Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

Acting

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.…

Filmography

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Fortunes of War ★ 6.3 Fortunes of War 1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace ★ 4.6 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987 Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder ★ 7.3 Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder 1987 The Invisible Man ★ 7.3 The Invisible Man 1984 The Element of Crime ★ 6.4 The Element of Crime 1984 A Voyage Round My Father ★ 7.4 A Voyage Round My Father 1984 King Lear ★ 6.7 King Lear 1983 My Cousin Rachel ★ 7.0 My Cousin Rachel 1983 Troilus & Cressida ★ 8.0 Troilus & Cressida 1981 Antony & Cleopatra ★ 7.3 Antony & Cleopatra 1981 Drake's Venture ★ 5.8 Drake's Venture 1980 Rebecca ★ 7.5 Rebecca 1979 Romeo and Juliet ★ 7.6 Romeo and Juliet 1978 The BBC Television Shakespeare ★ 6.0 The BBC Television Shakespeare 1978 Return of the Saint ★ 7.0 Return of the Saint 1978 1990 ★ 6.5 1990 1977 The Man in the Iron Mask ★ 6.4 The Man in the Iron Mask 1977 Supernatural ★ 7.2 Supernatural 1977 I, Claudius ★ 7.9 I, Claudius 1976 Robin and Marian ★ 6.3 Robin and Marian 1976 Quiller ★ 10.0 Quiller 1975 Churchill's People ★ 5.0 Churchill's People 1974 Fall of Eagles ★ 7.0 Fall of Eagles 1974 Bedtime Stories Bedtime Stories 1974 Wessex Tales ★ 7.0 Wessex Tales 1973 Yellow Dog ★ 4.9 Yellow Dog 1973 Arthur of the Britons ★ 8.0 Arthur of the Britons 1972 The Boy Who Turned Yellow ★ 5.7 The Boy Who Turned Yellow 1972 New Scotland Yard ★ 6.3 New Scotland Yard 1972 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes ★ 7.5 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 1971 Cousin Bette ★ 4.0 Cousin Bette 1971 Elizabeth R ★ 7.5 Elizabeth R 1971 Anne of the Thousand Days ★ 7.1 Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 Softly Softly: Task Force ★ 6.0 Softly Softly: Task Force 1969 Doctor Who: The Space Pirates ★ 5.2 Doctor Who: The Space Pirates 1969 Where's Jack? ★ 7.5 Where's Jack? 1969 The Champions ★ 6.5 The Champions 1968 The Winter's Tale ★ 7.0 The Winter's Tale 1968 The Parachute The Parachute 1968 King of the River ★ 7.0 King of the River 1966 Lord Raingo Lord Raingo 1966 The Spies ★ 10.0 The Spies 1966 The Spy Who Came In from the Cold ★ 7.1 The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 1965 BBC Play of the Month ★ 5.3 BBC Play of the Month 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre ★ 4.2 Thirty-Minute Theatre 1965 The Troubleshooters ★ 7.3 The Troubleshooters 1965 Gideon's Way ★ 7.0 Gideon's Way 1965 Public Eye ★ 8.2 Public Eye 1965 Detective ★ 9.0 Detective 1964 The Protectors ★ 8.0 The Protectors 1964 Decision at Midnight ★ 7.5 Decision at Midnight 1963 Doctor Who ★ 7.9 Doctor Who 1963 Festival ★ 8.0 Festival 1963 The Saint ★ 7.4 The Saint 1962 Dr. Finlay's Casebook ★ 6.7 Dr. Finlay's Casebook 1962 Z-Cars ★ 7.3 Z-Cars 1962 A for Andromeda ★ 5.5 A for Andromeda 1961 Barnaby Rudge ★ 5.0 Barnaby Rudge 1960 Sunday-Night Play Sunday-Night Play 1960 Danger Man ★ 7.4 Danger Man 1960 An Age of Kings ★ 5.3 An Age of Kings 1960 Peeping Tom ★ 7.5 Peeping Tom 1960 Sink the Bismarck! ★ 6.9 Sink the Bismarck! 1960 The Third Man ★ 7.2 The Third Man 1959 Interpol Calling ★ 7.3 Interpol Calling 1959 The Invisible Man ★ 7.3 The Invisible Man 1958 Battle of the V-1 ★ 5.2 Battle of the V-1 1958 Nicholas Nickleby Nicholas Nickleby 1957 The Prince and the Showgirl ★ 6.3 The Prince and the Showgirl 1957 Armchair Theatre ★ 6.0 Armchair Theatre 1956 The Count of Monte Cristo ★ 5.6 The Count of Monte Cristo 1956 Helen of Troy ★ 6.3 Helen of Troy 1956 The Dark Avenger ★ 6.4 The Dark Avenger 1955 Full Circle Full Circle 1953 The Steel Key ★ 6.5 The Steel Key 1953 Girdle of Gold ★ 8.3 Girdle of Gold 1952 The River ★ 7.3 The River 1951 Without Fear Without Fear 1951 Gone to Earth ★ 6.2 Gone to Earth 1950 Sunday Night Theatre ★ 3.5 Sunday Night Theatre 1950