"Parker" in Thunderbirds...
...and "Brains"...
...and (several of) the Daleks:
...he voiced them all!
RIP, the mellifluous and multi-talented voice actor David Graham (11th July 1925 – 20th September 2024).
"Parker" in Thunderbirds...
...and "Brains"...
...and (several of) the Daleks:
...he voiced them all!
RIP, the mellifluous and multi-talented voice actor David Graham (11th July 1925 – 20th September 2024).
I remember all these episodes well. RIP.
ReplyDeleteHappy memories for me, too... Jx
DeleteThe Kid Brother watched that series, so I saw bits and pieces. I remember Parker because there was something real about him. Now I understand why.
ReplyDeleteI love the "origin story" in the BBC article - the character's voice was based upon that of a wine waiter who had previously worked as a butler to the former Prince of Wales. Can you imagine? Jx
DeleteI remember Thunderbirds and, even better, Stingray, but both were sort of obscure in America, I think.
ReplyDeleteLike so many shows, the fractious nature of syndicated television (especially in the USA) probably means that some areas got Stingray and Thunderbirds, while in other areas they were a complete mystery... Jx
Delete"Thunderbirds are go!" Is that right? Or am I mixing it up with something else?
ReplyDeleteThat's the one! As a little kid, the "Five, four, three, two, one!" countdown before it never failed to get me hopping up and down with excitement. 😀 Jx
DeleteWe had the Thunderbirds on TV in Southtn California and the show was very popular with us kids in the 60s and 70s. And everyone collected the diecasts Thunderbird toys put out by Corgi and Dinky for 5 dollars each back in the day.
ReplyDeleteWasn’t it one of the first tv shows done in color in the UK ?
I remember the Saint and the Avengers were done in color so they could be sold to the color demanding TV networks in America. We all remember the ITC logo and promo jingle.
God bless the long lived Mr Graham. :)
-Rj
ITC under Sir Lew Grade certainly was the pioneer of colour television production in the UK, and therefore the series he made would have been a marketable thing in the US a couple of years before the regular TV stations over here actually started broadcasting in colour... Jx
DeleteAnother sad loss but a full life.
ReplyDeleteI knew he was the the voice of Parker but not Brains and the odd Dalek to-boot.
A remarkable - and long - career. More recently, he was "Grandpa" in Peppa Pig! Jx
DeleteAhh...memories.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Jx
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