Shane Rimmer
Acteur
28 mei 1929 — 29 maart 2019 (89 years)
Shane Rimmer was a Canadian actor, voice actor and screenwriter, known for providing the voice of Scott Tracy in the British television series Thunderbirds.
He has mostly performed in supporting roles, frequently in films and television series filmed in the United Kingdom, having relocated to England in the late 1950s. His appearances include roles in such widely-known films as Dr Strangelove (1964), Rollerball (1975), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Gandhi (1982), Out of Africa (1985) and Crusoe (1989). More recently, he has appeared in Spy Game (2001) and Batman Begins (2005). In the earlier years of his career, there were several uncredited performances, among others for films such as You Only Live Twice (1967), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Star Wars (1977) and Superman II (1980). With the exception of recurring featured cast members, he has appeared in more James Bond films than any other actor.
Rimmer has a long association with Gerry Anderson. Thunderbirds fans may recognise him as the voice actor behind the character Scott Tracy. He drafted the plotline for the penultimate episode, "Ricochet", which was later turned into a script by Tony Barwick. He also wrote scripts and provided uncredited voices for Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90 and The Secret Service, has made appearances in episodes of Anderson's live-action UFO and The Protectors, and has provided voices for Space: 1999 and has guest-starred in the episode "Space Brain". In later years, he starred in the unscreened pilot Space Police (later made into a series with other actors and titled Space Precinct) and provided the voice for Anderson's stop-motion gumshoe Dick Spanner, P.I.
Rimmer and fellow Anderson actor Ed Bishop often joked about how often their professional paths crossed and termed themselves "Rent-a-Yanks". They appeared together as NASA operatives in the opening of You Only Live Twice and as USN sailors in The Bedford Incident, as well as touring together in live stage shows, including "Death of a Salesman" in the 1990s. He also appeared in Doctor Who in 1966, and in Coronation Street as two different characters: Joe Donnelli (1968–1970), who held Stan Ogden hostage in No. 5 before committing suicide, and Malcolm Reid (1988), father of Audrey Roberts' son Stephen.
He has made many guest appearances in British television series for ITV, including in Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected, and ITC's The Persuaders!. In 1989, Rimmer was reunited with former Gerry Anderson actors Ed Bishop and Matt Zimmerman in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet. Rimmer and Bishop also appeared in the BBC drama-documentary Hiroshima, completed not long after Bishop's death in 2005. Note: His official website and travel record on the Immigration & Travel section of Ancestry give his year of birth as 1929.
He has mostly performed in supporting roles, frequently in films and television series filmed in the United Kingdom, having relocated to England in the late 1950s. His appearances include roles in such widely-known films as Dr Strangelove (1964), Rollerball (1975), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Gandhi (1982), Out of Africa (1985) and Crusoe (1989). More recently, he has appeared in Spy Game (2001) and Batman Begins (2005). In the earlier years of his career, there were several uncredited performances, among others for films such as You Only Live Twice (1967), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Star Wars (1977) and Superman II (1980). With the exception of recurring featured cast members, he has appeared in more James Bond films than any other actor.
Rimmer has a long association with Gerry Anderson. Thunderbirds fans may recognise him as the voice actor behind the character Scott Tracy. He drafted the plotline for the penultimate episode, "Ricochet", which was later turned into a script by Tony Barwick. He also wrote scripts and provided uncredited voices for Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90 and The Secret Service, has made appearances in episodes of Anderson's live-action UFO and The Protectors, and has provided voices for Space: 1999 and has guest-starred in the episode "Space Brain". In later years, he starred in the unscreened pilot Space Police (later made into a series with other actors and titled Space Precinct) and provided the voice for Anderson's stop-motion gumshoe Dick Spanner, P.I.
Rimmer and fellow Anderson actor Ed Bishop often joked about how often their professional paths crossed and termed themselves "Rent-a-Yanks". They appeared together as NASA operatives in the opening of You Only Live Twice and as USN sailors in The Bedford Incident, as well as touring together in live stage shows, including "Death of a Salesman" in the 1990s. He also appeared in Doctor Who in 1966, and in Coronation Street as two different characters: Joe Donnelli (1968–1970), who held Stan Ogden hostage in No. 5 before committing suicide, and Malcolm Reid (1988), father of Audrey Roberts' son Stephen.
He has made many guest appearances in British television series for ITV, including in Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected, and ITC's The Persuaders!. In 1989, Rimmer was reunited with former Gerry Anderson actors Ed Bishop and Matt Zimmerman in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet. Rimmer and Bishop also appeared in the BBC drama-documentary Hiroshima, completed not long after Bishop's death in 2005. Note: His official website and travel record on the Immigration & Travel section of Ancestry give his year of birth as 1929.
