Boy Meets World's Mr Feeny star William Daniels, 91, thwarts burglary at his home

Boy Meets World star William Daniels, 91, has thwarted a burglary at his California home.

The actor, who played the principal Mr Feeny in the long-running 90s show, disturbed the crime while it was in progress, according to TMZ.

Law enforcement sources told the website the actor and his wife, actress Bonnie Bartlett, 89, were at their home in the San Fernando Valley when someone tried to kick in the back door at 9.20pm on Saturday.

Boy Meets World’s Mr Feeny star William Daniels, 91, thwarts burglary at his home; he is seen in March of last year

Iconic role: As Mr Feeny with Ben Savage in Boy Meets World, picture from 1993

When Emmy-winner Daniels turned on the lights, the intruder fled. 

The attempted burglary was belived to be a random crime. 

While he is best known for his Boy Meets World role, which he played from 1993 to 2000, Daniels also won two Emmys for his regular role on St Elsewhere.

He also voiced Kitt, the car, in Knight Rider. More recently he can be seen in Better Call Saul.

Daniels and Bartlett married in 1951.

Random attack: Law enforcement sources said the actor and his wife, actress Bonnie Bartlett, 89, were at their home in the San Fernando Valley when someone tried to kick in the back door at 9.20pm on Saturday; the couple are seen in 2017