William Daniels, who portrayed the teacher George Feeny on the 1990s show, was at his house with his 89-year-old wife, Bonnie Bartlett, Saturday evening when the incident began.
Shortly before 9:30 p.m., the would-be intruder forced open a back door, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Tuesday. Daniels quickly reacted, turning on lights in the house.
Don’t ever mess with Mr. Feeny! #LoveYouBillAndBonnie https://t.co/YpaZsdeRPH
— Will Friedle (@willfriedle) October 30, 2018
"Luckily, Mr. Daniels was able to frighten away the person and the LAPD quickly responded," the "St. Elsewhere" actor's publicist said in a statement to ABC7. "They are both well. Mr. Daniels thanks all his fans for their concern."
LAPD investigators do not believe the couple was targeted.
A description of the suspect was not available.
Actor Will Friedle, one of Daniels' "Boy Meets World" co-stars, took to social media after learning of the incident.
"Don't ever mess with Mr. Feeny! #LoveYouBillAndBonnie," Friedle tweeted.