Shane Rimmer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

133

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-05-28

Day of death

2019-03-29 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Shane Rimmer

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 recognize 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, has and 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shane Rimmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Star Wars

    Star Wars

  • Batman Begins

    Batman Begins

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Space: 1999

    Space: 1999

  • Space: 1999

    Space: 1999

  • Space: 1999

    Space: 1999

  • Space: 1999

    Space: 1999

  • Compact

    Compact

  • Dark Shadows

    Dark Shadows

  • The Persuaders!

    The Persuaders!

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

  • Secret Army

    Secret Army

  • Thunderbirds

    Thunderbirds

  • Thunderbirds

    Thunderbirds

  • Thunderbirds

    Thunderbirds

  • Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

  • The Protectors

    The Protectors

  • The Protectors

    The Protectors

  • UFO

    UFO

  • UFO

    UFO

  • Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

    Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

  • Superman

    Superman

  • You Only Live Twice

    You Only Live Twice

  • Return of the Saint

    Return of the Saint

  • Diamonds Are Forever

    Diamonds Are Forever

  • A Kid in King Arthur's Court

    A Kid in King Arthur's Court

  • Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

    Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

  • Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

    Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

  • Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

    Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

  • The Spy Who Loved Me

    The Spy Who Loved Me

  • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

    Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

  • Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

    Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

  • Warlords of Atlantis

    Warlords of Atlantis

  • Hanover Street

    Hanover Street

  • Gandhi

    Gandhi

  • The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

    The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

  • Mee-Shee: The Water Giant

    Mee-Shee: The Water Giant

  • A Kiss Before Dying

    A Kiss Before Dying

  • Superman II

    Superman II

  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes

    The Return of Sherlock Holmes

  • Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'

    Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'

  • White Nights

    White Nights

  • Double Vision

    Double Vision

  • Out of Africa

    Out of Africa

  • Morons from Outer Space

    Morons from Outer Space

  • Space Police

    Space Police

  • Rollerball

    Rollerball

  • The Bourne Identity

    The Bourne Identity

  • Spy Game

    Spy Game

  • The Hunger

    The Hunger

  • The Holcroft Covenant

    The Holcroft Covenant

  • Space Truckers

    Space Truckers

  • The Billion Dollar Bubble

    The Billion Dollar Bubble

  • Mistral's Daughter

    Mistral's Daughter

  • Thunderbird 6

    Thunderbird 6

  • Superman III

    Superman III

  • Crusoe

    Crusoe

  • Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City

    Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City

  • Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

    Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

  • The Bedford Incident

    The Bedford Incident

  • Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

    Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

  • A Man Called Intrepid

    A Man Called Intrepid

  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

    Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

  • Whoops Apocalypse

    Whoops Apocalypse

  • Reds

    Reds

  • Alien Autopsy

    Alien Autopsy

  • Lace

    Lace

  • Breakthrough at Reykjavik

    Breakthrough at Reykjavik

  • Doctor Who: The Gunfighters

    Doctor Who: The Gunfighters

  • The People That Time Forgot

    The People That Time Forgot

  • Dockers

    Dockers

  • Invasion: UFO

    Invasion: UFO

  • Baffled!

    Baffled!

  • Priest of Love

    Priest of Love

  • The Last Days of Patton

    The Last Days of Patton

  • The Lonely Lady

    The Lonely Lady

  • The Human Factor

    The Human Factor

  • Red King, White Knight

    Red King, White Knight

  • Roman Holiday

    Roman Holiday

  • The Investigator

    The Investigator

  • Of Pure Blood

    Of Pure Blood

  • Company Business

    Company Business

  • Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City

    Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City

  • Quiller

    Quiller

  • Thunderbirds in Outer Space

    Thunderbirds in Outer Space

  • Joe 90

    Joe 90

  • The Saint: The Software Murders

    The Saint: The Software Murders

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

  • Thunderbirds to the Rescue

    Thunderbirds to the Rescue

  • Professional Foul

    Professional Foul

  • Filmed in Supermarionation

    Filmed in Supermarionation

  • The Fortunate Pilgrim

    The Fortunate Pilgrim

  • The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

    The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

  • Lipstick on Your Collar

    Lipstick on Your Collar

  • Arabian Adventure

    Arabian Adventure

  • Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky

    Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky

  • Scorpio

    Scorpio

  • Pretty Princess

    Pretty Princess

  • I Know What I Meant

    I Know What I Meant

  • Nasty Habits

    Nasty Habits

  • Reunion at Fairborough

    Reunion at Fairborough

  • Dreamchild

    Dreamchild

  • Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

    Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

  • Twilight's Last Gleaming

    Twilight's Last Gleaming

  • UFO From Earth to the Moon

    UFO From Earth to the Moon

  • Flaming Frontier

    Flaming Frontier

  • Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

    Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

  • A Very British Coup

    A Very British Coup

  • Dick Spanner

    Dick Spanner

  • The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

    The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

  • Thunderbirds Are GO

    Thunderbirds Are GO

  • This Is Supermarionation

    This Is Supermarionation

  • Only Love

    Only Love

  • Last Video and Testament

    Last Video and Testament

  • Charlie Muffin

    Charlie Muffin

  • Gulag

    Gulag

  • One of the Hollywood Ten

    One of the Hollywood Ten

  • Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes

    Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes

  • S*P*Y*S

    S*P*Y*S

  • Alternative 3

    Alternative 3

  • Darkwave: Edge of the Storm

    Darkwave: Edge of the Storm

  • The Day the Sky Exploded

    The Day the Sky Exploded

  • Nairobi Affair

    Nairobi Affair

  • Caught in the Act

    Caught in the Act

  • A Dangerous Age

    A Dangerous Age

  • Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Screaming Dame

    Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Screaming Dame

  • Countdown to Disaster

    Countdown to Disaster