# Voice of Kitt in Knight Rider **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 6, 2002, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-kitt-in-knight-rider/135460 "2002-11-06T00:14:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BZ00000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@BZ00000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BZ00000)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-kitt-in-knight-rider/135460/1 "2002-11-06T00:14:40Z")
Who was the voice of Kitt in Knight Rider? What else has he done? ---
**Author:** ![lethean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@lethean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lethean)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-kitt-in-knight-rider/135460/2 "2002-11-06T00:29:58Z")
It was William Daniels. He’s done a bunch of other shows and movies, but I would say he’s best known for being on St. Elsewhere and Boy Meets World. ---
**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-kitt-in-knight-rider/135460/3 "2002-11-06T00:31:56Z")
That would be William Daniels. His other work includes a role on the ABC series **Boy Meets World** , the NBC series **St. Elsewhere** and a number of movies including **Blind Date.** ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-kitt-in-knight-rider/135460/4 "2002-11-06T00:33:06Z")
[Enough cheese to back you up for a month.](http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/www.imdb.com/Name;dcopt=ist;p=Name;kw=William+Daniels+I;sz=468x60;ord=727618) ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-kitt-in-knight-rider/135460/5 "2002-11-06T00:58:31Z")
Are we forgetting his unforgettable role as John Adams in 1776? ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-kitt-in-knight-rider/135460/6 "2002-11-06T01:03:48Z")
Dang! I knew somebody would beat me to the punch on this one. Yes, it’s William Daniels. I was nuts about him on St. Elsewhere, mean ol’ grump that he was. My mom always wondered how anybody could _not_ recognize his voice. His and the voice of “Charlie” on the 70’s TV show, “Charlie’s Angels”…who happened to be John Forsythe. She used to go on at length, saying both of them had extremely recognizable voices. Of course, I had no idea who the hell John Forsythe [_or_ William Daniels was when she was telling me all this, but I didn’t mention it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-kitt-in-knight-rider/135460/7 "2002-11-06T01:08:44Z")
He was also Benjamin’s dad in **The Graduate** … ---
**Author:** ![Papermache\_Prince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Papermache\_Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papermache_Prince)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-kitt-in-knight-rider/135460/8 "2002-11-06T01:46:52Z")
Daniels also played [Captain Nice](http://www.tvparty.com/terrific.html), not to be confused with Mr. Terrific. Both were _Batman_ inspired tv sit-coms in 1967; both cancelled the same season they appeared. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-kitt-in-knight-rider/135460/9 "2002-11-06T04:19:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SilkyThreat \* > \*\*Dang! I knew somebody would beat me to the punch on this one. Yes, it’s William Daniels. I was nuts about him on St. Elsewhere, mean ol’ grump that he was. > > My mom always wondered how anybody could _not_ recognize his voice. His and the voice of “Charlie” on the 70’s TV show, “Charlie’s Angels”…who happened to be John Forsythe. She used to go on at length, saying both of them had extremely recognizable voices. Of course, I had no idea who the hell John Forsythe [_or_ William Daniels was when she was telling me all this, but I didn’t mention it. 😉 \*\* John Forsythe was the Lead Actor in the Prime Time Soap **Dynasty.** ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-kitt-in-knight-rider/135460/10 "2002-11-06T13:41:35Z")
Jeez, how can you people do an entire thread on William Daniels and not mention his wonderful portrayal of **John Adams** in the Sherman Edwards/Peter Stone musical **1776**. Daniels originated the role on Broadway, and later recreated it for the film. He also played **Sam Adams** , John’s brother (and, according to Stone, the character of John Adams in 1776 was actually an amalgamation of the two) in the TV miniseries based on John Jakes’ **The Bastard**. ---
**Author:** ![Jenericho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Jenericho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenericho)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-kitt-in-knight-rider/135460/11 "2002-11-06T14:15:20Z")
He was also head of the Screen Actors’ Guide during the actors’ strike not long ago - and actually seemed one of the very few voices or reason and diplomacy during the whole affair, helping keep the peace when things were looking a bit dodgy. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-kitt-in-knight-rider/135460/12 "2002-11-06T15:30:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CalMeacham \* > Jeez, how can you people do an entire thread on William Daniels and not mention his wonderful portrayal of **John Adams** in the Sherman Edwards/Peter Stone musical **1776**. That sure is a mystery, all right. I can’t imagine how it could be that no one mentioned it before you did. - Rick ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-kitt-in-knight-rider/135460/13 "2002-11-06T15:48:34Z")
> [@](#): > > That sure is a mystery, all right. I can’t imagine how it could be that no one mentioned it before you did. > > - Rick Sorry about that – missed it the first tinme I checked through.