Larry D. Mann

Biography

Larry D. Mann was a Canadian actor who spent time as a Toronto radio disc jockey before moving into acting. CBC viewers first noticed him in 1953, when he appeared alongside the puppet Uncle Chichimus on Let's See, a job he landed after the actor Don Harron introduced him to producer Norman Jewison. He voiced Yukon Cornelius in the animated special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) and provided voices for other Rankin-Bass series and specials. His screen career covered four decades and more than 20 films, including In the Heat of the Night (1967), Bullitt and The Sting. On television he turned up in Get Smart, Gunsmoke, Bewitched, Columbo and Hill Street Blues, and starting in 1981 he played the title figure in Bell Canada commercials called The Boss for ten years. He finished with a 1991 appearance on Homefront.

91years old at death

Born December 18, 1922Toronto
Died January 6, 2014Los Angeles
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Larry Dodd Mann (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 16 years1964 to 1980

Genres

Drama71%, 5 films
Family43%, 3 films
Action29%, 2 films
Comedy29%, 2 films
Fantasy29%, 2 films

First and latest

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A change of course
Before he became an actor, Mann was a disc jockey in Toronto in 1949, working on the radio station 1050 CHUM.
Beyond film
Mann had the title role in a set of Bell Canada TV commercials known as "The Boss." The commercials ran for ten years, starting in 1981.

Larry D. Mann movies on Netflix

The Octagon1980IMDb rating 5.1as Tibor
Charley and the Angel1973IMDb rating 6.0as Felix
A Covenant with Death1967IMDb rating 6.0as Chillingworth
In the Heat of the Night1967IMDb rating 7.9as Watkins
The Appaloosa1966IMDb rating 6.3as Priest
The Singing Nun1966IMDb rating 6.1as Mr. Duvries
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer1964IMDb rating 8.0as Yukon Cornelius (voice)

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer1964 Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musicalas Yukon Corneliusvoice
IMDb rating 8.043K votes
In the Heat of the Night1967 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Watkins
IMDb rating 7.992K votes
The Octagon1980as Tibor
IMDb rating 5.17.1K votes
The Appaloosa1966as Priest
IMDb rating 6.33.9K votes
The Singing Nun1966as Mr. Duvries
IMDb rating 6.11.7K votes
Charley and the Angel1973as Felix
IMDb rating 6.0716 votes
A Covenant with Death1967as Chillingworth
IMDb rating 6.0468 votes

Worked with

Larry D. Mann shares two films with Emilio Fernández, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Emilio Fernández

Gene Hackman

Ed Begley Jr.

Cloris Leachman

Kurt Russell

Whit Bissell

Norman JewisonDirector, 1 film Larry RoemerDirector, 1 film

Eric KarsonDirector, 1 film

Films together

Emilio Fernández2 films together, 1966 to 1967
Emilio Fernández's page
- A Covenant with Death1967IMDb rating 6.0Mann as ChillingworthFernández as Ignacio
- The Appaloosa1966IMDb rating 6.3Mann as PriestFernández as Lazaro
Gene Hackman1 film together, 1967
Gene Hackman's page
- A Covenant with Death1967IMDb rating 6.0Mann as ChillingworthHackman as Harmsworth
Ed Begley Jr.1 film together, 1973
Ed Begley Jr.'s page
- Charley and the Angel1973IMDb rating 6.0Mann as FelixBegley as Derwood Moseby
Cloris Leachman1 film together, 1973
Cloris Leachman's page
- Charley and the Angel1973IMDb rating 6.0Mann as FelixLeachman as Nettie Appleby
Kurt Russell1 film together, 1973
Kurt Russell's page
- Charley and the Angel1973IMDb rating 6.0Mann as FelixRussell as Ray Ferris
Whit Bissell1 film together, 1967
Whit Bissell's page
- A Covenant with Death1967IMDb rating 6.0Mann as ChillingworthBissell as Bruce Donnelly
Norman JewisonDirector, 1 film, 1967
All films by Norman Jewison
- In the Heat of the Night1967IMDb rating 7.9Mann as Watkins
Larry RoemerDirector, 1 film, 1964
All films by Larry Roemer
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer1964IMDb rating 8.0Mann as Yukon Corneliusvoice
Eric KarsonDirector, 1 film, 1980
All films by Eric Karson
- The Octagon1980IMDb rating 5.1Mann as Tibor

Online

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