William Frederick Knight

William Frederick Knight, 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, The Big O, Paranoia Agent, and Eureka Seven. 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.

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Voice roles

Anime

Amazing Nurse Nanako – General, GriffithCarried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran – Denkichi's MasterCowboy Bebop – Old Man DearS – GrandfatherEl Hazard – The Magnificent World – Dr. SchtalubaughEl Hazard 2 – The Magnificent World – Dr. SchtalubaughEl Hazard: The Alternative World – Dr. SchtalubaughEl Hazard: The Wanderers – Dr. Schtalubaugh, Captain of the GuardErgo Proxy – J.J. Eureka Seven – KuzemiFake – Leonard HenryFreedom Project – AlanGad Guard – GaryGankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo – Luigi VampaGhost in the Shell: SAC 2045 – Daisuke AramakiGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Daisuke AramakiGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG – Daisuke AramakiGungrave – Dr. Tokioka, Butler TokiokaGUNxSWORD – Carlos Haibane Renmei – WatchmakerHeat Guy J – GrandpaHellsing – Father RinaldoHellsing Ultimate – Father Hibakusha – Colonel Paul TibbetsIkki Tousen – ChokoImmortal Grand Prix – IchiJoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean – KenzouKamichu! – Chairman of God Association Kurokami – Keita's grandfatherL/R: Licensed by Royalty – Lord Miralio, Professor FreudMahoromatic: Something More Beautiful – JilsMars Daybreak – DozeMermaid Forest – Toba IslanderMezzo Forte – EmotoNaruto – Hyuga Elder Sukeza Naruto Shippuden – Danzō ShimuraNew Getter Robo – BonzeNieA 7 – Butcher, Newscaster, Newspaper Man, Old AlienNura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – NurarihyonOutlaw Star – Ctarl-Ctarl GovernorOverman King Gainer – GachParanoia Agent – Old ManPlanetes – Father-In-LawR.O.D -The TV- – Irving, Shop Owner A, Teacher Rumic Theater – Old Man, PopsSamurai Champloo – DaigoroSpirit of Wonder – CooperSpirit of Wonder Scientific Boys Club – CooperStarship Girl Yamamoto Yohko II – SwiftStrawberry Eggs – Tofu KujiStreet Fighter II V – Master Yo Sen-ko Texhnolyze – Old Man 1, TsujinakaThe Adventures of Mini-Goddess – Crawl Space Boss, NarratorThe Big O – Gordon RosewaterThe Melody of Oblivion – Old Man TsunagiThe Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye – Dr. NorThe Twelve Kingdoms – GenkaiTokko – TaishiTrigun – Old Man Wolf's Rain – Old Wolf Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon – Grandpa

Films

Akira – Miyako Appleseed – ElderCowboy Bebop: The Movie – Van DannGhost in the Shell – Section 9 Department Chief AramakiGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society – Daisuke AramakiGhost in the Shell 2: Innocence – Daisuke AramakiMetropolis – NotarlinStreet Fighter Alpha – MonkMega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy – Shin Hayata/UltramanUltraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial – UltramanUltraman Saga – Shin Hayata/Ultraman

Video games

The Darkness – Frank RottenbergDefiance – Varus SoleptorGhost in the Shell – Daisuke AramakiGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Daisuke AramakiNaruto series – Danzo ShimuraPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time – Sultan of AzadSengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes – Hojo UjimasaWildStar – Dorian Walker, Pell, ToraxWorld of Final Fantasy – Adamantoise