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Esmond Knight
AKA: Esmond Penington Knight · Эсмонд Найт
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Born: 1906
East Sheen, Surrey, England
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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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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 BBC Television Shakespeare
Old Capulet
1978 · GB
Bedtime Stories
Vere Rawley
1974 · GB
The Champions
Minister
1968 · GB
BBC Play of the Month
Helmut
1965 · GB
Thirty-Minute Theatre
President
1965 · GB
The Troubleshooters
Foss
1965 · GB
Public Eye
Dr. Stowe
1965 · GB
Doctor Who
Dom Issigri
1963 · GB
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The BBC Television Shakespeare | 1978 | Old Capulet |
| Bedtime Stories | 1974 | Vere Rawley |
| The Champions | 1968 | Minister |
| BBC Play of the Month | 1965 | Helmut |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | 1965 | President |
| The Troubleshooters | 1965 | Foss |
| Public Eye | 1965 | Dr. Stowe |
| Doctor Who | 1963 | Dom Issigri |
| The Saint | 1962 | Antoine Louvois |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | 1962 | Hugh Armitage |
| Z-Cars | 1962 | Albert Wallace |
| A for Andromeda | 1961 | Professor Ernest Reinhart |
| Sunday-Night Play | 1960 | Harold P. Jackman |
| Danger Man | 1960 | Baron |
| This Is Your Life | 1955 | Self |
| Sunday Night Theatre | 1950 | Major Kartuschke, Legal Officer |