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Cinematografie
| 2017 | |
| 2015 | Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes · as Scott Tracy |
| 2015 | The Lost Worlds of Gerry Anderson · as Lieutenant Brogan |
| 2014 | This Is Supermarionation · as Scott Tracy |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows · as Board Member 1 |
| 2011 | The Amazing World of Gumball · as Louie |
| 2010 | Lovelorn · as The Barman |
| 2006 | Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut · as Controller #2 |
| 2006 | Alien Autopsy · as Colonel |
| 2005 | Hiroshima · as James F. Byrnes |
| 2005 | Mee-Shee: The Water Giant · as Bob AndersonOp Plex |
| 2005 | Batman Begins · as Older Gotham Water Board Technician |
| 2004 | Caught in the Act · as Father |
| 2003 | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World · as William Kingsley |
| 2001 | Spy Game · as Estate Agent |
| 2000 | One of the Hollywood Ten · as Parnell Thomas |
| 1999 | Dockers · as Us Longshoreman |
| 1998 | Ivar Kreuger · as President Hoover |
| 1998 | Only Love · as Warren Oliver |
| 1996 | Space Truckers · as E. J. Saggs |
| 1995 | A Kid in King Arthur's Court · as Coach |
| 1993 | Piccolo grande amore · as Mr. Hughes |
| 1993 | Lipstick on Your Collar · as Lt. Colonel Trekker |
| 1992 | Double Vision · as Caroline & Lisa's Father |
| 1992 | Year of the Comet · as T.t. Kelleher |
| 1991 | Stanley and the Women · as Morton Fendig |
| 1991 | Company Business · as Chairman |
| 1991 | A Kiss Before Dying · as Commissioner Malley |
| 1990 | Enemy's Enemy · as Skip Harrier |
| 1989 | The Saint: The Software Murders · as Bob Harrison |
| 1989 | Red King, White Knight · as General |
| 1989 | The Nightmare Years · as Ambassador Dodd |
| 1989 | Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy · as Adm. Riley |
| 1988 | Crusoe · as Mr. Mather |
| 1988 | A Very British Coup · as The Americans - Secretary Of State |
| 1988 | The Bourne Identity · as Gen. Conklin |
| 1988 | Dirty Dozen: The Series · as Biddle |
| 1988 | The Fortunate Pilgrim · as Reilly |
| 1987 | Roman Holiday · as Hogan |
| 1987 | The Bretts · as Ben Silverstein |
| 1987 | Dick Spanner, P.I. · as Dick Spanner |
| 1987 | Whoops Apocalypse · as Marvin Gelber (us Secretary Of State) |
| 1987 | The Two Mrs. Grenvilles · as Doorman |
| 1987 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes · as Stark |
| 1987 | Street Legal · as Det. Barnes |
| 1986 | Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna · as Harvey CowardOp Plex |
| 1986 | Of Pure Blood · as The Colonel |
| 1986 | The Last Days of Patton · as Dr. Col. Lawrence BallOp Plex |
| 1986 | Casualty · as Ed Rhinehart |
| 1986 | Space Police · as Lieutenant Brogan |
| 1985 | Mr & Mrs Edgehill · as Brod Sarnton |
| 1985 | Out of Africa · as Belknap |
| 1985 | White Nights · as Ambassador Smith |
| 1985 | Dreamchild · as Mr. MarlOp Plex |
| 1985 | The Holcroft Covenant · as Lt. Miles |
| 1985 | Reunion at Fairborough · as Joe Szyluk |
| 1985 | Space (1985) · as Gen Quigley |
| 1985 | Morons from Outer Space · as Redneck (melvin)Op Plex |
| 1985 | Gulag · as Jay |
| 1984 | Ellis Island · as Detective Duffy |
| 1984 | Nairobi Affair · as Mr. Gardner |
| 1984 | Mistral's Daughter · as Harry Klein |
| 1984 | Hammer House of Mystery & Suspense · as Dr. Hersh |
| 1984 | Lace · as Press Agent |
| 1984 | Master of the game · as Carroll |
| 1984 | Alas Smith and Jones · as Cast |
| 1983 | Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime · as Hank Ryder |
| 1983 | The Lonely Lady · as Adolph Fannon |
| 1983 | Superman III · as State Policeman |
| 1983 | The Hunger · as Arthur Jelinek |
| 1983 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye · as Detective Murphy |
| 1982 | Gandhi · as Commentator |
| 1981 | Reds · as Macalpine |
| 1981 | Priest of Love · as Chief Immigration Officer |
| 1981 | Bognor · as Horace Higgins |
| 1981 | Nanny (1981) · as Dick Leonard |
| 1980 | The Dogs of War · as Dr. Oaks |
| 1980 | Superman II · as Controller #2 |
| 1980 | Oppenheimer · as Ed Condon |
| 1980 | A Man Called Intrepid · as Willoughby |
| 1980 | Invasion: UFO · as Seagull X-Ray Co-Pilot |
| 1980 | The Masqueraders · as Harvey Lomax |
