Hugh Manning
Hugh Manning | |
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| Born | Hugh Gardner Manning 19 August 1920 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 18 August 2004 (aged 83) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
Hugh Gardner Manning (19 August 1920 – 18 August 2004) was an English film, radio and television actor.[1] He is best remembered as the Reverend Donald Hinton, in the soap opera Emmerdale Farm, a role he played from 1977 until 1989. From 1964 to 1965 he appeared in the ITV drama The Sullavan Brothers. He also starred in the tv series Mrs Thursday, alongside Kathleen Harrison in 1966, playing a suave and imperturbable business adviser, which also carried over into popular tv commercials where his character endorsed the qualities of Robinsons barley water.[2] Also in 1966 he appeared in The Avengers in the episode entitled "The Thirteenth Hole" as Colonel Watson. In 1967 he appeared in The Avengers episode entitled "The Superlative Seven" as Max Hardy. He regularly played Inspector Vosper in the BBC radio detective series, Paul Temple.
Early life
Hugh Gardner Manning was born in
Partial filmography
- The Dam Busters (1955) - Official, Ministry of Aircraft Production
- The Secret Place (1957) - Sergeant Paynter (uncredited)
- Our Man in Havana (1959) - Officer
- G.I. Blues (1960) - Juggler (uncredited)
- The Honey Pot (1967) - Volpone
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967) - Pub Customer
- The House That Dripped Blood (1971) - Mark (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")
- The Mackintosh Man (1973) - Prosecutor
- Rogue Male (1976) - Peale
- The Elephant Man (1980) - Broadneck
References
- ^ "Hugh Manning". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Hugh Manning". The Independent. 2004-08-26.
- ^ Eric Shorter (2004-09-15). "Obituary: Hugh Manning". The Guardian.
External links
- Hugh Manning at IMDb
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