Shane Rimmer
Born
May 28, 1929
Died
March 29, 2019 (89 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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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 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.
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Known For

Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Screaming Dame
Dick Spanner (voice)
2017

UFO From Earth to the Moon
Self
2016

Darkwave: Edge of the Storm
Anderson
2016

Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
Scott Tracy (voice) · (3 episodes)
2016

This Is Supermarionation
Scott Tracy (voice)
2014

Filmed in Supermarionation
Self
2014

Dark Shadows
Board Member #1
2012

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Controller #2
2006

Alien Autopsy
Colonel
2006

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
Bob Anderson
2005

Batman Begins
Older Gotham Water Board Technician
2005

Caught in the Act
Father
2004

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
(1 episode)
2003

One of the Hollywood Ten
Parnell Thomas
2002

Spy Game
Estate Agent
2001

Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
Self
2000

Dockers
US Longshoreman
1999

Only Love
Warren Oliver
1998

Space Truckers
E. J. Saggs
1996

A Kid in King Arthur's Court
Coach
1995

Pretty Princess
Mr. Hughes
1993

Lipstick on Your Collar
Lt. Colonel Trekker · (6 episodes)
1993

Double Vision
Caroline & Lisa's Father
1992

Company Business
Chairman, Maxine Gray Cosmetics
1991

A Kiss Before Dying
Commissioner Malley
1991

The Saint: The Software Murders
Bob Harrison
1990

Red King, White Knight
1989

Crusoe
Mr. Mather
1988

A Very British Coup
Secretary of State · (3 episodes)
1988

The Bourne Identity
General Conklin · (1 episode)
1988

The Fortunate Pilgrim
Reilly · (2 episodes)
1988

Roman Holiday
Hogan
1987
Breakthrough at Reykjavik
George Schulz
1987

Dick Spanner
Dick Spanner · (22 episodes)
1987

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Doorman · (2 episodes)
1987

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Lisander Stark
1987

The Last Days of Patton
Dr. Col. Lawrence Ball
1986

Of Pure Blood
The Colonel
1986

Casualty
Ed Rhinehart · (1 episode)
1986

Whoops Apocalypse
Marvin Gelber (US Secretary of State)
1986

Space Police
Lt. Chuck Brogan
1986

Out of Africa
Belknap, farm manager
1985

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
Brod Sarnton
1985

White Nights
Ambassador Larry Smith
1985

Dreamchild
Mr. Marl
1985

The Holcroft Covenant
Lt. Miles
1985

Reunion at Fairborough
Joe Szyluk
1985

Morons from Outer Space
Redneck (Melvin)
1985

Gulag
Jay
1985

Mistral's Daughter
Harry Klein · (8 episodes)
1984

Last Video and Testament
Dr. Hersh
1984

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Hersh · (1 episode)
1984

Lace
Press Agent · (2 episodes)
1984

Nairobi Affair
1984

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
(1 episode)
1983

The Lonely Lady
1983

Superman III
State Policeman
1983

The Hunger
Arthur Jelinek
1983

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Detective Murphy · (1 episode)
1983

Gandhi
Commentator
1982

Countdown to Disaster
Scott Tracy (voice)
1982

Reds
MacAlpine
1981

Priest of Love
Chief Immigration Officer
1981

Thunderbirds in Outer Space
Scott Tracy (voice)
1981

Superman II
Controller
1980

Oppenheimer
Ed Condon · (7 episodes)
1980

Thunderbirds to the Rescue
Scott Tracy / Radar Operator (voice)
1980

Charlie Muffin
Braley
1979

Arabian Adventure
Abu
1979

Hanover Street
Col. Ronald Bart
1979

A Man Called Intrepid
Willoughby
1979

Tales of the Unexpected
Janet Murdoch · (1 episode)
1979

Tales of the Unexpected
Arthur Beauchamp · (1 episode)
1979

Superman
Naval Transport Commander (uncredited)
1978

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
US Colonel
1978

Return of the Saint
Falco · (1 episode)
1978

The Billion Dollar Bubble
Fred Levin
1978

Warlords of Atlantis
Captain Daniels
1978

Professional Foul
Stone
1977

Secret Army
Canadian Commandant · (1 episode)
1977

The Spy Who Loved Me
Cmdr. Carter
1977

The People That Time Forgot
Hogan
1977

Alternative 3
Bob Grodin
1977

Star Wars
InCom Engineer (uncredited)
1977

Twilight's Last Gleaming
Col. Franklin
1977

Nasty Habits
Officer I / C
1977

The Human Factor
CIA Man
1975

Space: 1999
James Kelly · (1 episode)
1975

Space: 1999
Eagle Pilot (voice) · (2 episodes)
1975

Space: 1999
Bannion (voice) · (1 episode)
1975

Space: 1999
Maintenance Section Voice (voice) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975

Quiller
Harry Brent · (1 episode)
1975

Rollerball
Rusty, Team Executive
1975

S*P*Y*S
Hessler
1974
I Know What I Meant
Donald Ziegler
1974

Playhouse
Ambassador Bingham · (1 episode)
1974

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Police Sergeant Warren · (1 episode)
1973

The Investigator
John (voice)
1973

Baffled!
Track Announcer
1973

Scorpio
Cop in Hotel
1973

The Protectors
Vickers · (1 episode)
1972

The Protectors
Zeke · (1 episode)
1972

Van der Valk
Lovell J Wallace · (1 episode)
1972

Diamonds Are Forever
Tom (uncredited)
1971

The Persuaders!
Harvey Lomax · (1 episode)
1971
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
1970

UFO
Lt. Bill Johnson · (2 episodes)
1970

UFO
CIA Agent · (1 episode)
1970

Joe 90
(3 episodes)
1968

Thunderbird 6
Scott Tracy (voice)
1968

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Mason (voice) · (1 episode)
1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Pilot (voice) · (1 episode)
1967

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Sergeant (voice) · (1 episode)
1967

You Only Live Twice
Hawaii Radar Operator (uncredited)
1967

Thunderbirds Are GO
Scott Tracy (voice)
1966

Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
Seth Harper
1966

BBC Play of the Month
Marine Sergeant · (1 episode)
1965

The Bedford Incident
Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
1965

Thunderbirds
(6 episodes)
1965

Thunderbirds
Reactor Control Assistant (voice) · (1 episode)
1965

Thunderbirds
Scott Tracy · (32 episodes)
1965

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Capt. 'Ace' Owens
1964

Doctor Who
Seth Harper · (2 episodes)
1963

The Saint
Major Smith · (1 episode)
1962

Compact
(372 episodes)
1962

The Day the Sky Exploded
John McLaren (uncredited) (voice)
1958

Flaming Frontier
Running Bear
1958
A Dangerous Age
Nancy's Father
1957

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Farber · (1 episode)
1957