Knight Rider

1982–1986 American television series
TVSeries television_series Q464009
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Knight Rider

Summary

Knight Rider is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,582 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Knight Rider is the creator of Glen A. Larson[3].
  • Knight Rider's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Knight Rider's composer is recorded as Stu Phillips[5].
  • Knight Rider's genre is action television series[6].
  • Knight Rider's genre is crime television series[7].
  • Knight Rider's genre is science fiction television program[8].
  • Knight Rider was followed by Knight Rider[9].
  • A cast member of Knight Rider was David Hasselhoff[10].
  • A cast member of Knight Rider was Edward Mulhare[11].
  • A cast member of Knight Rider was Patricia McPherson[12].
  • A cast member of Knight Rider was Rebecca Holden[13].
  • A cast member of Knight Rider was Peter Parros[14].
  • Knight Rider was produced by Bruce Bilson[15].
  • The original language of Knight Rider was English[16].
  • Knight Rider's Commons category is recorded as Knight Rider[17].
  • Knight Rider's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • Knight Rider comprises Knight Rider, season 1[19].
  • Knight Rider comprises Knight Rider, season 2[20].
  • Knight Rider comprises Knight Rider, season 3[21].
  • Knight Rider comprises Knight Rider, season 4[22].
  • Knight Rider began on September 26, 1982[23].
  • Knight Rider ended on August 8, 1986[24].
  • Knight Rider's voice actor is recorded as William Daniels[25].
  • Knight Rider's voice actor is recorded as Peter Cullen[26].
  • Knight Rider's voice actor is recorded as Paul Frees[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Other[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1982-09-26[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1986-08-08[31]

  • Genre(s): audio drama[32]

  • Community tags: audio drama, fuzzy artist - series, hörspiel, series title as artist[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 67968852-5b3c-45c2-9325-4d0cb9c078d4[34]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Knight Rider was produced by Bruce Bilson[15]. Cast members include David Hasselhoff[10], Edward Mulhare[11], Patricia McPherson[12], Rebecca Holden[13], and Peter Parros[14]. It is the creator of Glen A. Larson[3].

Publication

The original language of Knight Rider was English[16]. Genres include action television series[6], crime television series[7], and science fiction television program[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Knight Rider was followed by it[9].

Why It Matters

Knight Rider ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,582 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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