 He had cameo roles in the films "Real Life" and "Lost in America", both of which starred his nephew Albert Brooks; he also appeared in the 1987 film "Barfly".Manners was the author of over 100 songs, including "The Pennsylvania Polka" (best known as a hit by The Andrews Sisters and the Frankie Yankovic version, which made frequent appearances in "Groundhog Day"), "Take My Wife, Please" (a hit for Henny Youngman), and "Los Angeles" (best known in its version by Les Paul).He worked frequently with Buddy Ebsen, who went on to become Jed Clampett on the "Beverly Hillbillies" show.