Shane Rimmer

Shane Rimmer

Acting
Born 1929-05-28 - Died 2019-03-29Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

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.

Movies (127)

Star Wars
8.2

Star Wars

1977Movie8.2
Batman Begins
7.7

Batman Begins

2005Movie7.7
Superman
7.2

Superman

1978Movie7.2
You Only Live Twice
6.6

You Only Live Twice

1967Movie6.6
Dark Shadows
6.1

Dark Shadows

2012Movie6.1
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
8.1

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

1964Movie8.1
Superman II
6.8

Superman II

1980Movie6.8
Diamonds Are Forever
6.4

Diamonds Are Forever

1971Movie6.4
Spy Game
6.9

Spy Game

2001Movie6.9
The Spy Who Loved Me
6.8

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977Movie6.8
Superman III
5.5

Superman III

1983Movie5.5
Rollerball
6.3

Rollerball

1975Movie6.3
Gandhi
7.6

Gandhi

1982Movie7.6
White Nights
6.7

White Nights

1985Movie6.7
Out of Africa
7.2

Out of Africa

1985Movie7.2
The Hunger
6.7

The Hunger

1983Movie6.7
Crusoe
5.9

Crusoe

1989Movie5.9
Space Truckers
5.4

Space Truckers

1996Movie5.4
The Dogs of War
5.8

The Dogs of War

1980Movie5.8
The Bedford Incident
7.0

The Bedford Incident

1965Movie7.0
Reds
6.9

Reds

1981Movie6.9
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
7.4

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

2006Movie7.4
Alien Autopsy
5.7

Alien Autopsy

2006Movie5.7
Scorpio
6.2

Scorpio

1973Movie6.2
Warlords of Atlantis
5.7

Warlords of Atlantis

1978Movie5.7
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
4.9

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

1995Movie4.9
Dreamchild
6.6

Dreamchild

1985Movie6.6
Arabian Adventure
5.9

Arabian Adventure

1979Movie5.9
Baffled!
5.6

Baffled!

1973Movie5.6
The Billion Dollar Bubble
7.5

The Billion Dollar Bubble

1978Movie7.5
Hanover Street
5.6

Hanover Street

1979Movie5.6
The People That Time Forgot
5.3

The People That Time Forgot

1977Movie5.3
Thunderbirds Are GO
6.4

Thunderbirds Are GO

1966Movie6.4
A Kiss Before Dying
5.6

A Kiss Before Dying

1991Movie5.6
Thunderbirds: Ricochet
8.0

Thunderbirds: Ricochet

1966Movie8.0
Gulag
5.4

Gulag

1985Movie5.4
Twilight's Last Gleaming
6.5

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977Movie6.5
Whoops Apocalypse
5.6

Whoops Apocalypse

1986Movie5.6
Priest of Love
5.0

Priest of Love

1981Movie5.0
Nairobi Affair
5.6

Nairobi Affair

1984Movie5.6
Thunderbird 6
5.9

Thunderbird 6

1968Movie5.9
Alternative 3
6.4

Alternative 3

1977Movie6.4
Charlie Muffin
6.4

Charlie Muffin

1979Movie6.4
The Holcroft Covenant
5.5

The Holcroft Covenant

1985Movie5.5
S*P*Y*S
5.2

S*P*Y*S

1974Movie5.2
Company Business
5.3

Company Business

1991Movie5.3
Hiroshima
7.2

Hiroshima

2005Movie7.2
Invasion: UFO
5.7

Invasion: UFO

1980Movie5.7
The Lonely Lady
4.6

The Lonely Lady

1983Movie4.6
The Last Days of Patton
6.4

The Last Days of Patton

1986Movie6.4
Only Love
5.5

Only Love

1998Movie5.5
The Human Factor
5.8

The Human Factor

1975Movie5.8
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
5.5

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant

2005Movie5.5
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
7.3

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

1985Movie7.3
Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster
6.0

Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster

1966Movie6.0
Morons from Outer Space
4.9

Morons from Outer Space

1985Movie4.9
Thunderbirds: City of Fire
8.0

Thunderbirds: City of Fire

1966Movie8.0
Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
6.0

Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker

1966Movie6.0
Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep

Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep

1966Movie
Nasty Habits
5.0

Nasty Habits

1977Movie5.0
Thunderbirds: The Imposters

Thunderbirds: The Imposters

1966Movie
Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5
7.0

Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5

1966Movie7.0
Pretty Princess
5.6

Pretty Princess

1993Movie5.6
Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom
6.0

Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom

1965Movie6.0
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
7.5

Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'

2000Movie7.5
Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive

Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive

1965Movie
Thunderbirds: Security Hazard

Thunderbirds: Security Hazard

1966Movie
Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon
6.0

Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon

1965Movie6.0
Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact
7.0

Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact

1965Movie7.0
Red King, White Knight
6.4

Red King, White Knight

1989Movie6.4
Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment
8.0

Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment

1966Movie8.0
Thunderbirds: End of The Road
9.0

Thunderbirds: End of The Road

1965Movie9.0
Double Vision
5.1

Double Vision

1992Movie5.1
Thunderbirds: Vault of Death
6.0

Thunderbirds: Vault of Death

1965Movie6.0
Lee Oswald: Assassin

Lee Oswald: Assassin

1966Movie
Thunderbirds: Sun Probe
8.0

Thunderbirds: Sun Probe

1965Movie8.0
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
6.0

The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

1970Movie6.0
Year of the Comet
5.7

Year of the Comet

1992Movie5.7
Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Screaming Dame

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

2017Movie
Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno

Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno

1966Movie
Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction
7.0

Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction

1966Movie7.0
Thunderbirds: The Uninvited
9.0

Thunderbirds: The Uninvited

1965Movie9.0
One of the Hollywood Ten
6.3

One of the Hollywood Ten

2002Movie6.3
Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster
7.0

Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster

1965Movie7.0
All About 'Thunderbirds'

