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Esmond Penington Knight (4 May 1906 – 23 February 1987) was an English actor. He had a successful stage and film career before World War II. For much of his later career Knight was half-blind.
Esmond Knight (1906-1987) was a British actor who appeared in 160 films and TV shows, including Superman IV, Black Narcissus, and Sink the Bismarck. He also served in the Royal Navy during WWII and lost one eye and was almost blinded in the other.
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- East Sheen, Surrey, England, UK
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- London, England, UK
Esmond Knight. Actor: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. A stage actor from 1925, Esmond made his first film appearance in 77 Park Lane (1931) for Michael Powell for whom he eventually made 11 films.
- May 4, 1906
- February 23, 1987
Mar 21, 2023 · Someone who did just that was Esmond Knight, the stage and cinema star who actually became injured during an engagement with Bismarck, which resulted in him losing an eye. What’s more, this wound almost put his entire acting career in jeopardy.
English actor Esmond Knight recovered from a devastating war wound to sustain a career spanning over 50 years in film, television, and stage productions. Starting before the age of 20, he...
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit80%72%Osborne (Character)No Score Yet64%Armand (Character)No Score Yet22%Doctor Ward (Character)43%83%Kingston (Character)Learn about the life and work of Esmond Knight, a versatile and prolific actor who appeared in classic films such as Henry V, The Red Shoes and The Spy Who Came In from the Cold. Discover how he overcame blindness and continued to act and paint for sixty years.
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Esmond Knight was an English actor who had a career spanning over half a century. He was blinded in 1941 and starred in films such as The Red Shoes, Hamlet, and Sink the Bismarck!
