Peter Dyneley (13 April 1921 â€" 19 August 1977) was a British actor.
Although he appeared in many smaller roles in both film and
television, he is best remembered for supplying the voice of Jeff
Tracy for the 1960s "Supermarionation" TV series Thunderbirds and its
two film sequels, Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) and Thunderbird 6 (1968),
all produced by Gerry Anderson. Uncredited, Dyneley also provided the
voice of the countdown that introduces the Thunderbirds title
sequence.Born in Hastings, Sussex on 13 April 1921, Peter Dyneley
spent his early years in Canada but was educated at Radley College in
Oxfordshire, UK. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the
Second World War. After the war, he attended the Guildhall School of
Music and Drama in London, where he studied opera and developed his
bass voice. It was at this institution that he made the acquaintance
of fellow student Christine May, whom he later married. They had two
children, Richard and Amanda.Having lived in Canada, Dyneley
frequently performed with a North American accent. He acted primarily
in stage productions prior to 1954, when he turned his attention to
film. On stage and in film, he regularly appeared opposite his second
wife, the actress Jane Hylton, whom he met on the set of the horror
film The Manster (1959). He also appeared as a guest star in many
television series. He spoke fluent French, German and Spanish. Dyneley
died of cancer on 19 August 1977, Hylton of a heart attack 18 months
later, on 28 February 1979.
Although he appeared in many smaller roles in both film and
television, he is best remembered for supplying the voice of Jeff
Tracy for the 1960s "Supermarionation" TV series Thunderbirds and its
two film sequels, Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) and Thunderbird 6 (1968),
all produced by Gerry Anderson. Uncredited, Dyneley also provided the
voice of the countdown that introduces the Thunderbirds title
sequence.Born in Hastings, Sussex on 13 April 1921, Peter Dyneley
spent his early years in Canada but was educated at Radley College in
Oxfordshire, UK. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the
Second World War. After the war, he attended the Guildhall School of
Music and Drama in London, where he studied opera and developed his
bass voice. It was at this institution that he made the acquaintance
of fellow student Christine May, whom he later married. They had two
children, Richard and Amanda.Having lived in Canada, Dyneley
frequently performed with a North American accent. He acted primarily
in stage productions prior to 1954, when he turned his attention to
film. On stage and in film, he regularly appeared opposite his second
wife, the actress Jane Hylton, whom he met on the set of the horror
film The Manster (1959). He also appeared as a guest star in many
television series. He spoke fluent French, German and Spanish. Dyneley
died of cancer on 19 August 1977, Hylton of a heart attack 18 months
later, on 28 February 1979.
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