All About 'Thunderbirds'

2008Movie
Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril
7.0

Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril

1965Movie7.0
Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead
9.0

Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead

1966Movie9.0
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
6.0

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1987Movie6.0
Professional Foul
7.5

Professional Foul

1977Movie7.5
Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million
4.0

Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million

1966Movie4.0
Reunion at Fairborough
5.8

Reunion at Fairborough

1985Movie5.8
Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf
7.0

Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf

1966Movie7.0
Caught in the Act
5.6

Caught in the Act

2004Movie5.6
Roman Holiday
4.7

Roman Holiday

1987Movie4.7
Last Video and Testament
7.0

Last Video and Testament

1984Movie7.0
Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!
10.0

Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!

1966Movie10.0
Filmed in Supermarionation
7.3

Filmed in Supermarionation

2014Movie7.3
The Day the Sky Exploded
4.3

The Day the Sky Exploded

1958Movie4.3
Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder
10.0

Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder

1965Movie10.0
Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion
7.0

Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion

1966Movie7.0
Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham

Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham

1966Movie
Thunderbirds: Lord Parker's 'Oliday

Thunderbirds: Lord Parker's 'Oliday

1966Movie
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City
9.0

Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City

1965Movie9.0
UFO From Earth to the Moon
10.0

UFO From Earth to the Moon

2016Movie10.0
Dockers
6.8

Dockers

1999Movie6.8
Thunderbirds in Outer Space

Thunderbirds in Outer Space

1981Movie
I Know What I Meant

I Know What I Meant

1974Movie
Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope
9.0

Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope

1965Movie9.0
The Investigator

The Investigator

1973Movie
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
6.3

Doctor Who: The Gunfighters

1966Movie6.3
A Dangerous Age
6.0

A Dangerous Age

1957Movie6.0
Flaming Frontier
7.0

Flaming Frontier

1958Movie7.0
Of Pure Blood
9.0

Of Pure Blood

1986Movie9.0
Countdown to Disaster

Countdown to Disaster

1982Movie
Space Police
4.7

Space Police

1986Movie4.7
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

1978Movie
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
10.0

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

2025Movie10.0
Breakthrough at Reykjavik
7.0

Breakthrough at Reykjavik

1987Movie7.0
Thunderbirds to the Rescue

Thunderbirds to the Rescue

1980Movie
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky

Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky

1965Movie
This Is Supermarionation
8.0

This Is Supermarionation

2014Movie8.0
Dick Spanner P.I.

Dick Spanner P.I.

1987Movie
The Saint: The Software Murders
9.0

The Saint: The Software Murders

1990Movie9.0
Darkwave: Edge of the Storm
4.7

Darkwave: Edge of the Storm

2016Movie4.7
Thunderbirds 1965: The Stately Homes Robberies

Thunderbirds 1965: The Stately Homes Robberies

2015Movie
Thunderbirds 1965: The Abominable Snowman

Thunderbirds 1965: The Abominable Snowman

2015Movie
Thunderbirds 1965: Introducing Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds 1965: Introducing Thunderbirds

2015Movie

TV Shows (42)

Doctor Who
7.9

Doctor Who

1963Series7.9
Casualty
6.2

Casualty

1986Series6.2
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
BBC Play of the Month
5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965Series5.2
The Saint
7.4

The Saint

1962Series7.4
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

1979Series6.8
Space: 1999
7.1

Space: 1999

1975Series7.1
Playhouse
7.0

Playhouse

1974Series7.0
Theatre 625
7.2

Theatre 625

1964Series7.2
Compact
5.0

Compact

1962Series5.0
Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.3

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965Series4.3
The Persuaders!
7.7

The Persuaders!

1971Series7.7
Thunderbirds
7.6

Thunderbirds

1965Series7.6
UFO
7.8

UFO

1970Series7.8
Secret Army
7.8

Secret Army

1977Series7.8
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
7.5

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

1967Series7.5
The Protectors
6.1

The Protectors

1972Series6.1
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
6.5

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

1984Series6.5
Van der Valk
6.2

Van der Valk

1972Series6.2
Return of the Saint
7.0

Return of the Saint

1978Series7.0
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
6.8

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973Series6.8
The Bourne Identity
6.5

The Bourne Identity

1988Series6.5
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
5.8

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

1957Series5.8
Lace
7.2

Lace

1984Series7.2
Oppenheimer
6.7

Oppenheimer

1980Series6.7
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
6.7

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

2003Series6.7
Joe 90
7.0

Joe 90

1968Series7.0
Lipstick on Your Collar
6.9

Lipstick on Your Collar

1993Series6.9
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
6.5

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

1983Series6.5
Mistral's Daughter
6.0

Mistral's Daughter

1984Series6.0
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
6.9

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

1983Series6.9
Second Verdict
7.0

Second Verdict

1976Series7.0
Dick Spanner, P.I.
6.5

Dick Spanner, P.I.

1987Series6.5
The Fortunate Pilgrim
6.2

The Fortunate Pilgrim

1988Series6.2
Quiller
10.0

Quiller

1975Series10.0
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
5.0

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

1987Series5.0
Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
7.0

Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes

2020Series7.0
A Man Called Intrepid
7.0

A Man Called Intrepid

1979Series7.0
A Very British Coup
7.9

A Very British Coup

1988Series7.9
Armchair Theatre
6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956Series6.0
Stanley and the Women
6.5

Stanley and the Women

1991Series6.5
The Rose Medallion
7.0

The Rose Medallion

1981Series7.0