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Date of Birth:
4 May
1906
,
East Sheen, Surrey, England, UK
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Date of Death:
23 February
1987
, London, England, UK
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Mini Biography:
A stage actor from 1925, Esmond made his first film appearance in...
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Actor
,
Miscellaneous Crew
,
Self
Actor:
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
1920s
"Fortunes of War"
.... Liversage (2 episodes, 1987)
-
January 1943
(1987)
TV episode
.... Liversage
-
April 1941
(1987)
TV episode
.... Liversage
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
(1987) .... 2nd Elder
... aka Superman IV (Australia: TV title)
Sleeping Murder
(1987) (TV) .... Mr. Galbraith
... aka Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (UK: series title)
"Blott on the Landscape"
.... Sir Francis Puckerington (3 episodes, 1985)
-
Episode #1.3
(1985)
TV episode
.... Sir Francis Puckerington
-
Episode #1.2
(1985)
TV episode
.... Sir Francis Puckerington
-
Episode #1.1
(1985)
TV episode
.... Sir Francis Puckerington
"The Invisible Man"
.... Blind Man (1 episode, 1984)
-
Certain First Principles
(1984)
TV episode
.... Blind Man
Forbrydelsens element
(1984) .... Osborne
... aka The Element of Crime (UK) (USA)
King Lear
(1983) (TV) .... Old Man
"My Cousin Rachel"
(1983)
TV mini-series
A Voyage Round My Father
(1982) (TV) .... Judge
"The Borgias"
.... Cardinal Gian Battista Orsini (1 episode, 1981)
-
Part 8
(1981)
TV episode
.... Cardinal Gian Battista Orsini
Troilus & Cressida
(1981) (TV) ....
Priam
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Troilus & Cressida (USA: video title)
Antony & Cleopatra
(1981) (TV) ....
Lepidus
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Antony & Cleopatra (USA: video title)
Drake's Venture
(1980) (TV) .... John Dee
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
(1980) (uncredited)
Rebecca
(1979) (TV) .... Coroner
"Return of the Saint"
.... Paul Hanson (1 episode, 1978)
... aka The Son of the Saint
-
The Debt Collectors
(1978)
TV episode
.... Paul Hanson
Romeo & Juliet
(1978) (TV) .... Old Capulet
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (USA: video title)
"Kilvert's Diary"
(1 episode, 1978)
-
The Old Soldier
(1978)
TV episode
"1990"
.... Mitchell (1 episode, 1977)
-
Voice from the Past
(1977)
TV episode
.... Mitchell
"Supernatural"
.... Sir Charles (2 episodes, 1977)
-
Dorabella
(1977)
TV episode
.... Sir Charles
-
Viktoria
(1977)
TV episode
.... Sir Charles
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1977) (TV) .... Armand
"I, Claudius"
.... Domitius (1 episode, 1976)
-
Waiting in the Wings
(1976)
TV episode
.... Domitius
Robin and Marian
(1976) .... Old Defender
"Shades of Greene"
.... The General (1 episode, 1976)
-
Dream of a Strange Land
(1976)
TV episode
.... The General
"Ballet Shoes"
.... Great Uncle Matthew (1 episode, 1975)
-
Episode #1.6
(1975)
TV episode
.... Great Uncle Matthew
"Quiller"
.... General Pickford (1 episode, 1975)
-
The Thin Red Line
(1975)
TV episode
.... General Pickford
"Churchill's People"
.... Penda's father (1 episode, 1975)
-
The Coming of the Cross
(1975)
TV episode
.... Penda's father
"Fall of Eagles"
.... General Ruzski (1 episode, 1974)
-
The Secret War
(1974)
TV episode
....
