Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Known for

Acting

Born

January 17, 1904

Birthplace

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Died

August 26, 1980 (aged 76)

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.

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Best known work

Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
1941
Batman
Batman
1943
Destination Moon
Destination Moon
1950
Border Incident
Border Incident
1949
The Monster and the Girl
The Monster and the Girl
1941
Jammin' the Blues
Jammin' the Blues
1944
Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
Red Light
Red Light
1949
Tom, Dick and Harry
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941

Filmography

  1. 1952

    Blackhawk

    as Narrator (voice)

  2. 1951

    Mysterious Island

    as Narrator (voice)

  3. 1950

    Destination Moon

    as Himself (uncredited)

  4. 1950

    Cody of the Pony Express

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  5. 1950

    Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

    as Radio Announcer

  6. 1949

    Border Incident

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  7. 1949

    Red Light

    as Newsreel Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

  8. 1949

    Wild Weed

    as Narrator (voice)

  9. 1949

    The Lawton Story

    as Narrator

  10. 1948

    Congo Bill

    as Narrator

  11. 1948

  12. 1948

    Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  13. 1947

    Hollywood Wonderland

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  14. 1947

    A Day at Hollywood Park

    as Narrator (voice)

  15. 1947

  16. 1947

    Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  17. 1946

    Son of the Guardsman

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  18. 1946

    Facing Your Danger

    as Narrator (voice)

  19. 1946

    Smart as a Fox

    as Narrator

  20. 1946

    The Kid from Brooklyn

    as Radio Announcer

  21. 1946

    Peeks at Hollywood

    as Narrator (voice)

  22. 1946

    The Forest Commandos

    as Narrator (voice)

  23. 1946

    Cavalcade of Archery

    as Narrator (voice)

  24. 1945

    Are Animals Actors?

    as Narrator (voice)

  25. 1945

    Hitler Lives

    as Narrator (voice)

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