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American actor
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6 December 1933
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Biography
Introduction
William Frederick Knight (born December 6, 1933), 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).
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")
- Dangaizer 3 - Professor Tachibana
- 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
- Fist of the North Star - Village Chief
- Freedom Project - Alan
- Gad Guard - Gary
- Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo - Luigi Vampa
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
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
Video games
- Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance - Melvin
- Brave Fencer Musashi - Conners, Steward Ribson
- The Darkness - Frank Rottenberg
- Defiance - Varus Soleptor
- Drakengard - Verdelet
- Final Fantasy IV DS - Mysidian Elder (uncredited)
- Ghost in the Shell - Daisuke Aramaki
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Daisuke Aramaki
- League of Legends - Lyte (Purple Side Vendor: Howling Abyss)
- Naruto series - Danzo Shimura
- Romancing SaGa - Elder Nizam (uncredited)
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes - Hojo Ujimasa (uncredited)
- WildStar - Dorian Walker, Pell, Torax
- World of Final Fantasy - Adamantoise
- Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht - Joachim Mizrahi (uncredited)
- "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.
- Carbine Studios. WildStar. NCSOFT. Scene: Credits, 2:45 in, Cast.