General Ruzski
"New Scotland Yard"
.... General Travers (1 episode, 1974)
-
Death by Misadventure
(1974)
TV episode
.... General Travers
"Bedtime Stories"
.... Vere Rawley (1 episode, 1974)
-
Sleeping Beauty
(1974)
TV episode
.... Vere Rawley
"Softly Softly"
.... Mr. Justice Ruddy (1 episode, 1973)
... aka Softly, Softly: Task Force (UK: new title)
-
Trial
(1973)
TV episode
.... Mr. Justice Ruddy
"Wessex Tales"
.... Conjuror Trendle (1 episode, 1973)
-
The Withered Arm
(1973)
TV episode
.... Conjuror Trendle
"Arthur of the Britons"
.... Athel (1 episode, 1973)
-
Enemies and Lovers
(1973)
TV episode
.... Athel
Yellow Dog
(1973) .... Mundt
"Public Eye"
.... Dr. Stowe (1 episode, 1972)
-
Many a Slip
(1972)
TV episode
.... Dr. Stowe
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
(1972) .... Doctor
"The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes"
.... Captain Cutler (1 episode, 1971)
-
The Affair of the Tortoise
(1971)
TV episode
.... Captain Cutler
"Cousin Bette"
.... Marshal Hulot (4 episodes, 1971)
-
Bitter Harvest
(1971)
TV episode
.... Marshal Hulot
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Delilah and Her Handmaid
(1971)
TV episode
.... Marshal Hulot
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The House for Pleasure
(1971)
TV episode
.... Marshal Hulot
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Poor Relations
(1971)
TV episode
.... Marshal Hulot
"Elizabeth R"
.... Bishop de Quadra (1 episode, 1971)
-
The Marriage Game
(1971)
TV episode
.... Bishop de Quadra
"Thirty-Minute Theatre"
(1 episode, 1971)
-
Faith
(1971)
TV episode
Anne of the Thousand Days
(1969) ....
Kingston
... aka Anne of a Thousand Days
"Detective"
.... Albert / ... (3 episodes, 1964-1969)
-
Mr. Guppy's Tale
(1969)
TV episode
.... Ernest Guppy
-
Lesson in Anatomy
(1968)
TV episode
.... Albert
-
The Hungry Spider
(1964)
TV episode
.... Commodore Rupert Gill
"W. Somerset Maugham"
.... Sir Montague Trafford (1 episode, 1969)
-
A Casual Affair
(1969)
TV episode
.... Sir Montague Trafford
"Doctor Who"
.... Dom Issigri (2 episodes, 1969)
-
The Space Pirates: Episode 6
(1969)
TV episode
.... Dom Issigri
-
The Space Pirates: Episode 5
(1969)
TV episode
.... Dom Issigri
Where's Jack?
(1969) .... Ballad Singer
"Z Cars"
.... Albert Wallace (2 episodes, 1969)
-
The Soft Touch: Part 2
(1969)
TV episode
.... Albert Wallace
-
The Soft Touch: Part 1
(1969)
TV episode
.... Albert Wallace
"The Champions"
.... Minister (1 episode, 1969)
-
The Silent Enemy
(1969)
TV episode
.... Minister
"The Troubleshooters"
.... Foss (1 episode, 1969)
... aka Mogul (USA)
-
A Dirty Old Man and a Rare Bird
(1969)
TV episode
.... Foss
"BBC Play of the Month"
.... Helmut (1 episode, 1968)
-
The Parachute
(1968)
TV episode
.... Helmut
The Winter's Tale
(1967) ....
Camillo
"The Gamblers"
(1 episode, 1967)
-
The Glory of Llewellyn Smiley
(1967)
TV episode
"King of the River"
.... Donner (1 episode, 1966)
-
It's an Ill Wind
(1966)
TV episode
.... Donner
"Lord Raingo"
.... Sid Jenkin (2 episodes, 1966)
-
Power
(1966)
TV episode
.... Sid Jenkin
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The Offer
(1966)
TV episode
.... Sid Jenkin
"The Spies"
.... General Loren (1 episode, 1966)
-
There's Only One End for Traitors
(1966)
TV episode
.... General Loren
"Dr. Finlay's Casebook"
.... Colonel Grahame / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1966)
-
Better Safe Than Sorry
(1966)
TV episode
.... Hugh Armitage
-
The White Hunter
(1964)
TV episode
.... Colonel Grahame
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
(1965) .... Old Judge
"The Third Man"
.... Theodore Ratteau (1 episode, 1965)
-
The Trial of Harry Lime
(1965)
TV episode
.... Theodore Ratteau
"Gideon's Way"
.... Robson (1 episode, 1965)
... aka Gideon C.I.D. (USA)
-
Subway to Revenge
(1965)
TV episode
.... Robson
"The Midnight Men"
.... Col. Vyner (1 episode, 1964)
-
The Man from Miditz
(1964)
TV episode
.... Col. Vyner
"ITV Television Playhouse"
.... Springwood (1 episode, 1963)
-
To Bury Caesar
(1963)
TV episode
.... Springwood
To Bury Caesar
(1963) (TV) .... Sleazy Welsh tabloid journalist
Decision at Midnight
(1963) .... Peter Hauser
... aka Music at Midnight (USA: alternative title)
"The Saint"
.... Antoine Louvois (1 episode, 1962)
-
The Covetous Headsman
(1962)
TV episode
.... Antoine Louvois
"A for Andromeda"
.... Professor Ernest Reinhart / ... (7 episodes, 1961)
-
The Last Mystery
(1961)
TV episode
....
