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Esmond Penington Knight (4 May 1906 – 23 February 1987) was an English actor. [1] He had a successful stage and film career before World War II. For much of his later career Knight was half-blind.
Biography of Esmond Knight. 1906 - 1924 Early Life. 1925 - 1930 The Lure of the Stage. 1930 - 1933 Breaking Into Films. 1933 - 1935 An Encounter with Hitch.
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.
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- East Sheen, Surrey, England, UK
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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
Sink the Bismarck! Esmond Knight who plays the captain of the HMS Prince of Wales actually served as an officer on board her and was injured during the battle. Dana Wynter, the actress who plays Officer Anne Davis, was actually born in Berlin as Dagmar Winter.
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.
Esmond Knight was virtually blind. He had been seriously injured in 1941 whilst on active service onboard HMS Prince of Wales , struck by a shell from the German battleship Bismarck , no less. Totally blind for two years, he regained limited sight in his right eye - just enough to resume his career.
