Personal Info
Charles Knox Manning
Knox Manning
Acting
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Blackhawk
as Narrator (voice)
Mysterious Island
as Narrator (voice)
Destination Moon
as Himself (uncredited)
Cody of the Pony Express
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
as Radio Announcer
Red Light
as Newsreel Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
Wild Weed
as Narrator (voice)
The Lawton Story
as Narrator
The Babe Ruth Story
as Narrator
Congo Bill
as Narrator