Wishing the charming and amiable Shane Rimmer a very happy birthday.
Shane, best known to Gerry Anderson fans as the voice of Scott Tracy, is celebrating a remarkable 88 years young today (although some sources have Shane down as being born in 1932 he assured me, personally at the recent Shadocon event he was born in 1929)
Shane, as many of you will know had a long association with Gerry Anderson's productions. He drafted the Thunderbirds story , 'Ricochet', and wrote scripts for Captain Scarlet and The Mysterons, Joe 90 and The Secret Service.
He appeared in UFO, The Protectors and Space 1999, as well as the un-aired Space Police pilot, and was the voice of John in one of Gerry's other un-aired pilot, The Investigator.
Photo: ITV Studios
He also provided the voice of the stop motion character, Dick Spanner in the Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr produced , 'Dick Spanner, P.I.'.Classic Doctor Who fans might remember him in 'The Gunfighters', which fellow Thunderbird voice artist, David Graham also appeared.
One notable fact I learnt about Shane is he has apparently appeared, playing different characters in more James Bond films than any other actor.
Here he is with yours truly, and I can quite happily say Shane is a man who never appears shaken or stirred.
Many Happy Returns, Sir.
P.S. Don't forget you can see Shane at Shadocon next week.
http://www.derbyquad.co.uk/special-event/shado-con.aspx
P.S. Don't forget you can see Shane at Shadocon next week.
http://www.derbyquad.co.uk/special-event/shado-con.aspx
He was very humorous at TV21, Shane. His voice is instantly recognisable. A voice from our childhood. You'll be like Freinds reunited at Shadocon Scoop!
ReplyDeleteOh, yes he's friendly with everyone, a perfect gent Woodsy.
DeleteI was watching him playing Comr. Carter in the Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me, yesterday, and shown as a tribute to the late Sir Roger Moore. That film has quite a few Anderson connections - Mike Billington (Paul Foster in UFO) appears in the teaser; Cyril Shaps is one of the ill-fated scientists. He voiced Prof. Popkiss in the second series of Supercar; There's Miss Moneypenny played by Lois Maxwell, who played Atlanta Shore in Stingray; plus there's the special effects by Derek Meddings. I'm told that UFO's Jeremy Wilkin, who was also the second actor to voice Virgil Tracy, appeared in an uncredited role. There may well be other connections which I've missed out, and maybe someone else can fill any gaps.