Shane Rimmer (born Shane Lance Deacon; 28 May 1929 â€" 29 March 2019)
was a Canadian actor, voice actor, screenwriter, and singer who spent
the majority of his career in the United Kingdom. The self-proclaimed
"Rent-A-Yank" of the British entertainment industry, he appeared in
over 160 films and television programmes from 1957 until his death in
2019, usually playing supporting North American characters.Among his
best known roles were the voice of Scott Tracy in the original
Thunderbirds series, Air Force Captain "Ace" Owens in Dr. Strangelove,
Joe Donnelli and Malcolm Reid on Coronation Street, Edward R. Murrow
in Gandhi, and Louie Watterson on the Cartoon Network series The
Amazing World of Gumball. He also made several appearances in the
James Bond film series. He also made several on-stage appearances for
the Royal National Theatre, and contributed scripts to Captain Scarlet
and the Mysterons and Joe 90.Rimmer was born Shane Lance Deacon in
Toronto, Ontario to a British mother, Vera (née Franklin), and an
Irish father, Thomas Deacon, who was a reporter. He had a younger
sister, Noreen. He adopted his paternal grandmother's maiden name
Rimmer and began his career on Canadian radio as a singer and disc
jockey before becoming a television presenter.
was a Canadian actor, voice actor, screenwriter, and singer who spent
the majority of his career in the United Kingdom. The self-proclaimed
"Rent-A-Yank" of the British entertainment industry, he appeared in
over 160 films and television programmes from 1957 until his death in
2019, usually playing supporting North American characters.Among his
best known roles were the voice of Scott Tracy in the original
Thunderbirds series, Air Force Captain "Ace" Owens in Dr. Strangelove,
Joe Donnelli and Malcolm Reid on Coronation Street, Edward R. Murrow
in Gandhi, and Louie Watterson on the Cartoon Network series The
Amazing World of Gumball. He also made several appearances in the
James Bond film series. He also made several on-stage appearances for
the Royal National Theatre, and contributed scripts to Captain Scarlet
and the Mysterons and Joe 90.Rimmer was born Shane Lance Deacon in
Toronto, Ontario to a British mother, Vera (née Franklin), and an
Irish father, Thomas Deacon, who was a reporter. He had a younger
sister, Noreen. He adopted his paternal grandmother's maiden name
Rimmer and began his career on Canadian radio as a singer and disc
jockey before becoming a television presenter.
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