ACTOR

Esmond Knight

1906 - 1987

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Esmond Penington Knight (4 May 1906 – 23 February 1987) was an English actor. He had a successful stage and film career before World War II. For much of his later career Knight was half-blind. He had been badly wounded in 1941 while 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Esmond Knight is the 8,883rd most popular actor (down from 8,798th in 2019), the 6,204th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,955th in 2019) and the 1,003rd most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Esmond Knight ranks 8,883 out of 13,578Before him are Maggie Roswell, Nancy Carell, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Anne Jeffreys, Frances Drake, and Jeon Yeo-been. After him are Josh Gad, Beate Eriksen, Kartik Aaryan, Lee Hong-gi, Chris Larkin, and Kiele Sanchez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Esmond Knight ranks 435Before him are Richard van der Riet Woolley, Abraham Beame, Catherine Cookson, Elisabeth Lutyens, Einar Haugen, and Barbara Bennett. After him are Donald Woods, Victoria Spivey, Bea Benaderet, Julio Rosales, Gale Gordon, and Michael O'Shea. Among people deceased in 1987, Esmond Knight ranks 258Before him are Antony Tudor, Alexander Wood, Silvio Pietroboni, Joan Greenwood, Obafemi Awolowo, and Jackie Fields. After him are Walter Abel, Frank Carlson, Fela Sowande, Gus Johnson, Cathryn Damon, and June Clyde.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Esmond Knight ranks 6,206 out of 8,785Before him are Michael Bisping (1979), William Lashly (1867), Laurie Hughes (1924), David Haye (1980), David Martin (1986), and Jimmy Stewart (1931). After him are Dennis Wilshaw (1926), Terry Medwin (1932), Chris Larkin (1967), Rory Delap (1976), Ronald Firbank (1886), and James Allison (1968).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Esmond Knight ranks 1,003Before him are Tom Hopper (1985), Arthur Wing Pinero (1855), Jamie Bamber (1973), Olivia Cooke (1993), Rory Kinnear (1978), and Simon Woods (1980). After him are Chris Larkin (1967), Max Minghella (1985), Jodie Comer (1993), Kelly Osbourne (1984), Louise Brealey (1979), and Lee Evans (1964).