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They are both dead now, so I'd ask politely the thread be tagged. Cheers.

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I always confuse Thunderbirds with Thundercats

 

HERETIC!!!

 

lol, Im a big fan of all thunder-creatures: Thundercats are on the move, Thundercats are loose.....feel the magic, feel the gore, Thundercats are loose ........ (a little trumpet solo) ...... :ghost2: Ancient spirits of evil, transform this decayed form to Mumm-Ra, the Ever-Living :ghost2:

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Thought it was time to take a look at who is still around from the Anderson productions (though I've only covered the 50s and 60s admittedly), following the death of Denise Bryer.

Not as many as I had thought. Does anyone know what became of Patricia Somerset? She's the only one whose living/dead status I don't have an answer for. Also missing birth years for Len Jones and Keith Alexander.

Anyway, short answer is there are 7 left... maybe 8:

 

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Gerry Anderson productions of the 1950s and 1960s

The Adventures of Twizzle

Actor

Born

Died

Denise Bryer

1928

2021 (93)

Nancy Nevinson

1918

2012 (93)


Torchy the Battery Boy

Kenneth Connor MBE

1918

1993 (75)

Olwen Griffiths

1924

1995 (71)

Jill Freud (aka June Flewett)

1927

 

Patricia Somerset

n/a

 

 

Four Feather Falls

Kenneth Connor MBE

1918

1993 (75)

Nicholas Parsons CBE

1923

2020 (96)

Denise Bryer

1928

2021 (93)

David Graham

1925

 

Michael Holliday

1924

1963 (38)


Supercar

David Graham

1925

 

Graydon Gould

1937

2020 (82)

George Murcell

1925

1998 (73)

Sylvia Anderson

1927

2016 (88)

Cyril Shaps

1923

2003 (79)


Fireball XL5

David Graham

1925

 

Sylvia Anderson

1927

2016 (88)

Paul Maxwell

1921

1991 (70)

John Bluthal

1928

2018 (90)

Gerry Anderson MBE

1929

2012 (83)


Stingray

Ray Barrett

1927

2009 (82)

Robert Easton

1930

2011 (81)

David Graham

1925

 

Don Mason

1929

1980 (50)

Lois Maxwell

1927

2007 (80)

Sylvia Anderson

1927

2016 (88)

Gary Miller

1924

1968 (44)


Thunderbirds

Sylvia Anderson

1927

2016 (88)

Peter Dyneley

1921

1977 (56)

David Graham

1925

 

Shane Rimmer

1929

2019 (89)

Matt Zimmerman

1934

 

Ray Barrett

1927

2009 (82)

Christine Finn

1929

2007 (77)

David Holliday

1937

1999 (61)

John Tate

1915

1979 (64)

Jeremy Wilkin

1930

2017 (87)

Bud Tingwell

1923

2009 (86)

Paul Maxwell

1921

1991 (70)

 

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Ed Bishop

1932

2005 (72)

Donald Gray

1914

1978 (64)

Francis Matthews

1927

2014 (86)

Sylvia Anderson

1927

2016 (88)

Cy Grant

1919

2010 (90)

Janna Hill

1924

1993 (c. 69)

Elizabeth Morgan

1930

 

Paul Maxwell

1921

1991 (70)

Jeremy Wilkin

1930

2017 (87)

Bud Tingwell

1923

2009 (86)

Martin King

1933

2019 (86)

Gary Files

1938

 

David Healy

1929

1995 (66)

Lian-Shin Yang

1932

1970 (37)

Neil McCallum

1929

1976 (46)

Shane Rimmer

1929

2019 (89)


Joe 90

Keith Alexander

n/a

 

Sylvia Anderson

1927

2016 (88)

Rupert Davies

1916

1976 (60)

Len Jones

c. 1951

 

David Healy

1929

1995 (66)

Jeremy Wilkin

1930

2017 (87)

Gary Files

1938

 

Martin King

1933

2019 (86)

Shane Rimmer

1929

2019 (89)

Elizabeth Morgan

1930

 


The Secret Service

Stanley Unwin

1911

2002 (90)

Gary Files

1938

 

Jeremy Wilkin

1930

2017 (87)

Sylvia Anderson

1927

2016 (88)

David Healy

1929

1996 (66)

Keith Alexander

n/a

 

David Graham

1925

 

 

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On 29/06/2012 at 22:22, John Kettley said:

There are some of the Thunderbirds voice cast still alive - Shane Rimmer (Scott), David Graham (Parker), Matt Zimmerman (Alan), Jeremy Wilkin (Virgil). And no doubt Joe 90, Stingray, Fireball XL-5 and Captain Scarlet actors too.

 

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with the chance of a late shower.

Alan Tracy aka Matt Zimmerman being reported dead, I can't access the FB post: 

This may mean that David Graham has outlived them all.

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0956757/

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2 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Alan Tracy aka Matt Zimmerman being reported dead, I can't access the FB post: 

This may mean that David Graham has outlived them all.

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0956757/


Sort of. For Thunderbirds. Not the other series. See the post directly above yours. 

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On 30/11/2021 at 22:42, Ulitzer95 said:

Thought it was time to take a look at who is still around from the Anderson productions (though I've only covered the 50s and 60s admittedly), following the death of Denise Bryer.

Not as many as I had thought. Does anyone know what became of Patricia Somerset? She's the only one whose living/dead status I don't have an answer for. Also missing birth years for Len Jones and Keith Alexander.

Anyway, short answer is there are 7 left... maybe 8:

 

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Gerry Anderson productions of the 1950s and 1960s

The Adventures of Twizzle

Actor

Born

Died

Denise Bryer

1928

2021 (93)

Nancy Nevinson

1918

2012 (93)


Torchy the Battery Boy

Kenneth Connor MBE

1918

1993 (75)

Olwen Griffiths

1924

1995 (71)

Jill Freud (aka June Flewett)

1927

 

Patricia Somerset

n/a

 

 

Four Feather Falls

Kenneth Connor MBE

1918

1993 (75)

Nicholas Parsons CBE

1923

2020 (96)

Denise Bryer

1928

2021 (93)

David Graham

1925

 

Michael Holliday

1924

1963 (38)


Supercar

David Graham

1925

 

Graydon Gould

1937

2020 (82)

George Murcell

1925

1998 (73)

Sylvia Anderson

1927

2016 (88)

Cyril Shaps

1923

2003 (79)


Fireball XL5

David Graham

1925

 

Sylvia Anderson

1927

2016 (88)

Paul Maxwell

1921

1991 (70)

John Bluthal

1928

2018 (90)

Gerry Anderson MBE

1929

2012 (83)


Stingray

Ray Barrett

1927

2009 (82)

Robert Easton

1930

2011 (81)

David Graham

1925

 

Don Mason

1929

1980 (50)

Lois Maxwell

1927

2007 (80)

Sylvia Anderson

1927

2016 (88)

Gary Miller

1924

1968 (44)


Thunderbirds

Sylvia Anderson

1927

2016 (88)

Peter Dyneley

1921

1977 (56)

David Graham

1925

 

Shane Rimmer

1929

2019 (89)

Matt Zimmerman

1934

 

Ray Barrett

1927

2009 (82)

Christine Finn

1929

2007 (77)

David Holliday

1937

1999 (61)

John Tate

1915

1979 (64)

Jeremy Wilkin

1930

2017 (87)

Bud Tingwell

1923

2009 (86)

Paul Maxwell

1921

1991 (70)

 

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Ed Bishop

1932

2005 (72)

Donald Gray

1914

1978 (64)

Francis Matthews

1927

2014 (86)

Sylvia Anderson

1927

2016 (88)

Cy Grant

1919

2010 (90)

Janna Hill

1924

1993 (c. 69)

Elizabeth Morgan

1930

 

Paul Maxwell

1921

1991 (70)

Jeremy Wilkin

1930

2017 (87)

Bud Tingwell

1923

2009 (86)

Martin King

1933

2019 (86)

Gary Files

1938

 

David Healy

1929

1995 (66)

Lian-Shin Yang

1932

1970 (37)

Neil McCallum

1929

1976 (46)

Shane Rimmer

1929

2019 (89)


Joe 90

Keith Alexander

n/a

 

Sylvia Anderson

1927

2016 (88)

Rupert Davies

1916

1976 (60)

Len Jones

c. 1951

 

David Healy

1929

1995 (66)

Jeremy Wilkin

1930

2017 (87)

Gary Files

1938

 

Martin King

1933

2019 (86)

Shane Rimmer

1929

2019 (89)

Elizabeth Morgan

1930

 


The Secret Service

Stanley Unwin

1911

2002 (90)

Gary Files

1938

 

Jeremy Wilkin

1930

2017 (87)

Sylvia Anderson

1927

2016 (88)

David Healy

1929

1996 (66)

Keith Alexander

n/a

 

David Graham

1925

 

 

So, Gerry's son has started a search for Len Jones, the voice of Joe 90 but also a decent child actor: https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/joe-90-len-jones-gerry-anderson-newsupdate/

 

He gave up acting around 23 years of age.

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Gerry Anderson Jr, son of Gerry and Sylvia, reportedly died end of April having earlier been diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer: 

 

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Report that John Brown aka John F Brown puppet sculptor on Thunderbirds and special effects for films such as Jabberwocky, Willow and Indiana Jones and his wife Wanda Webb, puppet operator on Thunderbirds, Joe 90 and Captain Scarlet, have both died earlier this year: 

 

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