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Esmond Knight
Acting

Esmond Knight

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

4 May 1906

Age

120 Years

Born In

East Sheen, Surrey, England

Total Projects

115

Years Active

59 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.9 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

Fortunes of War

tv

Fortunes of War

1987

Fortunes of War

as Liversage

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

movie

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

as Second Elder

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

tv

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

1987

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

as Mr. Galbraith

Miss Marple

tv

Miss Marple

1984

Miss Marple

as Mr. Galbraith

The Invisible Man

tv

The Invisible Man

1984

The Invisible Man

as Blind Man

The Element of Crime

movie

The Element of Crime

1984

The Element of Crime

as Osborne

A Voyage Round My Father

movie

A Voyage Round My Father

1984

A Voyage Round My Father

as Judge

King Lear

movie

King Lear

1983

King Lear

as Old Man

My Cousin Rachel

tv

My Cousin Rachel

1983

My Cousin Rachel

as Sam Bates

Troilus & Cressida

movie

Troilus & Cressida

1981

Troilus & Cressida

as Priam

Antony & Cleopatra

movie

Antony & Cleopatra

1981

Antony & Cleopatra

as Lepidus

Drake's Venture

movie

Drake's Venture

1980

Drake's Venture

as John Dee

Rebecca

tv

Rebecca

1979

Rebecca

as Coroner

Romeo and Juliet

movie

Romeo and Juliet

1978

Romeo and Juliet

as Old Capulet

Return of the Saint

tv

Return of the Saint

1978

Return of the Saint

as Paul Hanson

1990

tv

1990

1977

1990

as Mitchell

The Man in the Iron Mask

movie

The Man in the Iron Mask

1977

The Man in the Iron Mask

as Armand

Supernatural

tv

Supernatural

1977

Supernatural

as Sir Charles

I, Claudius

tv

I, Claudius

1976

I, Claudius

as Domitius

Robin and Marian

movie

Robin and Marian

1976

Robin and Marian

as Old Defender

CineRaya

tv

Quiller

1975

Quiller

as General Pickford

Churchill's People

tv

Churchill's People

1974

Churchill's People

as Penda's Father

Fall of Eagles

tv

Fall of Eagles

1974

Fall of Eagles

as General Ruzski

Bedtime Stories

tv

Bedtime Stories

1974

Bedtime Stories

as Vere Rawley

Wessex Tales

tv

Wessex Tales

1973

Wessex Tales

as Conjuror Trendle

Yellow Dog

movie

Yellow Dog

1973

Yellow Dog

as Mundt

Arthur of the Britons

tv

Arthur of the Britons

1972

Arthur of the Britons

as Athel

The Boy Who Turned Yellow

movie

The Boy Who Turned Yellow

1972

The Boy Who Turned Yellow

as Doctor

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

tv

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Captain Cutler

Cousin Bette

tv

Cousin Bette

1971

Cousin Bette

as General Hulot

Cousin Bette

tv

Cousin Bette

1971

Cousin Bette

as Marshal Hulot

Elizabeth R

tv

Elizabeth R

1971

Elizabeth R

as Bishop de Quadra

Anne of the Thousand Days

movie

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

Anne of the Thousand Days

as Kingston

Softly Softly: Task Force

tv

Softly Softly: Task Force

1969

Softly Softly: Task Force

as Mr. Justice Ruddy

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

movie

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

1969

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

as Dom Issigri

Where's Jack?

movie

Where's Jack?

1969

Where's Jack?

as Ballad Singer

The Champions

tv

The Champions

1968

The Champions

as Minister

The Winter's Tale

movie

The Winter's Tale

1968

The Winter's Tale

as Camillo

The Parachute

movie

The Parachute

1968

The Parachute

as Helmut

CineRaya

tv

King of the River

1966

King of the River

as Donner

CineRaya

tv

The Spies

1966

The Spies

as General Loren

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

movie

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

as Old Judge

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Helmut

Thirty-Minute Theatre

tv

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as President

The Troubleshooters

tv

The Troubleshooters

1965

The Troubleshooters

as Foss

Gideon's Way

tv

Gideon's Way

1965

Gideon's Way

as Robson

Public Eye

tv

Public Eye

1965

Public Eye

as Dr. Stowe

Detective

tv

Detective

1964

Detective

as Commodore Rupert Gill

Detective

tv

Detective

1964

Detective

as Albert

Detective

tv

Detective

1964

Detective

as Ernest Guppy

CineRaya

tv

The Protectors

1964

The Protectors

as Pearce Kettner

Decision at Midnight

movie

Decision at Midnight

1963

Decision at Midnight

as Peter Hauser

Doctor Who

tv

Doctor Who

1963

Doctor Who

as Dom Issigri

CineRaya

tv

Festival

1963

Festival

as Chorus

The Saint

tv

The Saint

1962

The Saint

as Antoine Louvois

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

tv

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as Colonel Grahame

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

tv

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as Hugh Armitage

Z-Cars

tv

Z-Cars

1962

Z-Cars

as Albert Wallace

A for Andromeda

tv

A for Andromeda

1961

A for Andromeda

as Professor Ernest Reinhart

Barnaby Rudge

tv

Barnaby Rudge

1960

Barnaby Rudge

as Dennis, the Hangman

Barnaby Rudge

tv

Barnaby Rudge

1960

Barnaby Rudge

as Dennis

CineRaya

tv

Sunday-Night Play

1960

Sunday-Night Play

as Harold P. Jackman

Danger Man

tv

Danger Man

1960

Danger Man

as Baron

An Age of Kings

tv

An Age of Kings

1960

An Age of Kings

as Jack Cade

Peeping Tom

movie

Peeping Tom

1960

Peeping Tom

as Arthur Baden

Sink the Bismarck!

