Ted Knight (actor) (b. December 7, 1923 – d.August 26, 1986) was an actor known for his distinctive voice. He narrated a number of shows including Aquaman, The Adventures of Batman, and Super Friends.
Professional History
He also voiced a number of characters including Commissioner Gordon, Penguin, Mister Freeze, Scarecrow, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and Simon the Pieman for the animated series The Adventures of Batman and Flash for the animated series Super Friends.
While working at Filmation he shared the role of Perry White with Jackson Beck. Beck was credited with voicing the character from 1966 through early 1968 with Knight apparently taking over the role for the Superman segments produced for late 1968. Available sources are unclear if this was the case and if Knight covered for Beck for some of the earlier episodes.[1][2][3][4]
Work History
Acting Credits
| The New Adventures of Superman | 1966-1967 | Various |
|---|---|---|
| "The Force Phantom" | September 10, 1966 | Perry White |
| "The Spy from Outer Space, Part I" | September 10, 1966 | Narrator |
| "The Return of Brainiac" | October 15, 1966 | Narrator Perry White |
| "The Spy from Outer Space, Part II" | September 17, 1966 | Narrator |
| "Krypto's Calamitous Capers" | September 24, 1966 | Narrator |
| "The Man Who Knew Superboy's Secret" | October 1, 1966 | Narrator |
| "The Deep Sea Dragon" | October 8, 1966 | Narrator |
| "Super Clown of Smallville" | October 15, 1966 | Narrator |
| "The Visitor from the Earth Core" | October 22, 1966 | Narrator |
| "The Ape Army of the Amazon" | October 29, 1966 | Narrator Perry White |
| "The Beast that Went Berzerk" | October 29, 1966 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "Superboy's Strangest Foe" | November 5, 1966 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "The Capricious Crony" | November 12, 1966 | Narrator |
| "Krypto, Super Seeing-Eye Dog" | November 19, 1966 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "The Black Knight" | November 26, 1966 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "Operation Counter Invasion" | December 3, 1966 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "The Jinxed Circus" | December 10, 1966 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "Hurricane Fighters" | December 17, 1966 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "Superboy's Super-Dilemma" | December 24, 1966 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "A Devil of a Time" | December 31, 1966 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "Revolt of Robotville" | January 7, 1967 | Narrator Additional voices |
| The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure | 1967-1970 | Various |
|---|---|---|
| "The Beast With Two Faces" | September 9, 1967 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "Menace of the Black Manta" | September 9, 1967 | Black Manta |
| "The Gorilla Gang" | September 16, 1967 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "The Chameleon Creature" | September 23, 1967 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "The Great Space Race" | September 30, 1967 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "Finger of Doom" | October 7, 1967 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "Krypto, K-9 Detective" | October 14, 1967 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "The Neanderthal Caveman Caper" | October 21, 1967 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "The Terrible Trio" | October 28, 1967 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "Justice League of America: Between Two Armies" | September 9, 1967 | Narrator Chrystal Man Leader |
| The Batman/Superman Hour | 1968-1969 | Various |
|---|---|---|
| "Luthor's Lethal Laser" | September 14, 1968 | Narrator Perry White |
| "Forget Me Not, Superdog" | September 14, 1968 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "My Crime Is Your Crime" | September 14, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Penguin |
| "A Bird Out of Hand" | September 14, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Penguin |
| "Can a Luthor Change His Spots?" | September 21, 1968 | Narrator Perry White |
| "Superboy Meets Mighty Lad" | September 21, 1968 | Narrator |
| "The Cool Cruel Mr. Freeze" | September 21, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Mister Freeze |
| "The Joke's on Robin" | September 21, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon |
| "The Team of Terror" | September 28, 1968 | Narrator |
| "King Superboy" | September 28, 1968 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "How Many Herring in a Wheelbarrow?" | September 28, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon |
| "In Again Out Again Penguin" | September 28, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Penguin |
