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Jimmy Hanley

 
Actor: Jimmy Hanley
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  • Born: Oct 22, 1918 in Norwich Norfolk, England
  • Died: Jan 13, 1970 in England
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '30s-'50s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Crime
  • Career Highlights: The Blue Lamp, The Master of Bankdam, Holiday Camp
  • First Major Screen Credit: Born for Glory (1935)

Biography

British actor Jimmy Hanley was something of a manufactured star. The Rank Organisation, anxious to create a juvenile actor to carry the lightweight romances and musicals that were so much a part of the British filmgoing scene, developed the teenaged Hanley into what historian Leslie Halliwell described as "the boy next door." Hanley made his film bow at age 16 in The Red Wagon (1934), and continued to appear in such adolescent affairs as Boys will be Boys (1935) and There Ain't No Justice (1937). Jimmy's roles matured along with the actor, and in 1944 he could be seen as Williams in Laurence Olivier's Henry V. In 1949 Hanley settled down for two years' worth of appearances in the Huggett Family series costarring former musical hall headliner Jack Warner. Jimmy Hanley perservered in second leads and character parts until his final appearance in The Lost Continent (1968). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Jimmy Hanley
Born 22 October 1918(1918-10-22)
Norwich, Norfolk, England,  United Kingdom
Died 13 January 1970 (aged 51)
Leatherhead, Surrey, England, UK

Jimmy Hanley (22 October 1918 - 13 January 1970) was a British actor.

Born in Norwich, Norfolk, Hanley began his career as a child actor before becoming popular in juvenile roles. He was groomed by the Rank Studio system during his teenage years and earned film stardom as a "boy-next-door" type.

The young star-struck actor attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and whilst he was studying there, made his stage debut at the London Palladium, as John Darling in 'Peter Pan'.

He later worked on TV, hosting the ITV series Jim's Inn, which combined advertising messages within the plot of a soap opera.

Hanley was married twice:

Hanley died from cancer in Leatherhead, Surrey, aged 51.

Selected filmography

As Leonard Parry in Little Friend (1934)

Television Series

  • Jim's Inn (1957-1963)

Five o'clock club Futurama

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