James Knight (1891 – 1948) was a British actor. Starting as a
professional wrestler
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, he became a leading man in British silent films, and later a character actor in smaller film roles.
Selected filmography
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The Happy Warrior'' (1917) - The Happy Warrior
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The Splendid Coward'' (1918) - Dick Swinton
* ''Big Money'' (1918) - Tom Carlyn
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A Romany Lass'' (1918) - Donald MacLean
* ''Deception'' (1918) - Jeffrey North
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Nature's Gentleman
''Nature's Gentleman'' is a 1918 British silent romance film
Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affection ...
'' (1918) - James Davis
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The Silver Greyhound'' (1919) - John Vane
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The Power of Right'' (1919) - Gerald Stafford
* ''Tower of Strength'' (1919) - Jack Farrars
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The Knave of Hearts
The Knave of Hearts is a character from the 1865 book ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' by Lewis Carroll.
''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''
The Jack (playing card), Knave of Hearts is mentioned first in chapter 8, and later in chapters 11 ...
'' (1919) - Lord Hillsdown
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The Man Who Forgot'' (1919) - Seth Nalden
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Brenda of the Barge'' (1920) - Jim Walden
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The Education of Nicky'' (1921) - Nicky Malvesty
* ''Love in the Welsh Hills'' (1921)
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No. 7 Brick Row'' (1922) - Dr. James Peacock
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Hornet's Nest'' (1923) - Tony Cobb
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The Lady Owner
''The Lady Owner'' is a 1923 British silent sports film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, James Knight and Warwick Ward.
Cast
* Violet Hopson - Pamela Morland
* James Knight - Dick Tressider
* Warwick Ward - Morton ...
'' (1923) - Dick Tressider
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Beautiful Kitty'' (1923) - Jim Bennett
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What Price Loving Cup?'' (1923) - Philip Denham
* ''Men Who Forget'' (1923)
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The Great Turf Mystery'' (1924) - Luke Pomeroy
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Claude Duval'' (1924) - Captain Craddock
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Trainer and Temptress
''Trainer and Temptress'' is a 1925 British silent sports film directed by Walter West.
Cast
* Juliette Compton as Lady Maurice
* James Knight as Peter Todd
* Stephanie Stephens as Stella Jordan
* Cecil Morton York as Sir Blundell Mauric ...
'' (1925) - Peter Todd
* ''Woodcroft Castle'' (1926)
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The Ball of Fortune'' (1926) - Dick Huish
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When Giants Fought'' (1926, Short) - Grenadier
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Motherland
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'' (1927) - Private Tom Edwards
* ''Mr. Nobody'' (1927)
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Maria Marten'' (1928) - Carlos
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Houp La!'' (1928) - Daniel
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Spangles'' (1928) - Haggerston
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Cupid in Clover'' (1929)
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Power Over Men'' (1929) - Cesa
* ''The Adventures of Dick Turpin'' (1929) - Tom King
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Kissing Cup's Race'' (1930) - Detective
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A Safe Affair'' (1931) - Tom
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The Third String'' (1932) - Webson
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When London Sleeps'' (1932) - Garnett
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That Night in London'' (1932) - Inspector Brody
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Crime on the Hill'' (1933) - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
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Lost in the Legion'' (1934) - Ryan
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The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1934) - Police Inspector (uncredited)
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The 39 Steps'' (1935) - Detective at London Palladium (uncredited)
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The Passing of the Third Floor Back'' (1935) - Police Inspector (uncredited)
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Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor'' (1935) - Red
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Cotton Queen'' (1937) - Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
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Strange Boarders'' (1938) - Fire Chief (uncredited)
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Trouble Brewing'' (1939) - Brewery Foreman (uncredited)
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The Four Just Men'' (1939) - Policeman Outside Parliament (uncredited)
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There Ain't No Justice
''There Ain't No Justice'' is a 1939 British sports drama film directed by Pen Tennyson and starring Jimmy Hanley, Edward Chapman and Edward Rigby. The film is based on the 1937 novel of the same name by James Curtis.
Plot summary
Tommy Mu ...
'' (1939) - Police Constable (uncredited)
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Cheer Boys Cheer
''Cheer Boys Cheer'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Nova Pilbeam, Edmund Gwenn, Jimmy O'Dea, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott and Peter Coke.
