Shane Rimmer
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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Movies (130)
Thunderbirds 4K Double Bill - Atlantic Inferno / Attack of the Alligators!
2026 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
2025 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Century 21 Revisited
2025 · Himself
Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Screaming Dame
2017 · Dick Spanner (voice)
UFO From Earth to the Moon
2016 · Self
Darkwave: Edge of the Storm
2016 · Anderson
Thunderbirds 1965: Introducing Thunderbirds
2015 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds 1965: The Abominable Snowman
2015 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds 1965: The Stately Homes Robberies
2015 · Scott Tracy (voice)
This Is Supermarionation
2014 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Filmed in Supermarionation
2014 · Self
Sombras Tenebrosas
2012 · Board Member #1
All About 'Thunderbirds'
2008
Superman II: El montaje de Richard Donner
2006 · Controller #2
Autopsia de Alien
2006 · Colonel
Hiroshima
2005 · James F. Byrnes
Mee-Shee: El gigante del Agua
2005 · Bob Anderson
Batman inicia
2005 · Older Gotham Water Board Technician
Caught in the Act
2004 · Father
One of the Hollywood Ten
2002 · Parnell Thomas
Juego de espías
2001 · Estate Agent
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
2000 · Self
Dockers
1999 · US Longshoreman
Only Love
1998 · Warren Oliver
Space Truckers
1996 · E. J. Saggs
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
1995 · Coach
Pretty Princess
1993 · Mr. Hughes
Double Vision
1992 · Caroline & Lisa's Father
Year of the Comet
1992
Company Business
1991 · Chairman, Maxine Gray Cosmetics
A Kiss Before Dying
1991 · Commissioner Malley
The Saint: The Software Murders
1990 · Bob Harrison
Red King, White Knight
1989
Crusoe
1989 · Mr. Mather
Roman Holiday
1987 · Hogan
Breakthrough at Reykjavik
1987 · George Schulz
Dick Spanner P.I.
1987 · Dick Spanner (voice)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1987 · Lisander Stark
The Last Days of Patton
1986 · Dr. Col. Lawrence Ball
Of Pure Blood
1986 · The Colonel
Whoops Apocalypse
1986 · Marvin Gelber (US Secretary of State)
Space Police
1986 · Lt. Chuck Brogan
Out of Africa
1985 · Belknap, farm manager
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
1985 · Brod Sarnton
White Nights
1985 · Ambassador Larry Smith
Dreamchild
1985 · Mr. Marl
The Holcroft Covenant
1985 · Lt. Miles
Reunion at Fairborough
1985 · Joe Szyluk
Morons from Outer Space
1985 · Redneck (Melvin)
Gulag
1985 · Jay
Last Video and Testament
1984 · Dr. Hersh
Nairobi Affair
1984
The Lonely Lady
1983
Superman III
1983 · State Policeman
The Hunger
1983 · Arthur Jelinek
Gandhi
1982 · Commentator
Countdown to Disaster
1982 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Reds
1981 · MacAlpine
Priest of Love
1981 · Chief Immigration Officer
Thunderbirds in Outer Space
1981 · Scott Tracy (voice)
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
1981 · Writer
The Dogs of War
1980 · Dr. Oaks
Superman II
1980 · Controller
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
1980 · Scott Tracy / Radar Operator (voice)
Invasion: UFO
1980 · Lt. Bill Johnson / Alien / CIA Agent
Charlie Muffin
1979 · Braley
Arabian Adventure
1979 · Abu
Hanover Street
1979 · Col. Ronald Bart
Superman
1978 · Naval Transport Commander (uncredited)
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978 · US Colonel
The Billion Dollar Bubble
1978 · Fred Levin
Warlords of Atlantis
1978 · Captain Daniels
Professional Foul
1977 · Stone
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977 · Cmdr. Carter
The People That Time Forgot
1977 · Hogan
Alternative 3
1977 · Bob Grodin
Star Wars
1977 · InCom Engineer (uncredited)
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977 · Col. Franklin
Nasty Habits
1977 · Officer I / C
The Human Factor
1975 · CIA Man
Rollerball
1975 · Rusty, Team Executive
S*P*Y*S
1974 · Hessler
I Know What I Meant
1974 · Donald Ziegler
The Investigator
1973 · John (voice), Story
Baffled!
