Esmond Knight
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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Esmond Knight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Second Elder
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Second Elder
The Element of Crime
as Osborne
The Element of Crime
as Osborne
A Voyage Round My Father
as Judge
A Voyage Round My Father
as Judge
King Lear
as Old Man
King Lear
as Old Man
Troilus & Cressida
as Priam
Troilus & Cressida
as Priam
Antony & Cleopatra
as Lepidus
Antony & Cleopatra
as Lepidus
Drake's Venture
as John Dee
Drake's Venture
as John Dee
Romeo and Juliet
as Old Capulet
Romeo and Juliet
as Old Capulet
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Armand
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Armand
Robin and Marian
as Old Defender
Robin and Marian
as Old Defender
Yellow Dog
as Mundt
Yellow Dog
as Mundt
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
as Dom Issigri
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates
as Dom Issigri
Where's Jack?
as Ballad Singer
Where's Jack?
as Ballad Singer
The Winter's Tale
as Camillo
The Winter's Tale
as Camillo
The Parachute
as Helmut
The Parachute
as Helmut
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as Old Judge
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as Old Judge
Sink the Bismarck!
as Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
Sink the Bismarck!
as Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
Battle of the V-1
as Stricker
Battle of the V-1
as Stricker
Helen of Troy
as High Priest
Helen of Troy
as High Priest
Full Circle
Full Circle
Without Fear
as Narrator (voice)
Without Fear
as Narrator (voice)
Gone to Earth
as Abel Woodus
Gone to Earth
as Abel Woodus
Hamlet
as Bernardo
Hamlet
as Bernardo
The End of the River
as Dantos
The End of the River
as Dantos
Uncle Silas
as Dr. Bryerly
Uncle Silas
as Dr. Bryerly
Holiday Camp
as Camp Announcer
Holiday Camp
as Camp Announcer
Henry V
as Fluellen - Captain in the English Army
Henry V
as Fluellen - Captain in the English Army
The Halfway House
as David Davies
The Halfway House
as David Davies
The Silver Fleet
as Von Schiffer
The Silver Fleet
as Von Schiffer
This England
as Vicar's Son
This England
as Vicar's Son
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
as Raille
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
as Raille
The Vicar of Bray
as Dennis Melross
The Vicar of Bray
as Dennis Melross
Black Roses
as Pavo Collin
Black Roses
as Pavo Collin
Pagliacci
as Cadet Silvio
Pagliacci
as Cadet Silvio
Someday
as Curly Blake
Someday
as Curly Blake
Crime Unlimited
as Pete Borden
Crime Unlimited
as Pete Borden
Dandy Dick
as Tony Mardon
Dandy Dick
as Tony Mardon
Father and Son
as Michael Bolton
Father and Son
as Michael Bolton
The Blue Squadron
as Captain Carlo Banti
The Blue Squadron
as Captain Carlo Banti
Waltzes from Vienna
as Johann Strauss, the Younger
Waltzes from Vienna
as Johann Strauss, the Younger
The Bermondsey Kid
as Eddie Martin
The Bermondsey Kid
as Eddie Martin
Deadlock
as John Tring
Deadlock
as John Tring
77 Park Lane
as Philip Connor
77 Park Lane
as Philip Connor
The Ringer
as John Lenley
The Ringer
as John Lenley
Romany Love
as Davy Summers
Romany Love
as Davy Summers
The Blue Peter
as Radio operator
The Blue Peter
as Radio operator