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Jimmy Hanley was an English 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 actor attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and whilst he was studying there, made his stage debut at age 12 at the London Palladium, as John Darling in Peter Pan. He began to make films in his teens.
Born
Tuesday, 22 October 1918
Died
Tuesday, 13 January 1970
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Crossroads: 30 Years On | (archive footage) | 1994 |
| If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Backwards Man | 1968 |
| The Lost Continent | Patrick, the Bartender | 1968 |
| ITV Playhouse | Ernest Maybrick | 1967 |
| The Wednesday Play | Antonio Laveline | 1964 |
| No Hiding Place | Ralph Peters | 1959 |
| Satellite in the Sky | Larry Noble | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Guest | 1955 |
| The Deep Blue Sea | Dicer Durston | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Crossroads: 30 Years On | (archive footage) | 1994 |
| If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Backwards Man | 1968 |
| The Lost Continent | Patrick, the Bartender | 1968 |
| ITV Playhouse | Ernest Maybrick | 1967 |
| The Wednesday Play | Antonio Laveline | 1964 |
| No Hiding Place | Ralph Peters | 1959 |
| Satellite in the Sky | Larry Noble | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Guest | 1955 |
| The Deep Blue Sea | Dicer Durston | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| The Black Rider | Jerry Marsh | 1954 |
| Radio Cab Murder | Fred | 1954 |
| The Galloping Major | Bill Collins | 1951 |
| Room to Let | Curly Minter | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | (as James Hanley) | 1950 |
| The Blue Lamp | PC Andy Mitchell | 1950 |
| Boys in Brown | Bill Foster | 1949 |
| Don't Ever Leave Me | Jack Denton | 1949 |
| The Huggetts Abroad | Jimmy Gardner / Jimmy | 1949 |
| Here Come the Huggetts | Jimmy Gardner | 1948 |
| It's Hard to Be Good | Captain James Gladstone Wedge VC | 1948 |
| It Always Rains on Sunday | Whitey | 1947 |
| The Master of Bankdam | Simeon Crowther Jr. | 1947 |
| Holiday Camp | Jimmy Gardner | 1947 |
| The Captive Heart | Pte. Mathews | 1946 |
| Query | Peter Rogers | 1945 |
| The Facts of Love | Peter Robinson | 1945 |
| Kiss the Bride Goodbye | Jack Fowler | 1945 |
| Henry V | Williams - Soldier in the English Army | 1944 |
| The Way Ahead | Pte. Geoffrey Stainer / Pvt. Geoffrey Stainer | 1944 |
| The Gentle Sex | 1st Soldier | 1943 |
| Salute John Citizen | Ernest Bunting | 1942 |
| Gaslight | Cobb | 1940 |
| There Ain't No Justice | Tommy Mutch | 1939 |
| Housemaster | Travers | 1938 |
| Cotton Queen | Jack Owen | 1937 |
| Transatlantic Tunnel | Geoffrey McAllan | 1935 |
| Born for Glory | Ginger | 1935 |
| Boys Will Be Boys | Cyril Brown | 1935 |
| Regal Cavalcade | Newsboy | 1935 |
| Little Friend | Leonard Parry | 1934 |
| Those Were the Days | Boy with bicycle | 1934 |
| Wild Boy | Boy With Message | 1934 |
| Red Wagon | Young Joe Prince | 1933 |
