Category Archives: Original Series

Knight Rider Guest Star Passes Away

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Paul Nuthall

Actor Henry Gibson, who played Donald Crane in Voo Doo Knight — the final episode of Knight Rider: The Original Series — died on Monday at his home in Malibu after a short battle with cancer. He was 73. Gibson … Continue reading →

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Knight Rider Guest Star Passes Away

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Paul Nuthall

John Quade, who played Dolan (a Comtron heavy) in the 1982 Knight Rider pilot, passed away on August 9th. He was 71. Quade had a long and successful career as a character actor, appearing in several Clint Eastwood movies, such … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, David Hasselhoff!

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Paul Nuthall

Many Happy Returns to David Hasselhoff, who celebrates his birthday today! David is probably best-known to most of Knight Rider‘s current audience as a judge on America’s Got Talent, but to children of the ’80s, he was Michael Knight (and … Continue reading →

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K.I.T.T. and Michael (Jackson)

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Paul Nuthall

Tonight sees the public memorial of “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, who posed with one of the K.I.T.T. cars for a photoshoot in 1984. Jackson has other connections with the show: his song Torture (performed while part of The Jacksons) … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Rebecca Holden!

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Paul Nuthall

Many Happy Returns to Rebecca Holden, who celebrates her birthday today! Rebecca played resident cybertechnician April Curtis in the second season of Knight Rider: The Original Series. I’m sure Knight Rider fans the world over will join the Knight Rider … Continue reading →

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Knight Rider Guest Star Passes Away

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Paul Nuthall

Word has reached this site that Victor Millan — real name Joseph Brown — passed away last month aged 89. A well-known character actor, he was the Dean of Theater Arts at Santa Monica College and appeared in over 80 … Continue reading →

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NBC Streams Original Series: Season 1!

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Paul Nuthall

As of Wednesday, NBC.com have started streaming the Complete First Season of Knight Rider: The Original Series, starring David Hasselhoff. Unfortunately for fans around the world, the episodes are only available for Stateside viewers. Check them out at: NBC.com – … Continue reading →

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Remembering Edward Mulhare

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Paul Nuthall

Today would have been Edward Mulhare’s 86th birthday. The actor, who starred in Knight Rider: The Original Series as Michael Knight’s mentor Devon Miles, passed away in 1997 at the age of 74. Edward is still in the thoughts of … Continue reading →

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On This Day: 19th February, 1984

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Paul Nuthall

Today sees the anniversary of another classic Knight Rider show, Goliath Returns. Originally airing as a movie-of-the-week, it was the second of three feature-length adventures of the 1983-84 season. Garthe Knight (David Hasselhoff) escapes from prison with the aid of … Continue reading →

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On This Day: 3rd February, 1985

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Paul Nuthall

Today sees the anniversary of another classic Original Series show, Junk Yard Dog. A raid on a toxic waste dump goes terribly wrong when K.I.T.T. is destroyed. In an attempt to rebuild the supercar, the Foundation must call in the … Continue reading →

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