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Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

ActorCrew May 4 (died age 80) East Sheen, Surrey, England 1928–1987 (59 year career)
6.2 avg rating

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 …

Known For

The Red Shoes
Film

The Red Shoes

Livy
Peeping Tom
Film

Peeping Tom

Arthur Baden
Black Narcissus
Film

Black Narcissus

The Old General
Hamlet
Film

Hamlet

Bernardo
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Film

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

Old Judge
Robin and Marian
Film

Robin and Marian

Old Defender
The River
Film

The River

The Father
The Element of Crime
Film

The Element of Crime

Osborne

Filmography

Acting (98)

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Movies (61)

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987

as Second Elder

4.6
A Voyage Round My Father

A Voyage Round My Father

1984

as Judge

7.6
The Element of Crime

The Element of Crime

1984

as Osborne

6.4
King Lear

King Lear

1983

as Old Man

6.5
Troilus & Cressida

Troilus & Cressida

1981

as Priam

8.0
Antony & Cleopatra

Antony & Cleopatra

1981

as Lepidus

6.3
Drake's Venture

Drake's Venture

1980

as John Dee

5.5
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1978

as Old Capulet

7.3
The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1977

as Armand

6.3
Robin and Marian

Robin and Marian

1976

as Old Defender

6.3
Yellow Dog

Yellow Dog

1973

as Mundt

4.2
The Boy Who Turned Yellow

The Boy Who Turned Yellow

1972

as Doctor

5.4
Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

as Kingston

7.1
Where's Jack?

Where's Jack?

1969

as Ballad Singer

7.2
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

1969

as Dom Issigri

5.2
The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale

1968

as Camillo

The Parachute

The Parachute

1968

as Helmut

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965

as Old Judge

7.1
Decision at Midnight

Decision at Midnight

1963
6.0
Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

1960

as Arthur Baden

7.4
Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

as Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'

6.9
Battle of the V-1

Battle of the V-1

1958

as Stricker

4.5
The Prince and the Showgirl

The Prince and the Showgirl

1957

as Hoffman

6.4
Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy

1956

as High Priest

6.3
The Steel Key

The Steel Key

1953

as Prof. Newman

6.1
Full Circle

Full Circle

1953
Girdle of Gold

Girdle of Gold

1952

as Evans the Milk

7.7
The River

The River

1951

as The Father

7.2
Without Fear

Without Fear

1951

as Narrator (voice)

Gone to Earth

Gone to Earth

1950

as Abel Woodus

6.2
The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

1948

as Livy

8.0
Hamlet

Hamlet

1948

as Bernardo

7.4
Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

1947

as The Old General

7.5
The End of the River

The End of the River

1947

as Dantos

5.0
Uncle Silas

Uncle Silas

1947

as Dr. Bryerly

5.8
Holiday Camp

Holiday Camp

1947

as Camp Announcer

6.6
A Canterbury Tale

A Canterbury Tale

1944

as Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot

6.9
Henry V

Henry V

1944

as Fluellen - Captain in the English Army

6.6
The Halfway House

The Halfway House

1944

as David Davies

6.5
The Silver Fleet

The Silver Fleet

1943

as Von Schiffer

6.0
This England

This England

1941

as Vicar's Son

6.2
Contraband

Contraband

1940

as Mr. Pidgeon

7.1
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

1939

as Raille

6.9
Weddings Are Wonderful

Weddings Are Wonderful

1938

as Guy Rogers

What Men Live By

What Men Live By

1938

as Michael

8.0
The Vicar of Bray

The Vicar of Bray

1937

as Dennis Melross

5.5
Pagliacci

Pagliacci

1936

as Cadet Silvio

Black Roses

Black Roses

1936

as Pavo Collin

Crime Unlimited

Crime Unlimited

1935

as Pete Borden

5.8
Father and Son

Father and Son

1935

as Michael Bolton

Dandy Dick

Dandy Dick

1935

as Tony Mardon

5.8
Someday

Someday

1935

as Curly Blake

The Blue Squadron

The Blue Squadron

1934

as Captain Carlo Banti

Waltzes from Vienna

Waltzes from Vienna

1934

as Johann Strauss, the Younger

5.3
Girls Will Be Boys

Girls Will Be Boys

1934

as Geoffrey Dawson

4.3
The Bermondsey Kid

The Bermondsey Kid

1933

as Eddie Martin

Romany Love

Romany Love

1931

as Davy Summers

77 Park Lane

77 Park Lane

1931

as Philip Connor

Deadlock

Deadlock

1931

as John Tring

The Ringer

The Ringer

1931

as John Lenley

The Blue Peter

The Blue Peter

1928

as Radio operator