Shane Rimmer was a Canadian actor, voice actor and screenwriter, known for providing the voice of Scott Tracy in the British television series Thunderbirds.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
Character:Scott Tracy (voice)
Release Date:19/09/2025
Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Screaming Dame
Character:Dick Spanner (voice)
Release Date:04/09/2017
UFO From Earth to the Moon
Character:Self
Release Date:14/11/2016
Darkwave: Edge of the Storm
Character:Anderson
Release Date:13/11/2016
This Is Supermarionation
Character:Scott Tracy (voice)
Release Date:12/10/2014
Filmed in Supermarionation
Character:Self
Release Date:11/10/2014
Dark Shadows
Character:Board Member #1
Release Date:09/05/2012
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Character:Controller #2
Release Date:02/11/2006
Alien Autopsy
Character:Colonel
Release Date:07/04/2006
Hiroshima
Character:James F. Byrnes
Release Date:06/08/2005
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
Character:Bob Anderson
Release Date:14/07/2005
Batman Begins
Character:Older Gotham Water Board Technician
Release Date:10/06/2005
Caught in the Act
Character:Father
Release Date:10/05/2004
One of the Hollywood Ten
Character:Parnell Thomas
Release Date:07/06/2002
Spy Game
Character:Estate Agent
Release Date:18/11/2001
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
Character:Self
Release Date:17/10/2000
Dockers
Character:US Longshoreman
Release Date:10/07/1999
Only Love
Character:Warren Oliver
Release Date:10/05/1998
Space Truckers
Character:E. J. Saggs
Release Date:04/10/1996
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
Character:Coach
Release Date:11/08/1995
Pretty Princess
Character:Mr. Hughes
Release Date:03/12/1993
Double Vision
Character:Caroline & Lisa's Father
Release Date:02/12/1992
Year of the Comet
Character:
Release Date:24/04/1992
Company Business
Character:Chairman, Maxine Gray Cosmetics
Release Date:06/09/1991
A Kiss Before Dying
Character:Commissioner Malley
Release Date:26/04/1991
The Saint: The Software Murders
Character:Bob Harrison
Release Date:04/08/1990
Red King, White Knight
Character:
Release Date:25/11/1989
Crusoe
Character:Mr. Mather
Release Date:30/06/1988
Roman Holiday
Character:Hogan
Release Date:28/12/1987
Breakthrough at Reykjavik
Character:George Schulz
Release Date:06/12/1987
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Lisander Stark
Release Date:10/01/1987
The Last Days of Patton
Character:Dr. Col. Lawrence Ball
Release Date:15/12/1986
Of Pure Blood
Character:The Colonel
Release Date:19/10/1986
Whoops Apocalypse
Character:Marvin Gelber (US Secretary of State)
Release Date:06/05/1986
Space Police
Character:Lt. Chuck Brogan
Release Date:01/01/1986
Out of Africa
Character:Belknap, farm manager
Release Date:20/12/1985
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
Character:Brod Sarnton
Release Date:15/12/1985
White Nights
Character:Ambassador Larry Smith
Release Date:22/11/1985
Dreamchild
Character:Mr. Marl
Release Date:04/10/1985
The Holcroft Covenant
Character:Lt. Miles
Release Date:20/09/1985
Reunion at Fairborough
Character:Joe Szyluk
Release Date:12/05/1985
Morons from Outer Space
Character:Redneck (Melvin)
Release Date:29/03/1985
Gulag
Character:Jay
Release Date:13/01/1985
Last Video and Testament
Character:Dr. Hersh
Release Date:12/09/1984
Nairobi Affair
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1984
The Lonely Lady
Character:
Release Date:02/10/1983
Superman III
Character:State Policeman
Release Date:17/06/1983
The Hunger
Character:Arthur Jelinek
Release Date:29/04/1983
Gandhi
Character:Commentator
Release Date:01/12/1982
Countdown to Disaster
Character:Scott Tracy (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1982
Reds
Character:MacAlpine
Release Date:25/12/1981
Priest of Love
Character:Chief Immigration Officer
Release Date:11/10/1981
Thunderbirds in Outer Space
Character:Scott Tracy (voice)
Release Date:09/06/1981
The Dogs of War
Character:Dr. Oaks
Release Date:17/12/1980
Superman II
Character:Controller
Release Date:12/12/1980
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
Character:Scott Tracy / Radar Operator (voice)
Release Date:13/08/1980
Invasion: UFO
Character:Lt. Bill Johnson / Alien / CIA Agent
Release Date:01/01/1980
Charlie Muffin
Character:Braley
Release Date:11/12/1979
Arabian Adventure
Character:Abu
Release Date:08/07/1979
Hanover Street
Character:Col. Ronald Bart
Release Date:18/05/1979
Superman
Character:Naval Transport Commander (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1978
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
Character:US Colonel
