:William Frederick Knight

{{Short description|American actor (1933–2022)}}

{{Other people||William Knight (disambiguation){{!}}William Knight}}

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| name = William Frederick Knight

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| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|12|06}}

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|11|08|1933|12|06}}

| death_place = North Hollywood, California, U.S.

| other_names = {{hlist|William Knight|William Frederick|Frederick Knight}}

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1966–2022

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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 and the show Dhar Mann.

Knight died in North Hollywood, California on November 8, 2022, at the age of 88.{{cite news |title=Voice Actor William Frederick Knight Passes Away |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-19/voice-actor-william-frederick-knight-passes-away/.191963 |access-date=November 21, 2022 |publisher=Anime News Network |date=November 19, 2022}}{{cite news |title=Kenzou's English Voice Actor, William Frederick Knight, Passes Away at 88 |url=https://jojo-news.com/2022/11/17/kenzous-english-voice-actor-william-frederick-knight-passes-away-at-88/ |access-date=November 17, 2022 |publisher=JoJo's |date=November 17, 2022}}{{cite web|title=William Knight Obituary|url=https://obituaries.nationalcremation.com/obituaries/north-hollywood-ca/william-knight-11006451|website=National Cremation|access-date=November 16, 2022|language=en}}

Voice roles

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Television

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1966Star Trek: The Original SeriesAmorous CrewmanS1:E4, "The Naked Time"
1996Power Rangers ZeoOld Billy CranstonEpisodes 47 & 48, "Rangers of two Worlds"

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