Knox Manning
Acting1904Worcester, 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.
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Known For
Acting History
1952
Blackhawk
as Narrator (voice)
1951
Mysterious Island
as Narrator (voice)
1950
Cody of the Pony Express
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
as Radio Announcer
Destination Moon
as Himself (uncredited)
1949
The Lawton Story
as Narrator
Red Light
as Newsreel Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
Wild Weed
as Narrator (voice)
1948
Congo Bill
as Narrator
The Babe Ruth Story
as Narrator
Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1947
Buck Privates Come Home
as Commentator
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Day at Hollywood Park
as Narrator (voice)
1946
Son of the Guardsman
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Cavalcade of Archery
as Narrator (voice)
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Radio Announcer
Facing Your Danger
as Narrator (voice)
Smart as a Fox
as Narrator
The Forest Commandos
as Narrator (voice)
Peeks at Hollywood
as Narrator (voice)
1945
So You Think You're Allergic
as Narrator
Are Animals Actors?
as Narrator (voice)
Hitler Lives
as Narrator (voice)
Know Your Enemy: Japan
as Narrator
Story of a Dog
as Narrator (voice)
1944
The Birds and the Beasts Were There
as Narrator (Voice)
Jammin' the Blues
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hymn of the Nations
as Himself
Up in Arms
as Narration (voice)
The Unwritten Code
as Narrator (uncredited)
1943
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
as Narrator
Batman
as Narrator
The Man Killers
as Narrator
The Rear Gunner
as Narrator (voice)
Flight Characteristics of the A-20
as Narrator
This is Your Enemy
as Narrator
Good Old Corn
as Narrator
1942
Perils of the Royal Mounted
as Narrator
Wedding Yells
as Narrator (voice)
The Secret Code
as Narrator
A Yank on the Burma Road
as Radio Announcer
A Ship Is Born
as Narrator
Beyond the Line of Duty
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Remember Pearl Harbor
as News Reporter at Airport (uncredited)
Soldiers in White
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Rocky Mountain Big Game
as Narrator
Divide and Conquer
as Narrator (voice)
Ravaged Earth
as Himself
1941
Harmon of Michigan
as Broadcaster
Carnival of Rhythm
as Narrator (uncredited)
The Monster and the Girl
as Announcer
The Tanks Are Coming
as Narrator
Meet John Doe
as Radio Announcer
Tom, Dick and Harry
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Tanks a Million
as Radio Interviewer Cardigan
Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Anton Radcheck
Kings of the Turf
as Commentator (voice)
The Iron Claw
as Narrator (voice)
Polo with the Stars
as Narrator (voice)
At the Stroke of Twelve
as Carson
1940
Wild Boar Hunt
as Narrator (voice)
The Green Archer
as Narrator (voice)
Deadwood Dick
as Narrator
Spills for Thrills
as Narrator (voice)
Angels of Mercy
as Commentator (voice)
1939