Manning Redwood, born Manning Ross Jr., (February 16, 1929 — July 9, 2006), was an American actor best known for playing Bob Conley in A View to a Kill.
He was born in New York City, and his acting career began on TV, most notably playing the lead role in Oppenheimer. His film debut came in 1980 as a forest ranger in The Shining.
Redwood appeared in a few other film roles around the same time - Harry Weiss in Shock Treatment (his only singing role), General Miller in Never Say Never Again, and Bob Conley in A View to a Kill.
In 1986, he and his wife moved to Norfolk to live quietly until 2004, when they moved to a nursing home in Surrey due to deteriorating health.
He died of an acute myocardial infarction at the age of 77.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Films- The Shining (1980) — Forest Ranger
- Outland (1981) — Lowell
- Shock Treatment (1981) — Harry Weiss
- Reds (1981) — U.S. Customs Officer (Uncredited Role)
- Never Say Never Again (1983) — General Miller
- Water (1985) — U.S. General
- A View to a Kill (1985) — Bob Conley
- Death Wish 3 (1985) — Lieutenant Sterns
- Play for Today, episode "The Fox Trot" (1971) — American Sheriff on TV
- Edge of Darkness, episode "Breakthrough" (1985) — Schumaker
- Minder, episode "Minder on the Orient Express" (1985) — Angelo Cappelloni
- Jeeves and Wooster, 2 episodesshow list (1991) — Stoker
- The Tomorrow People, 5-episode story "The Origin Story" (1992) — Colonel Masters
- Scarlett, 1 episode (1994) — Wilson