Professor Ernest Reinhart
-
The Face of the Tiger
(1961)
TV episode
....
Professor Ernest Reinhart
-
The Murderer
(1961)
TV episode
....
Professor Ernest Reinhart
-
The Monster
(1961)
TV episode
....
Professor Ernest Reinhart
-
The Miracle
(1961)
TV episode
....
Professor Reinhart
(
2 more
)
"Danger Man"
.... Baron (1 episode, 1961)
-
The Vacation
(1961)
TV episode
.... Baron
"Barnaby Rudge"
.... Dennis (6 episodes, 1960)
-
Episode #1.13
(1960)
TV episode
.... Dennis
-
Episode #1.12
(1960)
TV episode
.... Dennis
-
Episode #1.11
(1960)
TV episode
.... Dennis
-
Episode #1.10
(1960)
TV episode
.... Dennis
-
Episode #1.9
(1960)
TV episode
.... Dennis
(
1 more
)
"An Age of Kings"
.... Jack Cade (1 episode, 1960)
-
Henry VI Part 3: The Rabble from Kent
(1960)
TV episode
.... Jack Cade
Peeping Tom
(1960) .... Arthur Baden
... aka Face of Fear (USA: TV title)
Sink the Bismarck!
(1960) .... Captain - 'Prince of Wales'
... aka Sink the Bismarck (Australia: DVD box title) (International: English title: alternative spelling)
"Invisible Man"
.... Wilson (1 episode, 1959)
... aka H.G.Wells' Invisible Man (UK: complete title)
... aka Invisible Man: The Original Series (Australia)
-
Flight into Darkness
(1959)
TV episode
.... Wilson
"Interpol Calling"
.... Von Schriber (1 episode, 1959)
-
The Sleeping Giant
(1959)
TV episode
.... Von Schriber
"Armchair Theatre"
(1 episode, 1959)
-
The Girl on the Beach
(1959)
TV episode
"Our Mutual Friend"
.... Silas Wegg (4 episodes, 1958-1959)
-
Part 10
(1959)
TV episode
.... Silas Wegg
-
Part 8
(1958)
TV episode
.... Silas Wegg
-
Part 4
(1958)
TV episode
.... Silas Wegg
-
Part 3
(1958)
TV episode
.... Silas Wegg
Battle of the V-1
(1958) .... Stricker
... aka Missiles from Hell (USA)
... aka Missiles from Hell: The Story of the V-1 (USA)
... aka Unseen Heroes
"Sailor of Fortune"
.... Bishop / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1958)
-
Crete Story
(1958)
TV episode
.... Bishop
-
The Diamond Chips
(1957)
TV episode
.... Oberon
-
Stranger in Danger
(1956)
TV episode
.... El Kadir
"O.S.S."
.... Emil / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
-
Operation Firefly
(1958)
TV episode
.... Emil
-
Operation Dagger
(1957)
TV episode
.... General Latour
"Nicholas Nickleby"
.... Wackford Squeers. Sr (6 episodes, 1957)
-
Episode #1.10
(1957)
TV episode
....
Wackford Squeers. Sr
-
Episode #1.9
(1957)
TV episode
....
Wackford Squeers. Sr
-
Episode #1.6
(1957)
TV episode
....
Wackford Squeers. Sr
-
Episode #1.5
(1957)
TV episode
....
Wackford Squeers. Sr
-
Episode #1.2
(1957)
TV episode
....
