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Esmond Knight
★ Acting

Esmond Knight

1906 – 1987 · East Sheen, Surrey, England · Active 1928–1987

Esmond Knight, born in 1906 in England, navigated a remarkable career despite significant challenges, including near-total blindness for two years. He is known for his roles in Peeping Tom (1960), where he contributes to the film's unsettling atmosphere, and Helen of Troy (1956), portraying the grandeur of mythic storytelling. Knight's ability to convey depth and emotion in his performances adds a distinctive layer to the cult cinema landscape, making him a noteworthy figure in films that blend exploitation with artistic vision.

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The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1977 ★ 6.4
as Armand

The story of Louis XIV of France and his attempts to keep his identical twin brother Philippe imprisoned away from sight and knowledge of the public, and Philippe's rescue by the aging Musketeers, led by D'Artagnan.

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Filmography

117 credits
1980s 12 credits
1987
Movie ★ 4.6
1987
Fortunes of War as Liversage
TV ★ 6.3
1987
TV ★ 7.3
1984
Movie ★ 6.4
1984
Movie ★ 7.4
1984
The Invisible Man as Blind Man
TV ★ 7.7
1984
Miss Marple as Mr. Galbraith
TV ★ 8.0
1983
King Lear as Old Man
Movie ★ 6.7
1983
My Cousin Rachel as Sam Bates
TV ★ 7.0
1981
Movie ★ 8.0
1981
Movie ★ 7.3
1980
Drake's Venture as John Dee
Movie ★ 5.8
1970s 21 credits
1979
Rebecca as Coroner
TV ★ 7.5
1978
Romeo and Juliet as Old Capulet
Movie ★ 7.6
1978
Return of the Saint as Paul Hanson
TV ★ 7.0
1977
Movie ★ 6.4
1977
1990 as Mitchell
TV ★ 6.5
1977
Supernatural as Sir Charles
TV ★ 7.2
1976
Robin and Marian as Old Defender
Movie ★ 6.3
1976
I, Claudius as Domitius
TV ★ 7.9
1975
Quiller as General Pickford
TV ★ 10.0
1974
Churchill's People as Penda's Father
TV ★ 5.0
1974
Fall of Eagles as General Ruzski
TV ★ 7.0
1974
Bedtime Stories as Vere Rawley
TV
1973
Yellow Dog as Mundt
Movie ★ 4.9
1973
Wessex Tales as Conjuror Trendle
TV ★ 7.0
1972
Movie ★ 5.7
1972
TV ★ 8.0
1972
New Scotland Yard as General Travers
TV ★ 6.3
1971
Elizabeth R as Bishop de Quadra
TV ★ 7.5
1971
TV ★ 7.5
1971
Cousin Bette as General Hulot
TV ★ 4.0
1971
Cousin Bette as Marshal Hulot
TV ★ 4.0
1960s 34 credits
1969
Movie ★ 7.1
1969
Where's Jack? as Ballad Singer
Movie ★ 7.5
1969
Movie ★ 5.2
1969
Softly Softly: Task Force as Mr. Justice Ruddy
TV ★ 6.0
1968
The Parachute as Helmut
Movie
1968
Movie ★ 7.0
1968
The Champions as Minister
TV ★ 6.5
1966
The Spies as General Loren
TV ★ 10.0
1966
TV ★ 7.0
1965
Movie ★ 7.1
1965
Gideon's Way as Robson
TV ★ 7.0
1965
Public Eye as Dr. Stowe
TV ★ 8.2
1965
TV ★ 5.3
1965
TV ★ 7.3
1965
TV ★ 4.3
1964
Detective as Commodore Rupert Gill
TV ★ 9.0
1964
Detective as Albert
TV ★ 9.0
1964
Detective as Ernest Guppy
TV ★ 9.0
1964
The Protectors as Pearce Kettner
TV ★ 8.0
1963
Decision at Midnight as Peter Hauser
