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Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Acting·1904–1980·59 films

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.

Filmography

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