Knox Manning
Known for ActingBorn 1904-01-17 — died 1980-08-26Worcester, 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.
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Known for
Batman
1943 · as Narrator
Meet John Doe
1941 · as Radio Announcer
Destination Moon
1950 · as Himself (uncredited)
Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945 · as Narrator
Remember Pearl Harbor
1942 · as News Reporter at Airport (uncredited)
Up in Arms
1944 · as Narration (voice)
The Babe Ruth Story
1948 · as Narrator
Wedding Yells
1942 · as Narrator (voice)
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941 · as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Secret Code
1942 · as Narrator
Border Incident
1949 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Rear Gunner
1943 · as Narrator (voice)
Red Light
1949 · as Newsreel Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
The Monster and the Girl
1941 · as Announcer
Spills for Thrills
1940 · as Narrator (voice)
Mysterious Island
1951 · as Narrator (voice)
Harmon of Michigan
1941 · as Broadcaster
Hollywood Wonderland
1947 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)