Movie ★ 7.5
1963
Festival as Chorus
TV ★ 8.0
1963
Doctor Who as Dom Issigri
TV ★ 7.9
1962
Z-Cars as Albert Wallace
TV ★ 7.3
1962
The Saint as Antoine Louvois
TV ★ 7.4
1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook as Colonel Grahame
TV ★ 6.7
1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook as Hugh Armitage
TV ★ 6.7
1961
A for Andromeda as Professor Ernest Reinhart
TV ★ 5.5
1960
Peeping Tom as Arthur Baden
Movie ★ 7.5
1960
Sink the Bismarck! as Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
Movie ★ 6.9
1960
An Age of Kings as Jack Cade
TV ★ 5.3
1960
Sunday-Night Play as Harold P. Jackman
TV
1960
Danger Man as Baron
TV ★ 7.4
1960
Barnaby Rudge as Dennis, the Hangman
TV ★ 5.0
1960
Barnaby Rudge as Dennis
TV ★ 5.0
1950s 18 credits
1959
Interpol Calling as Von Schriber
TV ★ 7.3
1959
The Third Man as Theodore Ratteau
TV ★ 7.2
1958
Movie ★ 5.2
1958
TV ★ 7.3
1957
Movie ★ 6.4
1957
Nicholas Nickleby as Wackford Squeers. Sr
TV
1956
Helen of Troy as High Priest
Movie ★ 6.3
1956
Armchair Theatre as Uncle Karl
TV ★ 6.0
1956
TV ★ 5.2
1955
TV ★ 6.7
1953
The Steel Key as Prof. Newman
Movie ★ 6.5
1953
Movie
1952
Girdle of Gold as Evans the Milk
Movie ★ 8.3
1951
The River as The Father
Movie ★ 7.3
1951
Without Fear as Narrator (voice)
Movie
1950
Gone to Earth as Abel Woodus
Movie ★ 6.2
1950
Sunday Night Theatre as Bubnov, a Capmaker
TV ★ 3.5
1950
Sunday Night Theatre as Major Kartuschke, Legal Officer
TV ★ 3.5
1940s 12 credits
1948
Hamlet as Bernardo
Movie ★ 7.4
1948
Movie ★ 8.0
1947
Black Narcissus as The Old General
Movie ★ 7.5
1947
Uncle Silas as Dr. Bryerly
Movie ★ 5.9
1947
Movie ★ 6.3
1947
Holiday Camp as Camp Announcer
Movie ★ 6.8
1944
A Canterbury Tale as Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
Movie ★ 6.9
1944
Henry V as Fluellen - Captain in the English Army
Movie ★ 6.7
1944
The Halfway House as David Davies
Movie ★ 6.5
1943
The Silver Fleet as Von Schiffer
Movie ★ 6.4
1941
This England as Vicar's Son
Movie ★ 6.9
1940
Contraband as Mr. Pidgeon
Movie ★ 7.1
1930s 18 credits
1939
Movie ★ 7.2
1938
Movie ★ 9.0
1938
Movie ★ 7.5
1937
The Vicar of Bray as Dennis Melross
Movie ★ 6.3
1936
Black Roses as Pavo Collin
Movie ★ 7.0
1936
Pagliacci as Cadet Silvio
Movie ★ 9.0
1935
Crime Unlimited as Pete Borden
Movie ★ 6.0
1935
Dandy Dick as Tony Mardon
Movie ★ 6.9
1935
Someday as Curly Blake
Movie ★ 9.0
1935
Father and Son as Michael Bolton
Movie ★ 10.0
1934
The Blue Squadron as Captain Carlo Banti
Movie ★ 7.0
1934
Waltzes from Vienna as Johann Strauss, the Younger
Movie ★ 5.4
1934
Girls Will Be Boys as Geoffrey Dawson
Movie ★ 5.8
1933
The Bermondsey Kid as Eddie Martin
Movie ★ 9.0
1931
77 Park Lane as Philip Connor
Movie
1931
Deadlock as John Tring
Movie ★ 7.0
1931
The Ringer as John Lenley
Movie ★ 10.0
1931
Romany Love as Davy Summers
Movie ★ 7.0
1920s 1 credit
1928
The Blue Peter as Radio operator
Movie ★ 8.0
Crew Credits
1950s 1 credit
1955
The Dark Avenger Dialogue Coach
Movie ★ 6.4