Known For
Acting
Known Credits
117
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 4, 1906 (120 years old)
Place of Birth
East Sheen, Surrey, England
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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| 1987 | Fortunes of Waras Liversage | |
| 1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peaceas Second Elder | |
| 1987 | Miss Marple: Sleeping Murderas Mr. Galbraith | |
| 1984 | The Invisible Manas Blind Man | |
| 1984 | The Element of Crimeas Osborne | |
| 1984 | A Voyage Round My Fatheras Judge | |
| 1983 | King Learas Old Man | |
| 1983 | My Cousin Rachelas Sam Bates | |
| 1981 | Troilus & Cressidaas Priam | |
| 1981 | Antony & Cleopatraas Lepidus | |
| 1980 | Drake's Ventureas John Dee | |
| 1979 | Rebeccaas Coroner | |
| 1978 | Romeo and Julietas Old Capulet | |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeareas Old Capulet | |
| 1978 | Return of the Saintas Paul Hanson | |
| 1977 | 1990as Mitchell | |
| 1977 | The Man in the Iron Maskas Armand | |
| 1977 | Supernaturalas Sir Charles | |
| 1976 | I, Claudiusas Domitius | |
| 1976 | Robin and Marianas Old Defender | |
| 1975 | Quilleras General Pickford | |
| 1974 | Churchill's Peopleas Penda's Father | |
| 1974 | Fall of Eaglesas General Ruzski | |
| 1974 | Bedtime Storiesas Vere Rawley | |
| 1973 | Wessex Talesas Conjuror Trendle | |
| 1973 | Yellow Dogas Mundt | |
| 1972 | Arthur of the Britonsas Athel | |
| 1972 | The Boy Who Turned Yellowas Doctor | |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yardas General Travers | |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmesas Captain Cutler | |
| 1971 | Cousin Betteas General Hulot | |
| 1971 | Cousin Betteas Marshal Hulot | |
| 1971 | Elizabeth Ras Bishop de Quadra | |
| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand Daysas Kingston | |
| 1969 | Softly Softly: Task Forceas Mr. Justice Ruddy | |
| 1969 | Doctor Who: The Space Piratesas Dom Issigri | |
| 1969 | Where's Jack?as Ballad Singer | |
| 1968 | The Championsas Minister | |
| 1968 | The Winter's Taleas Camillo | |
| 1968 | The Parachuteas Helmut | |
| 1966 | King of the Riveras Donner | |
| 1966 | Lord Raingoas Sid Jenkin | |
| 1966 | The Spiesas General Loren | |
| 1965 | The Spy Who Came In from the Coldas Old Judge | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas Helmut | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas President | |
| 1965 | The Troubleshootersas Foss | |
| 1965 | Gideon's Wayas Robson | |
| 1965 | Public Eyeas Dr. Stowe | |
| 1964 | Detectiveas Albert | |
| 1964 | Detectiveas Commodore Rupert Gill | |
| 1964 | Detectiveas Ernest Guppy | |
| 1964 | The Protectorsas Pearce Kettner | |
| 1963 | Decision at Midnightas Peter Hauser | |
| 1963 | Doctor Whoas Dom Issigri | |
| 1963 | Festivalas Chorus | |
| 1962 | The Saintas Antoine Louvois | |
| 1962 | Dr. Finlay's Casebookas Colonel Grahame | |
| 1962 | Dr. Finlay's Casebookas Hugh Armitage | |
| 1962 | Z-Carsas Albert Wallace | |
| 1961 | A for Andromedaas Professor Ernest Reinhart | |
| 1960 | Barnaby Rudgeas Dennis | |
| 1960 | Barnaby Rudgeas Dennis, the Hangman | |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Playas Harold P. Jackman | |
| 1960 | Danger Manas Baron | |
| 1960 | An Age of Kingsas Jack Cade | |
| 1960 | Peeping Tomas Arthur Baden | |
| 1960 | Sink the Bismarck!as Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales' | |
| 1959 | The Third Manas Theodore Ratteau | |
| 1959 | Interpol Callingas Von Schriber | |
| 1958 | The Invisible Manas Wilson | |
| 1958 | Battle of the V-1as Stricker | |
| 1957 | Nicholas Nicklebyas Wackford Squeers. Sr | |
| 1957 | The Prince and the Showgirlas Hoffman | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Uncle Karl | |
| 1956 | The Count of Monte Cristoas Gustav | |
| 1956 | Helen of Troyas High Priest | |
| 1955 | This Is Your Lifeas Self | |
| 1953 | Full Circleas | |
| 1953 | The Steel Keyas Prof. Newman | |
| 1952 | Girdle of Goldas Evans the Milk | |
| 1951 | The Riveras The Father | |
| 1951 | Without Fearas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1950 | Gone to Earthas Abel Woodus | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatreas Bubnov, a Capmaker | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatreas Major Kartuschke, Legal Officer | |
| 1948 | Hamletas Bernardo | |
| 1948 | The Red Shoesas Livy | |
| 1947 | The End of the Riveras Dantos | |
| 1947 | Uncle Silasas Dr. Bryerly | |
| 1947 | Holiday Campas Camp Announcer | |
| 1947 | Black Narcissusas The Old General | |
| 1944 | Henry Vas Fluellen - Captain in the English Army | |
| 1944 | A Canterbury Taleas Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot | |
| 1944 | 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 | |
| 1938 | What Men Live Byas Michael | |
| 1937 | The Vicar of Brayas Dennis Melross | |
| 1936 | Black Rosesas Pavo Collin | |
| 1936 | Pagliaccias Cadet Silvio | |
| 1935 | Somedayas Curly Blake | |
| 1935 | Crime Unlimitedas Pete Borden | |
| 1935 | Dandy Dickas Tony Mardon | |
| 1935 | Father and Sonas Michael Bolton | |
| 1934 | The Blue Squadronas Captain Carlo Banti | |
| 1934 | Girls Will Be Boysas Geoffrey Dawson | |
| 1934 | Waltzes from Viennaas Johann Strauss, the Younger | |
| 1933 | The Bermondsey Kidas Eddie Martin | |
| 1931 | Deadlockas John Tring | |
| 1931 | 77 Park Laneas Philip Connor | |
| 1931 | The Ringeras John Lenley | |
| 1931 | Romany Loveas Davy Summers | |
| 1928 | The Blue Peteras Radio operator |
| 1955 | The Dark Avenger...Dialogue Coach |
