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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. Esmond served in the Royal Navy during WWII and lost one eye and was almost totally blinded in the other during an engagement against The Bismarck.
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. Esmond served in the Royal Navy during WWII and lost one eye and was almost totally blinded in the other during an engagement against The Bismarck.
Mar 21, 2023 · A number of British actors served during the Second World War, but few could claim they came face to face with the German battleship Bismarck and lived to tell the tale. 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.
Esmond Knight. Highest Rated: 100% Henry V (1945) Lowest Rated: 43% Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) Birthday: May 4, 1906. Birthplace: East Sheen, Surry, England, UK. English actor Esmond...
W.A. Darlington. Photograph courtesy of Rosalind Knight. This website celebrates the life and work of a remarkable man and a fine British actor - Esmond Knight.
Biography. 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 ...
Rosalind Knight. Daughter. Actor. Nora Swinburne. Wife. Actor. Born in July 1902; died in May 2000. "Seeking the Bubble". English actor Esmond Knight recovered from a devastating war wound to sustain a career spanning over 50 years in film, television, and stage productions.
