Which actor provided the television voice for 'Captain Scarlet'?
"been attributed to the actors Cary Grant and Roger Moore as well as to the character's voice actor, Francis Matthews. It is widely acknowledged that the voice was an imitation by Matthews of the English-American, Mid-Atlantic inflections of Grant. Jim Sangster and Paul Condon, authors of ""Collins Telly Guide"" (2005), argue that Captain Scarlet's virtual indestructibility damages his credibility as a hero: ""He'll survive no matter what they throw at him, which should mean that there's zero tension in anything he takes on."" Daniel O'Brien offers a similar assessment, identifying the character's nearly-unkillable nature as a ""possible miscalculation"" on the"
"Ed Bishop George Victor Bishop (11 June 1932 – 8 June 2005), known professionally as Ed Bishop, was an American actor based in the United Kingdom. He was known for playing Commander Ed Straker in ""UFO"", Captain Blue in ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"" and for voicing Philip Marlowe in a series of BBC Radio adaptations of the Marlowe novels by Raymond Chandler. George Victor Bishop was born on 11 June 1932, the son of a Manhattan banker, in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Peekskill High School before a brief spell at teacher training college. Bishop served in the United"
"Francis Matthews (actor) Francis Matthews (2 September 1927 – 14 June 2014) was an English actor best known for playing Paul Temple in the BBC television series of the same name and for voicing Captain Scarlet in ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"". Matthews was born 2 September 1927 in York to Henry and Kathleen Matthews. His father was a shop steward at the Rowntree's chocolate factory near York. His parents took him often to the theatre, where he gained a love of acting. He attended St George's RC Primary School, then St Michael's Jesuit College in Leeds. He found work"
"Donald Gray Donald Gray (born Elred Owermann Tidbury, 3 March 1914 – 7 April 1978) was a South African actor, well known for his starring role in the British TV series ""Mark Saber"", for providing the voices of Colonel White, Captain Black and the Mysterons in ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"", and for being the reason that Donald Marshall Gray changed his name to Charles Gray when he became an actor. Perhaps not coincidentally, in some spin-off media Colonel White's real name is stated to be Charles Grey. Gray was born in Cape Province, South Africa. In 1933, film company"
"he would no longer be completely human but instead a ""mechanical man""; no episode of the finished series investigates Scarlet's abilities in as much detail. Another aspect that changed during the time between pre-production and filming was the production staff's position on casting. Originally, every episode of ""Captain Scarlet"" was to have featured a ""guest star"" puppet, voiced by a high-profile, contemporary actor. For the series opener, the character of the World President was at first due to be voiced by Patrick McGoohan, on whom the puppet's appearance was based. McGoohan was ultimately unable to attend a recording session, and"
"is one of the most talented people I've ever worked with, and my only sadness was that he didn't go on to become an international star. I would have loved him to have perhaps been James Bond."" Gerry Anderson - ""UFO"" producer. Ed Bishop George Victor Bishop (11 June 1932 – 8 June 2005), known professionally as Ed Bishop, was an American actor based in the United Kingdom. He was known for playing Commander Ed Straker in ""UFO"", Captain Blue in ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"" and for voicing Philip Marlowe in a series of BBC Radio adaptations of the"
"Martin King (actor) Martin King is a British actor, voice actor and former continuity announcer. His television credits include ""Dixon of Dock Green"" (1961), ""Crossroads"" (1964), ""Detective"" (1968) and ""The Troubleshooters"" (1969). He also appeared in the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The Power of the Daleks"" in 1966. King is associated with the productions of Gerry Anderson, having provided voices for the Supermarionation series ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"" (1967–68) and ""Joe 90"" (1968–69). He also had an uncredited role in the film ""Doppelgänger"" (1969). Other cinema appearances include ""Poor Cow"" (1967). King also served as a continuity announcer for both"
"character-voice provider Donald Gray, of the disclaimer, ""Captain Scarlet is indestructible. You are not. Remember this. Do not try to imitate him"". This was played in the opening titles of several episodes of the original series. Sangster and Condon explore the possibility of religious allegory embodied by the character, pointing out parallels between Captain Scarlet and Christ. Actor Cy Grant, who provided the voice of Lieutenant Green, made several observations concerning Christian symbolism. He interpreted the villainous Captain Black, Captain Scarlet's arch-enemy, to be a representation of the Devil; meanwhile, Captain Scarlet, as Christ, is descended from God in the"
