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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Most Known For

Wedding Yells

as Narrator (voice)

Batman

as Narrator

Meet John Doe

as Radio Announcer

Spills for Thrills

as Narrator (voice)

Tom, Dick and Harry

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

The Secret Code

as Narrator

Know Your Enemy: Japan

as Narrator

The Kid from Brooklyn

as Radio Announcer

Up in Arms

as Narration (voice)

The Monster and the Girl

as Announcer

Buck Privates Come Home

as Commentator

Destination Moon

as Himself (uncredited)

Sabotage

as Announcer

The Green Archer

as Narrator (voice)

The Babe Ruth Story

as Narrator

Wild Weed

as Narrator (voice)

Blackhawk

as Narrator (voice)

Cheers for Miss Bishop

as Anton Radcheck

Mysterious Island

as Narrator (voice)

Red Light

as Newsreel Commentator (voice) (uncredited)