Knox Manning
Actor
- Born
- January 17, 1904 · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- August 26, 1980 (age 76)
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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Known for
Meet John Doe
March 14, 1941
Batman
July 16, 1943
Destination Moon
June 27, 1950
Border Incident
October 28, 1949
The Monster and the Girl
February 28, 1941
Jammin' the Blues
May 5, 1944
Buck Privates Come Home
April 4, 1947
Red Light
September 30, 1949
Cheers for Miss Bishop
February 21, 1941
Tom, Dick and Harry
June 13, 1941
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
January 2, 1943
Know Your Enemy: Japan
August 9, 1945
Acting71
- 1952Blackhawk as Narrator (voice)
- 1951Mysterious Island as Narrator (voice)
- 1950Destination Moon as Himself (uncredited)
- 1950Cody of the Pony Express as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1950Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey as Radio Announcer
- 1949Border Incident as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949Red Light as Newsreel Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949Wild Weed as Narrator (voice)
- 1949The Lawton Story as Narrator
- 1948