Peter Dyneley
Peter Dyneley | |
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![]() Dyneley in 1975 | |
Born | |
Died | 19 August 1977 London, England | (aged 56)
Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1954–1977 |
Television | Thunderbirds (1965–66) |
Spouse(s) | Christine May (divorced) Jane Hylton (1956–1977; his death)[1] |
Children | 2[2] |
Peter Dyneley (13 April 1921 – 19 August 1977) was an English 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.[3]
Life and career
Born in
Having lived in Canada, Dyneley frequently performed with a
Thunderbirds voice-over
English actor
Dyneley's countdown was reused in the first trailer for the series' 2015 reboot
Filmography
Film
- Hell Below Zero (1954) as Miller
- You Know What Sailors Are (1954) as Lieutenant Andrews
- The Young Lovers (1954) as Regan (uncredited)
- Beau Brummell (1954) as Midger
- Third Party Risk (1954) as Tony Roscoe
- The Stolen Airliner (1955) as Uncle George
- Laughing in the Sunshine (1956) as Greg Preston
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956) as Captain, Newton Beach, Prisoner on Graf Spee (uncredited)
- The Golden Disc (1958) as Mr Washington
- The Strange Awakening (1958) as Dr Rene Normand
- The Whole Truth (1958) as Willy Reichel
- Deadly Record (1959) as Dr. Morrow
- The Manster (1959)[7][8][9][10] as Larry Stanford
- Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Commander Jenkins (uncredited)
- October Moth (1960) as Tom
- House of Mystery (1961) as Mark Lemming
- The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) as Lloyd Greener
- The Day of the Triffids (1962) Narrator, Parisian Radio Operator (voice, uncredited)
- Call Me Bwana (1963) as Williams
- Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) as Jeff Tracy (voice)
- Thunderbird 6 (1968) as Jeff Tracy (voice)
- The Executioner (1970) as Balkov
- Chato's Land (1972) as Ezra Meade
- Royal Sovereign Light (1972) Documentary Narrator
- Death of a Snowman (1976) as Captain
Television
- Fabian of the Yard (1954, 1 episode) as Captain Pool
- Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954) (1 episode) as Red
- The Vise (1955, 1 episode)
- Portrait of Alison (1955, 5 episodes) as Henry Carmichael
- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents(1955, 2 episodes) as Bill Stevens/Mitch
- London Playhouse (1955, 1 episode) as John Bell
- The Adventures of Aggie (1956,1 episode) as Mike
- Sailor of Fortune (1956, 1 episode) as Darren
- The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957, 2 episodes) as Dr Paul Liggat/John Robey
- The Adventures of a Jungle Boy (1957, 1 episode) as Harold Gayland
- Assignment Foreign Legion (1957, 1 episode) as Richard Harding
- ITV Playhouse(1957, 1 episode) as Arthur Hayes
- Ivanhoe (1958, 1 episode) as Baron Mauray
- African Patrol (1958–1959, 3 episodes) as Landray/Robert Gibson
- Armchair Theatre (1958–1959, 4 episodes) as Lew Myrick
- The Flying Doctor (1959, 1 episode) as Jeff Ferguson
- Dial 999 (1959, 1 episode) as Harry Killian
- The Four Just Men (1959–1960, 2 episodes) as Dougan/Police Chief
- Interpol Calling (1960, 1 episode) as LeRoy
- Golden Girl (1960) as Joe Francis
- Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond(1961, 1 episode) as Hadley
- International Detective (1961, 1 episode) as Len Rickman
- Drama 61-67 (1961–1964, 1 episode) as Frank Ellinger
- Ghost Squad (1961–1963, 2 episodes) as Arnell/Phil Slade
- ITV Play of the Week(1961–1964, 3 episodes) as Major Ritter/Pyotr Kirpichov/Sir Basil Fleming
- Out of This World(1962, 1 episode) as Inspector Slinn
- Man of the World (1962, 1 episode) as Tony Gardner
- Z-Cars (1962, 1 episode) as Jackey Simmons
- No Hiding Place (1962–1965, 2 episodes) as Cliff Davidson/Mr Brome
- The Saint (1962–1967, 3 episodes) as Nat Grindel/Paul Verrier/Richard Eade
- Sunday-Night Play (1963, 1 episode) as Mr Wright
- Maigret (1963, 1 episode) as Clark
- Espionage (1963, 1 episode) as Parrott
- Sergeant Cork (1964, 1 episode) as Field Marshal
- Catch Hand (1964, 1 episode) as Mr Niel
- Crane (1965, 1 episode) as Peter Garvey
- Thunderbirds (1965–1966, 32 episodes) as Jeff Tracy (voice)
- Kraft Mystery Theatre(2 episodes) as Dr Morrow/Mark Lemming
- Theatre 625 (1 episode) as Grantley Lewis
- Hereward the Wake (1965)
- The Mask of Janus (1965, 1 episode) as Commander Charles Hastings
- The Spies (1966, 1 episode) as Charles Hastings
- Graf Yoster(1970, 1 episode) as Lord Alistair Abdington
- Thriller (1974, 1 episode) as David Garrick
- The Goodies (1974, 1 episode – Clown Virus) as General
- Fall Of Eagles (1974, episode 7 – Dearest Nicky) as Von Bülow
- The Sweeney (1977, 1 episode) as Tarley
References
- ^ a b McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Peter Dyneley – Information". Ticipedia.info. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ a b Gerry Anderson: "Ask Anderson" in FAB News, Issue 58 (Vol. 12, No. 2), p. 11.
- ^ Waitrose Food Illustrated, October 2002 Archived 12 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine.)
- ^ "10 Things We Didn't Know Last Week" – BBC News, November 2005; profile published in Insight from 2001 to 2004 – Voice of the Speaking Clock.
- ^ ""Thunderbirds Are Go!" trailer". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "双頭の殺人鬼 : 作品情報".
- ^ "The Manster: The Two-Headed Monster".
- ^ "The Manster (1959) – George Breakston, Kenneth Crane, Kenneth G. Crane | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ "Peter Dyneley".
External links
- Peter Dyneley at IMDb
- Peter Dyneley at the Internet Broadway Database