Acting
Michael Angelis
EN cinema · 88 credits
Born
29 April 1944
Died
30 May 2020 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Angelis was an English actor and voice actor. Michael Angelis was one of the stars of the famous 1982 BBC drama serial Boys from the Black Stuff and another Alan Bleasedale drama G.B.H. (TV series). He also starred in comedies such as Luv and The Liver Birds, in which he appeared between series 5 and 9. He appeared as a villain in the revived television series Auf Wiedersehen Pet, alongside former fellow Black Stuff star Alan Igbon. Angelis is perhaps best known for narrating the British Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends series, which he has done since 1991, when he took over from Ringo Starr. Angelis was originally intended to provide some of the voices in the film adaptation of the series, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, but he was dropped from the project when US test audiences thought he made the characters he originally voiced, James and Percy, sound too old. In 2007, he was reported to have stepped down from his role, with Pierce Brosnan taking over the role. However, Brosnan's narration was only heard in one feature special The Great Discovery, and Angelis has continued to provide the narration ever since. Angelis also narrated John Peel's autobiography, Margrave of the Marshes, on BBC Radio 4 in 2005. In 2006 he starred in the movie Fated, set in his home town of Liverpool, as well as in episodes of Midsomer Murders and The Bill in 2007. Angelis was married to the Coronation Street actress Helen Worth; however the two divorced in 2001 when Angelis admitted having an affair with model Jennifer Khalastchi Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Angelis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Thomas & Friends: 1st Class Stories
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Spills and Thrills
as Narrator (voice)
Awesome Adventures: Party Surprise!
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Big Bang Surprise
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery
as Narrator (voice)
First Time Loser
as Father Malachie
Thomas & Friends: The Best of James
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Percy
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with The Fat Controller
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Diesel
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with the Twin Engines
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: The Party Surprise
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Thomas
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Heave Ho!
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Bertie and Harold
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Henry and Gordon
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Toby and Edward
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Thomas & Friends, Volume 2
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with Percy
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: My First Thomas with James
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: The Best of Thomas & Friends, Volume 1
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: The Spirit of Sodor
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Rusty Saves The Day
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Engines and Escapades
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: On Track for Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines!
as Narrator (voice)
Fated
as Tatty
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Trusty Friends
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Little Engines, Big Days Out
as Narrator (voice)
HiT Favourites: Happy Children's Favourites
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Peep! Peep! Hurray! Three Cheers for Thomas
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Bumper Party Collection!
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Tales from the Tracks
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Engines to the Rescue
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: It's Great to Be an Engine!
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: All Aboard with the Steam Team
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Pulling Together!
as Narrator (voice)
The Virgin of Liverpool
as Chalky White
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Jet Engine
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Twin Trouble
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Brave Little Engines
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: The Chocolate Crunch and Other Stories
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Happy Little Helpers
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: The Very Best of Thomas & Friends
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: The Fogman and Other Stories
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: My Little Thomas and Toby Adventures
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: My Little Thomas and the Royal Visitor
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Truck Loads of Fun
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Seasonal Scrapes
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: My Little Thomas and Percy Adventures
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: My Little Thomas and Bertie Adventures
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Happy Ever After
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Peep Peep Party
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Fun Time Favourites
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Happy Holidays
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Rescues on the Railways
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Spooks and Surprises
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Biggest Party Video Ever!
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Chases, Races and Runaways
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Playtime
as Narrator (voice)
Giving Tongue
1996
Giving Tongue
as Will Shaker
Thomas & Friends: Story and Song Collection
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: The Biggest Ever Christmas Collection
as Narrator (voice)
Joseph
as Reuben
The Thomas The Tank Engine Man
as UK Thomas Narrator (uncredited)
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Train and 17 Other Stories
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and Stepney and Other Stories
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Your Favourite Story Collection
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Bumped and 17 Other Stories
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Rock 'n' Roll and Other Stories
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Escape and Other Stories
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Time for Trouble and Other Stories
as Narrator (voice)
The Last Supper
as Terence Halliday
No Surrender
as Mike
Bobby Wants to Meet Me
as Frankie
The Black Stuff
as Chrissie Todd
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
as Pealer Bell
George & Mildred
as Café Proprietor
Censored Scenes from King Kong
as Henry Benchgelter
Under the Age
as Mike