Hugh Manning
| Hugh Manning | |
|---|---|
 in The Elephant Man (1980) | |
| Born |
Hugh Gardner Manning 19 August 1920 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Died |
18 August 2004 (aged 83) London, England |
Hugh Manning (19 August 1920 – 18 August 2004) was an English film and television actor.[1] He is best remembered as the Reverend Donald Hinton, in the soap opera Emmerdale, 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 Butler, which also carried over into popular tv commercials where his character endorsed the qualities of a well known drink.[2]
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 also President of the actor's union Equity and an active supporter of the Labour Party
Selected filmography
- The Dam Busters (1955)
- The Secret Place (1957)
- Our Man in Havana (1959)
- The Honey Pot (1967)
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
- The House That Dripped Blood (1970)
- The Mackintosh Man (1973)
- Rogue Male (1976)
- The Elephant Man (1980)
References
- ↑ "Hugh Manning". BFI.
- ↑ "Hugh Manning". The Independent.
- ↑ Eric Shorter. "Obituary: Hugh Manning". the Guardian.
External links
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