Shane Rimmer
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.
Filmography
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Screaming Dame
as Dick Spanner (voice)
Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Screaming Dame
as Dick Spanner (voice)
UFO From Earth to the Moon
as Self
UFO From Earth to the Moon
as Self
Darkwave: Edge of the Storm
as Anderson
Darkwave: Edge of the Storm
as Anderson
This Is Supermarionation
as Scott Tracy (voice)
This Is Supermarionation
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Filmed in Supermarionation
as Self
Filmed in Supermarionation
as Self
Dark Shadows
as Board Member #1
Dark Shadows
as Board Member #1
All About 'Thunderbirds'
All About 'Thunderbirds'
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Controller #2
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Controller #2
Alien Autopsy
as Colonel
Alien Autopsy
as Colonel
Hiroshima
as James F. Byrnes
Hiroshima
as James F. Byrnes
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
as Bob Anderson
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
as Bob Anderson
Batman Begins
as Older Gotham Water Board Technician
Batman Begins
as Older Gotham Water Board Technician
Caught in the Act
as Father
Caught in the Act
as Father
One of the Hollywood Ten
as Parnell Thomas
One of the Hollywood Ten
as Parnell Thomas
Spy Game
as Estate Agent
Spy Game
as Estate Agent
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
as Self
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
as Self
Dockers
as US Longshoreman
Dockers
as US Longshoreman
Only Love
as Warren Oliver
Only Love
as Warren Oliver
Space Truckers
as E. J. Saggs
Space Truckers
as E. J. Saggs
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
as Coach
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
as Coach
Pretty Princess
as Mr. Hughes
Pretty Princess
as Mr. Hughes
Double Vision
as Caroline & Lisa's Father
Double Vision
as Caroline & Lisa's Father
Year of the Comet
Year of the Comet
Company Business
as Chairman, Maxine Gray Cosmetics
Company Business
as Chairman, Maxine Gray Cosmetics
A Kiss Before Dying
as Commissioner Malley
A Kiss Before Dying
as Commissioner Malley
The Saint: The Software Murders
as Bob Harrison
The Saint: The Software Murders
as Bob Harrison
Red King, White Knight
Red King, White Knight
Crusoe
as Mr. Mather
Crusoe
as Mr. Mather
Roman Holiday
as Hogan
Roman Holiday
as Hogan
Breakthrough at Reykjavik
as George Schulz
Breakthrough at Reykjavik
as George Schulz
Dick Spanner P.I.
as Dick Spanner (voice)
Dick Spanner P.I.
as Dick Spanner (voice)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
as Lisander Stark
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
as Lisander Stark
The Last Days of Patton
as Dr. Col. Lawrence Ball
The Last Days of Patton
as Dr. Col. Lawrence Ball
Of Pure Blood
as The Colonel
Of Pure Blood
as The Colonel
Whoops Apocalypse
as Marvin Gelber (US Secretary of State)
Whoops Apocalypse
as Marvin Gelber (US Secretary of State)
Space Police
as Lt. Chuck Brogan
Space Police
as Lt. Chuck Brogan
Out of Africa
as Belknap, farm manager
Out of Africa
as Belknap, farm manager
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
as Brod Sarnton
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
as Brod Sarnton
White Nights
as Ambassador Larry Smith
White Nights
as Ambassador Larry Smith
Dreamchild
as Mr. Marl
Dreamchild
as Mr. Marl
The Holcroft Covenant
as Lt. Miles
The Holcroft Covenant
as Lt. Miles
Reunion at Fairborough
as Joe Szyluk
Reunion at Fairborough
as Joe Szyluk
Morons from Outer Space
as Redneck (Melvin)
Morons from Outer Space
as Redneck (Melvin)
Gulag
as Jay
Gulag
as Jay
Last Video and Testament
as Dr. Hersh
Last Video and Testament
as Dr. Hersh
Nairobi Affair
Nairobi Affair
The Lonely Lady
The Lonely Lady
Superman III
as State Policeman
Superman III
as State Policeman
The Hunger
as Arthur Jelinek
The Hunger
as Arthur Jelinek
Gandhi
as Commentator
Gandhi
as Commentator
Countdown to Disaster
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Countdown to Disaster
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Reds
as MacAlpine
Reds
as MacAlpine
Priest of Love
as Chief Immigration Officer
Priest of Love
as Chief Immigration Officer
Thunderbirds in Outer Space
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds in Outer Space
as Scott Tracy (voice)
The Dogs of War
as Dr. Oaks
The Dogs of War
as Dr. Oaks
Superman II
as Controller
Superman II
as Controller
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
as Scott Tracy / Radar Operator (voice)
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
as Scott Tracy / Radar Operator (voice)
Invasion: UFO
as Lt. Bill Johnson / Alien / CIA Agent
Invasion: UFO
as Lt. Bill Johnson / Alien / CIA Agent
Arabian Adventure
as Abu
Arabian Adventure
as Abu
Superman
as Naval Transport Commander (uncredited)
Superman
as Naval Transport Commander (uncredited)
The Billion Dollar Bubble
as Fred Levin
The Billion Dollar Bubble
as Fred Levin
Warlords of Atlantis
as Captain Daniels
Warlords of Atlantis
as Captain Daniels
Professional Foul
as Stone
Professional Foul
as Stone
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Cmdr. Carter
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Cmdr. Carter
Star Wars
as InCom Engineer (uncredited)
Star Wars
as InCom Engineer (uncredited)
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Col. Franklin
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Col. Franklin
Nasty Habits
as Officer I / C
Nasty Habits
as Officer I / C
The Human Factor
as CIA Man
The Human Factor
as CIA Man
Rollerball
as Rusty, Team Executive
Rollerball
as Rusty, Team Executive
S*P*Y*S
as Hessler
S*P*Y*S
as Hessler
I Know What I Meant
as Donald Ziegler
I Know What I Meant
as Donald Ziegler
The Investigator
as John (voice)
The Investigator
as John (voice)
Scorpio
as Cop in Hotel
Scorpio
as Cop in Hotel
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
Thunderbird 6
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbird 6
as Scott Tracy (voice)
You Only Live Twice
as Hawaii Radar Operator (uncredited)
You Only Live Twice
as Hawaii Radar Operator (uncredited)
Thunderbirds Are GO
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds Are GO
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Ricochet
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Ricochet
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion
as Scott Tracy / Director of Photography (voice)
Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion
as Scott Tracy / Director of Photography (voice)
Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Imposters
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Imposters
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Vault of Death
as Scott Tracy / Carter (voice)
Thunderbirds: Vault of Death
as Scott Tracy / Carter (voice)
Thunderbirds: Sun Probe
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Sun Probe
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Uninvited
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Uninvited
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon
as Scott Tracy (voice)
The Bedford Incident
as Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
The Bedford Incident
as Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
as Scott Tracy / TX 204 Co-pilot (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
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Capt. 'Ace' Owens
Flaming Frontier
as Running Bear
Flaming Frontier
as Running Bear