James Knight (actor)

James Knight (actor)
James Knight (4 May 1891 - 1948) was a British actor. Born in Canterbury, Kent and starting as a wrestler, he became a leading man in British silent films, and later a character actor in smaller film roles.
Selected filmography
The Happy Warrior (1917) - The Happy Warrior
The Splendid Coward (1918) - Dick Swinton
Big Money (1918) - Tom Carlyn
A Romany Lass (1918) - Donald MacLean
Deception (1918) - Jeffrey North
Nature's Gentleman (1918) - James Davis
The Silver Greyhound (1919) - John Vane
The Power of Right (1919) - Gerald Stafford
Tower of Strength (1919) - Jack Farrars
The Knave of Hearts (1919) - Lord Hillsdown
The Man Who Forgot (1919) - Seth Nalden
Brenda of the Barge (1920) - Jim Walden
The Education of Nicky (1921) - Nicky Malvesty
Love in the Welsh Hills (1921)
No. 7 Brick Row (1922) - Dr. James Peacock
Hornet's Nest (1923) - Tony Cobb
The Lady Owner (1923) - Dick Tressider
Beautiful Kitty (1923) - Jim Bennett
What Price Loving Cup? (1923) - Philip Denham
Men Who Forget (1923)
The Great Turf Mystery (1924) - Luke Pomeroy
Claude Duval (1924) - Captain Craddock
Trainer and Temptress (1925) - Peter Todd
Woodcroft Castle (1926)
The Ball of Fortune (1926) - Dick Huish
When Giants Fought (1926, Short) - Grenadier
Motherland (1927) - Private Tom Edwards
Mr. Nobody (1927)
Maria Marten (1928) - Carlos
Houp La! (1928) - Daniel
Spangles (1928) - Haggerston
Cupid in Clover (1929)
Power Over Men (1929) - Cesa
The Adventures of Dick Turpin (1929) - Tom King
Kissing Cup's Race (1930) - Detective
A Safe Affair (1931) - Tom
The Third String (1932) - Webson
When London Sleeps (1932) - Garnett
That Night in London (1932) - Inspector Brody
Crime on the Hill (1933) - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Lost in the Legion (1934) - Ryan
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) - Police Inspector (uncredited)
The 39 Steps (1935) - Detective at London Palladium (uncredited)
The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935) - Police Inspector (uncredited)
Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor (1935) - Red
Cotton Queen (1937) - Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
Strange Boarders (1938) - Fire Chief (uncredited)
Trouble Brewing (1939) - Brewery Foreman (uncredited)
The Four Just Men (1939) - Policeman Outside Parliament (uncredited)
There Ain't No Justice (1939) - Police Constable (uncredited)
Cheer Boys Cheer (1939) - Chauffeur (uncredited)
Convoy (1940) - Admiral (uncredited)
Let George Do It! (1940) - Passenger on SS Macaulay (uncredited)
Girl in the News (1940) - Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
Gasbags (1941) - German Major (uncredited)
Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1941) - Cinema Manager (uncredited)
Jeannie (1941) - (uncredited)
The Next of Kin (1942) - Sailor on Train (uncredited)
The Day Will Dawn (1942) - Fossen the Village Postmaster (uncredited)
Let the People Sing (1942) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Much Too Shy (1942) - Mr. Pepper - Cinema Manager
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) - Club Porter (1902)
San Demetrio London (1943) - Capt. Smith - S.S. Gloucester City
Medal for the General (1944) - Sargeant (uncredited)
Candles at Nine (1944) - Air-Raid Warden (uncredited)
Johnny Frenchman (1945) - Tom Hocking
The Agitator (1945) - Business Man (uncredited)
Loyal Heart (1946) - Police Sergeant
A Girl in a Million (1946) - Pavilion Manager
Appointment with Crime (1946) - Smokey
Code of Scotland Yard (1947) - Publican (uncredited)
My Sister and I (1948) - Dustman
Old Mother Riley's New Venture (1949) - Police Superintendent
Boys in Brown (1949) - Prison Officer (uncredited)
Seven Days to Noon (1950) - Mr. Cooper (Pawnbroker) (uncredited)
The Magnet (1950) - Auction Bidder (uncredited) (final film role)
References
External links
English male film actors
English male silent film actors
Male actors from Kent
20th-century English male actors
People from Canterbury