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
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''. In the 1970s he appeared in the ''
Doctor Who
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'' serial ''
The Invisible Enemy''. He also starred in the popular television drama ''
Heartbeat'' and twice in critically acclaimed drama ''
Minder''. He also voice acted 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. 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
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'', directed by
Matthew Warchus.
McManus died on 11 April 2023, at the age of 82.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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1940 births
2023 deaths
British male film actors
British male television actors
British male voice actors
21st-century British male actors
20th-century British male actors
Male actors from Bristol
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