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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 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Esmond Knight is the 9,018th most popular actor (down from 8,798th in 2024), the 6,223rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,954th in 2019) and the 1,010th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Esmond Knight ranks 9,018 out of 13,578. Before 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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Among people born in 1906, Esmond Knight ranks 435. Before 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 258. Before 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 6,225 out of 8,785. Before 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).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Esmond Knight ranks 1,010. Before 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).

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