William Frederick Knight
William Frederick Knight | |
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| Other names | William Knight, William Frederick, Frederick Knight |
| Occupation | Voice actor, character actor |
| Years active | 1966–present |
William Frederick Knight, sometimes credited as William Knight, William Frederick, or Frederick Knight, is a voice actor who has lent his voice to the English dubs of anime and video games. He is a character actor of sorts, 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).[1]
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[2]
- 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)[3]
- Hibakusha – Colonel Paul Tibbets
- Ikki Tousen – Choko
- Immortal Grand Prix – Ichi
- 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[2][4]
- 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)[2]
- 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[2]
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[]
- 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[2]
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Sultan of Azad[2]
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes – Hojo Ujimasa[5]
- WildStar – Dorian Walker, Pell, Torax[6]
- World of Final Fantasy – Adamantoise[2]
References[]
- ^ IMDB page on William Frederick Knight. Accessed September 5, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g "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.
External links[]
- William Frederick Knight at IMDb
- William Frederick Knight at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Categories:
- Living people
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male video game actors
- American male voice actors