James Knight (actor)

James Knight (4 May 1891 in Canterbury, Kent – 1948 in Gloucestershire) was a British actor.[1][2] Starting as a wrestler, he became a leading man in British silent films, and later a character actor in smaller film roles.[3][4]

Photo of James Knight from Picture Show magazine, 1919

Selected filmography

• The Happy Warrior (1917)
• A Romany Lass (1918)
• Nature's Gentleman (1918)
• The Splendid Coward (1918)
• The Knave of Hearts (1919)
• The Man Who Forgot (1919)
• No. 7 Brick Row (1922)
• The Lady Owner (1923)
• Beautiful Kitty (1923)
• What Price Loving Cup? (1923)
• Hornet's Nest (1923)
• Claude Duval (1924)
• The Great Turf Mystery (1924)
• Trainer and Temptress (1925)
• When Giants Fought (1926)
• The Ball of Fortune (1926)
• Motherland (1927)
• Maria Marten (1928)
• Spangles (1928)
• Houp La! (1928)
• Power Over Men (1929)
• Cupid in Clover 1929)
• Kissing Cup's Race (1930)
• A Safe Affair (1931)
• When London Sleeps (1932)
• That Night in London (1932)
• The Third String (1932)
• Crime on the Hill (1933)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
• Lost in the Legion (1934)
• The 39 Steps (1935)
• The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)
• Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor (1935)
• Cotton Queen (1937)
• Strange Boarders (1938)
• Trouble Brewing (1939)
• The Four Just Men (1939)
• There Ain't No Justice (1939)
• Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
• Girl in the News (1940)
• Convoy (1940)
• Gasbags (1941)
• Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1941)
• Jeannie (1941)
• The Day Will Dawn (1942)
• The Next of Kin (1942)
• Let the People Sing (1942)
• Much Too Shy (1942)
• The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
• San Demetrio London (1943)
• Medal for the General (1944)
• Candles at Nine (1944)
• The Agitator (1945)
• Johnny Frenchman (1945)
• A Girl in a Million (1946)
• Loyal Heart (1946)
• Appointment with Crime (1946)
• Code of Scotland Yard (1947)
• My Sister and I (1948)
• Old Mother Riley's New Venture (1949)
• Boys in Brown (1949)
• Seven Days to Noon (1950)
• The Magnet (1950)

References

1. "James Knight". Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
2. "James Knight - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
3. Articles, Old Magazine. "JAMES KNIGHT SILENT FILM ACTOR,1920S SILENT FILM ACTOR JAMES KNIGHT,BRITISH SILENT FILM ACTOR JAMES KNIGHT,UK SILENT FILM ACTOR JAMES KNIGHT,ACTOR JAMES KNIGHT MAGAZINE ARTICLE,1919 PICTURE SHOW MAGAZINE ARTICLE ABOUT ACTOR JAMES KNIGHT,ACTOR JAMES KNIGHT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE 1919,LITERARY TASTE OF SILENT FILM ACTOR JAMES KNIGHT,SILENT FILM ACTOR JAMES KNIGHT BIOGRAPHY,SILENT FILM ACTOR JAMES KNIGHT HALED AS ONE OF THE FATHERS OF BRITISH CINEMA - Magazine Article - Old Magazine Articles". www.oldmagazinearticles.com.
4. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.

External links

• James Knight on IMDb