William Frederick Knight

Knight, a busy professional actor working across all mediums, has been 'on stage' for most of his life. He began at age five with the legendary Aimee Semple MacPherson at the Angeles Temple. From there, he toured the country as Little Billy Knight, the World's Youngest Boy Preacher, for nearly ten years. He transitioned to theatre at LACC. He was brought to NYC for the Broadway debut of the notorious Oh! Calcutta!, which ran for years. He remained in NYC for 15 years, working on and off Broadway. While serving as a lowly enlisted man in the USAF, he portrayed the three most famous Generals of the 20th century: MacArthur in the off-Broadway production of The Bonus Army, Eisenhower in the Broadway show An Evening With Richard Nixon, and Patton in a video for Lockheed. He has performed in most of Neil Simon's works in dinner theatre. His most profoundly moving work was the title role in Brian Friel's off-Broadway Faith Healer. His favorite musical was 1776. His classical roles range from Iago in Othello to the Sheriff in Much Ado About Nothing. His first TV role was in the original Star Trek. He has appeared in many films, including Stargate, Nautilus, I Got The Hookup, The Garbage Man, Frog-g-g, and Exorcism, as well as many Webisodes on the Internet and skits on Funny or Die. He has voiced numerous documentaries, TV and radio commercials. He also announced the CBS Ch 2 News for several years. His voice work is extensive, and he remains active to this day.
Knight died in North Hollywood, California on November 8, 2022, at the age of 88.