1973 · Track Announcer
Scorpio
1973 · Cop in Hotel
Diamonds Are Forever
1971 · Tom (uncredited)
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
1970 · Thomas Foran
Thunderbird 6
1968 · Scott Tracy (voice)
You Only Live Twice
1967 · Hawaii Radar Operator (uncredited)
Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds Are GO
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Ricochet
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Lord Parker's 'Oliday
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
1966 · Seth Harper
Thunderbirds: Security Hazard
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion
1966 · Scott Tracy / Director of Photography (voice)
Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Lee Oswald: Assassin
1966 · Marine Sergeant
Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Imposters
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: City of Fire
1966 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom
1965 · Scott Tracy / Reactor Control Assistant (voice)
Thunderbirds: Vault of Death
1965 · Scott Tracy / Carter (voice)
Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive
1965 · Scott Tracy / Radar Operator (voice)
Thunderbirds: Sun Probe
1965 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Uninvited
1965 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: End of The Road
1965 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder
1965 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon
1965 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster
1965 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact
1965 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City
1965 · Scott Tracy / Scanners / Washington Control (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope
1965 · Scott Tracy (voice)
The Bedford Incident
1965 · Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril
1965 · Scott Tracy / Johnny (voice)
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
1965 · Scott Tracy / TX 204 Co-pilot (voice)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964 · Capt. 'Ace' Owens
The Day the Sky Exploded
1958 · John McLaren (uncredited) (voice)
Flaming Frontier
1958 · Running Bear
A Dangerous Age
1957 · Nancy's Father
TV shows (45)
Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
2020 · Scott Tracy (voice)
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003 · William Kingsley
Lipstick on Your Collar
1993 · Lieutenant Colonel Trekker
Stanley and the Women
1991 · Morton Fendig
A Very British Coup
1988 · Secretary of State
The Bourne Identity
1988 · General Conklin
The Fortunate Pilgrim
1988 · Reilly
Dick Spanner, P.I.
1987 · Dick Spanner
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987 · Doorman
Casualty
1986 · Ed Rhinehart
Mistral's Daughter
1984 · Harry Klein
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984 · Hersh
Lace
1984 · Press Agent
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983 · Hank Ryder
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
1983 · Detective Murphy
Month of the Doctors
1982 · Dr. Wilbur Downs
American Playhouse
1982 · Ed Condon
The Rose Medallion
1981 · Sgt Ed Kusborski
Oppenheimer
1980 · Ed Condon
A Man Called Intrepid
1979 · Willoughby
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Janet Murdoch, Arthur Beauchamp
Return of the Saint
1978 · Falco
The Famous Five
1978 · Mr Henning
Secret Army
1977 · Canadian Commandant
Second Verdict
1976 · Harold Giles Hoffman
Space: 1999
1975 · James Kelly, Eagle Pilot (voice), Bannion (voice), Maintenance Section Voice (voice) (uncredited), Eagle Pilot (voice) (uncredited)
Quiller
1975 · Harry Brent
Playhouse
1974 · Ambassador Bingham
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973 · Police Sergeant Warren
The Protectors
1972 · Vickers, Zeke, Writer
Van der Valk
1972 · Lovell J Wallace
The Persuaders!
1971 · Harvey Lomax
UFO
1970 · Bill Johnson, CIA Agent
The Secret Service
1969 · Writer
Joe 90
1968 · Kelly (voice), Writer
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967 · Mason (voice), Pilot (voice), Sergeant (voice), Writer
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Marine Sergeant
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Bud Burdine
Thunderbirds
1965 · Reactor Control Assistant (voice), Scott Tracy (voice)
Theatre 625
1964 · Corporal Girtin
Doctor Who
1963 · Seth Harper
The Saint
1962 · Major Smith
Compact
1962
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957 · Farber
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Paul