William Frederick Knight

American actor (1933–2022)

William Knight
William Frederick
Frederick Knight

OccupationActorYears active1966–2022

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Voice roles

Anime

Amazing Nurse Nanako – General, Griffith
Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran – Denkichi's Master
Cowboy Bebop – Old Man (Session 2: "Stray Dog Strut")
DearS – Grandfather
El Hazard – The Magnificent World – Dr. Schtalubaugh
El Hazard 2 – The Magnificent World – Dr. Schtalubaugh
El Hazard: The Alternative World – Dr. Schtalubaugh
El Hazard: The Wanderers – Dr. Schtalubaugh, Captain of the Guard
Ergo Proxy – J.J. (Ep. 11)
Eureka Seven – Kuzemi
Fake – Leonard Henry
Freedom Project – Alan
Gad Guard – Gary
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo – Luigi Vampa
Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 – Daisuke Aramaki^[4]
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Daisuke Aramaki
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG – Daisuke Aramaki
Gungrave – Dr. Tokioka, Butler Tokioka
GUNxSWORD – Carlos (Eps. 3, 26)
Haibane Renmei – Watchmaker
Heat Guy J – Grandpa
Hellsing – Father Rinaldo
Hellsing Ultimate – Father (Ep. 3)^[5]
Hibakusha – Colonel Paul Tibbets
Ikki Tousen – Choko
Immortal Grand Prix – Ichi
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean – Kenzou^[4]
Kamichu! – Chairman of God Association (Ep. 7)
Kurokami – Keita's grandfather
L/R: Licensed by Royalty – Lord Miralio, Professor Freud
Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful – Jils
Mars Daybreak – Doze
Mermaid Forest – Toba Islander
Mezzo Forte – Emoto
Naruto – Hyuga Elder Sukeza (Ep. 153)
Naruto Shippuden – Danzō Shimura
New Getter Robo – Bonze
NieA 7 – Butcher, Newscaster, Newspaper Man, Old Alien
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – Nurarihyon^[4]^[6]
Outlaw Star – Ctarl-Ctarl Governor
Overman King Gainer – Gach
Paranoia Agent – Old Man
Planetes – Father-In-Law
R.O.D -The TV- – Irving (Ep. 5), Shop Owner A, Teacher (Ep. 6)^[4]
Rumic Theater – Old Man, Pops
Samurai Champloo – Daigoro
Spirit of Wonder – Cooper
Spirit of Wonder Scientific Boys Club – Cooper
Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko II – Swift
Strawberry Eggs – Tofu Kuji
Street Fighter II V – Master Yo Sen-ko (Animaze dub)
Texhnolyze – Old Man 1, Tsujinaka
The Adventures of Mini-Goddess – Crawl Space Boss, Narrator
The Big O – Gordon Rosewater
The Melody of Oblivion – Old Man Tsunagi
The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye – Dr. Nor
The Twelve Kingdoms – Genkai
Tokko – Taishi
Trigun – Old Man (Ep. 5)
Wolf's Rain – Old Wolf (Ep. 5)
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon – Grandpa^[4]

Films

Akira – Miyako (Pioneer/Animaze dub)
Appleseed – Elder
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie – Van Dann
Ghost in the Shell – Section 9 Department Chief Aramaki
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society – Daisuke Aramaki
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence – Daisuke Aramaki
Metropolis – Notarlin
Street Fighter Alpha – Monk
Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy – Shin Hayata/Ultraman
Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial – Ultraman
Ultraman Saga – Shin Hayata/Ultraman

Video games

Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance - Melvin
The Darkness – Frank Rottenberg
Defiance – Varus Soleptor
Ghost in the Shell – Daisuke Aramaki
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Daisuke Aramaki
Naruto series – Danzo Shimura^[4]
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time – Sultan of Azad^[4]
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes – Hojo Ujimasa^[7]
WildStar – Dorian Walker, Pell, Torax^[8]
World of Final Fantasy – Adamantoise^[4]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Star Trek: The Original Series	Amorous Crewman	S1:E4, "The Naked Time"

References

^ "Voice Actor William Frederick Knight Passes Away". Anime News Network. November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ "Kenzou's English Voice Actor, William Frederick Knight, Passes Away at 88". JoJo's. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
^ "William Knight Obituary". National Cremation. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Behind the Voice Actors – William Frederick Knight". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 2, 2020. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "Hellsing Ultimate III". Hellsing Ultimate. Episode 3. October 4, 2014. Adult Swim.
^ Ressler, Karen (April 4, 2013). "Neon Alley Reveals Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
^ Capcom. Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 0:36 in, CAST.
^ Carbine Studios. WildStar. NCSOFT. Scene: Credits, 2:45 in, Cast.