Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

Acting

Birthday

1906/05/04

Day of death

1987/02/23 (80 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

East Sheen, Surrey, England

Also know as

Esmond Penington Knight, Эсмонд Найт

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 ...Read more

Acting
Peeping Tom
7.4

(1960) Peeping Tom

as Arthur Baden

Anne of the Thousand Days
7.0

(1969) Anne of the Thousand Days

as Kingston

Hamlet
7.4

(1948) Hamlet

as Bernardo

Forbrydelsens element
6.4

(1984) The Element of Crime

as Osborne

6.0

(1963) Decision at Midnight

as ---

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
7.1

(1965) The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

as Old Judge

Crime Unlimited
5.8

(1935) Crime Unlimited

as Pete Borden

The Parachute
0.0

(1968) The Parachute

as Helmut

The River
7.2

(1951) The River

as The Father

Black Narcissus
7.5

(1947) Black Narcissus

as The Old General

Sink the Bismarck!
6.8

(1960) Sink the Bismarck!

as Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'

The Red Shoes
8.0

(1948) The Red Shoes

as Livy

0.0

(1934) The Blue Squadron

as ---

Waltzes from Vienna
5.3

(1934) Waltzes from Vienna

as Johann Strauss, the Younger

Uncle Silas
5.8

(1947) Uncle Silas

as Dr. Bryerly

Gone to Earth
6.1

(1950) Gone to Earth

as Abel Woodus

Contraband
6.9

(1940) Contraband

as Mr. Pidgeon

The Silver Fleet
6.0

(1943) The Silver Fleet

as Von Schiffer

The Man in the Iron Mask
6.2

(1977) The Man in the Iron Mask

as Armand

Yellow Dog
2.2

(1973) Yellow Dog

as Mundt

Dandy Dick
5.8

(1935) Dandy Dick

as Tony Mardon

0.0

(1936) Black Roses

as Pavo Collin

5.5

(1937) The Vicar of Bray

as Dennis Melross

This England
6.2

(1941) This England

as Vicar's Son

0.0

(1938) Weddings Are Wonderful

as Guy Rogers

The End of the River
5.0

(1947) The End of the River

as Dantos

Holiday Camp
6.1

(1947) Holiday Camp

as Camp Announcer

Girls Will Be Boys
4.3

(1934) Girls Will Be Boys

as Geoffrey Dawson

A Canterbury Tale
6.9

(1944) A Canterbury Tale

as Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
6.6

(1939) The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

as Raille

Girdle of Gold
7.7

(1952) Girdle of Gold

as Evans the Milk

The Boy Who Turned Yellow
5.3

(1972) The Boy Who Turned Yellow

as Doctor

The Winter's Tale
0.0

(1968) The Winter's Tale

as Camillo

Pagliacci
0.0

(1936) Pagliacci

as Cadet Silvio

0.0

(1933) The Bermondsey Kid

as Eddie Martin

Battle of the V-1
4.0

(1958) Battle of the V-1

as Stricker

The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France
6.6

(1944) Henry V

as Fluellen - Captain in the English Army

Where's Jack?
7.2

(1969) Where's Jack?

as Ballad Singer

0.0

(1935) Someday

as Curly Blake

0.0

(1935) Father and Son

as Michael Bolton

The Halfway House
6.5

(1944) The Halfway House

as David Davies

0.0

(1928) The Blue Peter

as Radio operator

Troilus & Cressida
8.0

(1981) Troilus & Cressida

as Priam

77 Park Lane
0.0

(1931) 77 Park Lane

as Philip Connor

A Voyage Round My Father
7.6

(1984) A Voyage Round My Father

as Judge

Deadlock
0.0

(1931) Deadlock

as John Tring

0.0

(1931) The Ringer

as John Lenley

0.0

(1931) Romany Love

as Davy Summers

The Prince and the Showgirl
6.3

(1957) The Prince and the Showgirl

as Hoffman

8.0

(1938) What Men Live By

as Michael

Romeo & Juliet
7.4

(1978) Romeo & Juliet

as Old Capulet

Robin and Marian
6.3

(1976) Robin and Marian

as Old Defender

Helen of Troy
6.2

(1956) Helen of Troy

as High Priest

Antony & Cleopatra
6.3

(1981) Antony & Cleopatra

as Lepidus

The Steel Key
5.5

(1953) The Steel Key

as Prof. Newman

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
6.5

(1969) Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

as Dom Issigri

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
4.6

(1987) Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

as Second Elder

Drake's Venture
5.0

(1980) Drake's Venture

as John Dee

0.0

(1953) Full Circle

as ---

Elizabeth R
7.4

(1971) Elizabeth R

as Bishop de Quadra

Softly, Softly
5.0

(1966) Softly, Softly

as ---

Z-Cars
7.0

(1962) Z-Cars

as ---

Gideon's Way
6.8

(1965) Gideon's Way

as Robson

The Saint
7.3

(1962) The Saint

as Antoine Louvois

Interpol Calling
6.7

(1959) Interpol Calling

as Von Schriber

I, Claudius
7.8

(1976) I, Claudius

as ---

The Champions
6.1

(1968) The Champions

as Minister

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
6.0

(1962) Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as ---

0.0

(1966) King of the River

as ---

The Count of Monte Cristo
4.4

(1956) The Count of Monte Cristo

as ---

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.3

(1971) The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Captain Cutler

1990
6.0

(1977) 1990

as ---

0.0

(1963) Festival

as Chorus

An Age of Kings
4.7

(1960) An Age of Kings

as ---

My Cousin Rachel
6.0

(1983) My Cousin Rachel

as Sam Bates

BBC Play of the Month
5.0

(1965) BBC Play of the Month

as Helmut

Quiller
0.0

(1975) Quiller

as General Pickford

Fortunes of War
6.4

(1987) Fortunes of War

as Liversage

0.0

(1957) Nicholas Nickleby

as ---

The BBC Television Shakespeare
5.2

(1978) The BBC Television Shakespeare

as Old Capulet

Detective
0.0

(1964) Detective

as ---

Barnaby Rudge
5.0

(1960) Barnaby Rudge

as ---

0.0

(1974) Bedtime Stories

as Vere Rawley

Return of the Saint
7.0

(1978) Return of the Saint

as Paul Hanson

Cousin Bette
3.5

(1971) Cousin Bette

as General Hulot

Public Eye
7.8

(1965) Public Eye

as Dr. Stowe

A for Andromeda
5.0

(1961) A for Andromeda

as Professor Ernest Reinhart

This Is Your Life
6.4

(1955) This Is Your Life

as Self