"designate the head of Spectrum, Colonel White, and ""Black"" in reference to the villainous Captain Black. Gerry Anderson defended his series against the accusations of racism and political incorrectness by reminding critics that Lieutenant Green, Melody Angel and Harmony Angel are heroic characters despite being of either African or Asian descent. Guyanese actor Cy Grant, who voiced Green and saw the series as having positive multicultural value, has also noted the allegorical nature of ""Captain Scarlet"". Christian symbolism is heavily implied, with Colonel White as God, Captain Black as the Devil, Captain Scarlet as Christ, Cloudbase as Heaven, and characters"
"Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as Captain Scarlet, is a 1960s British science-fiction television series produced by the Century 21 Productions company of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, John Read and Reg Hill. First broadcast on ATV Midlands from September 1967 to May 1968, it has since been transmitted in more than 40 other countries, including the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Characters are presented as marionette puppets alongside scale model sets and special effects in a filming technique that the Andersons termed ""Supermarionation"". This technology incorporated solenoid motors as a"
"Scott Bakula Scott Stewart Bakula (; born October 9, 1954) is an American actor, singer and director best known for his lead roles in two science-fiction television series: as Sam Beckett on ""Quantum Leap"" (for which he received four Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award), and as Captain Jonathan Archer on """". Bakula starred on the comedy-drama series ""Men of a Certain Age"", and guest-starred in seasons two and three of NBC's ""Chuck"" as the title character's father Stephen J. Bartowski. From 2014 to 2015, he played entrepreneur Lynn in the only two seasons of the HBO show"
"Scott Bakula Scott Stewart Bakula (; born October 9, 1954) is an American actor, singer and director best known for his lead roles in two science-fiction television series: as Sam Beckett on ""Quantum Leap"" (for which he received four Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award), and as Captain Jonathan Archer on """". Bakula starred on the comedy-drama series ""Men of a Certain Age"", and guest-starred in seasons two and three of NBC's ""Chuck"" as the title character's father Stephen J. Bartowski. From 2014 to 2015, he played entrepreneur Lynn in the only two seasons of the HBO show"
"Captain Scarlett Captain Scarlett is a 1953 American Technicolor Adventure film directed by Thomas Carr, that was shot in Mexico. The filml set in France following the fall of Napoleon I, stars Richard Greene in the title role as a Robin Hood-type avenger and the Brazilian actress Leonora Amar in her final screen role. After his estate is confiscated, returning soldier Captain Scarlett rescues Princess Maria from being abducted while she is travelling. She's not exactly grateful. He finds out that she is to be married to a man she doesn't like, so Captain Scarleft attempts to help her, but"
"ITV Southern Television and the BBC, introducing episodes of ""Doctor Who"" for the latter in the 1970s and 1980s. He has also worked in radio, including the BBC World Service. Martin King (actor) Martin King is a British actor, voice actor and former continuity announcer. His television credits include ""Dixon of Dock Green"" (1961), ""Crossroads"" (1964), ""Detective"" (1968) and ""The Troubleshooters"" (1969). He also appeared in the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The Power of the Daleks"" in 1966. King is associated with the productions of Gerry Anderson, having provided voices for the Supermarionation series ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"" (1967–68) and"
"by the American-born actor Patrick McGoohan. With Anderson serving chiefly as executive producer, the majority of the writing input for ""Captain Scarlet"" was provided by Tony Barwick, who had previously written for the short-lived second season of ""Thunderbirds"". Originally given the role of script editor, Barwick went on to pen 18 of the 32 episodes himself, and was also often required to make substantial changes to other writers' work. While discussing his approach to writing episodes in a 1986 interview, he drew parallels between the premise and characters of ""Captain Scarlet"" and those of ""Thunderbirds"", suggesting, for example, that Spectrum"
"TV series ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"" (1967). He played lead character Angelo James in the BBC TV series ""Vendetta"" (1966-68). He dated the British film and stage actress Julie Andrews early in her career, as mentioned in Andrews' autobiography """". McCallum lived at George's Farm, Crookham Common, near Thatcham, until his sudden death on 26 April 1976. Neil McCallum (actor) Neil John McCallum (20 May 192926 April 1976) was a British-Canadian actor. After attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, McCallum's first major appearance on stage was alongside Sam Wanamaker in ""The Rainmaker"" in the mid-1950s."
