Esmond Knight

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

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

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Softly, Softly

    Softly, Softly

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • The Champions

    The Champions

  • Dr. Finlay's Casebook

    Dr. Finlay's Casebook

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

  • Gideon's Way

    Gideon's Way

  • Festival

    Festival

  • Interpol Calling

    Interpol Calling

  • Return of the Saint

    Return of the Saint

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • I, Claudius

    I, Claudius

  • The Silver Fleet

    The Silver Fleet

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

  • Battle of the V-1

    Battle of the V-1

  • Henry V

    Henry V

  • The Blue Squadron

    The Blue Squadron

  • The Element of Crime

    The Element of Crime

  • A Canterbury Tale

    A Canterbury Tale

  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

  • The Halfway House

    The Halfway House

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Black Narcissus

    Black Narcissus

  • Weddings Are Wonderful

    Weddings Are Wonderful

  • An Age of Kings

    An Age of Kings

  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

  • Contraband

    Contraband

  • The Parachute

    The Parachute

  • King of the River

    King of the River

  • Sink the Bismarck!

    Sink the Bismarck!

  • The Steel Key

    The Steel Key

  • 77 Park Lane

    77 Park Lane

  • Decision at Midnight

    Decision at Midnight

  • Elizabeth R

    Elizabeth R

  • Peeping Tom

    Peeping Tom

  • The Man in the Iron Mask

    The Man in the Iron Mask

  • Detective

    Detective

  • 1990

    1990

  • Someday

    Someday

  • Girls Will Be Boys

    Girls Will Be Boys

  • The End of the River

    The End of the River

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • Uncle Silas

    Uncle Silas

  • Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

    Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

  • Holiday Camp

    Holiday Camp

  • Gone to Earth

    Gone to Earth

  • Drake's Venture

    Drake's Venture

  • A Voyage Round My Father

    A Voyage Round My Father

  • Antony & Cleopatra

    Antony & Cleopatra

  • Fortunes of War

    Fortunes of War

  • Yellow Dog

    Yellow Dog

  • The Vicar of Bray

    The Vicar of Bray

  • The Prince and the Showgirl

    The Prince and the Showgirl

  • Black Roses

    Black Roses

  • Father and Son

    Father and Son

  • Helen of Troy

    Helen of Troy

  • The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

    The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

  • Quiller

    Quiller

  • Troilus & Cressida

    Troilus & Cressida

  • A for Andromeda

    A for Andromeda

  • Barnaby Rudge

    Barnaby Rudge

  • The Red Shoes

    The Red Shoes

  • The Winter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale

  • Anne of the Thousand Days

    Anne of the Thousand Days

  • The Ringer

    The Ringer

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • The River

    The River

  • Cousin Bette

    Cousin Bette

  • Cousin Bette

    Cousin Bette

  • Bedtime Stories

    Bedtime Stories

  • This England

    This England

  • The Spies

    The Spies

  • The Blue Peter

    The Blue Peter

  • Pagliacci

    Pagliacci

  • The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

    The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

  • Robin and Marian

    Robin and Marian

  • Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby

  • Where's Jack?

    Where's Jack?

  • The Bermondsey Kid

    The Bermondsey Kid

  • My Cousin Rachel

    My Cousin Rachel

  • Dandy Dick

    Dandy Dick

  • Girdle of Gold

    Girdle of Gold

  • Crime Unlimited

    Crime Unlimited

  • What Men Live By

    What Men Live By

  • Waltzes from Vienna

    Waltzes from Vienna

  • The Boy Who Turned Yellow

    The Boy Who Turned Yellow

  • Full Circle

    Full Circle

  • Romany Love

    Romany Love

  • Deadlock

    Deadlock