Knox Manning

Acting•Born January 17, 1904•Died August 26, 1980 (age 76)•Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Knox Manning (born Charles Knox Manning, January 17, 1904 – August 26, 1980) was an American radio and film announcer/narrator/commentator and film actor. He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. He and Annette North Manning are interred at Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura, California. A former radio newscaster at KNX and announcer, Manning entered the motion picture field in 1939 as an offscreen narrator. His distinctive voice and phrasing were noticed by other studios, and he quickly became one of the movies' busiest voice artists. Very often he was the trademark voice of several concurrent series. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Filmography

1952

Blackhawk

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1951

Mysterious Island

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1950

Destination Moon

as Himself (uncredited)

Movie

1950

Cody of the Pony Express

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie

1950

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

as Radio Announcer

Movie

1949

Border Incident

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie

1949

Red Light

as Newsreel Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie

1949

Wild Weed

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1949

The Lawton Story

as Narrator

Movie

1948

Congo Bill

as Narrator

Movie

1948

The Babe Ruth Story

as Narrator

Movie

1948

Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie

1947

Hollywood Wonderland

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie

1947

A Day at Hollywood Park

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1947

Buck Privates Come Home

as Commentator

Movie

1947

Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie

1946

Son of the Guardsman

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie

1946

Facing Your Danger

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1946

Smart as a Fox

as Narrator

Movie

1946

The Kid from Brooklyn

as Radio Announcer

Movie

1946

Peeks at Hollywood

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1946

The Forest Commandos

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1946

Cavalcade of Archery

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1945

Are Animals Actors?

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1945

Hitler Lives

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1945

So You Think You're Allergic

as Narrator

Movie

1945

Story of a Dog

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1945

Know Your Enemy: Japan

as Narrator

Movie

1944

The Birds and the Beasts Were There

as Narrator (Voice)

Movie

1944

The Unwritten Code

as Narrator (uncredited)

Movie

1944

Jammin' the Blues

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie

1944

Up in Arms

as Narration (voice)

Movie

1944

Hymn of the Nations

as Himself

Movie

1943

Good Old Corn

as Narrator

Movie

1943

Batman

as Narrator

Movie

1943

The Man Killers

as Narrator

Movie

1943

The Rear Gunner

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1943

Flight Characteristics of the A-20

as Narrator

Movie

1943

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

as Narrator

Movie

1943

This is Your Enemy

as Narrator

Movie

1942

Ravaged Earth

as Himself

Movie

1942

Beyond the Line of Duty

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Movie

1942

The Secret Code

as Narrator

Movie

1942

Divide and Conquer

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1942

Perils of the Royal Mounted

as Narrator

Movie

1942

Rocky Mountain Big Game

as Narrator

Movie

1942

Wedding Yells

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1942

Soldiers in White

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie

1942

A Yank on the Burma Road

as Radio Announcer

Movie

1942

Remember Pearl Harbor

as News Reporter at Airport (uncredited)

Movie

1942

A Ship Is Born

as Narrator

Movie

1941

At the Stroke of Twelve

as Carson

Movie

1941

The Tanks Are Coming

as Narrator

Movie

1941

Kings of the Turf

as Commentator (voice)

Movie

1941

Polo with the Stars

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1941

Tanks a Million

as Radio Interviewer Cardigan

Movie

1941

Harmon of Michigan

as Broadcaster

Movie

1941

Carnival of Rhythm

as Narrator (uncredited)

Movie

1941

The Iron Claw

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1941

Tom, Dick and Harry

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Movie

1941

Meet John Doe

as Radio Announcer

Movie

1941

The Monster and the Girl

as Announcer

Movie

1941

Cheers for Miss Bishop

as Anton Radcheck

Movie

1940

Angels of Mercy

as Commentator (voice)

Movie

1940

The Green Archer

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1940

Deadwood Dick

as Narrator

Movie

1940

Wild Boar Hunt

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1940

Spills for Thrills

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1939

Sabotage

as Announcer

Movie

1939

Mandrake the Magician

as Narrator

Movie

1939

The Flying Irishman

as Commentator

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing

BirthdayJanuary 17, 1904

Day of DeathAugust 26, 1980

Place of BirthWorcester, Massachusetts, USA

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