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Esmond Knight (1906–1987)

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A stage actor from 1925, Esmond made his first film appearance in 77 Park Lane for Michael Powell for whom he eventually made 11 films. Esmond served in the Royal Navy during WWII and lost one eye and was almost totally blinded in the other during an engagement against The Bismarck. This didn't stop him later portraying a Royal Naval officer in Sink the Bismarck!. See full bio »

Born:

Esmond Penington Knight
in East Sheen, Surrey, England, UK

Died:

(age 80) in London, England, UK
Still of David Farrar, May Hallatt and Esmond Knight in Black Narcissus
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1987 Fortunes of War (TV mini-series)
Liversage
– The Middle East: January 1943 (1987) … Liversage
– Egypt: April 1941 (1987) … Liversage
 
1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
2nd Elder
 
1987 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (TV movie)
Mr. Galbraith
 
1985 Blott on the Landscape (TV mini-series)
Sir Francis Puckerington
– Episode #1.3 (1985) … Sir Francis Puckerington
– Episode #1.2 (1985) … Sir Francis Puckerington
– Episode #1.1 (1985) … Sir Francis Puckerington
 
1984 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Blind Man
– Certain First Principles (1984) … Blind Man
 
1984 The Element of Crime
Osborne
 
1984 A Voyage Round My Father (TV movie)
Judge
 
1983 King Lear (TV movie)
Old Man
 
1983 My Cousin Rachel (TV mini-series)
Sam Bates
– Episode #1.3 (1983) … Sam Bates
 
1982 I Remember Nelson (TV series)
Elderly Guest
– Love (1982) … Elderly Guest
 
1981 The Borgias (TV mini-series)
Cardinal Gian Battista Orsini
– Part 8 (1981) … Cardinal Gian Battista Orsini
 
1981 Troilus & Cressida (TV movie)
Priam
 
1981 Antony & Cleopatra (TV movie)
Lepidus
 
1980 Drake's Venture (TV movie)
John Dee
 
1980 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (uncredited)
 
1979 Rebecca (TV series)
Coroner
– Episode #1.4 (1979) … Coroner
 
1978 Return of the Saint (TV series)
Paul Hanson
– The Debt Collectors (1978) … Paul Hanson
 
1978 Romeo & Juliet (TV movie)
Old Capulet
 
1978 Kilvert's Diary (TV series)
– The Old Soldier (1978)
 
1977 1990 (TV series)
Mitchell
– Voice from the Past (1977) … Mitchell
 
1977 Supernatural (TV series)
Sir Charles
– Dorabella (1977) … Sir Charles
– Viktoria (1977) … Sir Charles
 
1977 The Man in the Iron Mask (TV movie)
Armand
 
1976 Yellow Dog
Mundt
 
1976 I, Claudius (TV mini-series)
Domitius
– Waiting in the Wings (1976) … Domitius
 
1976 Robin and Marian
Old Defender
 
1976 Shades of Greene (TV series)
The General
– Dream of a Strange Land (1976) … The General
 
1975 Ballet Shoes (TV series)
Great Uncle Matthew
– Episode #1.6 (1975) … Great Uncle Matthew
 
1975 Quiller (TV series)
General Pickford
– The Thin Red Line (1975) … General Pickford
 
1975 Churchill's People (TV series)
Penda's father
– The Coming of the Cross (1975) … Penda's father
 
1974 Fall of Eagles (TV mini-series)
General Ruzski
– The Secret War (1974) … General Ruzski
 
1974 New Scotland Yard (TV series)
General Travers
– Death by Misadventure (1974) … General Travers
 
1974 Bedtime Stories (TV series)
Vere Rawley
– Sleeping Beauty (1974) … Vere Rawley
 
1973 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Mr. Justice Ruddy
– Trial (1973) … Mr. Justice Ruddy
 
1973 Wessex Tales (TV series)
Conjuror Trendle
– The Withered Arm (1973) … Conjuror Trendle
 
1973 Arthur of the Britons (TV series)
Athel
– Enemies and Lovers (1973) … Athel
 
1972 Public Eye (TV series)
Dr. Stowe
– Many a Slip (1972) … Dr. Stowe
 
1972 The Boy Who Turned Yellow
Doctor
 
1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Captain Cutler
– The Affair of the Tortoise (1971) … Captain Cutler
 
1971 Cousin Bette (TV mini-series)
Marshal Hulot
– Bitter Harvest (1971) … Marshal Hulot
– Delilah and Her Handmaid (1971) … Marshal Hulot
– The House for Pleasure (1971) … Marshal Hulot
– Poor Relations (1971) … Marshal Hulot
 
1971 Elizabeth R (TV mini-series)
Bishop de Quadra
– The Marriage Game (1971) … Bishop de Quadra
 
1971 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– Faith (1971)
 
