Esmond Knight

Person

Esmond Knight

Born 4 May 1906 Died 23 February 1987, aged 80 East Sheen, Surrey, England TMDB ↗

Esmond Penington Knight (4 May 1906 – 23 February 1987) was an English actor.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
22age in their first credit on record (1928)
59years on screen and counting
7credits in 1960, their busiest year
116dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace poster Age: 81

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987
as Second Elder
The Element of Crime poster Age: 78

The Element of Crime

1984
as Osborne
A Voyage Round My Father poster Age: 77

A Voyage Round My Father

1984
as Judge
King Lear poster Age: 76

King Lear

1983
as Old Man
Troilus & Cressida poster Age: 75

Troilus & Cressida

1981
as Priam
Antony & Cleopatra poster Age: 75

Antony & Cleopatra

1981
as Lepidus
Drake's Venture poster Age: 74

Drake's Venture

1980
as John Dee
Romeo and Juliet poster Age: 72

Romeo and Juliet

1978
as Old Capulet
The Man in the Iron Mask poster Age: 71

The Man in the Iron Mask

1977
as Armand
Robin and Marian poster Age: 69

Robin and Marian

1976
as Old Defender
Yellow Dog poster Age: 67

Yellow Dog

1973
as Mundt
The Boy Who Turned Yellow poster Age: 66

The Boy Who Turned Yellow

1972
as Doctor
Anne of the Thousand Days poster Age: 63

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969
as Kingston
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates poster Age: 62

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

1969
as Dom Issigri
Where's Jack? poster Age: 62

Where's Jack?

1969
as Ballad Singer
The Winter's Tale poster Age: 62

The Winter's Tale

1968
as Camillo
The Parachute poster Age: 61

The Parachute

1968
as Helmut
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold poster Age: 59

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965
as Old Judge
Decision at Midnight poster Age: 57

Decision at Midnight

1963
as Peter Hauser
Peeping Tom poster Age: 53

Peeping Tom

1960
as Arthur Baden
Sink the Bismarck! poster Age: 53

Sink the Bismarck!

1960
as Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
Battle of the V-1 poster Age: 51

Battle of the V-1

1958
as Stricker
The Prince and the Showgirl poster Age: 51

The Prince and the Showgirl

1957
as Hoffman
Helen of Troy poster Age: 49

Helen of Troy

1956
as High Priest
No poster
Age: 47

Full Circle

1953
The Steel Key poster Age: 46

The Steel Key

1953
as Prof. Newman
Girdle of Gold poster Age: 45

Girdle of Gold

1952
as Evans the Milk
The River poster Age: 45

The River

1951
as The Father
No poster
Age: 44

Without Fear

1951
as Narrator (voice)
Gone to Earth poster Age: 44

Gone to Earth

1950
as Abel Woodus
Hamlet poster Age: 42

Hamlet

1948
as Bernardo
The Red Shoes poster Age: 42

The Red Shoes

1948
as Livy
The End of the River poster Age: 41

The End of the River

1947
as Dantos
Uncle Silas poster Age: 41

Uncle Silas

1947
as Dr. Bryerly
Holiday Camp poster Age: 41

Holiday Camp

1947
as Camp Announcer
Black Narcissus poster Age: 41

Black Narcissus

1947
as The Old General
Henry V poster Age: 38

Henry V

1944
as Fluellen - Captain in the English Army
A Canterbury Tale poster Age: 38

A Canterbury Tale

1944
as Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
The Halfway House poster Age: 37

The Halfway House

1944
as David Davies
The Silver Fleet poster Age: 37

The Silver Fleet

1943
as Von Schiffer
This England poster Age: 35

This England

1941
as Vicar's Son
Contraband poster Age: 34

Contraband

1940
as Mr. Pidgeon
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery poster Age: 33

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

1939
as Raille
No poster
Age: 32

Weddings Are Wonderful

1938
as Guy Rogers
No poster
Age: 32

What Men Live By

1938
as Michael
No poster
Age: 31

The Vicar of Bray

1937
as Dennis Melross
No poster
Age: 30

Black Roses

1936
as Pavo Collin
Pagliacci poster Age: 30

Pagliacci

1936
as Cadet Silvio
No poster
Age: 29

Someday

1935
as Curly Blake
Crime Unlimited poster Age: 29

Crime Unlimited

1935
as Pete Borden
Dandy Dick poster Age: 28

Dandy Dick

1935
as Tony Mardon
No poster
Age: 28

Father and Son

1935
as Michael Bolton
No poster
Age: 28

The Blue Squadron

1934
as Captain Carlo Banti
Girls Will Be Boys poster Age: 28

Girls Will Be Boys

1934
as Geoffrey Dawson
Waltzes from Vienna poster Age: 27

Waltzes from Vienna

1934
as Johann Strauss, the Younger
No poster
Age: 27

The Bermondsey Kid

1933
as Eddie Martin
Deadlock poster Age: 25

Deadlock

1931
as John Tring
77 Park Lane poster Age: 25

77 Park Lane

1931
as Philip Connor
No poster
Age: 24

The Ringer

1931
as John Lenley
No poster
Age: 24

Romany Love

1931
as Davy Summers
No poster
Age: 22

The Blue Peter

1928
as Radio operator
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TV credits

