Knight Rider : why isnt william daniels credited as the vice of kitt?

why isnt william daniels credited as the vice of kitt?

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Re: why isnt william daniels credited as the vice of kitt?

According to Wikipedi (which is never wrong),

Daniels, who simultaneously starred on St. Elsewhere, requested to not be credited for his role as KITT's voice.


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Re: why isnt william daniels credited as the vice of kitt?

I think it was done to add an "air of mystery" to the character if you will, perhaps leave the kids wondering if KITT could in fact talk.

Re: why isnt william daniels credited as the vice of kitt?

I remember reading an interview with Daniels where he did state that he had made the request not to be credited.

There have been rumors that he thought it would hurt his credibility as an actor to be known for voicing a car (for what was, at the time, considered a 'kids show'). Whether that's true or not, only he can say.




We're not playing Yellow Car.--Martin
You're always playing Yellow Car.--Arthur

Re: why isnt william daniels credited as the vice of kitt?

It was fortunate in a way that they didn't, b/c for a while as a newly minted teen (13) I BELIEVED that they actually DID make an artificially intelligent car like that. Remember, I think we were all amazed at the time about what personal computers could do (they were just coming onto the scene in a big way then), so I thought anything was possible.
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