In the past, Michael Knight has been the police man Michael Long. While a commitment, he nearly gets killed but has been saved by Wilton Knight, founder of Knight Industries. From this time on, with his new identity, including his face and his fingerprints, Michael fights against injustice. Wilton Knight was convinced, that this man is able to change everything.

While his fights against injustice, Michael gets supported by KITT.

The attempted murder to Michael, his escape from the desert, the development of KITT as well as the junction of KITT and Michael can be seen in the first double episode of Knight Rider.

Michael Knight was acted by David Hasselhoff, which has been his big break through. Michael Knight’s German voice was spoken by Andreas von der Meden, an actor born 1943 in Hamburg.