JACK MANNING

June 3, 1916

Jack Manning was born as Jack Wilson Marks in Cincinnati, Ohio. He developed an interest in acting while he was at the University of Cincinnati. He changed his professional name to Jack Manning after he was advised that Jack Marks was too short to appear on a theater marquee.

Following graduation, Manning moved to New York City in 1941. He soon found a job on The Aldrich Family radio show, where he played one of Henry Aldrich’s friends. Manning appeared in a number radio dramas. Manning made his Broadway debut in the comedy Junior Miss in 1941. He ultimately appeared in more than 20 Broadway plays and musicals. 

He made his screen debut on television in 1969′s “Winter of the Witch” starring Hermione Gingold and Burgess Meredith. In 1970 he appeared in two feature films made in New York: Where’s Poppa and The Owl and the Pussycat (above). 

On November 20, 1972 he played the manager of the showroom presenting teen idol Donny Osmond in “Lucy and Donny Osmond” (HL S5;E11). “Brady Bunch” star Eve Plumb played Lucy’s niece, Patty, who had a crush on Donny. 

He returned to “Here’s Lucy” to play Mr. Hubbell, a ceramics store owner who runs art classes, in “Lucy and Uncle Harry’s Pot” (HL S5;E21) airing on February 12, 1973. 

The same month, he was also seen on ABC’s “Jigsaw” and “Marcus Welby M.D.”  This is his last appearance on the series.  

Manning died on August 31, 2009 at age 93.  He was married twice and had three children.