Why isn't William Daniels ever credited during the KR intro?
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Why isn't William Daniels ever credited during the KR intro?
They only credit him in the ending credits, even though he's a big part of the show. Does anyone know why?
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that makse sense to me. i mean, KITT is special, and Daniels obviously knows it...but...i don't think it would make any difference if they put his name in the opening credits, would it? heck, people know thats his voice anyway, so what difference does it make?HondaSiR wrote:It was Mr. Daniel's request that his name not be shown during the opening credits. He wanted the star car KITT to have a personality of his own and a sense of mysticism to the voice.
its kinda puzzling if you ask me. but again, if he recommended that his name was just left in the ending credits, that was the best way to go....*shrugs*
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I'm not sure the story about Daniels wanting to keep the illusion of KITT has ever really been verified. I recall an interview with him on Merv Griffin (I think) back in 83 or so and he said that it was his agent's idea not to get on-screen credit. William Daniels was (and is) a highly respected actor and the agent was worried about associating his name with what would surely be an embarrassing flop.
Maybe over the years they came up with a "cover story" to explain it, but that's how I personally recall hearing what happened.
Maybe over the years they came up with a "cover story" to explain it, but that's how I personally recall hearing what happened.
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huh....sounds kinda more complicated than it looks.
well, i guess it would be a good thing to try and keep how KITT got his voice a mystery but it wouldn't have lasted long any how. plus, theres the internet, and the secrets of Daniels being the voice of KITT could have easily been revealed that way anyhow.
i dont think using a cover story would have been very cool though, but you never know what theyll do....
well, i guess it would be a good thing to try and keep how KITT got his voice a mystery but it wouldn't have lasted long any how. plus, theres the internet, and the secrets of Daniels being the voice of KITT could have easily been revealed that way anyhow.
i dont think using a cover story would have been very cool though, but you never know what theyll do....
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no wonder i didn't exactly realize that the internet wasn't near as great as it obviously is now, heh heh. shoulda figured that though. oh well. its true, it doesn't help that i wasn't even born at the time!
i guess they did have an easier time keeping KITT's voice a fair secret then...
and its okay about feeling old becuase there are, i'm sure, a WIDE range of ages here on this forum.
i guess they did have an easier time keeping KITT's voice a fair secret then...
and its okay about feeling old becuase there are, i'm sure, a WIDE range of ages here on this forum.
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That's interesting. It very well could be a cover story. But as I recall, the voice(s) of K.A.R.R. were not credited either, which is consistent with the story that they wanted to give these cars their own identities. Not to knock Peter Cullen who did cartoon voice work, and Paul Frees for that matter, who did the voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy, but I don't think Knight Rider would've exactly tarnished their careers.Michael Pajaro wrote:I'm not sure the story about Daniels wanting to keep the illusion of KITT has ever really been verified. I recall an interview with him on Merv Griffin (I think) back in 83 or so and he said that it was his agent's idea not to get on-screen credit. William Daniels was (and is) a highly respected actor and the agent was worried about associating his name with what would surely be an embarrassing flop.
Maybe over the years they came up with a "cover story" to explain it, but that's how I personally recall hearing what happened.
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i agree. especially since knight rider was doing so well. it probably didn't matter if their voices were revealed at a certain point in time or not, right?
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I wonder how he feels about it nowadays?Michael Pajaro wrote:I'm not sure the story about Daniels wanting to keep the illusion of KITT has ever really been verified. I recall an interview with him on Merv Griffin (I think) back in 83 or so and he said that it was his agent's idea not to get on-screen credit. William Daniels was (and is) a highly respected actor and the agent was worried about associating his name with what would surely be an embarrassing flop.
Maybe over the years they came up with a "cover story" to explain it, but that's how I personally recall hearing what happened.
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I guess we're left wondering about it unless we found his opinion a certain article? who knows
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Absolutely! The modern internet is a much better source of information! All of it just as reliable as those soppy libraries...
Just think of all those 'resourceful' websites out there, like David Icke, or Garden Peas Rule Anonymous...
At least when you looked it up in a library you could be 80% certain it was written by someone who didn't get their information off a mate with weed growing in his window box with a penchant for mushrooms...
Just think of all those 'resourceful' websites out there, like David Icke, or Garden Peas Rule Anonymous...
At least when you looked it up in a library you could be 80% certain it was written by someone who didn't get their information off a mate with weed growing in his window box with a penchant for mushrooms...
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I'm sure they credited KARR's voice, especially since KARR doesn't appear near as often as KITT does (obviously) lol.
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