Knox Manning
View on IMDb ↗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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
The Lawton Story
The Birds and the Beasts Were There
Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains
Cody of the Pony Express
Harmon of Michigan
Meet John Doe
The Forest Commandos
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Perils of the Royal Mounted
Remember Pearl HarborFilmography (71)
- 1952
BlackhawkNarrator (voice) - 1951
Mysterious IslandNarrator (voice) - 1950
Cody of the Pony ExpressNarrator (voice) (uncredited) - 1950
Destination MoonHimself (uncredited) - 1950
Joe Palooka Meets HumphreyRadio Announcer - 1949
The Lawton StoryNarrator - 1949
Border IncidentNarrator (voice) (uncredited) - 1949
Red LightNewsreel Commentator (voice) (uncredited) - 1949
Wild WeedNarrator (voice) - 1948
Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the PlainsNarrator (voice) (uncredited) - 1948
The Babe Ruth StoryNarrator - 1948
Congo BillNarrator - 1947
Hollywood WonderlandNarrator (voice) (uncredited) - 1947
Buck Privates Come HomeCommentator - 1947Stan Kenton and His OrchestraNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1947A Day at Hollywood ParkNarrator (voice)
- 1946
The Forest CommandosNarrator (voice) - 1946Cavalcade of ArcheryNarrator (voice)
- 1946
Facing Your DangerNarrator (voice) - 1946
The Kid from BrooklynRadio Announcer - 1946
Son of the GuardsmanNarrator (voice) (uncredited) - 1946
Smart as a FoxNarrator - 1946
Peeks at HollywoodNarrator (voice) - 1945So You Think You're AllergicNarrator
- 1945
Story of a DogNarrator (voice) - 1945
Are Animals Actors?Narrator (voice) - 1945
Know Your Enemy: JapanNarrator - 1945
Hitler LivesNarrator (voice) - 1944
The Birds and the Beasts Were ThereNarrator (Voice) - 1944
Jammin' the BluesNarrator (voice) (uncredited) - 1944
Up in ArmsNarration (voice) - 1944
The Unwritten CodeNarrator (uncredited) - 1944
Hymn of the NationsHimself - 1943
Why We Fight: Divide and ConquerNarrator - 1943Good Old CornNarrator
- 1943
The Rear GunnerNarrator (voice) - 1943
BatmanNarrator - 1943
This is Your EnemyNarrator - 1943The Man KillersNarrator
- 1943Flight Characteristics of the A-20Narrator
- 1942
Perils of the Royal MountedNarrator - 1942
Remember Pearl HarborNews Reporter at Airport (uncredited) - 1942
Soldiers in WhiteNarrator (voice) (uncredited) - 1942
Beyond the Line of DutyRadio Announcer (uncredited) - 1942
The Secret CodeNarrator - 1942
A Yank on the Burma RoadRadio Announcer - 1942
A Ship Is BornNarrator - 1942Wedding YellsNarrator (voice)
- 1942Rocky Mountain Big GameNarrator
- 1942Divide and ConquerNarrator (voice)
- 1942
Ravaged EarthHimself - 1941
Harmon of MichiganBroadcaster - 1941
Meet John DoeRadio Announcer - 1941
The Iron ClawNarrator (voice) - 1941
Carnival of RhythmNarrator (uncredited) - 1941
Tom, Dick and HarryRadio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) - 1941
At the Stroke of TwelveCarson - 1941
The Monster and the GirlAnnouncer - 1941
Tanks a MillionRadio Interviewer Cardigan - 1941
Cheers for Miss BishopAnton Radcheck - 1941
The Tanks Are ComingNarrator - 1941Polo with the StarsNarrator (voice)
- 1941
Kings of the TurfCommentator (voice) - 1940
Deadwood DickNarrator - 1940
Wild Boar HuntNarrator (voice) - 1940
The Green ArcherNarrator (voice) - 1940Spills for ThrillsNarrator (voice)
- 1940
Angels of MercyCommentator (voice) - 1939
SabotageAnnouncer - 1939
Mandrake the MagicianNarrator - 1939
The Flying IrishmanCommentator