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Actor Facts
Birth:
May 4, 1906
Death:
February 23, 1987
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 Bismark. ...more about Esmond Knight
Esmond Knight
ACTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1920s
No Reviews
1
1930s
1.4189
19
1940s
2.5044
13
1950s
1.6379
8
1960s
2.0985
6
1970s
0.7786
3
1980s
1.5690
2
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards for each movie.
Overall Actor Score: 
2.3351
2.3351Esmond Knight Movie Rankings
1
3.6614Victoria Page (Moira Shearer) is a ballerina who must choose between her love of dancing and a new love, composer Julian Craster (Marius Goring). ...more about Red Shoes
- DVD Best Pricing:
Overstock.com
2
3.2029As a boy, Mark Lewis was subjected to bizarre experiments by his scientist-father, who wanted to study and record the effects of fear on the nervous system. ...more about Peeping Tom
- DVD Best Pricing:
Overstock.com
3
3.1757Based on one the most popular historical plays by Shakespeare and made in order to boost moral of British troops during WW2, this movie is about English king Henry V and his military campaign in France in 1415. ...more about Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France
- DVD Best Pricing:
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3.1277Anglican nuns, led by the stern Sister Clodagh, attempt to establish a religious community in the Himalayas, and must battle not only suspicious locals and the elements, but their own demons as well. ...more about Black Narcissus
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
5
3.0807In this film of the classic Shakespearean play, a Danish prince seeks to avenge his father's death when his uncle murders his father, succeeds him as King, and marries the Queen. ...more about Hamlet
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
6
2.8995Alec Leamas, a British spy is sent to East Germany supposedly to defect, but in fact to sow disinformation. As more plot turns appear, Leamas becomes more convinced that his own people see him as just a cog. ...more about Spy Who Came In from the Cold
- DVD Best Pricing:
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7
2.8644A 'Land Girl', an American GI, and a British soldier find themselves together in a small Kent town on the road to Canterbury. The town is being plagued by a mysterious "glue-man", who pours glue on the hair of girls dating soldiers after dark. ...more about Canterbury Tale
- DVD Best Pricing:
Newegg.com
8
2.5534Fischer, an ex-cop, returns to his old beat somewhere in northern Europe after a thirteen-year hiatus in Cairo. ...more about Forbrydelsens element
- DVD Best Pricing:
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9
2.4193Henry VIII's obsession with siring a male heir endangers all around him: his courtiers, his government servants, and, especially, young Anne Boleyn. What ensues is both more, and less, than a love story; it changes England forever. ...more about Anne of the Thousand Days
- Not Available on DVD
10
2.4058In this version, Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks, he must flee... ...more about Helen of Troy
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
11
2.2409Robin Hood is an old man when he returns with his best friend Little John to England after the Crusades. ...more about Robin and Marian
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
12
2.2203Lex Luther steals a hair of Superman's head from a museum and uses it to create Nuclear Man, an android that gets energy from the Sun. ...more about Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
14
2.0807Hazel Woodus is a beautiful but innocent country girl who loves all the creatures around her, especially her pet fox cub. She is given a rough time by her father but can escape to run barefoot through the woods when her harsh life gets too much for her. ...more about Gone to Earth
- Not Available on DVD
15
2.0775Schani, Johan Strauss Jr., is forced by his father to forget music and to work in a bakery. Here he falls in love with Resi. The girl gets very jealous when a rich and beautiful contessa asks Schani to write a waltz for her. ...more about Waltzes from Vienna
- Not Available on DVD
16
2.0319During a charity soccer match between top professional side Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses. When he dies, Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and declares it was murder. ...more about Arsenal Stadium Mystery
- Not Available on DVD
17
1.9908A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. ...more about Halfway House
- Not Available on DVD
18
1.8524A re-editing of _Gone to Earth (1950)_ (qv) after a disagreement and court case between director 'Michael Powell (I)' (qv) and producer 'David O. Selznick' (qv). Selznick's changes are mainly:- (1) Adding a prologue. ...more about Wild Heart
- Not Available on DVD
19
1.8205Richard's military skills have helped to put his older brother Edward on the throne of England. ...more about Richard III
- DVD Best Pricing:
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20
1.7899Curley Blake is a lift operator in a block of flats. He is in love with Emily, the cleaning girl. When Emily returns from a stay in hospital, Curley arranges to treat her to dinner in one of the flats. Unfortunately, the owner returns early. ...more about Some Day
- Not Available on DVD
21
1.7168A church vicar tries to come up with 1,000 pounds to fix the church's crooked steeple. ...more about Dandy Dick
- Not Available on DVD
22
1.5890A South American Indian is taken from his jungle home into the world of the White Man where he is forced to stand trial for murder. The story of how this happened and how he got into trouble is told in flashback. ...more about End of the River
- Not Available on DVD
23
1.4155Jaap van Leyden is in charge of a shipyard in newly occupied Holland. At first he collaberates with the Germans because it is the easiest course to follow. ...more about Silver Fleet
- Not Available on DVD
24
1.2930Mark Dightam and his class go on a school trip to the Tower of London. While he is there he loses his pet mouse and vows to return and find her later. ...more about Boy Who Turned Yellow
- Not Available on DVD
25
When a 'man about town' takes a young lady back to his house they are both surprised to find that it has been turned into an illegal casino in his absence. ...more about 77 Park Lane
- Not Available on DVD
42
A master of disguise commits a series of daring crimes. Nobody knows what he looks like. He even masquerades as a doctor and kills his own partner whilst under police protection because he was about to betray him. ...more about Ringer
- Not Available on DVD
49
Based on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in 1720s London. Jack is working as an apprentice to a clockmaker when his brother Tom is sentenced to be hanged for theft. ...more about Where's Jack?
- Not Available on DVD
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