Shane Rimmer – Information

Here is some biographical information on Shane Rimmer, all taken from his autobiography entitled From Thunderbirds to Pterodactyls: The Autobiography of Shane Rimmer available on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com:

• Canadian by birth
• Father: Thomas Deacon
• Mother: Vera Franklin
• Birthdate: 28 May 1929
• Sister: Noreen, born two years after Shane
• Worked as a DJ and a general programmer at radio station CKLB in Oshawa, Ontario
• Came to England in the mid-1950s as lead singer in a vocal trio called The Three Deuces
• Wife: Sheila. They met performing on a USO Entertainment Tour for the American Forces. He was a singer, she was in a dance act.
• First Son: Damian
• Second Son: Ben
• Third Son: Paul
• Worked at a sheet metal factory for a time when acting roles were scarce
• Appeared in three James Bond films: You Only Live Twice, Diamonds are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me
• Appeared on Coronation Street twice as two different characters
• Loves to golf

These additional bits of info are gathered from various sources:

• Has made almost 100 movies
• Actively worked as a guest actor on many television shows
• Worked as voice actor on other Anderson shows such as Joe 90 and Captain Scarlet
• Worked in the theatre as well as in films and on television
• Shane has done numerous voice overs for commercials and on the radio
• Shane also voiced private eye Dick Spanner, another Anderson series
• Shane is the official narrator for the Cape Canaveral Rocket Base Tours
• Shane often attends science fiction conventions
• Shane sings as well as acts