Newest first
Fortunes of War poster Age: 81

Fortunes of War

1987
as Liversage
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder poster Age: 80

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

1987
as Mr. Galbraith
The Invisible Man poster Age: 78

The Invisible Man

1984
as Blind Man
My Cousin Rachel poster Age: 76

My Cousin Rachel

1983
as Sam Bates
Rebecca poster Age: 72

Rebecca

1979
as Coroner
The BBC Television Shakespeare poster Age: 72

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978
as Old Capulet
Return of the Saint poster Age: 72

Return of the Saint

1978
as Paul Hanson
1990 poster Age: 71

1990

1977
as Mitchell
Supernatural poster Age: 71

Supernatural

1977
as Sir Charles
I, Claudius poster Age: 70

I, Claudius

1976
as Domitius
No poster
Age: 69

Quiller

1975
as General Pickford
Churchill's People poster Age: 68

Churchill's People

1974
as Penda's Father
Fall of Eagles poster Age: 67

Fall of Eagles

1974
as General Ruzski
Bedtime Stories poster Age: 67

Bedtime Stories

1974
as Vere Rawley
Wessex Tales poster Age: 67

Wessex Tales

1973
as Conjuror Trendle
Arthur of the Britons poster Age: 66

Arthur of the Britons

1972
as Athel
New Scotland Yard poster Age: 65

New Scotland Yard

1972
as General Travers
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster Age: 65

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971
as Captain Cutler
Cousin Bette poster Age: 65

Cousin Bette

1971
as General Hulot
Cousin Bette poster Age: 65

Cousin Bette

1971
as Marshal Hulot
Elizabeth R poster Age: 64

Elizabeth R

1971
as Bishop de Quadra
Softly Softly: Task Force poster Age: 63

Softly Softly: Task Force

1969
as Mr. Justice Ruddy
The Champions poster Age: 62

The Champions

1968
as Minister
No poster
Age: 60

King of the River

1966
as Donner
No poster
Age: 59

Lord Raingo

1966
as Sid Jenkin
No poster
Age: 59

The Spies

1966
as General Loren
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 59

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Helmut
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 59

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as President
The Troubleshooters poster Age: 59

The Troubleshooters

1965
as Foss
Gideon's Way poster Age: 58

Gideon's Way

1965
as Robson
Public Eye poster Age: 58

Public Eye

1965
as Dr. Stowe
Detective poster Age: 57

Detective

1964
as Commodore Rupert Gill
Detective poster Age: 57

Detective

1964
as Albert
Detective poster Age: 57

Detective

1964
as Ernest Guppy
No poster
Age: 57

The Protectors

1964
as Pearce Kettner
Doctor Who poster Age: 57

Doctor Who

1963
as Dom Issigri
No poster
Age: 57

Festival

1963
as Chorus
The Saint poster Age: 56

The Saint

1962
as Antoine Louvois
Dr. Finlay's Casebook poster Age: 56

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962
as Colonel Grahame
Dr. Finlay's Casebook poster Age: 56

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962
as Hugh Armitage
Z-Cars poster Age: 55

Z-Cars

1962
as Albert Wallace
A for Andromeda poster Age: 55

A for Andromeda

1961
as Professor Ernest Reinhart
Barnaby Rudge poster Age: 54

Barnaby Rudge

1960
as Dennis, the Hangman
Barnaby Rudge poster Age: 54

Barnaby Rudge

1960
as Dennis
No poster
Age: 54

Sunday-Night Play

1960
as Harold P. Jackman
Danger Man poster Age: 54

Danger Man

1960
as Baron
An Age of Kings poster Age: 53

An Age of Kings

1960
as Jack Cade
The Third Man poster Age: 53

The Third Man

1959
as Theodore Ratteau
Interpol Calling poster Age: 53

Interpol Calling

1959
as Von Schriber
The Invisible Man poster Age: 52

The Invisible Man

1958
as Wilson
No poster
Age: 51

Nicholas Nickleby

1957
as Wackford Squeers. Sr
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 50

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Uncle Karl
The Count of Monte Cristo poster Age: 49

The Count of Monte Cristo

1956
as Gustav
Sunday Night Theatre poster Age: 43

Sunday Night Theatre

1950
as Bubnov, a Capmaker
Sunday Night Theatre poster Age: 43

Sunday Night Theatre

1950
as Major Kartuschke, Legal Officer
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