dead Gerry And Sylvia Anderson

[YoungWillz 19,094]

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

[Guest Droosy]

 

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) ...... Ancient spirits of evil, transform this decayed form to Mumm-Ra, the Ever-Living

[charon 4,938]

 

 

Nick Finlayson, head of the Terrahawks workshop has died.

 

https://www.gerryanderson.co.uk/nick-finlayson-has-died/

 

[charon 4,938]

 

 

Another Terrahawks death.

 

https://www.gerryanderson.co.uk/richard-gregory-has-passed-away/

 

Richard Gregory , animatronics boy.

 

[Spade_Cooley 9,022]

Shane Rimmer, character actor who was probably most famous as the voice of Scott Tracy, dead at 89. He gets the breaking treatment from the redtops.

[YoungWillz 19,094]

Here is an obituary for Gerry Anderson's first wife, Betty Wrightman, who apparently died back on 13 September this year, aged 92: https://www.gerryanderson.com/obituary-betty-peacock/

 

Of course this will come as a surprise to most as Wiki has her dying in 2016!

[Ulitzer95 11,085]

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

 

[YoungWillz 19,094]

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/

[Ulitzer95 11,085]

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. 

[The Old Crem 3,180]

Sad news.
I wonder if he will Q/O. 

[YoungWillz 19,094]

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.

[YoungWillz 19,094]

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

 

[YoungWillz 19,094]

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: