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Jim McManus (actor)

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Jim McManus
Born(1940-05-19)19 May 1940
Bristol, England
Died11 April 2023(2023-04-11) (aged 82)
OccupationActor
Years active1959–2014

Jim McManus (19 May 1940 – 11 April 2023) was a British actor who starred in various television, stage and film roles, including Tipping the Velvet, Lawless Heart and Only Fools and Horses.[1] In the 1970s he appeared in the Doctor Who serial The Invisible Enemy.[2] He also starred in the popular television drama Heartbeat and twice in critically acclaimed drama Minder.[3][4][5] He's also been a voice actor in the 1997 TV series The Treacle People and the 2007 animated film Quest for a Heart.

McManus briefly played Aberforth Dumbledore (credited as "Barman") in the fifth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in 2007.[6] He also had roles in Silver Dream Racer (1980), Just Ask for Diamond (1988), Buddy's Song (1991) and Easy Virtue (2008), and featured in the 2014 film Pride, directed by Matthew Warchus.[7]

McManus died on 11 April 2023, at the age of 82.[8][9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1959 The Square Peg New Recruit Uncredited
1959 Danger Within Prisoner of War Uncredited
1961 The Day the Earth Caught Fire Man at Water Station Uncredited
1975 Legend of the Werewolf Emigre Husband Credited as James McManus
1978 Sweeney 2 Barman
1979 Murder by Decree Policeman Uncredited
1980 Silver Dream Racer Bike Salesman
1988 Just Ask for Diamond Hammett
1991 Buddy's Song Detective
2001 Lawless Heart Chef
2003 Machine Unknown Short film
2004 Nella Notte Ministro Russo
2005 Beneath Still Waters Additional voices
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Barman
2008 Easy Virtue Jackson
2014 Pride Old Man

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1963 Comedy Playhouse Left Luggage Attendant (as James McManus) Episode: "The Plan"
1964 Sykes and A... Unknown (as James McManus) Episode: "Sykes and a Following"
1964 Detective Police Constable (as James McManus) Episode: "The Drawing"
1964 The Graham Stark Show Actor (as James McManus) Episode: #1.4
1965–1966 Crossroads Ron Bateman (as James McManus) 2 episodes
1963–1966 Hugh and I Record Store Customer (as James McManus) 4 episodes
1966 The Frankie Howerd Show Unknown (as James McManus) Episode: #2.2
1966–1967 Softly Softly McMichael

Niggy White (as James McManus)

2 episodes
1967 The Wednesday Play Man (as James McManus) Episode: "The Playground"
1968 The Spanish Farm Jerry (as James McManus) Episode: "The Crime at Vanderlynden's"
1968 The Expert Ambulanceman (as James McManus) Episode: "And So Say All of Us"
1962–1968 Z Cars Clarke

Cowboy (as James McManus)

2 episodes
1968 Harry Worth Collins

Flight Sergeant McAllister (as James McManus)

2 episodes
1969 The Gnomes of Dulwich Gnome (as James McManus) Episode: #1.4
1970 Steptoe and Son Journalist (as James McManus) Episode: "Robbery with Violence"
1971 Albert! Ken Farrell (as James McManus) Episode: "The Compulsive Gambler"
1971 The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder Louie (as James McManus) Episode: "The Duke"
1971 Armchair Theatre Gould (as James McManus) Episode: "Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee"
1971 Softly Softly: Task Force Parson (as James McManus) Episode: "Once Bitten"
1972 Clochemerle 4th Secretary (as James McManus) Episode: "The Inexorable Power of the Third Republic"
1972 Bless This House Man in Pub (as James McManus) Episode: "Wives and Lovers"
1971–1972 Father, Dear Father Porter

Taxi Man (as James McManus)

2 episodes
1972 Doctor in Charge Workman (as James McManus) Episode: "Long Day's Journey Into Knighthood"
1972 Scoop Shumble (as James McManus) 2 episodes
1973 The Upper Crusts 2nd Auctioneer (as James McManus) Episode: "Decline and Fall"
1973 Barlow Denby (as James McManus) Episode: "Wheelbarrows"
1973 Ooh La La! Jean (as James McManus) Episode: "Kept on a String"
1971–1973 The Fenn Street Gang Football Trainer

Taxi Driver Voice

3 episodes
1973 New Scotland Yard The Painter (as James McManus) Episode: "Daisy Chain"
1973 Bowler Milkman (as James McManus) Episode: "Without Let or Hindrance"
1966–1976 Dixon of Dock Green Various 4 episodes
1976 The Sweeney Ollie Parsons Episode: "Visiting Fireman"
1977 Rough Justice Squatter Episode: "Trespass"
1977 Doctor Who Ophthalmologist 3 episodes
1978 The Professionals Lorry Driver's Mate Episode: "Heroes"
1980 Juliet Bravo Accrington Stanley Episode: "The Anastasia Syndrome"
1981 The Other 'Arf Driver Episode: "Moving Away"
1981 The Chinese Detective Eel & Pie Shop Proprietor Episode: "The Four from Fulham"
1981 Rosie Vinnie Episode: "Tune on a Silent Dog Whistle"
1981 Roger Doesn't Live Here Anymore Cab driver Episode: #1.3
1982 Harry Carpenter Never Said It Was Like This Unknown Television film
1982 Only Fools and Horses Alex Episode: "It Never Rains..."
1986 Bergerac Filing Clerk Episode: "Fires in the Fall"
1987 ScreenPlay Damian Episode: "The Trial of Klaus Barbie"
1988 Casting Off Bernard 4 episodes
1988 Bad Boyes Fred Episode: "Rose Arrives"
1989 Young Charlie Chaplin Cab Driver Episode: #1.6
1990 T-Bag Sir Cedric Episode: "Cedric Sackbutt's Search for a Song"
1990 Press Gang Station Master Dutton Episode: "Friends Like These"
1991 The Diamond Brothers Mr. Innocent (uncredited) Episode: "Strangers on a Chain"
1991 Trouble in Mind Stanley Chambers 8 episodes
1992 The House of Eliott Reginald Episode: #2.3
1992 Screen One Driver 1 Episode: "Running Late"
1982–1994 Minder Brian

George

2 episodes
1994 Chef! Policeman 1 Episode: "Masterchef"
1995 Dangerous Lady Mr. Critchley Episode: #1.2
1996 Sharpe Smithers Episode: "Sharpe's Siege"
1996 Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives Unknown Episode: "Hospital Entrepreneurs"
1993–1996 Casualty Harry

Ronnie Lee Davis

2 episodes
1997 Underworld Police Officer Episode: #1.4
1996–1997 The Treacle People Voice 26 episodes
1999 Goodnight Sweetheart Brian Merry Episode: "How I Won the War"
1988–2000 The Bill Various 7 episodes
2001 EastEnders Mr. Samson Episode dated 7 May 2001
2002 Doctors Jack Hampton Episode: "Golden Years"
2002 Tipping the Velvet Tricky Reeves Episode: #1.1
2003 Hownblower: Loyalty Pawnbroker Television film
2003 Serious and Organised Cafe Owner Episode: "Greed"
2004 Heartbeat Clive Formby 2 episodes

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Hellgate: London Voice

References

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  1. ^ "Jim McManus". Archived from the original on 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Invisible Enemy - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Heartbeat - S14 - Episode 1: Money, Money, Money". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. ^ jno. "#3.4 Looking For Micky". www.minder.org.
  5. ^ "A Fridge Too Far (1994)". Archived from the original on 30 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - David Yates - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  7. ^ "Jim McManus - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  8. ^ "Equity Magazine Spring / Summer 23". issuu. 25 May 2023. p. 45. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  9. ^ "What became of Jim McManus who was possibly the best actor to have impersonated Tony Hancock?". Streatham Hill Theatre. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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