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