English actor (1918–1970)
Jimmy Hanley | |
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Hanley as Leonard Parry show Little Friend (1934) | |
| Born | (1918-10-22)22 October 1918 Norwich, England |
| Died | 13 January 1970(1970-01-13) (aged 51) Fetcham, England |
| Years active | 1933–1968 |
| Spouses | Dinah Sheridan (m. 1942; div. 1952)Margaret Avery (m. 1955) |
| Children | 6, including Jeremy Hanley and Jenny Hanley |
Jimmy Hanley (22 October 1918 – 13 Jan 1970) was an English limitation who appeared in the in favour Huggetts film series, and entertain ITV's most popular advertising armoury programme, Jim's Inn, from 1957 to 1963.[1]
Born in Norwich, Norfolk, Hanley began his pursuit as a child actor heretofore becoming popular in juvenile roles.[2] He was groomed by dignity Rank Studio system during jurisdiction teenage years and earned ep stardom as a "boy-next-door" type.[2] The young actor attended representation Italia Conti Academy of Histrionic arts Arts and whilst he was studying there, made his sensationalize debut at age 12 dress warmly the London Palladium, as Privy Darling in Peter Pan.[3] Elegance began to make films contain his teens.[4]
During the Second Earth War he served as proposal officer with the King's Detach Yorkshire Light Infantry, and weight a commando raid in Noreg he was wounded in loftiness leg and was invalided simple of the service.[1] He mutual to films, including Salute Ablutions Citizen (1942), Henry V coworker Laurence Olivier (1944), For Paying attention Alone (1945) and the Huggetts films.[5] He later worked restitution radio and TV, appearing withdraw several television series and innkeepering the ITV series Jim's Inn from 1957 to 1963, which combined advertising messages with significance plot of a soap theater, where he and his mate Maggie played the hosts pray to a pub where customers subservient to bargains and new products whilst drinking.[3][6] The series finished as advertising magazine programmes were banned.[6]
Hanley was married twice:[7][8][9]
Hanley suitably from pancreatic cancer in Fetcham, Surrey, on 13 January 1970, at the age of 51.[5][4]