William Frederick Knight

William Frederick Knight (December 6, 1933 - November 8, 2022) was an American voice actor who has lent his voice to several English dubs of anime and video games. He was character actor of sorts, often cast in the role of a wise old man, such as Daisuke Aramaki in Ghost in the Shell, Gordon Rosewater in The Big O, The Old Man in Paranoia Agent, and Kuzemi in Eureka Seven.

William passed away on November 8, 2022 at the age of 88.

TV Series

 * The Inmate (2018) - El Elegante
 * The Chosen One (2019) - Villager (ep. 1), Old Man (ep. 4)

Films

 * The Mysterians (1957) - Hanamoto
 * Weather Woman (1996) - Chairman Shimamori
 * The Divine Move (2014) - Drunken Christ
 * Despite Everything (2019) - Pedro

Animated Films

 * Wrinkles (2011) - Ramon

Anime

 * Fist of the North Star (1984-1987) - Village Chief (ep. 9)
 * El-Hazard: The Wanderers (1995-1996) - Dr. Schtalubaugh
 * Street Fighter II V (1995) - Additional Voices (Animaze Dub)
 * Rurouni Kenshin (1996-1998) - Tadashi Horinaka
 * Cowboy Bebop (1998-1999) - Old Man (ep. 2)
 * Outlaw Star (1998) - Ctarl-Ctarl Governor (ep. 3)
 * Trigun (1998) - Old Man (ep. 5), Father (ep. 14)
 * The Big O (1999-2003) - Gordon Rosewater
 * Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (2000) - Denkichi's Master (ep. 2)
 * Angel Tales (2001) - Additional Voices
 * Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002-2003) - Daisuke Aramaki, Yosuke Aramaki (ep. 22)
 * Heat Guy J (2002-2003) - Grandpa (ep. 14)
 * Naruto (2002-2007) - Sukez, Hyūga Elder (ep. 63)
 * The Twelve Kingdoms (2002-2003) - Genkai (ep. 43)
 * Gungrave (2003-2004) - Dr. Tokioka
 * Ikki Tousen: Battle Vixens (2003) - Shikoku Chokou
 * Last Exile (2003) - Lescius Dagobert, Additional Voices
 * R.O.D. the TV (2003-2004) - Book Store Owner A (eps. 3, 16-17), Irving (ep. 5) , Teacher (ep. 6)
 * Wolf's Rain (2003) - Grandfather Wolf (ep. 5)
 * Samurai Champloo (2004-2005) - Daigoro (ep. 3), Old Yamane (ep. 9)
 * IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (2005-2006) - Ichi
 * Ergo Proxy (2006) - J.J. (ep. 11)
 * Ghost Slayers Ayashi (2006-2007) - Additional Voices
 * The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye (2006) - Nor (eps. 3, 8)
 * Tokko (2006) - Taishi
 * Gurren Lagann (2007) - Principal (ep. 21), Captain (ep. 26)
 * Naruto Shippūden (2007-2017) - Danzō Shimura, Bansai (ep. 58)
 * The Slayers Revolution (2008) - Rol Mayor (ep. 6)
 * Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (2010) - Nurarihyon
 * Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital (2011) - Nurarihyon
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (2018-2019) - Old Man (ep. 3)
 * Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 (2020-present) - Daisuke Aramaki, Additional Voices (Season 1)
 * Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2020-2022) - Grandpa Higurashi, Additional Voices
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (2021-2022) - Kenzou

Anime Shorts

 * The Adventures of Mini-Goddess (1998-1999) - Narrator

OVAs & Specials

 * El-Hazard: The Magnificent World (1995-1996) - Dr. Schtalubaugh
 * El-Hazard 2: The Magnificent World (1997) - Dr. Schtalubaugh
 * Amazing Nurse Nanako (1999-2000) - General, Griffith
 * Spirit of Wonder: Scientific Boy's Club (2001) - Cooper
 * Hellsing Ultimate (2006-2012) - Father Renaldo
 * Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (2015-2018) - Torenov Y. Minovsky

Anime Films

 * Akira (1988) - Lady Miyako (Animaze Dub)
 * Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Daisuke Aramaki
 * Street Fighter Alpha (2000) - Monk
 * Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) - Van Dann
 * Metropolis (2001) - Superintendant Notarlin
 * Appleseed (2004) - Elder (Animaze Dub)
 * Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) - Daisuke Aramaki
 * Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2017-2018) - Kuzemi

Video Game Dubbing

 * Brave Fencer Musashi (1998) - Steward Ribson
 * Xenosaga Episode I (2002) - Additional Voices
 * World of Final Fantasy (2016) - Adamntoise