Editing Knight Rider (1982 TV series) (section)

==Cast and characters==
* [[David Hasselhoff]] as [[Michael Knight (Knight Rider)|Michael Knight]] (born Michael Arthur Long), an undercover detective of the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] who, while on a case in [[Las Vegas]], is shot in the face and nearly killed. Wilton Knight, creator of Knight Industries and founder of FLAG, directs his doctors to save Long's life and reconstruct his face. With his new identity, "Michael Knight", Long is provided with high tech crime-fighting equipment, most notably the car named KITT.
: Hasselhoff also played Garthe Knight, Wilton Knight's estranged son and a criminal mastermind who drives Goliath, a [[Peterbilt]] 352 Pacemaker semi-truck armed with rockets, and protected by KITT's Molecular Bonded Shell.
* [[William Daniels]] as the voice of [[KITT]], or Knight Industries Two Thousand, the autonomous, [[artificial intelligence|artificially intelligent]] car, with whom Michael Knight is partnered. Daniels, who simultaneously starred on ''[[St. Elsewhere]],'' requested not to be credited for his role as KITT's voice.
* [[Edward Mulhare]] as Devon Miles, the leader of FLAG, who appeared in every episode to provide mission details to Knight and KITT. He was also the spokesman for FLAG whenever it came under scrutiny.
* [[Patricia McPherson]] as Dr. Bonnie Barstow (Seasons 1, 3–4), KITT's chief technician and romantic tension for Michael. The character was dropped after the first season, but due to strong fan reaction and lobbying by Hasselhoff and Mulhare, she was returned for the third season and remained through the end of the series.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last=Nugent |first=Nick |title=The Knight Rider Companion |date=December 2008 |publisher=Will Garris Publishing |isbn=978-0-9774505-9-6 |page=91}}</ref>
* [[Rebecca Holden]] as April Curtis (Season 2), chief technician for KITT. The character was written out when Patricia McPherson returned. The connection between the two was never established in any installments.
* [[Peter Parros]] as Reginald Cornelius III aka RC3 (Season 4), A former street vigilante who becomes the driver of the FLAG mobile unit and occasional partner for Michael and KITT.
* [[Richard Basehart]] as Wilton Knight, the founder of FLAG, who dies in the pilot episode. Basehart's voice, however, is heard throughout the series, narrating over the intro and outro.