About

Known credits:
62
Birthday:
1906-05-04
Place of birth:
East Sheen, Surrey, England
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Esmond Knight

Overview

Esmond Penington Knight (4 May 1906 – 23 February 1987) was an English actor.

He was an accomplished actor with a career spanning over half a century. For much of his career Esmond Knight was virtually blind. He had been badly injured in 1941 whilst on active service on board HMS Prince of Wales when she fought the Bismarck at the Battle of the Denmark Strait, and remained totally blind for two years, though he later regained some sight in his right eye.

During this period, Esmond dictated an early autobiography to his secretary, Annabella Cloudsley, Seeking The Bubble (Hutchinson & Co. 1943). He played the captain of the HMS Prince of Wales in the 1960 movie Sink the Bismarck!

He starred as Professor Ernest Reinhart in the 1961 British science fiction television series, A for Andromeda, alongside Patricia Kneale and Peter Halliday.

His daughter is the actress Rosalind Knight. Knight died of a heart attack. He was cremated.

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Known for

Acting
1987 Fortunes of War Actor Liversage 68
Fair
1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Actor Second Elder 49
Bad
1984 The Element of Crime Actor Osborne 60
Fair
1984 A Voyage Round My Father Actor Judge 59
Average
1981 Troilus & Cressida Actor Priam 59
Average
1981 Antony & Cleopatra Actor Lepidus 59
Average
1978 Romeo & Juliet Actor Old Capulet 59
Average
1977 The Man in the Iron Mask Actor Armand 59
Average
1976 Ballet Shoes Actor Great Uncle Matthew N/A
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1976 Robin and Marian Actor Old Defender 60
Fair
1973 Yellow Dog Actor Mundt 59
Average
1972 The Boy Who Turned Yellow Actor Doctor 58
Average
1971 Cousin Bette Actor General Hulot 68
Fair
1969 Anne of the Thousand Days Actor Kingston 61
Fair
1969 Doctor Who: The Space Pirates Actor Dom Issigri 59
Average
1969 Where's Jack? Actor Ballad Singer 59
Average
1968 The Winter's Tale Actor Camillo N/A
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1968 The Parachute Actor Helmut N/A
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1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Actor Old Judge 63
Fair
1963 Decision at Midnight Actor 58
Average
1961 A for Andromeda Actor Professor Ernest Reinhart 68
Fair
1960 Peeping Tom Actor Arthur Baden 68
Fair
1960 Sink the Bismarck! Actor Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales' 60
Fair
1958 Battle of the V-1 Actor Stricker 58
Average
1957 The Prince and the Showgirl Actor Hoffman 60
Fair
1956 Helen of Troy Actor High Priest 59
Average
1953 The Steel Key Actor Prof. Newman 58
Average
1952 Girdle of Gold Actor Evans the Milk 59
Average
1951 The River Actor The Father 61
Fair
1950 Gone to Earth Actor Abel Woodus 59
Average
1948 Hamlet Actor Bernardo 64
Fair
1948 The Red Shoes Actor Livy 70
Good
1947 The End of the River Actor Dantos 59
Average
1947 Uncle Silas Actor Dr. Bryerly 58
Average
1947 Holiday Camp Actor Camp Announcer 59
Average
1947 Black Narcissus Actor The Old General 66
Fair
1944 Henry V Actor Fluellen - Captain in the English Army 60
Fair
1944 A Canterbury Tale Actor Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot 60
Fair
1944 The Halfway House Actor David Davies 59
Average
1943 The Silver Fleet Actor Von Schiffer 59
Average
1941 This England Actor Vicar's Son 59
Average
1940 Contraband Actor Mr. Pidgeon 59
Average
1939 The Arsenal Stadium Mystery Actor Raille 59
Average
1938 Weddings Are Wonderful Actor Guy Rogers N/A
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1938 What Men Live By Actor Michael 59
Average
1937 The Vicar of Bray Actor Dennis Melross 59
Average
1936 Black Roses Actor Pavo Collin N/A
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1936 Pagliacci Actor Cadet Silvio N/A
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1935 Someday Actor Curly Blake N/A
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1935 Crime Unlimited Actor Pete Borden 59
Average
1935 Dandy Dick Actor Tony Mardon 59
Average
1935 Father and Son Actor Michael Bolton N/A
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1934 The Blue Squadron Actor N/A
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1934 Girls Will Be Boys Actor Geoffrey Dawson 58
Average
1934 Waltzes from Vienna Actor Johann Strauss, the Younger 58
Average
1933 The Bermondsey Kid Actor Eddie Martin N/A
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1931 Deadlock Actor John Tring N/A
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1931 77 Park Lane Actor Philip Connor N/A
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1931 The Ringer Actor John Lenley N/A
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1931 Romany Love Actor Davy Summers N/A
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1928 The Blue Peter Actor Radio operator N/A
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Crew
1955 The Dark Avenger Crew Dialogue Coach 59
Average