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Donald Knight (16 February 1933 – 18 August 1997) was an English-born film, television, and stage actor. He worked largely in the United States, and often played tough guys.

Don Knight
Don Knight in The Big Valley 1968
Born
Donald Hartwich Knight

(1933-02-16)16 February 1933
Manchester, Lancashire, England, U.K.
Died18 August 1997(1997-08-18) (aged 64)
Alma materSir George Williams University
Wesley Theological Seminary
OccupationActor, minister
Years active1966–1993
Spouses
    Mary Patricia Roberts
    (m. 1959; div. 1974)
      Karin Edda Joachim
      (m. 1975)
      Children2

      Early life


      Born in Manchester, Lancashire, he served a short stint in the British Army, and shortly afterward left England for Canada. Knight began acting at the age of seven. He studied at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Quebec, and later at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.[1] He obtained degrees in English, philosophy, theology, and drama.[2]


      Acting career


      In 1965, he moved to California to pursue acting, and was primarily a character actor, making numerous guest appearances in television series such as Combat!, The Time Tunnel, Bewitched, Hogan's Heroes, The Big Valley, Hawaii Five-O, It Takes a Thief, Bonanza, Mannix, Mission: Impossible, Columbo, Banacek, Night Gallery, Cannon, Kojak, Little House on the Prairie, and Barnaby Jones, as well as semi-regular roles in series such as The Immortal.[3]

      In 1976, he was in the Disney film Treasure of Matecumbe. His character was Skaggs.[4]

      He appeared in the PBS telefilm The Canterville Ghost. Its other distributors were WonderWorks and the Disney Channel.


      Personal life and death


      Educated in theology, Knight became an ordained minister in 1956.[3] During his acting career, he sometimes served as a church pastor. He was a minister at the United Church of Christ in Simi Valley, California.[5]

      Knight died on 18 August 1997 in Squaw Valley, Fresno County, California, USA, following a stroke earlier that month.[2]


      Filmography


      Year Title Role Notes
      1966 Munster, Go Home! Minor Role Uncredited
      1967 Kill a Dragon Ian
      1968 The Hell with Heroes Pepper
      1970 Too Late the Hero Pte Connolly
      1970 The Hawaiians Milton Overpeck
      1971 Something Big Tommy McBride
      1973 Trader Horn Colonel Sinclair
      1975 The Apple Dumpling Gang John Wintle
      1976 Treasure of Matecumbe Skaggs
      1982 Swamp Thing Ritter

      References


      1. Scott, Vernon (30 August 1970). "Preacher gets star TV role". The Argus. Fremont, California. p. 39. Retrieved 12 September 2014 via Newspapers.com.
      2. "Don Knight". Knight Time Recreation. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
      3. "Don Knight". Variety. 6 October 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
      4. "Treasure of Matecumbe". Disney. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
      5. "Actor Chosen to Fill Shepherd of Valley Post". Valley News. Van Nuys, California. 14 March 1974. p. 5. Retrieved 12 September 2014 via Newspapers.com.





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