Knox Manning

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

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Blackhawk

1952 ⭐ 6.2

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Mysterious Island

1951 ⭐ 6.3

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Cody of the Pony Express

1950 ⭐ 8.0

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Border Incident

1949 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

1952

Blackhawk

Narrator (voice) · 1952

⭐ 6.2

1951

Mysterious Island

Narrator (voice) · 1951

⭐ 6.3

1950

Destination Moon

Himself (uncredited) · 1950

⭐ 5.9

Cody of the Pony Express Notable

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1950

⭐ 8.0

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

Radio Announcer · 1950

⭐ 5.3

1949

Border Incident

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1949

⭐ 7.0

Red Light

Newsreel Commentator (voice) ( · 1949

⭐ 5.9

Wild Weed

Narrator (voice) · 1949

⭐ 4.8

1948

Congo Bill

Narrator · 1948

⭐ 3.0

The Babe Ruth Story

Narrator · 1948

⭐ 6.1

Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains Notable

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1948

⭐ 9.0

1947

Hollywood Wonderland Notable

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1947

⭐ 7.3

Buck Privates Come Home

Commentator · 1947

⭐ 6.4

1946

Son of the Guardsman

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1946

⭐ 6.0

Facing Your Danger

Narrator (voice) · 1946

⭐ 6.6

Smart as a Fox

Narrator · 1946

⭐ 5.7

1945

Are Animals Actors?

Narrator (voice) · 1945

Hitler Lives

Narrator (voice) · 1945

⭐ 5.3

Story of a Dog

Narrator (voice) · 1945

⭐ 6.1

1944

The Birds and the Beasts Were There Notable

Narrator (Voice) · 1944

⭐ 10.0

The Unwritten Code

Narrator (uncredited) · 1944

⭐ 5.6

Jammin' the Blues

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1944

⭐ 7.0

1943

Batman

Narrator · 1943

⭐ 6.2

The Rear Gunner

Narrator (voice) · 1943

⭐ 6.3

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer Notable

Narrator · 1943

⭐ 7.0

1942

Ravaged Earth

Himself · 1942

Beyond the Line of Duty

Radio Announcer (uncredited) · 1942

⭐ 5.9

The Secret Code

Narrator · 1942

⭐ 5.9

1941

At the Stroke of Twelve

Carson · 1941

⭐ 6.0

The Tanks Are Coming

Narrator · 1941

⭐ 5.7

Kings of the Turf

Commentator (voice) · 1941

⭐ 5.2

1940

Angels of Mercy

Commentator (voice) · 1940

The Green Archer

Narrator (voice) · 1940

⭐ 6.6

Deadwood Dick Notable

Narrator · 1940

⭐ 7.0

1939

Sabotage

Announcer · 1939

⭐ 6.6

Mandrake the Magician

Narrator · 1939

⭐ 5.9

The Flying Irishman

Commentator · 1939

⭐ 5.0

Frequently appears with

Kirk Alyn

Blackhawk

Carol Forman

Laska

John Crawford

Chuck

Michael Fox

Mr. Case

Don C. Harvey

Olaf

Richard Crane

Capt. Cyrus Harding

Marshall Reed

Jack Pencroft

Karen Randle

Rulu of Mercury

Gene Roth

Pirate Capt. Shard

Full filmography

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Blackhawk

1952 ⭐ 6.2

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Mysterious Island

1951 ⭐ 6.3

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Destination Moon

1950 ⭐ 5.9

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Cody of the Pony Express

1950 ⭐ 8.0

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Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

1950 ⭐ 5.3

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Border Incident

1949 ⭐ 7.0

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Red Light

1949 ⭐ 5.9

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Wild Weed

1949 ⭐ 4.8

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The Lawton Story

1949 ⭐ 10.0

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Congo Bill

1948 ⭐ 3.0

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The Babe Ruth Story

1948 ⭐ 6.1

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Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains

1948 ⭐ 9.0

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Hollywood Wonderland

1947 ⭐ 7.3

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Buck Privates Come Home

1947 ⭐ 6.4

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Son of the Guardsman

1946 ⭐ 6.0

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Facing Your Danger

1946 ⭐ 6.6

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Smart as a Fox

1946 ⭐ 5.7

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The Kid from Brooklyn

1946 ⭐ 6.3

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Peeks at Hollywood

1946

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The Forest Commandos

1946 ⭐ 8.0