Esmond Knight
- Nascita
- 4 maggio 1906
- Morte
- 23 febbraio 1987
- Luogo di nascita
- East Sheen, Surrey, England
Esmond Penington Knight (4 May 1906 – 23 February 1987) was an English actor.
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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. 1943). He played the captain of the HMS Prince of Wales in the 1960 movie Sink the Bismarck!
He starred as Professor Ernest Reinhart in the 1961 British science fiction television series, A for Andromeda, alongside Patricia Kneale and Peter Halliday.
His daughter is the actress Rosalind Knight. Knight died of a heart attack. He was cremated.
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Robin e Marian1976
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Anna dei mille giorni1969
In esameWhere's Jack?1969
In esameThe Winter's Tale1968
La spia che venne dal freddo1965
In esameDecision at Midnight1963
L'occhio che uccide1960
Affondate la Bismarck!1960
In esameBattle of the V-11958
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Elena di Troia1956
In esameThe Steel Key1953
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Amleto1948
Scarpette rosse1948
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Narciso nero1947
Enrico V1944
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In esameThe Halfway House1944
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