| 1979 | A Deadly Game · as Braley |
| 1979 | Hanover Street · as Col. Ronald Bart |
| 1979 | Arabian Adventure · as Abu |
| 1979 | A Man Called Intrepid · as Willoughby |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected · as Arthur Beauchamp |
| 1978 | Superman · as Naval Transport Commander |
| 1978 | The One and Only Phyllis Dixey · as Us Colonel |
| 1978 | Return of the Saint · as Falco |
| 1978 | The Famous Five · as Mr. Henning |
| 1978 | The Billion Dollar Bubble · as Fred Levin |
| 1978 | Warlords of the Deep · as Captain Daniels |
| 1977 | Nasty Habits · as Officer I |
| 1977 | Julia · as Customs Officer |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week · as Stone |
| 1977 | Secret Army · as Canadian Commandant |
| 1977 | The People That Time Forgot · as Hogan |
| 1977 | The Spy Who Loved Me · as Cmdr. Carter |
| 1977 | Alternative 3 · as Bob Grodin |
| 1977 | Silver Bears · as American Banker |
| 1977 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope · as Incom Engineer |
| 1977 | Twilight's Last Gleaming · as Col. Franklin |
| 1977 | The Age of Uncertainty · as Harold Mcbehan |
| 1976 | Alien Attack · as Eagle Pilot |
| 1976 | Second Verdict (1976) · as Harold Giles Hoffman |
| 1975 | The 'Human' Factor · as Cia ManOp Plex |
| 1975 | Quiller · as Harry Brent |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 · as Eagle PilotOp Plex |
| 1975 | Rollerball · as Rusty, Team Executive |
| 1974 | S*P*Y*S · as Hessler |
| 1974 | QB VII · as Reporter Outside Court |
| 1973 | Playhouse · as Ambassador Bingham |
| 1973 | Take Me High · as Cast |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries · as Police Sergeant Warren |
| 1973 | Live and Let Die · as Hamilton |
| 1973 | The Investigator · as John |
| 1973 | Scorpio · as Cop In Hotel |
| 1972 | Baffled · as Track AnnouncerOp Plex |
| 1972 | The Protectors · as Vickers |
| 1972 | Van der Valk · as Lovell J Wallace |
| 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever · as Tom |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! · as Harvey Lomax |
| 1970 | UFO · as Alien |
| 1969 | Hadleigh · as Pollack |
| 1968 | Joe 90 · as Clerk |
| 1968 | Thunderbird 6 · as Scott Tracy |
| 1967 | Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons · as MasonOp Plex |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse · as Goldman |
| 1967 | The Dirty Dozen · as American Soldier |
| 1967 | You Only Live Twice · as Hawaii Radar Operator |
| 1966 | Thunderbirds Are Go · as Scott Tracy |
| 1965 | The Bedford Incident · as Seaman 1st Class - C.i.c. |
| 1965 | Play of the Month · as Marine Sergeant |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre · as Bud Burdine |
| 1965 | Thunderbirds · as Scott TracyOp Plex |
| 1965 | Court Martial · as Morgan |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 · as Corporal Girtin |
| 1964 | Horizon · as Fred Levin |
| 1964 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb · as Capt. 'ace' Owens |
| 1963 | Doctor Who · as Seth Harper |
| 1962 | The Saint · as Major SmithOp Plex |
| 1961 | Ghost Squad · as Doctor |
| 1960 | Coronation Street · as Joe DonnelliOp Plex |
| 1958 | Cannonball · as Tex |
| 1958 | The Day the Sky Exploded · as John Mclaren |
| 1957 | A Dangerous Age · as Nancy's Father |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans · as FarberOp Plex |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre · as Campbell |
The Investigator (1973) · as John (voice) |
| 2016 | From Earth to the Moon · as Self |
| 2014 | Filmed in Supermarionation · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2006 | The ONE Show · as Self |
| 2000 | Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' · as Self - Captain G.a. 'ace' Owens |
| 1980 | Newsnight · as Self - Voice Of Scott Tracy, 'thunderbirds' |
| 2015 | The Lost Worlds of Gerry Anderson · as Story By |
| 1981 | The Amazing Adventures of Joe 90 · as Written By |
| 1973 | The Investigator · as Story By |
| 1972 | The Protectors · as Written By |
| 1969 | The Secret Service · as Written By |
| 1968 | Joe 90 · as Teleplay By |
| 1967 | Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons · as Teleplay ByOp Plex |