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Sandra D. Knight is an American retired actress.


Acting career


Film

Knight acted in low-budget films of the 1950s and 1960s, such as ''
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'' (1958), ''
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'' (1963) starring
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and
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, where she plays an evil spirit, and ''
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'' (1962) with
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. Her most well-known film is the bootleg
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action epic '' Thunder Road'' (1958) starring
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.


Television

She appeared as a guest star in numerous television series, including the episode "The Legacy" in the Western ''
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'' , an episode of the
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series ''
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'' called "The Burning Girl"; an episode titled "Knock on Any Tombstone" of the
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detective show ''
Bourbon Street Beat ''Bourbon Street Beat'' is a private detective television series that aired on the ABC network from October 5, 1959, to July 4, 1960, starring Richard Long as Rex Randolph and Andrew Duggan as Cal Calhoun, with Arlene Howell as detective agen ...
''; the episode "The Search for Cope Borden" in the Western ''
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''; the episode "Home Town", in the Western ''
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''; the Western '' The Rebel''; the episodes "Drifter's Gold" and "The Last Journey" in the Western '' Laramie''; the Western ''
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'' in the episode "The Bettina May Story"; the episode "Separate Checks" in the detective show ''
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''; the episode "A Time to Run" of the Western '' The Tall Man''; and the episode "The Yellow Badge of Courage" in the sitcom ''
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster ''I'm Dickens, He's Fenster'' is an American sitcom starring John Astin and Marty Ingels that ran on ABC from September 28, 1962, to May 10th, 1963. Synopsis The series starred John Astin and Marty Ingels as Harry Dickens and Arch Fenster, ...
.''


Personal life

In 1962, Knight married fellow actor
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, with whom she had worked on ''The Terror'', they separated in 1966 and divorced in 1968. They have a daughter, Jennifer. In 1982, Knight married her second husband John Arthur Stephenson. Since the 1960s she has been a student and teacher of The Infinite Way spiritual practice. She lives in Hawaii.


Selected filmography


Film

* '' Thunder Road'' (1958) * ''
Frankenstein's Daughter ''Frankenstein's Daughter'' is an independently made 1958 American black-and-white science fiction/horror film drama, produced by Marc Frederic and George Fowley, directed by Richard E. Cunha, that stars John Ashley, Sandra Knight, Donal ...
'' (1958) * ''
Tower of London The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamle ...
'' (1962) * ''
The Terror The Reign of Terror (French: ''La Terreur'', literally "The Terror") was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to ...
'' (1963) * ''
Blood Bath ''Blood Bath'' is a 1966 American horror film directed by Jack Hill and Stephanie Rothman and starring William Campbell, Linda Saunders, Marissa Mathes, and Sid Haig. The film concerns a mad painter of weird art who turns into a vampire-like ...
'' (1966)


Television

* ''
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'' (1958) * ''
Tales of Wells Fargo ''Tales of Wells Fargo'' is an American Westerns on television, Western television series starring Dale Robertson in 201 episodes that aired from 1957 to 1962 on NBC. Produced by Revue Productions, the series aired in a half-hour format until i ...
'' (1958) * ''
One Step Beyond One Step Beyond may refer to: Music * ''One Step Beyond'' (Dungeon album) or the title song, 2004 * ''One Step Beyond'' (Jackie McLean album), 1963 * '' One Step Beyond...'', an album by Madness, or the title song (see below), 1979 * ''One Ste ...
'' (1959) * ''
Bourbon Street Beat ''Bourbon Street Beat'' is a private detective television series that aired on the ABC network from October 5, 1959, to July 4, 1960, starring Richard Long as Rex Randolph and Andrew Duggan as Cal Calhoun, with Arlene Howell as detective agen ...
'' (1960) * ''
Goodyear Theatre ''Goodyear Theatre'' (also known as ''Award Theatre'' and ''Golden Years of Television'') is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC from October 14, 1957, to September 12, 1960. Cast Actors appearing in the series inc ...
'' (1960) * ''
The Man from Blackhawk ''The Man from Blackhawk'' is a Western television series about an insurance investigator starring Robert Rockwell that aired on ABC from October 9, 1959 until September 23, 1960. It was also shown in Canada on CBC Television. Premise In '' ...
'' (1960) * ''
Tate Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art galleries, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the UK ...
'' (1960) * '' The Rebel'' (1960–1961) * '' Laramie'' (1960–1961) * ''
Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western television series that aired for eight seasons, first on the NBC television network (1957–1962) and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and reached the top of the ...
'' (1961) * ''
Surfside 6 ''Surfside 6'' is an ABC television series that aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centers on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat, and features Troy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II, Van Williams as Kenny Madison (a character recycled ...
'' (1961) * '' The Tall Man'' (1962) * ''
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster ''I'm Dickens, He's Fenster'' is an American sitcom starring John Astin and Marty Ingels that ran on ABC from September 28, 1962, to May 10th, 1963. Synopsis The series starred John Astin and Marty Ingels as Harry Dickens and Arch Fenster, ...
'' (1962)


References


External links


Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knight, Sandra 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Pennsylvania American film actresses American television actresses Living people 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people)