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William Frederick Knight

Actor | * 12/06/1933 († 88, 11/08/2022)
William Frederick Knight (December 6, 1933 – November 8, 2022), sometimes credited as William Knight, William Frederick, or Frederick Knight, was an American actor who lent his voice to the English dubs of anime and video games. He was often cast in the role of a wise old man, such as in Ghost in the Shell (as Daisuke Aramaki), The Big O (as Gordon Rosewater), Paranoia Agent (as the old man), and Eureka Seven (as Kuzemi, one of the three Sages). He played similar archetypes in live-action roles in television and short films, including I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson and The League of STEAM. He was a recurring actor in sketches on the G4 series Attack of the Show. Knight died in North Hollywood, California on November 8, 2022, at the age of 88. ()
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William Frederick Knight is a character actor, best know for voicing anime and video game characters.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Science Fiction | Horror

Known for these Movies & Shows

In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is a reproduced v ...

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

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2008 | 3.7/5 | 1h 25min
Action, Animation, Science Fiction
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Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gyno ...

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

FSK: 16+ years

2004 | 3.7/5 | 1h 40min
Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
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A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop. ...

Akira

FSK: 16+ years

1988 | 4.0/5 | 2h 4min
Animation, Science Fiction, Action
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In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker k ...

Ghost in the Shell

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1995 | 4.0/5 | 1h 23min
Action, Animation, Science Fiction
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Movies with William Frederick Knight as Actor(46)

2023 Attack of the Doc!
as King2022 Rattled!
as Kindly the Cowboy2020 VHYes
as High Level Politician2020 False Colors
as Elderly home owner2019 Storm
as Grandpa2018 Special Day
as Mel2018 Sleepwalk
as Mr. Baumgartner2016 The Shickles
as Narrator (voice)2015 The Long Slow Flight of the Ashbot
as Greg2014 Pinned
as Priest2014 Straight
as Albert Grimes2013 Dragon Day
as Barman (as William Knight)2013 The Adventures of Sheriff Kid McLain
2012 The Last War Crime
as Bernie2011 Prince of Swine
as Gary Old Man2009 Bobby Fischer Live
as Arnold Tinski2008 Fear House
as Robert McClurg2004 Starkweather
as Bartlett2004 Frog-g-g!
as Butler Bernard2003 The Erotic Misadventures of the Invisible Man
as Father Donovan2003 Exorcism
as MacArthur2003 Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle Pie
as MacArthur2002 Pretty Cool
as Dr. Jacques Gervais2000 Butterscotch: I Am Not a Ghost
as Admiral Hayes2000 Nautilus
as Caterer2000 Butterscotch: Power Flower
as Butler Bernard2000 Butterscotch: Lost But Found
as Col. Parks (as William Fredrick)1998 Sex Files: Alien Erotica
as Medical Examiner1998 Curse of the Puppet Master
as Agent In Charge1998 I Got the Hook-Up
1997 Secrets Revealed
1997 Passion and Romance: Same Tale, Next Year
as P1997 Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die
1997 Legally Exposed
as Rhinoplasty Man1997 Quicksilver Highway
as Professor Shrug1997 Erotic Curse of Cairo
as Thatcher (as Bill Knight)1997 Lust: The Movie
as Thatcher1997 Lust: The Movie
as Beckman1997 Deadlock: A Passion for Murder
as Senator Killburn1996 Dark Secrets
as Sheriff Rocker1996 Zarkorr! The Invader
as Dean Simpson1996 Witchcraft 8: Salem's Ghost
as Police Chief1995 Personal Vendetta
as Jason1993 Sweet Evil
as Interrogator (uncredited) (voice)1992 Badlanders
as Submarine Captain1990 Navy Seals

TV Shows/Series with William Frederick Knight as Actor(3)

as Harry Golden2020 Hollywood
2017 Life Is Horrible
as Janitor2005 Zoey 101

Movies with William Frederick Knight as Crew(1)

Writing/Writer2014 Pinned

Full Name: William Knight
Born: Wednesday, 12/06 1933 (December)
Died: Tuesday, 11/08 2022 (November) in North Hollywood (aged: 88)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for William Frederick Knight (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Bill Knight"
"William Frederic"
"William Frederick"
"Frederick Knight"
"William Fredrick"
"William Knight"
William Frederick Knight frequently works together with these people:
Rolfe Kanefsky (16x, Crew)
Alain Siritzky (14x, Crew)
Sean Sloan (10x, Cast)
James Hartell (9x, Crew)
Robert Donavan (8x, Actor)
Kim Dawson (8x, Actress)
Milo Manara (8x, Crew)
Kira Reed Lorsch (7x, Actress)
Gabriella Hall (7x, Actress)
Scott Coppola (7x, Cast)
Christopher Farrell (6x, Crew)
Dan Schneider (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:30704, Added: 05/09/2018, Last updated: 03/20/2024