LOVE STORIES: 99-Year-Old William Daniels and 96-Year-Old Bonnie Bartlett, One of Hollywood’s Most Enduring Couples
Amy & T.J.
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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Bonnie Bartlett and William Daniels have been married for more than 74 years, making them one of the longest-married couples in entertainment history. The two met as young actors at Northwestern University and built parallel, decades-long careers in television and film, most memorably starring together as husband and wife on St. Elsewhere, a collaboration that led to a historic moment in 1986 when they both won Emmy Awards on the same night. Over the years, William became a television icon as Dr. Mark Craig on St. Elsewhere, the voice of KITT on Knight Rider, and beloved teacher Mr. Feeny on Boy Meets World, while Bonnie carved out a seven-decade career with standout roles on Little House on the Prairie and St. Elsewhere. Their marriage has not been without challenges and the two sat down with Amy and T.J. to discuss how their relationship has stood the test of time.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.9 | 1969, Malcolm and Martin are gone. |
| 0:07.8 | America is in crisis. |
| 0:09.5 | At a Morehouse college, the students make their move. |
| 0:12.3 | These students, including a young Samuel L. Jackson, |
| 0:15.4 | locked up the members of the board of trustees, including Martin Luther King's senior. |
| 0:20.6 | It's the true story of protests and rebellion in black American history that you'll never |
| 0:24.9 | forget. |
| 0:25.9 | I'm Hans Charles. |
| 0:26.9 | I'm Mennelick Lamumba. |
| 0:28.1 | Listen to the A building on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your |
| 0:33.5 | podcasts. |
| 0:38.2 | This is Amy and TJ. |
| 0:40.7 | Love Stories. |
| 0:44.5 | William and Bonnie join us now on our love story series. |
| 0:57.1 | Thank you both for being with us. And how are you two doing today? I feel pretty good. We did a convention Sunday, so that was tiring. But we're pretty good. |
| 1:05.8 | For our age, we're pretty good. And will you tell our podcast listeners how long the two of you have been together? |
| 1:17.6 | Actually, we've been together more than 75 years. It's more like 78 years. We've been together. |
| 1:25.2 | Wow. I met Bill when I was 18. Oh, wow. Can we go back? How long were you dating before you got |
| 1:37.7 | engaged? And then how long were you engaged before you got married? Well, we never did anything officially like that. |
| 1:49.1 | Do you know what I mean? |
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