Shane Rimmer
Acting
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.
TV Shows(40)
Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
Scott Tracy (voice)
2020
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
William Kingsley
2003
Lipstick on Your Collar
Lieutenant Colonel Trekker
1993
Stanley and the Women
Morton Fendig
1991
A Very British Coup
Secretary of State
1988
The Bourne Identity
General Conklin
1988
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Reilly
1988
Dick Spanner
Dick Spanner
1987
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Doorman
1987
Casualty
Ed Rhinehart
1986
Mistral's Daughter
Harry Klein
1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Hersh
1984
Lace
Press Agent
1984
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Detective Murphy
1983
The Rose Medallion
Sgt Ed Kusborski
1981
Oppenheimer
Ed Condon
1980
A Man Called Intrepid
Willoughby
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Janet Murdoch
1979
Return of the Saint
Falco
1978
Secret Army
Canadian Commandant
1977
Second Verdict
Harold Giles Hoffman
1976
Space: 1999
James Kelly
1975
Quiller
Harry Brent
1975
Playhouse
Ambassador Bingham
1974
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Police Sergeant Warren
1973
The Protectors
Vickers
1972
Van der Valk
Lovell J Wallace
1972
The Persuaders!
Harvey Lomax
1971
UFO
Bill Johnson
1970
Joe 90
Kelly (voice)
1968
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Mason (voice)
1967
BBC Play of the Month
Marine Sergeant
1965
Thunderbirds
1965
Theatre 625
Corporal Girtin
1964
Doctor Who
Seth Harper
1963
The Saint
Major Smith
1962
Compact
1962
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Farber
1957
Armchair Theatre
Paul
1956
Movies(91)
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
Scott Tracy (voice)
2025
Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Screaming Dame
Dick Spanner (voice)
2017
UFO From Earth to the Moon
Self
2016
Darkwave: Edge of the Storm
Anderson
2016
This Is Supermarionation
Scott Tracy (voice)
2014
Filmed in Supermarionation
Self
2014
Dark Shadows
Board Member #1
2012
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Controller #2
2006
Alien Autopsy
Colonel
2006
Hiroshima
James F. Byrnes
2005
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
Bob Anderson
2005
Batman Begins
Older Gotham Water Board Technician
2005
Caught in the Act
Father
2004
One of the Hollywood Ten
Parnell Thomas
2002
Spy Game
Estate Agent
2001
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
Self
2000
Dockers
US Longshoreman
1999
Only Love
Warren Oliver
1998
Space Truckers
E. J. Saggs
1996
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
Coach
1995
Pretty Princess
Mr. Hughes
1993
Double Vision
Caroline & Lisa's Father
1992
Year of the Comet
1992
Company Business
Chairman, Maxine Gray Cosmetics
1991
A Kiss Before Dying
Commissioner Malley
1991
The Saint: The Software Murders
Bob Harrison
1990
Red King, White Knight
1989
Crusoe
Mr. Mather
1989
Roman Holiday
Hogan
1987
Breakthrough at Reykjavik
George Schulz
1987
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Lisander Stark
1987
The Last Days of Patton
Dr. Col. Lawrence Ball
1986
Of Pure Blood
The Colonel
1986
Whoops Apocalypse
Marvin Gelber (US Secretary of State)
1986
Space Police
Lt. Chuck Brogan
1986
Out of Africa
Belknap, farm manager
1985
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
Brod Sarnton
1985
White Nights
Ambassador Larry Smith
1985
Dreamchild
Mr. Marl
1985
The Holcroft Covenant
Lt. Miles
1985
Reunion at Fairborough
Joe Szyluk
1985
Morons from Outer Space
Redneck (Melvin)
1985
Gulag
Jay
1985
Last Video and Testament
Dr. Hersh
1984
Nairobi Affair
1984
The Lonely Lady
1983
Superman III
State Policeman
1983
The Hunger
Arthur Jelinek
1983
Gandhi
Commentator
1982
Countdown to Disaster
Scott Tracy (voice)
1982
Reds
MacAlpine
1981
Priest of Love
Chief Immigration Officer
1981
Thunderbirds in Outer Space
Scott Tracy (voice)
1981
The Dogs of War
Dr. Oaks
1980
Superman II
Controller
1980
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
Scott Tracy / Radar Operator (voice)
1980
Invasion: UFO
Lt. Bill Johnson / Alien / CIA Agent
1980
Charlie Muffin
Braley
1979
Arabian Adventure
Abu
1979
Hanover Street
Col. Ronald Bart
1979
Superman
Naval Transport Commander (uncredited)
1978
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
US Colonel
1978
The Billion Dollar Bubble
Fred Levin
1978
Warlords of Atlantis
Captain Daniels
1978
Professional Foul
Stone
1977
The Spy Who Loved Me
Cmdr. Carter
1977
The People That Time Forgot
Hogan
1977
Alternative 3
Bob Grodin
1977
Star Wars
InCom Engineer (uncredited)
1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Col. Franklin
1977
Nasty Habits
Officer I / C
1977
The Human Factor
CIA Man
1975
Rollerball
Rusty, Team Executive
1975
S*P*Y*S
Hessler
1974
I Know What I Meant
Donald Ziegler
1974
The Investigator
John (voice)
1973
Baffled!
Track Announcer
1973
Scorpio
Cop in Hotel
1973
Diamonds Are Forever
Tom (uncredited)
1971
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
1970
Thunderbird 6
Scott Tracy (voice)
1968
You Only Live Twice
Hawaii Radar Operator (uncredited)
1967
Thunderbirds Are GO
Scott Tracy (voice)
1966
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
Seth Harper
1966
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City
Scott Tracy/Scanners/Washington
1965
The Bedford Incident
Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
1965
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
Scott Tracy/TX 204 Co-pilot (voice)
1965
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Capt. 'Ace' Owens
1964
The Day the Sky Exploded
John McLaren (uncredited) (voice)
1958
Flaming Frontier
Running Bear
1958
A Dangerous Age
Nancy's Father
1957