Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Esmond Knight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    East Sheen, Surrey, England
    Birthday
    5/4/1906
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Anne of the Thousand Days
7
Hamlet
Hamlet
7.4
The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime
6.4
Decision at Midnight
6
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
7.1
Crime Unlimited
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5.8
The Parachute
The Parachute
0
The River
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7.2
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Black Narcissus
7.5
Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck!
6.8
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
8
The Blue Squadron
0
Uncle Silas
Uncle Silas
5.8
Waltzes from Vienna
Waltzes from Vienna
5.3
Gone to Earth
Gone to Earth
6.1
Contraband
Contraband
6.9
The Silver Fleet
The Silver Fleet
6
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
6.2
Yellow Dog
Yellow Dog
2.2
Dandy Dick
Dandy Dick
5.8
Black Roses
0
The Vicar of Bray
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This England
This England
6.2
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The End of the River
The End of the River
5
Holiday Camp
Holiday Camp
6.1
Girls Will Be Boys
Girls Will Be Boys
4.3
A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale
6.9
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
6.6
Girdle of Gold
Girdle of Gold
7.7
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
5.3
The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale
0
Pagliacci
Pagliacci
0
The Bermondsey Kid
0
Battle of the V-1
Battle of the V-1
4
Henry V
Henry V
6.6
Where's Jack?
Where's Jack?
7.2
Someday
0
Father and Son
0
The Halfway House
The Halfway House
6.5
The Blue Peter
0
Troilus & Cressida
Troilus & Cressida
8
77 Park Lane
77 Park Lane
0
A Voyage Round My Father
A Voyage Round My Father
7.6
Deadlock
Deadlock
0
The Ringer
0
Romany Love
0
The Prince and the Showgirl
The Prince and the Showgirl
6.3
What Men Live By
8
Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet
7.4
Robin and Marian
Robin and Marian
6.3
Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy
6.2
Antony & Cleopatra
Antony & Cleopatra
6.3
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The Steel Key
5.5
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Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
6.5
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
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