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Peter Knight(1917-1985)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Peter Knight was born on 23 June 1917 in Exmouth, Devon, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Quest for Fire (1981), The Dark Crystal (1982) and Everly (2014). He was married to Babs Knight. He died on 30 July 1985.
BornJune 23, 1917
DiedJuly 30, 1985(68)
BornJune 23, 1917
DiedJuly 30, 1985(68)
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Known for

Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong, Nicholas Kadi, and Everett McGill in Quest for Fire (1981)
Quest for Fire
7.3
  • Music Department
  • 1981
Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Miki Iveria, Hus Levant, Patrick Monckton, Brian Meehl, Kathryn Mullen, and Susan Westerby in The Dark Crystal (1982)
The Dark Crystal
7.1
  • Music Department
  • 1982
Salma Hayek in Everly (2014)
Everly
5.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2014
Tess (1979)
Tess
7.3
  • Music Department
  • 1979

Credits

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Music Department

  • Elizabeth Bennett, Joan Blackham, Reece Dinsdale, and John Thaw in Home to Roost (1985)
    Home to Roost
    6.7
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1985
  • The Last Place on Earth (1985)
    The Last Place on Earth
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • orchestrator
    • 1985
  • Lillian Gish and Candy Clark in Hambone and Hillie (1983)
    Hambone and Hillie
    4.9
    • orchestrator
    • 1983
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Michael O'Keefe in Nate and Hayes (1983)
    Nate and Hayes
    6.1
    • orchestrator
    • 1983
  • Yves Montand in Waiter! (1983)
    Waiter!
    6.3
    • conductor
    • 1983
  • The Bounder (1982)
    The Bounder
    6.4
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1982–1983
  • Elizabeth McGovern and Dudley Moore in Lovesick (1983)
    Lovesick
    5.2
    • conductor
    • orchestrator
    • 1983
  • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Miki Iveria, Hus Levant, Patrick Monckton, Brian Meehl, Kathryn Mullen, and Susan Westerby in The Dark Crystal (1982)
    The Dark Crystal
    7.1
    • orchestrator
    • 1982
  • Secombe with Music
    TV Series
    • music director
    • 1981–1982
  • Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise in The Morecambe & Wise Show (1978)
    The Morecambe & Wise Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1978–1981
  • Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong, Nicholas Kadi, and Everett McGill in Quest for Fire (1981)
    Quest for Fire
    7.3
    • conductor
    • 1981
  • Ghost Story (1981)
    Ghost Story
    6.3
    • conductor
    • orchestrator
    • 1981
  • Catherine Deneuve and Patrick Dewaere in Hotel America (1981)
    Hotel America
    6.4
    • orchestrator (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Coup de torchon (1981)
    Coup de torchon
    7.3
    • conductor
    • 1981
  • Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, and Yves Montand in Choice of Arms (1981)
    Choice of Arms
    6.9
    • musical director
    • 1981

Composer

  • Elizabeth Bennett, Joan Blackham, Reece Dinsdale, and John Thaw in Home to Roost (1985)
    Home to Roost
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1986–1990
  • Keith Barron, Carlos Douglas, Neil Stacy, Gwen Taylor, and Joanna Van Gyseghem in Duty Free (1984)
    Duty Free
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1984–1986
  • The Bounder (1982)
    The Bounder
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Heartland (1979)
    Heartland
    3.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1979–1980
  • Penelope Keith, Eric Morecambe, and Ernie Wise in Morecambe and Wise at the BBC (1979)
    Morecambe and Wise at the BBC
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Imágenes del deporte Nº 65
    Short
    • Composer (as P. Knight)
    • 1974
  • Imágenes del deporte Nº 66
    Short
    • Composer (as P. Knight)
    • 1974
  • Sunstruck (1972)
    Sunstruck
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Mark Eden, and Barbara Steele in The Crimson Cult (1968)
    The Crimson Cult
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • The Flight of the Heron
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1959

Actor

  • First Night
    TV Movie
    • Musical Director
    • 1968
  • Cooperama (1966)
    Cooperama
    6.9
    TV Series
    • and his Orchestra
    • 1966
  • Chelsea at Nine (1957)
    Chelsea at Nine
    TV Series
    • (as Peter Knight and his Orchestra)
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • P. Knight
  • Born
    • June 23, 1917
    • Exmouth, Devon, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 30, 1985
  • Spouse
    • Babs Knight? - July 30, 1985 (his death, 1 child)

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    A respected British arranger and composer from the 1950s to the 1980s.

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