About
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 early autobiography to his secretary, Annabella Cloudsley, Seeking The Bubble (Hutchinson & Co. 1943). He played the captain of the HMS Prince of Wales in the 1960 movie Sink the Bismarck! He starred as Professor Ernest Reinhart in the 1961 British science fiction television series, A for Andromeda, alongside Patricia Kneale and Peter Halliday. His daughter is the actress Rosalind Knight....
Known for
Doctor WhoSeries • 1963
The SaintSeries • 1962
Z-CarsSeries • 1962
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
New Scotland YardSeries • 1972
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
Danger ManSeries • 1960
Sunday Night TheatreSeries • 1950
The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries • 1978
The ChampionsSeries • 1968
Dr. Finlay's CasebookSeries • 1962
Public EyeSeries • 1965
I, ClaudiusSeries • 1976
Churchill's PeopleSeries • 1974
The TroubleshootersSeries • 1965
The Third ManSeries • 1959
Interpol CallingSeries • 1959
Return of the SaintSeries • 1978
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1971
Softly Softly: Task ForceSeries • 1969
Gideon's WaySeries • 1965
The Count of Monte CristoSeries • 1956
DetectiveSeries • 1964
Miss Marple: Sleeping MurderSeries • 1987