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William Daniels,Boy MeetsWorld‘s Mr. Feeny,deterred a would-be burglaron Saturday — and he’s opening up toGood Morning Americaabout his act of bravery.
The actor, 91, and wife Bonnie Bartlett were at home in the San Fernando Valley when a person attempted to kick in his back door at 9:20 p.m. local time,TMZfirst reported. When Daniels flicked on the light, the intruder fled.
“I struggled with an intruder, took him to the ground, I beat him up and he ran away with bruises all over him,” Daniels joked to ABC News. “Would you like to print that? You better not. It’s a total lie.”
In truth, “We were asleep, and I heard ‘bang, bang, bang,’ ” Daniels recalled.
“It was very noisy,” Bartlett explained.
“I lit the light, and Bonnie screamed, and this person fled,” Daniels continued.
“I think you scared him away,” Bartlett replied, and Daniels agreed.
The suspect has not been identified, according toGMA. The couple is planning to install a new alarm system.
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“Someone tried to break in to the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Daniels on Saturday evening,” his rep initially confirmed to PEOPLE in a statement. “Luckily, Mr. Daniels was able to frighten away the person and the LAPD quickly responded. They are both well. Mr. Daniels thanks all his fans for their concern.”
Daniels played Mr. Feeny on the beloved sitcom from 1993 to 2000. He and Bartlett both appeared on the medical dramaSt. Elsewhere, for which they won twoEmmy Awardseach, according to theTelevisionAcademy.
“Don’t ever mess with Mr. Feeny!”Will Friedle, anotherBoy Meets Worldactor, tweeted.
source: people.com