1969 Anne of the Thousand Days
Kingston
 
1964-1969 Detective (TV series)
Albert / Commodore Rupert Gill / Ernest Guppy
– Mr. Guppy's Tale (1969) … Ernest Guppy
– Lesson in Anatomy (1968) … Albert
– The Hungry Spider (1964) … Commodore Rupert Gill
 
1969 W. Somerset Maugham (TV series)
Sir Montague Trafford
– A Casual Affair (1969) … Sir Montague Trafford
 
1969 Doctor Who (TV series)
Dom Issigri
– The Space Pirates: Episode 6 (1969) … Dom Issigri
– The Space Pirates: Episode 5 (1969) … Dom Issigri
 
1969 Where's Jack?
Ballad Singer
 
1969 Z Cars (TV series)
Albert Wallace
– The Soft Touch: Part 2 (1969) … Albert Wallace
– The Soft Touch: Part 1 (1969) … Albert Wallace
 
1969 The Champions (TV series)
Minister
– The Silent Enemy (1969) … Minister
 
1969 Mogul (TV series)
Foss
– A Dirty Old Man and a Rare Bird (1969) … Foss
 
1968 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Helmut
– The Parachute (1968) … Helmut
 
1967 The Gamblers (TV series)
– The Glory of Llewellyn Smiley (1967)
 
1967 The Winter's Tale
Camillo
 
1966 King of the River (TV series)
Donner
– It's an Ill Wind (1966) … Donner
 
1966 Lord Raingo (TV series)
Sid Jenkin
– Power (1966) … Sid Jenkin
– The Offer (1966) … Sid Jenkin
 
1966 The Spies (TV series)
General Loren
– There's Only One End for Traitors (1966) … General Loren
 
1964-1966 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
Colonel Grahame / Hugh Armitage
– Better Safe Than Sorry (1966) … Hugh Armitage
– The White Hunter (1964) … Colonel Grahame
 
1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Old Judge
 
1965 The Third Man (TV series)
Theodore Ratteau
– The Trial of Harry Lime (1965) … Theodore Ratteau
 
1965 Gideon C.I.D. (TV series)
Robson
– Subway to Revenge (1965) … Robson
 
1965 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Vermandero
– The Changeling (1965) … Vermandero
 
1964 The Midnight Men (TV series)
Col. Vyner
– The Man from Miditz (1964) … Col. Vyner
 
1963 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Springwood
– To Bury Caesar (1963) … Springwood
 
1963 To Bury Caesar (TV movie)
Sleazy Welsh tabloid journalist
 
1963 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Harold P. Jackman
– She's a Free Country (1963) … Harold P. Jackman
 
1963 Decision at Midnight
Peter Hauser
 
1962 The Saint (TV series)
Antoine Louvois
– The Covetous Headsman (1962) … Antoine Louvois
 
1961 A for Andromeda (TV series)
Professor Ernest Reinhart
– The Last Mystery (1961) … Professor Ernest Reinhart
– The Face of the Tiger (1961) … Professor Ernest Reinhart
– The Murderer (1961) … Professor Ernest Reinhart
– The Monster (1961) … Professor Ernest Reinhart
– The Miracle (1961) … Professor Ernest Reinhart
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1961 Danger Man (TV series)
Mr. Baron
– The Vacation (1961) … Mr. Baron
 
1960 Barnaby Rudge (TV series)
Dennis / Dennis, the Hangman
– Episode #1.13 (1960) … Dennis
– Episode #1.12 (1960) … Dennis
– Episode #1.11 (1960) … Dennis
– Episode #1.10 (1960) … Dennis
– Episode #1.9 (1960) … Dennis
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1960 An Age of Kings (TV series)
Jack Cade
– Henry VI Part 3: The Rabble from Kent (1960) … Jack Cade
 
1960 Deadline Midnight (TV series)
Edward Lee
– Episode #1.6 (1960) … Edward Lee
 
1960 Peeping Tom
Arthur Baden
 
1960 Sink the Bismarck!
Captain (Prince of Wales)
 
1960 David and Broccoli (TV movie)
Broccoli
 
1959 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Wilson
– Flight into Darkness (1959) … Wilson
 
1959 Interpol Calling (TV series)
Von Schriber
– The Sleeping Giant (1959) … Von Schriber
 
1959 Volpone (TV movie)
Corvino
 
1959 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– The Girl on the Beach (1959)
 
1959 The Hill (TV movie)
Pontius Pilate
 
1958-1959 Our Mutual Friend (TV series)
Silas Wegg
– Part 10 (1959) … Silas Wegg
– Part 8 (1958) … Silas Wegg
– Part 4 (1958) … Silas Wegg
– Part 3 (1958) … Silas Wegg
 
1958 Missiles from Hell
Stricker
 
1956-1958 Sailor of Fortune (TV series)
Bishop / El Kadir / Oberon
– Crete Story (1958) … Bishop
– The Diamond Chips (1957) … Oberon
– Stranger in Danger (1956) … El Kadir
 
