! -- source link
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