Esmond Knight
Acting 1906-05-04 East Sheen, Surrey, England
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
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Peeping Tom
1960
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The Red Shoes
1948
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Black Narcissus
1947
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Sink the Bismarck!
1960
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The River
1951
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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
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The Man in the Iron Mask
1977
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Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
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Hamlet
1948
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The Element of Crime
1984
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Crime Unlimited
1935
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Gone to Earth
1950
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The Silver Fleet
1943
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Waltzes from Vienna
1934
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Contraband
1940
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Yellow Dog
1973
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Uncle Silas
1947
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The Parachute
1968
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Decision at Midnight
1963