Biography
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.
Filmography
all 91
Movies 59
TV Shows 32
self 2
Narrator 1
BBC - Heroes and Weapons of WWII (2004)
Fortunes of War (1987)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
My Cousin Rachel (1983)
Drake's Venture (1980)
Romeo & Juliet (1978)
BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
Return of the Saint (1978)
Supernatural (1977)
Robin and Marian (1976)
Shades of Greene (1975)
Quiller (1975)
Bedtime Stories (1974)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
Cousin Bette (1971)
Elizabeth R (1971)
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates (1969)
Where's Jack? (1969)
The Champions (1968)
Gideon's Way (1965)
Public Eye (1965)
Decision at Midnight (1963)
Festival (1963)
The Saint (1962)
A for Andromeda (1961)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Interpol Calling (1959)
Battle of the V-1 (1958)
Helen of Troy (1956)
The Dark Avenger (1955)
The Steel Key (1953)
Girdle of Gold (1952)
The River (1951)
Gone to Earth (1950)
Hamlet (1948)
Uncle Silas (1947)
Holiday Camp (1947)
Black Narcissus (1947)
Henry V (1944)
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
The Halfway House (1944)
The Silver Fleet (1943)
This England (1941)
Contraband (1940)
Weddings Are Wonderful (1938)
What Men Live By (1938)
The Vicar of Bray (1937)
Black Roses (1936)
Pagliacci (1936)
Someday (1935)
Crime Unlimited (1935)
Dandy Dick (1935)
Father and Son (1935)
The Blue Squadron (1934)
Girls Will Be Boys (1934)
Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
The Bermondsey Kid (1933)
Deadlock (1931)
77 Park Lane (1931)
The Ringer (1931)
Romany Love (1931)
The Blue Peter (1928)
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1906-05-04
Deathday1987-02-23 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceEast Sheen, United Kingdom
RelationshipsNora Swinburne (1946 - 1987)
ChildrenRosalind Knight
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsEsmond Penington Knight, Эсмонд Найт
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Last updated:
,
- Esmond Knight
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons