Jim McManus | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1940-05-19)19 May 1940 Bristol, England |
| Died | 11 April 2023(2023-04-11) (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–2014 |
Jim McManus (19 May 1940 – 11 April 2023) was a British actor who starred in various television, stage and film roles, includingTipping the Velvet,Lawless Heart andOnly Fools and Horses.[1] In the 1970s he appeared in theDoctor Who serialThe Invisible Enemy.[2] He also starred in the popular television dramaHeartbeat and twice in critically acclaimed dramaMinder.[3][4][5] He's also been a voice actor in the 1997 TV seriesThe Treacle People and the 2007 animated filmQuest for a Heart.
McManus briefly playedAberforth 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 inSilver Dream Racer (1980),Just Ask for Diamond (1988),Buddy's Song (1991) andEasy Virtue (2008), and featured in the 2014 filmPride, directed byMatthew Warchus.[7]
McManus died on 11 April 2023, at the age of 82.[8][9]
| 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 |
| 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 DriverVoice | 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hellgate: London | Voice |
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