Biography

Good-natured British actor Jimmy Hanley was groomed by the Rank Studio system during his teen years and earned stardom as the "boy next door" type in exuberant musicals and likeable comedies. He married actress Dinah Sheridan in 1942 and they appeared together in a number of featherweight war-era films, including Salute John Citizen (1942) and For You Alone (1945). When Jimmy grew up he tried everything from Henry V (1944) with Laurence Olivier to The Huggetts film series. But radio and TV were his forte and it was those two mediums which revived his star in the late 50s, becoming a familiar face on a number of TV series, notably "Jim's Inn" co-starring second wife Maggie Hanley, which ran from 1957-1963. Jimmy died of cancer in 1970.

Writer

Futurama(1964)

Home Tonight(1961)

Bid for Fame(1956)

Actor

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them(1968)as The Backwards Man

The Lost Continent(1968)as Patrick, the Bartender

ITV Playhouse(1967)as Ernest Maybrick

Misleading Cases(1967)as The Landlord

Crossroads(1964)as Jimmy Gudgeon, Jimmy Gudgeon (1964)

Soundtrack

The Gentle Sex(1943)

Self

The Smiths in Scotland(1966)as Self - Narrator

Write a Play(1965)as Self - Introduction

Futurama(1964)as Self - Presenter

Five O'Clock Club(1963)as Self - Hobbies Presenter

This Is Your Life(1955)as Self

Archive Footage

Crossroads: 30 Years On(1994)

Known for

Henry V1944 · Actor Angel Street1940 · Actor Don't Ever Leave Me1949 · Actor Holiday Camp1947 · Actor

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Jimmy Hanley and William Mervyn in The Blue Lamp (1950)

Credit Score: Jimmy Hanley

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The Blue Lamp

PC Andy Mitchell

Mon Jan 08 1951

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	The Blue Lamp	6.50	1951	•	6.8	1	1	2949
2	Angel Street	3.75	1952	•	7.3	0	0	5902
3	Boys in Brown	3.25	1949	•	6.1	0	0	320
4	Don't Ever Leave Me	3.25	1950	•	6.4	0	0	123
5	Query	3.25	1945	•	6.8	0	0	330
6	Holiday Camp	2.50	1948	•	6.6	0	0	591
7	The Captive Heart	2.50	1947	•	7.0	0	0	1293
8	Henry V	2.50	1945	•	7.0	0	4	7693
9	The Way Ahead	2.50	1945	•	6.9	0	0	2477
10	The Huggetts Abroad	2.38	1949	•	5.8	0	0	267