Hugh Manning
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. 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] He regularly played Inspector Vosper in the BBC radio detective series, Paul Temple.
Hugh Manning | |
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 in The Elephant Man (1980) | |
| Born | Hugh Gardner Manning 19 August 1920 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 18 August 2004 (aged 83) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
Early life
Hugh Gardner Manning was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire in 1920 and educated at Moseley Grammar School. He began his career as a trainee accountant, before joining the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and becoming an actor.[3] He was an active member of the actor's union Equity, serving as its President in 1975, and an active supporter of the Labour Party
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.