movie

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

Sink the Bismarck!

as Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'

The Third Man

tv

The Third Man

1959

The Third Man

as Theodore Ratteau

Interpol Calling

tv

Interpol Calling

1959

Interpol Calling

as Von Schriber

The Invisible Man

tv

The Invisible Man

1958

The Invisible Man

as Wilson

Battle of the V-1

movie

Battle of the V-1

1958

Battle of the V-1

as Stricker

CineRaya

tv

Nicholas Nickleby

1957

Nicholas Nickleby

as Wackford Squeers. Sr

The Prince and the Showgirl

movie

The Prince and the Showgirl

1957

The Prince and the Showgirl

as Hoffman

Armchair Theatre

tv

Armchair Theatre

1956

Armchair Theatre

as Uncle Karl

The Count of Monte Cristo

tv

The Count of Monte Cristo

1956

The Count of Monte Cristo

as Gustav

Helen of Troy

movie

Helen of Troy

1956

Helen of Troy

as High Priest

This Is Your Life

tv

This Is Your Life

1955

This Is Your Life

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Full Circle

1953

Full Circle

The Steel Key

movie

The Steel Key

1953

The Steel Key

as Prof. Newman

Girdle of Gold

movie

Girdle of Gold

1952

Girdle of Gold

as Evans the Milk

The River

movie

The River

1951

The River

as The Father

CineRaya

movie

Without Fear

1951

Without Fear

as Narrator (voice)

Gone to Earth

movie

Gone to Earth

1950

Gone to Earth

as Abel Woodus

Sunday Night Theatre

tv

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

Sunday Night Theatre

as Bubnov, a Capmaker

Sunday Night Theatre

tv

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

Sunday Night Theatre

as Major Kartuschke, Legal Officer

Hamlet

movie

Hamlet

1948

Hamlet

as Bernardo

The Red Shoes

movie

The Red Shoes

1948

The Red Shoes

as Livy

The End of the River

movie

The End of the River

1947

The End of the River

as Dantos

Uncle Silas

movie

Uncle Silas

1947

Uncle Silas

as Dr. Bryerly

Holiday Camp

movie

Holiday Camp

1947

Holiday Camp

as Camp Announcer

Black Narcissus

movie

Black Narcissus

1947

Black Narcissus

as The Old General

Henry V

movie

Henry V

1944

Henry V

as Fluellen - Captain in the English Army

A Canterbury Tale

movie

A Canterbury Tale

1944

A Canterbury Tale

as Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot

The Halfway House

movie

The Halfway House

1944

The Halfway House

as David Davies

The Silver Fleet

movie

The Silver Fleet

1943

The Silver Fleet

as Von Schiffer

This England

movie

This England

1941

This England

as Vicar's Son

Contraband

movie

Contraband

1940

Contraband

as Mr. Pidgeon

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

movie

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

1939

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

as Raille

CineRaya

movie

Weddings Are Wonderful

1938

Weddings Are Wonderful

as Guy Rogers

CineRaya

movie

What Men Live By

1938

What Men Live By

as Michael

CineRaya

movie

The Vicar of Bray

1937

The Vicar of Bray

as Dennis Melross

CineRaya

movie

Black Roses

1936

Black Roses

as Pavo Collin

Pagliacci

movie

Pagliacci

1936

Pagliacci

as Cadet Silvio

CineRaya

movie

Someday

1935

Someday

as Curly Blake

Crime Unlimited

movie

Crime Unlimited

1935

Crime Unlimited

as Pete Borden

Dandy Dick

movie

Dandy Dick

1935

Dandy Dick

as Tony Mardon

CineRaya

movie

Father and Son

1935

Father and Son

as Michael Bolton

CineRaya

movie

The Blue Squadron

1934

The Blue Squadron

as Captain Carlo Banti

Girls Will Be Boys

movie

Girls Will Be Boys

1934

Girls Will Be Boys

as Geoffrey Dawson

Waltzes from Vienna

movie

Waltzes from Vienna

1934

Waltzes from Vienna

as Johann Strauss, the Younger

CineRaya

movie

The Bermondsey Kid

1933

The Bermondsey Kid

as Eddie Martin

Deadlock

movie

Deadlock

1931

Deadlock

as John Tring

77 Park Lane

movie

77 Park Lane

1931

77 Park Lane

as Philip Connor

CineRaya

movie

The Ringer

1931

The Ringer

as John Lenley

CineRaya

movie

Romany Love

1931

Romany Love

as Davy Summers

CineRaya

movie

The Blue Peter

1928

The Blue Peter

as Radio operator

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