Jimmy Hanley

Jimmy Hanley

Known for

Acting

Born

October 22, 1918

Birthplace

Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK

Died

January 13, 1970 (aged 51)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jimmy Hanley (22 October 1918 – 13 January 1970) was a British actor.

Born in Norwich, Norfolk, Hanley began his career as a child actor before becoming popular in juvenile roles. He was groomed by the Rank Studio system during his teenage years and earned film stardom as a "boy-next-door" type.

The young star-struck actor attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and whilst he was studying there, made his stage debut at the London Palladium, as John Darling in Peter Pan.

He later worked on TV, hosting the ITV series Jim's Inn, which combined advertising messages with the plot of a soap opera.

Hanley was married twice:

    * Dinah Sheridan...

Best known work

Henry V
Henry V
1944
Gaslight
Gaslight
1940
It Always Rains on Sunday
It Always Rains on Sunday
1947
The Blue Lamp
The Blue Lamp
1950
The Lost Continent
The Lost Continent
1968
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead
1944
The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart
1946
The Tunnel
The Tunnel
1935
Satellite in the Sky
Satellite in the Sky
1956
Boys Will Be Boys
Boys Will Be Boys
1935

Filmography

  1. 1968

    If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
  2. 1968

    The Lost Continent

    as Patrick, the bartender

  3. 1967

    ITV PlayhouseTV

    as Ernest Maybrick (1 episode)

  4. 1967

    Misleading CasesTV

    as The Landlord (1 episode)

  5. 1966

    Way Off Beat

    as Antonio Laveline

  6. 1966

  7. 1956

    Satellite in the Sky

    as Larry Noble

  8. 1955

    The Deep Blue Sea

    as Dicer Durston

  9. 1954

    The Black Rider

    as Jerry Marsh

  10. 1954

  11. 1954

    Views on Trial

    as Nicholas 'Garble' Diabolus, Budgenot, Works Foreman / Machinist

  12. 1951

    The Galloping Major

    as Bill Collins

  13. 1950

    Room to Let

    as Curly Minter

  14. 1950

    The Blue Lamp

    as PC Andy Mitchell

  15. 1949

    Boys in Brown

    as Bill Foster

  16. 1949

    Don't Ever Leave Me

    as Jack Denton

  17. 1949

    The Huggetts Abroad

    as Jimmy Gardner

  18. 1948

    Here Come the Huggetts

    as Jimmy Gardner

  19. 1948

    It's Hard to be Good

    as Captain James Gladstone Wedge VC

  20. 1947

  21. 1947

    The Master of Bankdam

    as Simeon Crowther Jr.

  22. 1947

    Holiday Camp

    as Jimmy Gardner

  23. 1946

    The Captive Heart

    as Pte. Mathews

  24. 1945

    Murder in Reverse

    as Peter Rogers

  25. 1945

    For You Alone

    as Dennis Britton

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