Wackford Squeers. Sr
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1 more
)
The Prince and the Showgirl
(1957) .... Hoffman
"The Adventures of Aggie"
.... Marcel Fleur (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Aggie (UK: short title)
-
Cobalt Blue
(1956)
TV episode
.... Marcel Fleur
"The Count of Monte Cristo"
.... Gustav (1 episode, 1956)
-
Lichtenburg
(1956)
TV episode
.... Gustav
Helen of Troy
(1956) .... High Priest
... aka Elena di Troia (Italy)
Richard III
(1955) .... Ratcliffe
The Steel Key
(1953) .... Prof. Newman
"Broadway Television Theatre"
(1 episode, 1953)
-
The Firebrand
(1953)
TV episode
"BBC Sunday-Night Theatre"
.... Major Kartuschke, Legal Officer (1 episode, 1952)
-
Arrow to the Heart (I)
(1952)
TV episode
.... Major Kartuschke, Legal Officer
The Wild Heart
(1952) .... Abel Woodus
... aka Gypsy Blood
Girdle of Gold
(1952) .... William Evans aka Evans the Milk
The River
(1951) .... The Father
... aka Le fleuve (France)
Gone to Earth
(1950) .... Abel Woodus
Macbeth
(1949) (TV) ....
Banquo
The Red Shoes
(1948) .... Livy
Hamlet
(1948) ....
Bernardo
The End of the River
(1947) .... Dantos
Uncle Silas
(1947) ....
Dr. Bryerly
... aka The Inheritance (USA)
Holiday Camp
(1947) .... Camp Announcer
Black Narcissus
(1947) .... The Old General
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France
(1944) ....
Fluellen
... aka Henry V (UK: short title)
... aka Henry the Fift (UK: short title)
A Canterbury Tale
(1944) .... Narrator (non-US versions)/Seven-Sisters Soldier/Village Idiot
The Halfway House
(1944) .... David Davies
... aka Halfway House
The Silver Fleet
(1943) .... Von Schiffer
This England
(1941) .... Vicar's son
... aka Our Heritage
Fingers
(1941) .... Sid Harris
Contraband
(1940) .... Mr.Pidgeon
... aka Blackout (USA)
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
(1940) ....
Raille
/ Trojan Team Member
What Men Live by
(1939) .... Michael
First Stop North
(1939) (TV) .... Terence Donnelly
Rake's Progress
(1939) (TV) .... John Wilkes (2nd May version)
Twelfth Night
(1939) (TV) ....
Orsino
Mary Rose
(1939) (TV) .... Harry and Simon Blake
Weddings Are Wonderful
(1938) .... Guy Rogers
Derby Day
(1938) (TV) .... Bert Bones
Will Shakespeare
(1938) (TV) .... Kit Marlowe
Night Must Fall
(1937) (TV)
The Vicar of Bray
(1937) .... Dennis Melross
Pagliacci
(1936) .... Cadet Silvio
... aka A Clown Must Laugh (USA)
Someday
(1935) .... Curley Blake
... aka Young Nowheres
Crime Unlimited
(1935) ....
Pete Borden
Dandy Dick
(1935) .... Tony Mardon
Black Roses
(1935) .... Pavo Collin
... aka Did I Betray?
... aka Flaming Hearts (USA: reissue title)
Girls Will Be Boys
(1934) .... Geoffrey Dawson
The Blue Squadron
(1934) .... Captain Carlo Banti
Father and Son
(1934) .... Michael Bolton
Lest We Forget
(1934) .... Pat Doyle Jr.
King of Whales
(1934) .... Gideon
Waltzes from Vienna
(1934) ....
Johann Strauss, the Younger
... aka Strauss' Great Waltz (USA)
Womanhood
(1934) .... Jack Gordon
The Bermondsey Kid
(1933) .... Eddie Martin
Deadlock
(1931) .... John Tring
77 Park Lane
(1931) .... Philip Connor
The Ringer
(1931) .... John Lenley
... aka The Gaunt Stranger (USA)
Romany Love
(1931) .... Davy Summers
The Blue Peter
(1928) .... Radio operator
Miscellaneous Crew:
The Dark Avenger
(1955) (dialogue coach)
... aka The Warriors (USA: alternative title)
Self:
"Heroes of World War II"
.... Himself - interviewed (1 episode, 2004)
-
The Men Who Stopped the Bismarck
(2004)
TV episode
.... Himself - interviewed
Additional Details
Other Works:
[24 August 1938] Appeared in a television documentary about eagles with his uncle Captain C.W.R. Knight.
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