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Don Knight

Don Knight

Actor · Died August 18, 1997, aged 64 · Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

British-born Don Knight studied for the Ordained Ministry in Montreal and in Washington D.C. With his young family, he moved to California in 1965. While pursuing his acting career, he continued to serve churches. Don was the proud father of two (a daughter and a son) from his first marriage. He was best known for his "cold killer" roles but enjoyed playing likable characters as well. In addition to being nominated for Emmy Awards for some of his television roles, Knight also won awards for his stage performances.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
February 16, 1933
Died
August 18, 1997 (aged 64)
From
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 30% in 30 days

What are Don Knight's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Morality
18%
Power
17%
Self
16%
Survival
10%
Society
5%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Warm
4
Thrilling
4
Joyful
3
Melancholic
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Don Knight's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Don Knight's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • Father Dowling Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Heckler

  • Venus Flytrap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • The Canterville Ghost(1985)

    as Mr. Smythe

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Quint Sankey

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Manimal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chase's Father (uncredited)

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Gibbons

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Swamp Thing(1982)

    as Ritter

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Harold Wilkins

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Father Murphy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Davies

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Secret War of Jackie's Girls(1980)

    as Sgt. McPherson

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Kids Who Knew Too Much(1980)

    as Prescott

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Code Name: Diamond Head(1977)

    as H.K. Muldoon

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Fantastic Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Paget

  • The Fantastic Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Paget

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Fredrick Ober · as Jack Orwell

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Treasure of Matecumbe(1976)

    as Skaggs

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Swiss Family Robinson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Rob Evans

  • The Apple Dumpling Gang(1975)

    as John Wintle

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Return of the Big Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as J.C.

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Peters

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Death in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Dr. King

  • Hog Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Red

  • The Birdmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Focus Flaherty

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as John Hagen · as Pourette

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Trader Horn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Colonel Sinclair

  • Hitched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Reese

  • Murdock's Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Glenn Dixon

  • Barnaby Jones(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Bertram Fisher

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Hap Darrow

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Banyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Rick Madden

  • Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Phillip Pritchard

  • Banacek(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Isaac Porter

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Something Big(1971)

    as Tommy McBride

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Alexander

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy Robinson (segment "The Caterpillar")

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Immortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • The Hawaiians(1970)

    as Milton Overpeck

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Too Late the Hero(1970)

    as Pvt. Connolly

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Stone

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Colin Nichols · as Dylan Heyward · as George Lamb · as Hobbs · as Steve Larsen · as Thayler

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Hell with Heroes(1968)

    as Pepper

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • It Takes a Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bertie · as Bertie Turner

  • Kill a Dragon(1967)

    as Ian

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Gantry / Patrick Gray

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Caleb Galt

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Tim Rorke

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Rat Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Seitel

  • The Time Tunnel(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as First Mate Grainger

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Blue Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Air Marshal Caine

  • Hogan's Heroes(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as RAF Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Jester · as Sgt. Sean McQuade

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Bartender · as Freddie · as Tim O'Rourke

  • Bewitched(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Robbie

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Sven Larsen

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Combat!(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Aussie officer (uncredited) · as British Soldier · as German Sgt.

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Cal Hobson · as Henry

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Bristol Toby · as Pat Clayton · as Tim Riley

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · as J.C. · as Prescott · as Red

Career shape

Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles from 1954 to 1989; peak year 1982.

Biggest box office

The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

$37M worldwide

Highest rated

The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

Midcredits 60th

Most popular right now

Swamp Thing (1982)

Film career

19541989

Peak 1982 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1970Screen debut· Too Late the Hero

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 64: 63 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thCinematography1 of 64: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s20 · acting1970s30 · acting1980s12 · 11 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Don Knight's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

The Secret War of Jackie's Girls (1980)

90th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Too Late the Hero (1970)

Midcredits 69th · 62% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Don Knight work with?

People who share at least 2 of Don Knight's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Buddy Baker shares the most, 3.

Writers

Composers and cinematographers

Producers