Biographies: Esmond Knight - Actor

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A British ctor, born May 4, 1906 in East Shane, Surrey, England. He began his career in 1928, and served in the Royal Navy during World War II. He was an accomplished actor, whose career spanned more than half a century. He appeared on stage in John Gielgud's famous production of Hamlet in 1930, playing the role of Rosentrantz. He also appeared in various films. He died on February 23, 1987 in London of aheart attack. He is best known for the movies Hamlet (1948), The Red Shoes (1948), Peeping Tom (1960), and The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972).

• 25 August 2021
• Dalia Saad