Esmond Knight
Acting
1906 – 1987 (aged 80)
East Sheen, Surrey, England
112 acting credits
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.
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Known For
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
24 Jul 1987
Peeping Tom
07 Apr 1960
The Red Shoes
06 Sep 1948
Doctor Who
23 Nov 1963
Black Narcissus
26 May 1947
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
16 Dec 1965
Hamlet
10 Dec 1948
Robin and Marian
11 Mar 1976
Photos
Filmography
1987
- Fortunes of Waras Liversage2 episodes
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peaceas Second Elder
- Miss Marple: Sleeping Murderas Mr. Galbraith2 episodes
1984
- The Invisible Manas Blind Man1 episode
- The Element of Crimeas Osborne
- A Voyage Round My Fatheras Judge
1983
- King Learas Old Man
- My Cousin Rachelas Sam Bates1 episode
1982
- Fame Is the Spuras Old Etchells1 episode
1981
- Troilus & Cressidaas Priam
- Antony & Cleopatraas Lepidus
1980
- Drake's Ventureas John Dee
1979
- Rebeccaas Coroner1 episode
1978
- Romeo and Julietas Old Capulet
- The BBC Television Shakespeareas Old Capulet1 episode
- Return of the Saintas Paul Hanson1 episode
1977
- 1990as Mitchell1 episode
- The Man in the Iron Maskas Armand
- Supernaturalas Sir Charles2 episodes
1976
- I, Claudiusas Domitius1 episode
- Robin and Marianas Old Defender
1975
- Quilleras General Pickford1 episode
1974
- Churchill's Peopleas Penda's Father1 episode
- Fall of Eaglesas General Ruzski1 episode
- Bedtime Storiesas Vere Rawley1 episode
1973
- Wessex Talesas Conjuror Trendle1 episode
- Yellow Dogas Mundt
1972
- Arthur of the Britonsas Athel1 episode
- The Boy Who Turned Yellowas Doctor
- New Scotland Yardas General Travers1 episode
1971
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmesas Captain Cutler1 episode
- Cousin Betteas Marshal Hulot2 episodes
- Elizabeth Ras Bishop de Quadra1 episode
1969
- Anne of the Thousand Daysas Kingston
- Softly Softly: Task Forceas Mr. Justice Ruddy1 episode
- Doctor Who: The Space Piratesas Dom Issigri
- Where's Jack?as Ballad Singer
1968
- The Championsas Minister1 episode
- The Winter's Taleas Camillo
- The Parachuteas Helmut
1966
- King of the Riveras Donner1 episode
- Lord Raingoas Sid Jenkin4 episodes
- The Spiesas General Loren1 episode
1965
- The Spy Who Came In from the Coldas Old Judge
- BBC Play of the Monthas Helmut1 episode
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas President1 episode
- The Troubleshootersas Foss1 episode
- Gideon's Wayas Robson1 episode
- Public Eyeas Dr. Stowe1 episode
1964
- Detectiveas Ernest Guppy1 episode
- The Protectorsas Pearce Kettner1 episode
1963
- Decision at Midnightas Peter Hauser
- Doctor Whoas Dom Issigri2 episodes
- Festivalas Chorus1 episode
1962
- The Saintas Antoine Louvois1 episode
- Dr. Finlay's Casebookas Hugh Armitage1 episode
- Z-Carsas Albert Wallace2 episodes
1961
- A for Andromedaas Professor Ernest Reinhart7 episodes
1960
- Barnaby Rudgeas Dennis5 episodes
- Sunday-Night Playas Harold P. Jackman1 episode
- Danger Manas Baron1 episode
- An Age of Kingsas Jack Cade1 episode
- Peeping Tomas Arthur Baden
- Sink the Bismarck!as Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
1959
- The Third Manas Theodore Ratteau1 episode
- Interpol Callingas Von Schriber1 episode
1958
- The Invisible Manas Wilson1 episode
- Battle of the V-1as Stricker
1957
- Nicholas Nicklebyas Wackford Squeers. Sr6 episodes
- The Prince and the Showgirlas Hoffman
- Sailor of Fortuneas Oberon1 episode
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Uncle Karl1 episode
- The Count of Monte Cristoas Gustav1 episode
- Helen of Troyas High Priest
1953
- Full Circle
- The Steel Keyas Prof. Newman
1952
- Girdle of Goldas Evans the Milk
1951
- The Riveras The Father
- Without Fearas Narrator (voice)
1950
- Gone to Earthas Abel Woodus
- Sunday Night Theatreas Major Kartuschke, Legal Officer1 episode
1948
- Hamletas Bernardo
- The Red Shoesas Livy
1947
- The End of the Riveras Dantos
- Uncle Silasas Dr. Bryerly
- Holiday Campas Camp Announcer
- Black Narcissusas The Old General
1944
- Henry Vas Fluellen - Captain in the English Army
- A Canterbury Taleas Narrator
- The Halfway Houseas David Davies
1943
- The Silver Fleetas Von Schiffer
1941
- This Englandas Vicar's Son
1940
- Contrabandas Mr. Pidgeon
1939
- The Arsenal Stadium Mysteryas Raille
1938
- Weddings Are Wonderfulas Guy Rogers
- What Men Live Byas Michael
1937
- The Vicar of Brayas Dennis Melross
1936
- Black Rosesas Pavo Collin
- Pagliaccias Cadet Silvio
1935
- Somedayas Curly Blake
- Crime Unlimitedas Pete Borden
- Dandy Dickas Tony Mardon
- Father and Sonas Michael Bolton
1934
- The Blue Squadronas Captain Carlo Banti
- Girls Will Be Boysas Geoffrey Dawson
- Waltzes from Viennaas Johann Strauss, the Younger
1933
- The Bermondsey Kidas Eddie Martin
1931
- Deadlockas John Tring
- 77 Park Laneas Philip Connor
- The Ringeras John Lenley
- Romany Loveas Davy Summers
1928
- The Blue Peteras Radio operator