Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Blackhawk ★ 6.2 Blackhawk 1952 Mysterious Island ★ 6.6 Mysterious Island 1951 Destination Moon ★ 5.9 Destination Moon 1950 Cody of the Pony Express ★ 8.0 Cody of the Pony Express 1950 Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey ★ 5.3 Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey 1950 Border Incident ★ 7.0 Border Incident 1949 Red Light ★ 5.9 Red Light 1949 Wild Weed ★ 4.8 Wild Weed 1949 The Lawton Story ★ 10.0 The Lawton Story 1949 Congo Bill ★ 3.0 Congo Bill 1948 The Babe Ruth Story ★ 6.1 The Babe Ruth Story 1948 Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains ★ 9.0 Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains 1948 Hollywood Wonderland ★ 6.8 Hollywood Wonderland 1947 A Day at Hollywood Park ★ 1.0 A Day at Hollywood Park 1947 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra ★ 5.3 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra 1947 Son of the Guardsman ★ 6.0 Son of the Guardsman 1946 Facing Your Danger ★ 6.5 Facing Your Danger 1946 Smart as a Fox ★ 5.7 Smart as a Fox 1946 The Kid from Brooklyn ★ 6.3 The Kid from Brooklyn 1946 Peeks at Hollywood Peeks at Hollywood 1946 The Forest Commandos ★ 7.0 The Forest Commandos 1946 Cavalcade of Archery ★ 6.8 Cavalcade of Archery 1946 Are Animals Actors? ★ 6.0 Are Animals Actors? 1945 Hitler Lives ★ 5.3 Hitler Lives 1945 So You Think You're Allergic ★ 6.3 So You Think You're Allergic 1945 Story of a Dog ★ 6.1 Story of a Dog 1945 Know Your Enemy: Japan ★ 5.9 Know Your Enemy: Japan 1945 The Birds and the Beasts Were There ★ 10.0 The Birds and the Beasts Were There 1944 The Unwritten Code ★ 5.6 The Unwritten Code 1944 Jammin' the Blues ★ 7.0 Jammin' the Blues 1944 Up in Arms ★ 5.7 Up in Arms 1944 Good Old Corn ★ 7.0 Good Old Corn 1943 Batman ★ 6.2 Batman 1943 The Man Killers The Man Killers 1943 The Rear Gunner ★ 6.4 The Rear Gunner 1943 Flight Characteristics of the A-20 Flight Characteristics of the A-20 1943 Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer ★ 7.0 Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer 1943 This is Your Enemy This is Your Enemy 1943 Beyond the Line of Duty ★ 5.9 Beyond the Line of Duty 1942 The Secret Code ★ 5.9 The Secret Code 1942 Divide and Conquer Divide and Conquer 1942 Perils of the Royal Mounted ★ 7.0 Perils of the Royal Mounted 1942 Rocky Mountain Big Game Rocky Mountain Big Game 1942 Wedding Yells Wedding Yells 1942 Soldiers in White ★ 6.0 Soldiers in White 1942 A Yank on the Burma Road ★ 5.7 A Yank on the Burma Road 1942 Remember Pearl Harbor ★ 7.0 Remember Pearl Harbor 1942 A Ship Is Born ★ 5.3 A Ship Is Born 1942 At the Stroke of Twelve ★ 6.0 At the Stroke of Twelve 1941 The Tanks Are Coming ★ 5.7 The Tanks Are Coming 1941 Kings of the Turf ★ 5.2 Kings of the Turf 1941 Polo with the Stars ★ 5.3 Polo with the Stars 1941 Tanks a Million ★ 5.8 Tanks a Million 1941 Harmon of Michigan ★ 7.5 Harmon of Michigan 1941 Carnival of Rhythm ★ 6.3 Carnival of Rhythm 1941 The Iron Claw ★ 7.0 The Iron Claw 1941 Tom, Dick and Harry ★ 6.0 Tom, Dick and Harry 1941 Meet John Doe ★ 7.3 Meet John Doe 1941 The Monster and the Girl ★ 5.8 The Monster and the Girl 1941 Cheers for Miss Bishop ★ 5.8 Cheers for Miss Bishop 1941 Angels of Mercy Angels of Mercy 1940 The Green Archer ★ 6.6 The Green Archer 1940 Deadwood Dick ★ 7.0 Deadwood Dick 1940 Wild Boar Hunt ★ 7.0 Wild Boar Hunt 1940 Spills for Thrills ★ 6.5 Spills for Thrills 1940 Sabotage ★ 6.6 Sabotage 1939 Mandrake the Magician ★ 5.9 Mandrake the Magician 1939 The Flying Irishman ★ 5.0 The Flying Irishman 1939 Buck Privates Come Home Buck Privates Come Home