Shane Rimmer

Shane Rimmer passed away on March 29, 2019, two months away from what would have been his 90th birthday on May 28.

As of 2015, has appeared in six films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Julia (1977), Reds (1981), Gandhi (1982) and Out of Africa (1985). Of those, the two latter are winners in the category.

He appeared in Superman (1978), Superman II (1980) and Superman III (1983) but played a different character in each film.

He also voiced Hamilton, an agent of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) who gets assassinated in "Live and Let Die" (1973). Hamilton was played by actor Robert Dix, but his dialogue was voiced by Rimmer instead.

He played an unnamed American launch controller in "You Only Live Twice" (1967), the chief of security Tom in "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971), and Commander Carter, the captain of the nuclear submarine in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977).

Trying his hand at screenwriting, Rimmer wrote scripts for several episodes of the television series "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" (1967-1968), "Joe 90" (1968-1969), "The Secret Service" (1969), and "The Protectors " (1972-1974). The first three of them were science fiction series, while "The Protectors" was a crime fiction series about an an alliance of private detectives.

After the end of the television series, Rimmer returned to the role of Scott Tracy in the spin-off films "Thunderbirds Are Go" (1966) and "Thunderbird 6" (1968). While the television series was a hit, both films under-performed at the box office. Plans for further sequel films were can-celled.

Shane Rimmer was a Canadian actor and screenwriter, primarily known as the voice actor of Scott Tracy, a leading character in the science fiction series "Thunderbirds" (1965-1966). Rimmer was born in Toronto, Canada, where his parents had settled after moving to Canada. Shane's father was Thomas Rimmer, a reporter and advertising copywriter from Ireland. Shane's mother was Vera Franklin, from England. Thomas and Vera had separately migrated to the United States, and they met each other while living in New York. They married there, and then moved to Canada in search of a better life.

In 1965, Rimmer gained his key role of pilot Scott Tracy in "Thunderbirds". Scott appeared in all 32 episodes of the series.

Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964). Owens is depicted serving under Major "King" Kong (played by Slim Pickens) in a suicide mission. Rimmer started playing guest roles in relatively high-profile action and science-fiction television series of the period, such as "The Saint ", "Danger Man", and "Dr. Who".

His first recurring role in a television series was playing the magazine editor Russell Corrigan in the soap opera "Compact"(1963-1964)His first notable film role was that of Captain "Ace" Owens, crew member of a B-52 bomber in the black comedy "Dr.

In 1962, Rimmer met the dancer Sheila Logan, and they were married in 1963. The couple settled in London, and Rimmer's new wife soon became his agent. She helped secure more acting jobs for him.

In the late 1960s, Rimmer started playing minor roles in the "James Bond" film series.

In 1959, Rimmer joined a singing trio called "the Three Deuces", and started performing in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, he had started appearing as a character actor in various films and television series.

In 1958, he became the host of a musical television series, "Come Fly with Me".

In the 1950s, Rimmer had a music career in Canada, both as a singer and as a radio DJ.