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John Knight(1919-1967)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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John Knight was born in 1919 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was a director and producer, known for The Avengers (1961), Out of This World (1962) and Electrode 93 (1957). He was married to Brigid Lenihan. He died in 1967.
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Died1967
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Died1967
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Known for

The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
  • Director
Out of This World (1962)
Out of This World
7.7
TV Series
  • Director
Electrode 93
TV Series
  • Director
Armchair Theatre (1956)
Armchair Theatre
7.7
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • The Main Chance (1964)
    The Main Chance
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1964
  • The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959)
    The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964
  • The Scales of Justice (1962)
    The Scales of Justice
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • No Hiding Place (1959)
    No Hiding Place
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Out of This World (1962)
    Out of This World
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962)
    The Andromeda Breakthrough
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Louis Hayward in The Pursuers (1961)
    The Pursuers
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • The Avengers (1961)
    The Avengers
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Deadline Midnight
    3.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Wendy Richard in Harpers West One (1961)
    Harpers West One
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956–1961
  • Ian Hendry in Police Surgeon (1960)
    Police Surgeon
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1960
  • Inside Story
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Kay Callard and John Turner in Knight Errant Limited (1959)
    Knight Errant Limited
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960

Producer

  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959–1960
  • McCreary Moves In
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Electrode 93
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1956
  • Death to the First Lady
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1956
  • Canada Day
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1955
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • assistant producer
    • 1954

Actor

  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Johnny
    • 1952–1953
  • Huckleberry Finn
    TV Series
    • Jed
    • William Wilks
    • 1952
  • The Princess and the Woodcutter
    TV Movie
    • The Blue Prince
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Born
    • 1919
    • Auckland, New Zealand
  • Died
    • 1967
  • Spouse
    • Brigid Lenihan1950 - ? (1 child)
  • Other works
    He directed Dame Agatha Christie's play, "The Mousetrap," at the St. Martin's Theater in London, England with Mary Law, Brian McDermott, and Brian Spink.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    John Knight was a Spitfire pilot during the Second World War.

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