Knox Manning
Actor
Born January 17, 1904 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Filmography
Blackhawk
Narrator (voice)
Mysterious Island
Narrator (voice)
Destination Moon
Himself (uncredited)
Cody of the Pony Express
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Radio Announcer
Border Incident
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Red Light
Newsreel Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
Wild Weed
Narrator (voice)
The Lawton Story
Narrator
Congo Bill
Narrator
The Babe Ruth Story
Narrator
Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home
Commentator
Son of the Guardsman
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Facing Your Danger
Narrator (voice)
Smart as a Fox
Narrator
The Kid from Brooklyn
Radio Announcer
Peeks at Hollywood
Narrator (voice)
The Forest Commandos
Narrator (voice)
Are Animals Actors?
Narrator (voice)
Hitler Lives
Narrator (voice)
Story of a Dog
Narrator (voice)
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Narrator
The Birds and the Beasts Were There
Narrator (Voice)
The Unwritten Code
Narrator (uncredited)
Jammin' the Blues
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Up in Arms
Narration (voice)
Hymn of the Nations
Himself
Batman
Narrator
The Rear Gunner
Narrator (voice)
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Narrator
This is Your Enemy
Narrator
Ravaged Earth
Himself
Beyond the Line of Duty
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Secret Code
Narrator
Perils of the Royal Mounted
Narrator
Soldiers in White
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Yank on the Burma Road
Radio Announcer
Remember Pearl Harbor
News Reporter at Airport (uncredited)
A Ship Is Born
Narrator
At the Stroke of Twelve
Carson
The Tanks Are Coming
Narrator
Kings of the Turf
Commentator (voice)
Tanks a Million
Radio Interviewer Cardigan
Harmon of Michigan
Broadcaster
Carnival of Rhythm
Narrator (uncredited)
The Iron Claw
Narrator (voice)
Tom, Dick and Harry
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
Radio Announcer
The Monster and the Girl
Announcer
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Anton Radcheck
Angels of Mercy
Commentator (voice)
The Green Archer
Narrator (voice)
Deadwood Dick
Narrator
Wild Boar Hunt
Narrator (voice)
Sabotage
Announcer
Mandrake the Magician
Narrator
The Flying Irishman
Commentator