"to Read, to help inspire kids' imaginations by getting more books into underfunded libraries. Nathan Fillion Nathan Fillion (; born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian-American actor and voice actor best known for the lead roles of Captain Malcolm ""Mal"" Reynolds in the Fox series ""Firefly"" and its feature film continuation, ""Serenity"", as well as Richard Castle on the ABC series ""Castle"" and John Nolan on ""The Rookie"". Fillion has acted in traditionally distributed films like ""Slither"" and ""Trucker"", Internet-distributed films like ""Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"", television soap operas, sitcoms and theater. His voice is also featured in video games,"
"hosted by Captain Scarlet (voiced by Francis Matthews). This is quickly broken up by a furious Colonel White (voiced by Donald Gray). Soon after, the Mysterons (voiced by Donald Gray) vow to destroy Atlantica, an undersea World Navy base. In view this threat, Spectrum take over an operation to bomb and disperse a shipwreck that is drifting towards Atlantica. Captains Blue and Ochre (voiced by Ed Bishop and Jeremy Wilkin) are selected for the mission and briefed at Maxwell Field, where they behave with unusual absent-mindedness. Before taking off in a V17 Air Force bomber, they unknowingly encounter Captain Black,"
"David Healy (actor) David Healy (May 15, 1929 – October 25, 1995) was an American-born actor who appeared in British and American television shows. Healy was born in New York City. His television credits include voices for the Supermarionation series ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"", ""Joe 90"" and ""The Secret Service"", as well as parts in ""UFO"", ""The Troubleshooters"", ""Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)"", ""Strange Report"", ""Dickens of London"", ""Space Police"" (a TV pilot), ""Space Precinct"" and ""Dallas"". He also starred as Dr. Watson opposite Ian Richardson's Sherlock Holmes in the 1983 TV film of ""The Sign of Four"". His big"
"Captain Scarlet (voiced by Francis Matthews), who unknown to Magnus had substituted for Tiempo. Exposed as a Mysteron agent, Magnus breaks out of sickbay and flees to Cloudbase's electrical room, where he is cornered by Captain Blue (voiced by Ed Bishop) and dies when he comes into contact with a bare cable. During this time, an abnormality has appeared on one of Tiempo's pre-operative radiographs: Magnus's hand, which was accidentally caught in the image, has blocked the X-rays and is showing as flesh. With Tiempo safe and Scarlet once again revived, White announces that Spectrum will develop technology to exploit"
"that whilst it was not what had been intended for Captain Scarlet, the production team nevertheless elected to use it. Matthews's filmography prior to ""Captain Scarlet"" included the Hammer films ""The Revenge of Frankenstein"" (1958), ""Rasputin, the Mad Monk"" (1966) and """" (1966). Matthews's co-star in ""Dracula: Prince of Darkness"" had been Charles Tingwell, who was chosen to voice Doctor Fawn, the Cloudbase chief medical officer. Tingwell, who had provided voices for the second season of ""Thunderbirds"" and its first feature film, ""Thunderbirds Are Go"", had initially been recommended to the Andersons by Ray Barrett, a fellow Australian actor who"
"Captain Scarlet (character) Captain Scarlet is the fictional main character in Gerry Anderson's British Supermarionation science-fiction television series ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"" and its computer-animated remake, ""Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet"". Well-trusted by the commander-in-chief of Spectrum, Colonel White, Captain Scarlet is the primary agent of the organisation and is assigned the most dangerous and crucial missions. He is a close friend of Captain Blue, who is his ""field partner"" and thus with whom he undertakes the majority of his missions, although he is on friendly terms with all other Spectrum agents. A close relationship with Destiny Angel is"
"Nigel Plaskitt Nigel Plaskitt (born 27 July 1950) is an English actor, puppeteer, producer, and both stage and television director. His voice and puppetry talents have appeared on television shows such as ""Pipkins"" (for which he provided the narration, as well as voicing and operating the characters of Hartley Hare and Tortoise), ""Spitting Image"" and ""Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet"". He has also contributed to films, such as ""Muppet Treasure Island"" and ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"". Plaskitt appeared as Unstoffe in the four-part ""Doctor Who"" science-fiction serial ""The Ribos Operation"" in 1978. (Something to look out for in"
"British actor David Graham was among the first to be cast. He had previously voiced characters in ""Four Feather Falls"", ""Supercar"", ""Fireball XL5"" and ""Stingray"". Beyond the APF productions, he had supplied one of the original Dalek voices on ""Doctor Who"". Cast alongside Graham was Australian actor Ray Barrett. Like Graham, he had worked for the Andersons before, having voiced Titan and Commander Shore in ""Stingray"". A veteran of radio drama, Barrett was skilled at performing a range of voices and accents in quick succession. Villains of the week would typically be voiced by either Barrett or Graham. Aware of"
