Jim McManus (actor)

For the American novelist and poker player, see James McManus.

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]

  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.