Plot
Edward Ironside, the head of Ironside Brewery Ltd, informs hi ...
'' (1939) - Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Convoy
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'' (1940) - Admiral (uncredited)
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Let George Do It!
''Let George Do It!'' (US: ''To Hell With Hitler'') is a 1940 British black-and-white comedy musical war film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby. It was produced by Michael Balcon for Associated Talking Pictures and its success ...
'' (1940) - Passenger on SS Macaulay (uncredited)
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Girl in the News'' (1940) - Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
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Gasbags'' (1941) - German Major (uncredited)
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Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It'' (1941) - Cinema Manager (uncredited)
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Jeannie'' (1941) - (uncredited)
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The Next of Kin
''The Next of Kin'', also known as ''Next of Kin'', is a 1942 Second World War propaganda film produced by Ealing Studios. The film was originally commissioned by the British War Office as a training film to promote the government message that ...
'' (1942) - Sailor on Train (uncredited)
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The Day Will Dawn
''The Day Will Dawn'', released in the USA as ''The Avengers'', is a 1942 British war film set in Norway during World War II. It stars Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr, Hugh Williams and Griffith Jones, and was directed by Harold French from a ...
'' (1942) - Fossen the Village Postmaster (uncredited)
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Let the People Sing'' (1942) - Minor Role (uncredited)
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Much Too Shy'' (1942) - Mr. Pepper - Cinema Manager
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'' is a 1943 British romantic-war film written, produced and directed by the British film-making team of Powell and Pressburger, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. It stars Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr and ...
'' (1943) - Club Porter (1902)
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San Demetrio London'' (1943) - Capt. Smith - S.S. Gloucester City
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Medal for the General
''Medal for the General'' (US title: ''The Gay Intruders'') is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey. The screenplay by Elizabeth Baron is based on the novel of the same title by James Ronald (published in the U.S. under the titl ...
'' (1944) - Sargeant (uncredited)
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Candles at Nine
''Candles at Nine'' is a 1944 British mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Jessie Matthews, John Stuart and Beatrix Lehmann. A wealthy man taunts his relations and staff about which of them shall inherit his estate after he chan ...
'' (1944) - Air-Raid Warden (uncredited)
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Johnny Frenchman'' (1945) - Tom Hocking
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The Agitator'' (1945) - Business Man (uncredited)
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Loyal Heart'' (1946) - Police Sergeant
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A Girl in a Million
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It is similar in shape to the Ancient ...
'' (1946) - Pavilion Manager
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Appointment with Crime
''Appointment with Crime'' is a 1946 British crime film directed and written by John Harlow (director), John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Raymond Lovell, Joyce Howard and Robert Beatty.
Plot
Leo Martin works for a criminal gang run by ...
'' (1946) - Smokey
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Code of Scotland Yard'' (1947) - Publican (uncredited)
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My Sister and I'' (1948) - Dustman
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Old Mother Riley's New Venture
''Old Mother Riley's New Venture'' is a low-budget black-and-white 1949 British comedy film, starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Chili Bouchier. It is the twelfth in the long-running Old Mother Riley films, and was the first of the series ...
'' (1949) - Police Superintendent
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Boys in Brown
''Boys in Brown'' is a 1949 black and white British drama film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Jack Warner, Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde and Jimmy Hanley. It was written by Tully based on the 1940 play ''Boys in Brown'' by the ...
'' (1949) - Prison Officer (uncredited)
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Seven Days to Noon
''Seven Days to Noon'' (also known as ''Ultimatum'') is a 1950 British political thriller film directed and produced by John and Roy Boulting and starring Barry Jones, Olive Sloane and André Morell. It was written by Frank Harvey and Roy Bou ...
'' (1950) - Mr. Cooper (Pawnbroker) (uncredited)
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The Magnet
''The Magnet'' was a British weekly boys' story paper published by Amalgamated Press. It ran from 1908 to 1940, publishing a total of 1,683 issues.
Each issue contained a long school story about the boys of Greyfriars School, a fictional publ ...
'' (1950) - Auction Bidder (uncredited) (final film role)
References
External links
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English male film actors
English male silent film actors
Male actors from Kent
20th-century English male actors
Place of birth missing