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 wh ... en 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.
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Fortunes of War
as Liversage
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Oct 11, 1987
A for Andromeda
as Professor Ernest Reinhart
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Oct 03, 1961
Cousin Bette
as General Hulot
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Aug 07, 1971
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Old Capulet
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Dec 03, 1978
Elizabeth R
as Bishop de Quadra
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 1971
Gideon's Way
as Robson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 18, 1965
The Saint
as Antoine Louvois
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1962
Interpol Calling
as Von Schriber
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1959
The Champions
as Minister
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1968
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Captain Cutler
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1971
Festival
as Chorus
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 09, 1963
My Cousin Rachel
as Sam Bates
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 07, 1983
BBC Play of the Month
as Helmut
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 19, 1965
Quiller
as General Pickford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 29, 1975
Bedtime Stories
as Vere Rawley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 03, 1974
Return of the Saint
as Paul Hanson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1978
Public Eye
as Dr. Stowe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 23, 1965
Nicholas Nickleby
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Oct 18, 1957
Barnaby Rudge
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 30, 1960
Z-Cars
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 02, 1962
Softly, Softly
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 05, 1966
I, Claudius
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1976
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 16, 1962
King of the River
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 06, 1966
The Count of Monte Cristo
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 1956
1990
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1977
An Age of Kings
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 28, 1960
Detective
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 30, 1964
This Is Your Life
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 29, 1955
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