"Nathan Fillion Nathan Fillion (; born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian-American actor and voice actor best known for the lead roles of Captain Malcolm ""Mal"" Reynolds in the Fox series ""Firefly"" and its feature film continuation, ""Serenity"", as well as Richard Castle on the ABC series ""Castle"" and John Nolan on ""The Rookie"". Fillion has acted in traditionally distributed films like ""Slither"" and ""Trucker"", Internet-distributed films like ""Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"", television soap operas, sitcoms and theater. His voice is also featured in video games, such as the Bungie titles ""Halo 3"", """", """", ""Destiny"" and ""Destiny 2"", along"
"Jamie Croft Jamie Croft (born 4 August 1981 in Sydney) is an Australian actor of television and film and voice actor Croft began his career in the television soap opera ""A Country Practice"". Subsequent credits include: ""Police Rescue"", ""Water Rats"", ""Above the Law"", ""Sun on the Stubble"" (aka ""The Valley Between"") and ""Farscape"". He has also appeared in many movies and mini-series including, ""That Eye, The Sky"", 20th Century Fox's """", ""The Real Macaw"", ""Disappearance"", ""Blurred"", ""The Pact"", was the voice as Napoleon in ""Napoleon"" and ""Hercules"". Croft was one of the original hosts of Nickelodeon variety show ""Sarvo"", alongside"
"Spectrum Strikes Back ""Spectrum Strikes Back"" is the ninth episode of ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"", a British 1960s Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. Written by Tony Barwick and directed by Ken Turner, it was first broadcast on 24 November 1967 on ATV Midlands. Following the events of ""Operation Time"", a secret conference is held in which Spectrum unveils two weapons that it has developed for use against the Mysterons. However, the actions of a Mysteron agent leave the conference delegates in mortal danger. Colonel White, Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue (voiced by Donald Gray, Francis"
"""Captain Scarlet"" staccato drum beat composed by Barry Gray. This opening sequence is accompanied by a voice-over from Ed Bishop, which states: The sequence is intended to demonstrate Captain Scarlet's indestructibility, with the assassin's machine-gun bullets having no apparent effect on their target. A number of variations of the voice-over have been used. Bishop's introduction to the pilot, which is unique to that episode, runs: A little-used alternative version runs: Later prints feature an additional voice-over by Donald Gray, warning: This served both to establish the background to the series and to warn child viewers not to risk their safety"
"for ""Renegade Rocket"" was recorded during the same session. ""Operation Time"" features voice actor Gary Files' first contributions to ""Captain Scarlet"". Files was unavailable for dialogue recording during the production of the first five episodes because he was providing voices for the film ""Thunderbird 6"", to which he had been signed on as a ""try-out"" for ""Captain Scarlet"". Andrew Pixley and Julie Rogers of ""Starburst"" magazine note the ""cryptic"" nature of the Mysterons' threat to ""kill time"", humorously remarking that it could ""[suggest] they'll be passing a few hours playing cards or watching ""Oprah""."" They also consider the ""rather graphic"""
"think people who make television programmes have a responsibility, particularly when children are watching avidly and you know their minds can be affected almost irreversibly as they grow up. We were very conscious of introducing different ethnic backgrounds."" Guyanese actor Cy Grant, who voiced the character of Lieutenant Green and believed that ""Captain Scarlet"" had positive multicultural value, discussed the allegorical nature of the series. According to him, Christian symbolism was heavily implied, with Colonel White assuming the role of God, opposed by the Devil in the form of Captain Black and descended by Captain Scarlet, who serves as a"
"Laurence Naismith Laurence Naismith (born Lawrence Johnson; 14 December 19085 June 1992) was an English actor. He made numerous film and television appearances, including starring roles in the musical films ""Scrooge"" (1970) and the children's ghost film ""The Amazing Mr Blunden"" (1972). He also had memorable rôles as Captain Edward Smith of the RMS Titanic in ""A Night to Remember"" (1958), the First Sea Lord in ""Sink the Bismarck!"" (1960), and Argus in ""Jason and the Argonauts"" (1963). Naismith was born as Lawrence Johnson in Thames Ditton, Surrey, in 1908. He attended All Saints Choir School, Margaret Street, London and"
"had worked on ""Stingray"" and ""Thunderbirds"". However, due to commitments to a touring theatre production, Tingwell could only contribute to the first twelve produced episodes of ""Captain Scarlet"", ending with ""Shadow of Fear"". Also departing after the completion of ""Shadow of Fear"" was the voice of Captain Grey, Paul Maxwell, a Canadian actor who had voiced the characters of Steve Zodiac and Captain Paul Travers in ""Fireball XL5"" and ""Thunderbirds Are Go"" respectively, who dropped out of production due to being cast as Steve Tanner in ""Coronation Street"". As a result, Doctor Fawn and Captain Grey appeared in the remainder"
"of the series in a non-speaking capacity only, although other characters voiced by Tingwell and Maxwell occasionally appeared in flashback sequences of specific episodes. Cy Grant, a Guyanese actor selected for the role of Lieutenant Green (Colonel White's assistant and Cloudbase's main computer operator and public announcer), had been known to the Andersons for singing topical calypsos on the current affairs programme ""Tonight"". His casting influenced the decision to accept Edward Bishop as Captain Blue (Captain Scarlet's friend and mission partner), as Bishop recalled in an interview recorded in 1995: ""It was just that a girl in my agent's office"