Esmond Knight

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

94

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-05-04

Day of death

1987-02-23 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

East Sheen, Surrey, England

Esmond Knight

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.

Known For

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Henry V

    Henry V

  • I, Claudius

    I, Claudius

  • Gideon's Way

    Gideon's Way

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • The Champions

    The Champions

  • The Element of Crime

    The Element of Crime

  • Dr. Finlay's Casebook

    Dr. Finlay's Casebook

  • Softly, Softly

    Softly, Softly

  • Sunday-Night Play

    Sunday-Night Play

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • Return of the Saint

    Return of the Saint

  • The Parachute

    The Parachute

  • The River

    The River

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

    The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

  • Contraband

    Contraband

  • Troilus & Cressida

    Troilus & Cressida

  • Black Roses

    Black Roses

  • Uncle Silas

    Uncle Silas

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

  • Festival

    Festival

  • Interpol Calling

    Interpol Calling

  • Peeping Tom

    Peeping Tom

  • The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

    The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

  • The Red Shoes

    The Red Shoes

  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

  • Antony & Cleopatra

    Antony & Cleopatra

  • Detective

    Detective

  • Black Narcissus

    Black Narcissus

  • Helen of Troy

    Helen of Troy

  • Churchill's People

    Churchill's People

  • Pagliacci

    Pagliacci

  • Sink the Bismarck!

    Sink the Bismarck!

  • Holiday Camp

    Holiday Camp

  • This England

    This England

  • Robin and Marian

    Robin and Marian

  • An Age of Kings

    An Age of Kings

  • The Ringer

    The Ringer

  • The Prince and the Showgirl

    The Prince and the Showgirl

  • Someday

    Someday

  • The Man in the Iron Mask

    The Man in the Iron Mask

  • The Silver Fleet

    The Silver Fleet

  • 1990

    1990

  • Anne of the Thousand Days

    Anne of the Thousand Days

  • The Steel Key

    The Steel Key

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

  • A Canterbury Tale

    A Canterbury Tale

  • Crime Unlimited

    Crime Unlimited

  • Waltzes from Vienna

    Waltzes from Vienna

  • Elizabeth R

    Elizabeth R

  • Dandy Dick

    Dandy Dick

  • King of the River

    King of the River

  • Girls Will Be Boys

    Girls Will Be Boys

  • Fortunes of War

    Fortunes of War

  • A Voyage Round My Father

    A Voyage Round My Father

  • The Vicar of Bray

    The Vicar of Bray

  • The Spies

    The Spies

  • The End of the River

    The End of the River

  • Where's Jack?

    Where's Jack?

  • Drake's Venture

    Drake's Venture

  • Decision at Midnight

    Decision at Midnight

  • Gone to Earth

    Gone to Earth

  • 77 Park Lane

    77 Park Lane

  • Girdle of Gold

    Girdle of Gold

  • A for Andromeda

    A for Andromeda

  • The Winter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale

  • Quiller

    Quiller

  • The Blue Squadron

    The Blue Squadron

  • The Bermondsey Kid

    The Bermondsey Kid

  • Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

    Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

  • The Halfway House

    The Halfway House

  • Weddings Are Wonderful

    Weddings Are Wonderful

  • What Men Live By

    What Men Live By

  • Full Circle

    Full Circle

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • Cousin Bette

    Cousin Bette

  • Cousin Bette

    Cousin Bette

  • The Boy Who Turned Yellow

    The Boy Who Turned Yellow

  • Father and Son

    Father and Son

  • Bedtime Stories

    Bedtime Stories

  • Barnaby Rudge

    Barnaby Rudge

  • My Cousin Rachel

    My Cousin Rachel

  • Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby

  • Romany Love

    Romany Love

  • Battle of the V-1

    Battle of the V-1

  • The Blue Peter

    The Blue Peter

  • Yellow Dog

    Yellow Dog

  • Deadlock

    Deadlock