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Shane Rimmer
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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 O…
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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.
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Shane Rimmer's Filmography
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Thunderbirds 4K Double Bill - Atlantic Inferno / Attack of the Alligators!
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Century 21 Revisited
as Himself
Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Screaming Dame
as Dick Spanner (voice)
UFO From Earth to the Moon
as Self
Darkwave: Edge of the Storm
as Anderson
Thunderbirds 1965: The Stately Homes Robberies
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds 1965: Introducing Thunderbirds
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds 1965: The Abominable Snowman
as Scott Tracy (voice)
This Is Supermarionation
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Filmed in Supermarionation
as Self
Dark Shadows
as Board Member #1
All About 'Thunderbirds'
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Controller #2
Alien Autopsy
as Colonel
Hiroshima
as James F. Byrnes
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
as Bob Anderson
Batman Begins
as Older Gotham Water Board Technician
Caught in the Act
as Father
One of the Hollywood Ten
as Parnell Thomas
Spy Game
as Estate Agent
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
as Self
Dockers
as US Longshoreman
Only Love
as Warren Oliver
Space Truckers
as E. J. Saggs
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
as Coach
Pretty Princess
as Mr. Hughes
Double Vision
as Caroline & Lisa's Father
Year of the Comet
Company Business
as Chairman, Maxine Gray Cosmetics
A Kiss Before Dying
as Commissioner Malley
The Saint: The Software Murders
as Bob Harrison
Red King, White Knight
Crusoe
as Mr. Mather
Roman Holiday
as Hogan
No Poster
Breakthrough at Reykjavik
as George Schulz
Dick Spanner P.I.
as Dick Spanner (voice)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
as Lisander Stark
The Last Days of Patton
as Dr. Col. Lawrence Ball
Of Pure Blood
as The Colonel
Whoops Apocalypse
as Marvin Gelber (US Secretary of State)
Space Police
as Lt. Chuck Brogan
Out of Africa
as Belknap, farm manager
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
as Brod Sarnton
White Nights
as Ambassador Larry Smith
Dreamchild
as Mr. Marl
The Holcroft Covenant
as Lt. Miles
Reunion at Fairborough
as Joe Szyluk
Morons from Outer Space
as Redneck (Melvin)
Gulag
as Jay
Last Video and Testament
as Dr. Hersh
Nairobi Affair
The Lonely Lady
Superman III
as State Policeman
The Hunger
as Arthur Jelinek
Gandhi
as Commentator
Countdown to Disaster
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Reds
as MacAlpine
Priest of Love
as Chief Immigration Officer
Thunderbirds in Outer Space
as Scott Tracy (voice)
The Dogs of War
as Dr. Oaks
Superman II
as Controller
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
as Scott Tracy / Radar Operator (voice)
Invasion: UFO
as Lt. Bill Johnson / Alien / CIA Agent
Charlie Muffin
as Braley
Arabian Adventure
as Abu
Hanover Street
as Col. Ronald Bart
Superman
as Naval Transport Commander (uncredited)
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
as US Colonel
The Billion Dollar Bubble
as Fred Levin
Warlords of Atlantis
as Captain Daniels
Professional Foul
as Stone
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Cmdr. Carter
The People That Time Forgot
as Hogan
Alternative 3
as Bob Grodin
Star Wars
as InCom Engineer (uncredited)
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Col. Franklin
Nasty Habits
as Officer I / C
The Human Factor
as CIA Man
Rollerball
as Rusty, Team Executive
S*P*Y*S
as Hessler
No Poster
I Know What I Meant
as Donald Ziegler
The Investigator
as John (voice)
Scorpio
as Cop in Hotel
Baffled!
as Track Announcer
Diamonds Are Forever
as Tom (uncredited)
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
as Thomas Foran
Thunderbird 6
as Scott Tracy (voice)
You Only Live Twice
as Hawaii Radar Operator (uncredited)
Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds Are GO
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Ricochet
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Lord Parker's 'Oliday
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
as Seth Harper
Thunderbirds: Security Hazard
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion
as Scott Tracy / Director of Photography (voice)
Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Lee Oswald: Assassin
as Marine Sergeant
Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Imposters
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: City of Fire
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom
as Scott Tracy / Reactor Control Assistant (voice)
Thunderbirds: Vault of Death
as Scott Tracy / Carter (voice)
Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive
as Scott Tracy / Radar Operator (voice)
Thunderbirds: Sun Probe
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Uninvited
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: End of The Road
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City
as Scott Tracy / Scanners / Washington Control (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope
as Scott Tracy (voice)
The Bedford Incident
as Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril
as Scott Tracy / Johnny (voice)
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
as Scott Tracy / TX 204 Co-pilot (voice)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Capt. 'Ace' Owens
The Day the Sky Exploded
as John McLaren (uncredited) (voice)
Flaming Frontier
as Running Bear
No Poster
A Dangerous Age
as Nancy's Father