| "Rain of Iron" | October 5, 1968 | Narrator |
| "Double Trouble, Double Doom" | October 5, 1968 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "The Nine Lives of Batman" | October 5, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon |
| "Long John Joker" | October 5, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Henchman |
| "The Mysterious Mr. Mist" | October 12, 1968 | Narrator Perry White |
| "The Trap of the Super Spacemen" | October 12, 1968 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "Bubi, Bubi, Who's Got the Ruby?" | October 12, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Penguin |
| "1001 Faces of the Riddler" | October 12, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon |
| "Luminians on the Loose" | October 19, 1968 | Narrator Perry White |
| "The Space Refugees" | October 19, 1968 | T Narrator Additional voices |
| "The Big Birthday Caper" | October 19, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon |
| "Two Penguins Too Many" | October 19, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Penguin |
| "The Ghost of Kilbane Castle" | October 26, 1968 | |
| "The Monster Molecule" | October 26, 1968 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "Partners in Peril" | October 26, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon |
| "The Underworld Underground Caper" | October 26, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Mayor |
| "The Japanese Sandman" | November 2, 1968 | Narrator |
| "The Great Kryptonite Caper" | November 2, 1968 | Narrator Additional voices |
| "Hizzoner the Joker" | November 2, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon |
| "Freeze's Frozen Vikings" | November 2, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Mister Freeze |
| "The Crime Computer" | November 9, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Penguin |
| "The Great Scarecrow Scare" | November 9, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Scarecrow |
| "A Game of Cat and Mouse" | November 16, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Penguin |
| "Beware of Living Dolls" | November 16, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Dollman |
| "Will the Real Robin Please Stand Up?" | November 23, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Maharajah of Tyfor |
| "He Who Swipes the Ice, Goes to the Cooler" | November 23, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Mister Freeze |
| "Simon the Pieman" | November 30, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Simon the Pieman |
| "A Mad, Mad Tea Party" | November 30, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Mad Hatter Tweedledum Tweedledee Mock Turtle |
| "From Catwoman with Love" | December 7, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon |
| "Perilous Playthings" | December 7, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon |
| "A Perfidious Pieman is Simon" | December 14, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Simon the Pieman |
| "Cool, Cruel Christmas Caper" | December 14, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Mister Freeze |
| "The Fiendishly Frigid Fraud" | December 21, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Mister Freeze |
| "Enter the Judge" | December 21, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Judge Cop |
| "The Jigsaw Jeopardy" | December 28, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Punchcard Construction Worker |
| "Wrath of the Riddler" | December 28, 1968 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon |
| "It Takes Two to Make a Team" | January 4, 1969 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon Penguin |
| "Opera Buffa" | January 4, 1969 | Narrator Commissioner Gordon |
| Scooby-Doo Meets Batman | 2002 | Penguin |
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| Super Friends (first series) | 1973-1974 | Narrator |
|---|---|---|
| "The Power Pirate" | September 8, 1973 | Narrator |
| "The Baffles Puzzle" | September 15, 1973 | Narrator |
| "Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C." | September 22, 1973 | Narrator |
| "The Weather Maker" | September 29, 1973 | Narrator |
| "Dr. Pelagian's War" | October 6, 1973 | Narrator |
| "The Shamon U" | October 13, 1973 | Narrator |
| "Too Hot to Handle" | October 20, 1973 | Narrator Flash |
| "The Androids" | October 27, 1973 | Narrator |
| "The Balloon People" | November 3, 1973 | Narrator |
| "The Fantastic Frerps" | November 10, 1973 | Narrator |
| "The Ultra Beam" | November 17, 1973 | Narrator |
| "The Menace of the White Dwarf" | November 24, 1973 | Narrator |
| "The Mysterious Moles" | December 1, 1973 | Narrator |
| "Gulliver's Gigantic Goof" | December 8, 1973 | Narrator |
| "The Planet-Splitter" | December 15, 1973 | Narrator |
| "The Watermen" | December 22, 1973 | Narrator |