Release Date:01/11/1978
The Billion Dollar Bubble
Character:Fred Levin
Release Date:08/06/1978
Warlords of Atlantis
Character:Captain Daniels
Release Date:01/05/1978
Professional Foul
Character:Stone
Release Date:21/09/1977
The Spy Who Loved Me
Character:Cmdr. Carter
Release Date:07/07/1977
The People That Time Forgot
Character:Hogan
Release Date:06/07/1977
Alternative 3
Character:Bob Grodin
Release Date:20/06/1977
Star Wars
Character:InCom Engineer (uncredited)
Release Date:25/05/1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Character:Col. Franklin
Release Date:09/02/1977
Nasty Habits
Character:Officer I / C
Release Date:28/01/1977
The Human Factor
Character:CIA Man
Release Date:19/11/1975
Rollerball
Character:Rusty, Team Executive
Release Date:25/06/1975
S*P*Y*S
Character:Hessler
Release Date:05/09/1974
I Know What I Meant
Character:Donald Ziegler
Release Date:10/07/1974
The Investigator
Character:John (voice)
Release Date:20/05/1973
Baffled!
Character:Track Announcer
Release Date:11/04/1973
Scorpio
Character:Cop in Hotel
Release Date:11/04/1973
Diamonds Are Forever
Character:Tom (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1971
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
Character:
Release Date:04/10/1970
Thunderbird 6
Character:Scott Tracy (voice)
Release Date:03/08/1968
You Only Live Twice
Character:Hawaii Radar Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:13/06/1967
Thunderbirds Are GO
Character:Scott Tracy (voice)
Release Date:15/12/1966
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
Character:Seth Harper
Release Date:21/05/1966
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City
Character:Scott Tracy/Scanners/Washington
Release Date:21/10/1965
The Bedford Incident
Character:Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Release Date:11/10/1965
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
Character:Scott Tracy/TX 204 Co-pilot (voice)
Release Date:30/09/1965
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Character:Capt. 'Ace' Owens
Release Date:29/01/1964
The Day the Sky Exploded
Character:John McLaren (uncredited) (voice)
Release Date:04/09/1958
Flaming Frontier
Character:Running Bear
Release Date:01/08/1958
A Dangerous Age
Character:Nancy's Father
Release Date:09/09/1957
Television Appearances
Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
Character:Scott Tracy (voice)
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Character:
Lipstick on Your Collar
Character:Lt. Colonel Trekker
A Very British Coup
Character:Secretary of State
The Bourne Identity
Character:General Conklin
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Character:Reilly
Dick Spanner
Character:Dick Spanner
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Character:Doorman
Casualty
Character:Ed Rhinehart
Mistral's Daughter
Character:Harry Klein
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Character:Hersh
Lace
Character:Press Agent
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Character:
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Character:Detective Murphy
Oppenheimer
Character:Ed Condon
A Man Called Intrepid
Character:Willoughby
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Janet Murdoch
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Arthur Beauchamp
Return of the Saint
Character:Falco
Secret Army
Character:Canadian Commandant
Space: 1999
Character:James Kelly
Space: 1999
Character:Eagle Pilot (voice)
Space: 1999
Character:Bannion (voice)
Space: 1999
Character:Maintenance Section Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Quiller
Character:Harry Brent
Playhouse
Character:Ambassador Bingham
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Character:Police Sergeant Warren
The Protectors
Character:Vickers
The Protectors
Character:Zeke
Van der Valk
Character:Lovell J Wallace
The Persuaders!
Character:Harvey Lomax
UFO
Character:Bill Johnson
UFO
Character:CIA Agent
Joe 90
Character:
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Character:Mason (voice)
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Character:Pilot (voice)
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Character:Sergeant (voice)
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Marine Sergeant
Thunderbirds
Character:
Thunderbirds
Character:Reactor Control Assistant (voice)
Thunderbirds
Character:Scott Tracy
Theatre 625
Character:Corporal Girtin
Doctor Who
Character:Seth Harper
The Saint
Character:Major Smith
Compact
Character:
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Character:Farber
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