David Stephen Knight (January 16, 1928 – December 20, 2020) was an American film and television actor who worked for many years in Britain. He began his screen career as a contract player for the

Rank Organisation The Rank Organisation (founded as the J. Arthur Rank Organisation) is a British entertainment conglomerate founded in 1937 by industrialist J. Arthur Rank. It quickly became the largest and most vertically integrated film company in the Uni ...

who used him as the male lead in several of its productions. He was married in 1963 to the Scottish actress Wendy McClure (1930–2022) and they had two children.

Selected filmography

Film

* '' The Young Lovers'' (1954) * ''

Out of the Clouds ''Out of the Clouds'' is a 1955 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Anthony Steel, Robert Beatty and James Robertson Justice. It was loosely based on the novel ''The Springboard'' by John Fores and was adapted by Rex Rei ...

'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1956) * '' Lost (film)'' (1956) * '' Across the Bridge'' (1957) * ''

Battle of the V-1 ''Battle of the V-1'' (also known as ''Battle of the V.1'', ''Battle of the V1'', ''Missiles from Hell'' and ''Unseen Heroes'') is a 1958 British war film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Michael Rennie, Patricia Medina, Milly Vitale, Davi ...

'' (1958) * ''

Clue of the Twisted Candle ''Clue of the Twisted Candle'' is a 1960 British second feature crime film directed by Allan Davis and starring Bernard Lee, David Knight and Francis de Wolff. The screenplay was by Philip Mackie, based on the 1918 Edgar Wallace novel ''The Clu ...

'' (1960) * ''

A Story of David ''A Story of David'' (also known as ''David the Outlaw'') is a 1961 British Empire, British-Israel, Israeli drama (film and television), drama film directed by Bob McNaught and starring Jeff Chandler (actor), Jeff Chandler, Basil Sydney and Pet ...

'' (1961) * ''

The Devil's Agent ''The Devil's Agent'' () is a 1962 drama film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Peter van Eyck, Marianne Koch, Christopher Lee and Macdonald Carey. It was a co-production between Britain, West Germany and Ireland. It was based on ...

'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1964)

Television

* ''

A Mask for Alexis ''A Mask for Alexis'' is a British television series which originally aired on BBC in 6 episodes between 21 September and 26 October 1959.Baskin p.41 Main cast * David Knight as Christopher March * Harriette Johns as Elaine Brant * Edward Cast ...

'' (1959) * ''

Interpol Calling ''Interpol Calling'' is a British television crime drama series produced by Rank Organisation and Jack Wrather, Jack Wrather Productions for ITC Entertainment. The programme, which ran for one series of 39 half-hour monochrome episodes 1959–19 ...

'' (1960) * ''

Sergeant Cork ''Sergeant Cork'' is a British detective television series which aired between 1963 and 1968 on ITV. It was a police procedural show that followed the efforts of two police officers and their battle against crime in Victorian London. In all 66 ...

'' (1966) * ''

Mrs Thursday ''Mrs Thursday'' is a British television comedy-drama produced by Associated Television. The series was devised by Ted Willis and featured scripts by Jack Rosenthal. It stars veteran British actress Kathleen Harrison as Alice Thursday, a Cockne ...

'' (1966) * '' The Newcomers'' (1966-67) * '' Emergency-Ward 10'' (1967)

References

Bibliography

* Ryall, Tom. ''Anthony Asquith''. Manchester University Press, 2013. * Spicer, Andrew. ''Sydney Box''. Manchester University Press, 2006.

External links

* 1928 births 2020 deaths People from Niagara Falls, New York American male film actors American male television actors American emigrants to the United Kingdom {{US-screen-actor-1920s-stub