1952-1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Major Kartuschke, Legal Officer / Mr. Sterling
– Television World Theatre: The Clandestine Marriage (1958) … Mr. Sterling
– Arrow to the Heart (I) (1952) … Major Kartuschke, Legal Officer
 
1957-1958 O.S.S. (TV series)
Emil / General Latour
– Operation Firefly (1958) … Emil
– Operation Dagger (1957) … General Latour
 
1957 Nicholas Nickleby (TV series)
Wackford Squeers. Sr
– Episode #1.10 (1957) … Wackford Squeers. Sr
– Episode #1.9 (1957) … Wackford Squeers. Sr
– Episode #1.6 (1957) … Wackford Squeers. Sr
– Episode #1.5 (1957) … Wackford Squeers. Sr
– Episode #1.2 (1957) … Wackford Squeers. Sr
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1957 The Prince and the Showgirl
Hoffman
 
1956 The Adventures of Aggie (TV series)
Marcel Fleur
– Cobalt Blue (1956) … Marcel Fleur
 
1956 The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)
Gustav
– Lichtenburg (1956) … Gustav
 
1956 Helen of Troy
High Priest
 
1955 Richard III
Ratcliffe
 
1953 The Steel Key
Prof. Newman
 
1953 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series)
Duke of Florence
– The Firebrand (1953) … Duke of Florence
 
1952 The Wild Heart
Abel Woodus
 
1952 Girdle of Gold
William 'Evans the Milk' Evans
 
1951 The River
The Father
 
1950 Gone to Earth
Abel Woodus
 
1950 The Compelled People (TV movie)
Hugo von Gerhardt
 
1949 Macbeth (TV movie)
Banquo
 
1948 The Red Shoes
Livy
 
1948 Hamlet
Bernardo
 
1947 The End of the River
Dantos
 
1947 The Inheritance
Dr. Bryerly
 
1947 The Likes of 'Er (TV movie)
George Miles
 
1947 Holiday Camp
Camp Announcer
 
1947 Black Narcissus
The Old General
 
1944 Henry V
Fluellen
 
1944 A Canterbury Tale
Narrator (non-US versions)/Seven-Sisters Soldier/Village Idiot
 
1944 The Halfway House
David Davies
 
1943 The Silver Fleet
Von Schiffer
 
1941 This England
Vicar's Son
 
1941 Fingers
Sid Harris
 
1940 Blackout
Mr.Pidgeon
 
1939 What Men Live by (short)
Michael
 
1939 The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
Raille - Trojan Team Member
 
1939 First Stop North (TV movie)
Terence Donnelly
 
1939 Rake's Progress (TV movie)
John Wilkes (2nd May version)
 
1939 Twelfth Night (TV movie)
Orsino
 
1939 Mary Rose (TV movie)
Harry Blake/Simon Blake
 
1938 Weddings Are Wonderful
Guy Rogers
 
1938 Derby Day (TV movie)
Bert Bones
 
1938 Will Shakespeare (TV movie)
Kit Marlowe
 
1937 Night Must Fall (TV short)
 
1937 The Vicar of Bray
Dennis Melross
 
1936 Black Roses
Pavo Collin
 
1936 A Clown Must Laugh
Cadet Silvio
 
1935 Someday
Curley Blake
 
1935 Crime Unlimited
Pete Borden
 
1935 Dandy Dick
Tony Mardon
 
1934 Girls Will Be Boys
Geoffrey Dawson
 
1934 Father and Son
Michael Bolton
 
1934 The Blue Squadron
Captain Carlo Banti
 
1934 Lest We Forget
Pat Doyle Jr.
 
1934 King of Whales (short)
Gideon
 
1934 Strauss' Great Waltz
Johann Strauss, the Younger
 
1934 Womanhood
Jack Gordon
 
1933 The Bermondsey Kid
Eddie Martin
 
1931 Deadlock
John Tring
 
1931 77 Park Lane
Philip Connor
 
1931 The Gaunt Stranger
John Lenley
 
1931 Romany Love
Davy Summers
 
1928 The Blue Peter
Radio operator
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1956 Helen of Troy (english dialect coach: Jacques Sernas - uncredited)
 
1955 The Dark Avenger (dialogue coach)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2004 Heroes of World War II (TV series documentary)
Himself - interviewed
– The Men Who Stopped the Bismarck (2004) … Himself - interviewed
 
1945 This Was Japan (documentary short)
Commentator (voice)
 

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(1925-1926) He acted in the play, "Everyman," at the Old Vic Theatre (Royal Victorian Hall) in London, England with Frank Vosper, Dame Edith Evans, Duncan Yarrow, Neil Porter, Nell Carter, and Edith Coates in the cast. Andrew Leigh was director. See more »

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Esmond Knight played the captain of the Prince of Wales in the film Sink the Bismarck!. Ironically, it was while serving aboard the real Prince of Wales during her fight with the Bismarck that he suffered his injuries. See more »

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