Acting
Shane Rimmer
EN, IT cinema · 130 credits
Born
28 May 1929
Died
29 March 2019 (aged 89)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as Shane Lance Deacon
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.
Known for
Filmography
Thunderbirds 4K Double Bill - Atlantic Inferno / Attack of the Alligators!
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Century 21 Revisited
as Himself
Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Screaming Dame
as Dick Spanner (voice)
Darkwave: Edge of the Storm
as Anderson
Thunderbirds 1965: Introducing Thunderbirds
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds 1965: The Abominable Snowman
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds 1965: The Stately Homes Robberies
as Scott Tracy (voice)
This Is Supermarionation
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Dark Shadows
as Board Member #1
Alien Autopsy
as Colonel
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Controller #2
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
as Bob Anderson
Batman Begins
as Older Gotham Water Board Technician
Hiroshima
as James F. Byrnes
Caught in the Act
as Father
One of the Hollywood Ten
as Parnell Thomas
Spy Game
as Estate Agent
Dockers
as US Longshoreman
Only Love
as Warren Oliver
Space Truckers
as E. J. Saggs
Pretty Princess
as Mr. Hughes
Double Vision
as Caroline & Lisa's Father
Company Business
as Chairman, Maxine Gray Cosmetics
A Kiss Before Dying
as Commissioner Malley
The Saint: The Software Murders
as Bob Harrison
Crusoe
as Mr. Mather
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
as Lisander Stark
Roman Holiday
as Hogan
Dick Spanner P.I.
as Dick Spanner (voice)
Space Police
as Lt. Chuck Brogan
Of Pure Blood
as The Colonel
The Last Days of Patton
as Dr. Col. Lawrence Ball
Whoops Apocalypse
as Marvin Gelber (US Secretary of State)
Out of Africa
as Belknap, farm manager
White Nights
as Ambassador Larry Smith
Reunion at Fairborough
as Joe Szyluk
Dreamchild
as Mr. Marl
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
as Brod Sarnton
Morons from Outer Space
as Redneck (Melvin)
Gulag
as Jay
The Holcroft Covenant
as Lt. Miles
Last Video and Testament
as Dr. Hersh
The Hunger
as Arthur Jelinek
Superman III
as State Policeman
Gandhi
as Commentator
Countdown to Disaster
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Reds
as MacAlpine
Thunderbirds in Outer Space
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Priest of Love
as Chief Immigration Officer
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
as Scott Tracy / Radar Operator (voice)
Superman II
as Controller
Invasion: UFO
as Lt. Bill Johnson / Alien / CIA Agent
The Dogs of War
as Dr. Oaks
Hanover Street
as Col. Ronald Bart
Charlie Muffin
as Braley
Warlords of Atlantis
as Captain Daniels
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
as US Colonel
Superman
as Naval Transport Commander (uncredited)
The Billion Dollar Bubble
as Fred Levin
Star Wars
as InCom Engineer (uncredited)
Alternative 3
as Bob Grodin
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Col. Franklin
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Cmdr. Carter
Professional Foul
as Stone
Nasty Habits
as Officer I / C
The Human Factor
as CIA Man
Rollerball
as Rusty, Team Executive
S*P*Y*S
as Hessler
I Know What I Meant
1974
I Know What I Meant
as Donald Ziegler
Baffled!
as Track Announcer
Scorpio
as Cop in Hotel
The Investigator
as John (voice), Story
Diamonds Are Forever
as Tom (uncredited)
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
as Thomas Foran
Thunderbird 6
as Scott Tracy (voice)
You Only Live Twice
as Hawaii Radar Operator (uncredited)
Thunderbirds Are GO
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
as Seth Harper
Thunderbirds: City of Fire
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion
as Scott Tracy / Director of Photography (voice)
Lee Oswald: Assassin
as Marine Sergeant
Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Imposters
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Security Hazard
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Lord Parker's 'Oliday
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Ricochet
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million
as Scott Tracy (voice)
The Bedford Incident
as Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
as Scott Tracy / TX 204 Co-pilot (voice)
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City
as Scott Tracy / Scanners / Washington Control (voice)
Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril
as Scott Tracy / Johnny (voice)
Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Sun Probe
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Uninvited
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive
as Scott Tracy / Radar Operator (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom
as Scott Tracy / Reactor Control Assistant (voice)
Thunderbirds: Vault of Death
as Scott Tracy / Carter (voice)
Thunderbirds: End of The Road
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon
as Scott Tracy (voice)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Capt. 'Ace' Owens
Flaming Frontier
as Running Bear
The Day the Sky Exploded
as John McLaren (uncredited) (voice)
A Dangerous Age
1957
A Dangerous Age
as Nancy's Father