Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

ActorAdditional CrewWriter
Born
May 4, 1906
Died
February 23, 1987

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. This…

Biography

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. This didn't stop him later portraying a Royal Naval officer in Sink the Bismarck! (1960).

Actor

Fortunes of WarFortunes of War(1987)as Liversage
Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceSuperman IV: The Quest for Peace(1987)as Second Elder
Miss Marple: Sleeping MurderMiss Marple: Sleeping Murder(1987)as Mr. Galbraith
Blott on the LandscapeBlott on the Landscape(1985)as Sir Francis Puckerington
The Invisible ManThe Invisible Man(1984)as Blind Man

Additional Crew

Helen of TroyHelen of Troy(1956)
The WarriorsThe Warriors(1955)

Self

Abandoned: Expedition ShipwreckAbandoned: Expedition Shipwreck(2021)as Self - Lieutenant, HMS Prince of Wales
Heroes of World War IIHeroes of World War II(2004)as Self - interviewed
This Is Your LifeThis Is Your Life(1955)as Self
This Was Japan(1945)as Commentator

Known for

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May Hallatt and Esmond Knight in Black Narcissus (1947)Esmond Knight in Black Narcissus (1947)Esmond Knight in The Red Shoes (1948)Albert Bassermann, Eric Berry, Marius Goring, Esmond Knight, LƩonide Massine, and Anton Walbrook in The Red Shoes (1948)Robert Helpmann, Esmond Knight, LƩonide Massine, Ludmilla TchƩrina, and Anton Walbrook in The Red Shoes (1948)Esmond Knight in The Red Shoes (1948)

Credit Score: Esmond Knight

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownā˜…WinsNomsVotes
1The Red Shoes20.001948•8.12543566
2Hamlet19.501948•7.54719933
3The Bermondsey Kid13.001933•8.20012
4Black Narcissus10.001947•7.72231346
5Anne of the Thousand Days6.0019697.41108802
6Peeping Tom5.001960•7.60043772
7Crime Unlimited3.251936•6.300308
8Strauss' Great Waltz3.091935•5.7001936
9The Inheritance2.501948•6.600881
10The Halfway House2.501944•6.6001474