Alan Manson

Biography: A popular Broadway actor who was blacklisted following his refusal to answer questions at the HUAC hearings, actor and World War II veteran Alan Manson rebuilt his career following the McCarthy witch hunts, though he is best remembered for his stage roles in such Broadway hits as Funny Girl and Neil Simon's Broadway Bound. A Brooklyn, NY, native, Manson made his stage debut at 16 before hitting the bright lights of Broadway with his performance in Journey to Jerusalem at 21. Joining a touring wartime acting troupe during World War II, Manson and company attempted to keep morale high in such productions as Three Men and a Horse and Brother Rat. After being noticed by famed composer Irving Berlin, Manson made his film debut in the 1943 feature This Is the Army. Returning to the United States shortly following the end of the war, the now-established actor returned to the Broadway stage with roles in Call Me Mister and Rodgers & Hammerstein's Allegro. Summoned before the HUACA popular Broadway actor who was blacklisted following his refusal to answer questions at the HUAC hearings, actor and World War II veteran Alan Manson rebuilt his career following the McCarthy witch hunts, though he is best remembered for his stage roles in such Broadway hits as Funny Girl and Neil Simon's Broadway Bound. A Brooklyn, NY, native, Manson made his stage debut at 16 before hitting the bright lights of Broadway with his performance in Journey to Jerusalem at 21. Joining a touring wartime acting troupe during World War II, Manson and company attempted to keep morale high in such productions as Three Men and a Horse and Brother Rat. After being noticed by famed composer Irving Berlin, Manson made his film debut in the 1943 feature This Is the Army. Returning to the United States shortly following the end of the war, the now-established actor returned to the Broadway stage with roles in Call Me Mister and Rodgers & Hammerstein's Allegro. Summoned before the HUAC shortly before he was to take the lead in 1955's Blithe Spirit, the actor paid for his silence when he was blacklisted from television until the early '60s. Returning to the stage and screen in the early '70s following a few turbulent years, Manson would continue to make a name for himself with roles in made-for-television movies (Switch [1975] and Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After [1992]), theatrical feature films (Bang the Drum Slowly [1973], The Doors [1991]), and such notable television series as Three's Company, The Rockford Files, and Kojak. In March of 2002, Alan Manson died of natural causes in New York. He was 83. Expand

Alan Manson's Scores

Average career score: 72
Highest Metascore: 72 M*A*S*H: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 72 M*A*S*H: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
1 tv review
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Another World: Season 36 May 4, 1999 Quincy Stone (1969 - 1970) tbd
tbd Another World: Season 35 May 4, 1998 Quincy Stone (1969 - 1970) tbd
tbd Another World: Season 34 Jul 10, 1997 Quincy Stone (1969 - 1970) tbd
tbd Law & Order: Season 7 Sep 18, 1996 Chief Administrative Judge 9.4
tbd Law & Order: Season 2 Sep 19, 1991 Arraignment Judge Bryan 8.7
tbd Another World: Season 27 Oct 29, 1990 Quincy Stone (1969 - 1970) tbd
tbd Another World: Season 24 Jun 30, 1987 Quincy Stone (1969 - 1970) tbd
tbd Three's Company: Season 5 Oct 28, 1980 Snow tbd
tbd The Rockford Files (1974): Season 6 Sep 28, 1979 Chuck Ryan tbd
tbd Three's Company: Season 4 Sep 11, 1979 Officer Mike tbd
tbd The Rockford Files (1974): Season 5 Sep 22, 1978 Dr. Carl Rainer tbd
tbd Charlie's Angels (1977): Season 2 Sep 14, 1977 Alan Manson tbd
tbd Columbo: Season 6 Oct 10, 1976 Sid Daley tbd
tbd Kojak: Season 4 Sep 26, 1976 Lt. Steve Nicola tbd
tbd The Jeffersons: Season 3 Sep 25, 1976 Rossi tbd
tbd Good Times: Season 4 Sep 22, 1976 Fred tbd
tbd Maude: Season 5 Sep 20, 1976 Ned tbd
tbd Charlie's Angels (1977): Season 1 Mar 21, 1976 Alan Manson / Bialy tbd
tbd Kojak: Season 3 Sep 14, 1975 Lt. Steve Nicola tbd
tbd The Bob Newhart Show: Season 4 Sep 13, 1975 Alan Manson / Congressman Avery tbd
tbd The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Season 6 Sep 13, 1975 Psychiatrist tbd
tbd Kojak: Season 1 Oct 24, 1973 Gallagher tbd
72 M*A*S*H: Season 1 Sep 17, 1972 Col. Hersh tbd
tbd Another World: Season 6 Jun 30, 1969 Quincy Stone (1969 - 1970) tbd
tbd Another World: Season 5 Jan 2, 1968 Quincy Stone (1969 - 1970) tbd
tbd Another World: Season 4 Jun 21, 1967 Quincy Stone (1969 - 1970) tbd
tbd Another World: Season 3 May 9, 1966 Quincy Stone (1969 - 1970) tbd