Peter Dyneley


Peter Dyneley was an English actor. Although he appeared in many smaller roles in both film and television, he is best remembered for supplying the voice of Jeff Tracy for the 1960s "Supermarionation" television series Thunderbirds and its two film spinoffs, Thunderbirds Are Go and Thunderbird 6, all produced by Gerry Anderson. Uncredited, Dyneley also provided the voice of the countdown that introduces the Thunderbirds title sequence.

Life and career

Born in Hastings, Sussex on 13 April 1921, Dyneley spent his early years in Canada but was educated at Radley College in Oxfordshire, UK. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. After the war, he attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he studied opera and developed his bass voice. It was at this institution that he made the acquaintance of fellow student Christine May, whom he later married. They had two children, Richard and Amanda.
Having lived in Canada, Dyneley frequently performed with a North American accent. He acted primarily in stage productions prior to 1954, when he turned his attention to film. On stage and in film, he regularly appeared opposite his second wife, the actress Jane Hylton, whom he met on the set of Ett kunglit aventyr, made in 1956. They also co-starred together in The Manster in 1959. He also appeared as a guest star in many television series. He spoke fluent French, German and Spanish. Dyneley died of cancer in London on 19 August 1977, at age 56. His wife Jane died of a heart attack 18 months later, on 28 February 1979.

''Thunderbirds'' voice-over

English actor Brian Cobby claimed he had provided the voice-over for the opening sequence countdown of Thunderbirds in 1964. This was refuted by Thunderbirds producer Gerry Anderson, who confirmed countdown was indeed recorded by Dyneley.
Dyneley's countdown was reused in the first trailer for the series' 2015 reboot Thunderbirds Are Go!, as well as its opening sequence, and also for the launch countdown for the various Thunderbirds in the episodes, and also for the track "Thunderbirds 2.0" on Busted's Greatest Hits 2.0 album with or without their longtime friends McFly.

Filmography

Film

  • Hell Below Zero as Miller
  • You Know What Sailors Are as Lieutenant Andrews
  • The Young Lovers as Regan
  • Beau Brummell as Midger
  • Third Party Risk as Tony Roscoe
  • The Stolen Airliner as Uncle George
  • Laughing in the Sunshine as Greg Preston
  • The Battle of the River Plate as Captain, Newton Beach, Prisoner on Graf Spee
  • The Golden Disc as Mr Washington
  • The Strange Awakening as Dr Rene Normand
  • The Whole Truth as Willy Reichel
  • Deadly Record as Dr. Morrow
  • The Manster as Larry Stanford
  • Sink the Bismarck! as Commander Jenkins
  • October Moth as Tom
  • House of Mystery as Mark Lemming
  • The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone as Lloyd Greener
  • The Day of the Triffids Narrator, Parisian Radio Operator
  • Call Me Bwana as Williams
  • Thunderbirds Are Go as Jeff Tracy
  • Thunderbird 6 as Jeff Tracy
  • The Executioner as Balkov
  • Chato's Land as Ezra Meade
  • Royal Sovereign Light Documentary Narrator
  • Death of a Snowman as Captain

    Television

  • Fabian of the Yard as Captain Pool
  • Colonel March of Scotland Yard as Red
  • The Vise
  • Portrait of Alison as Henry Carmichael
  • Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents as Bill Stevens/Mitch
  • London Playhouse as John Bell
  • The Adventures of Aggie as Mike
  • Sailor of Fortune as Darren
  • The New Adventures of Charlie Chan as Dr Paul Liggat/John Robey
  • The Adventures of a Jungle Boy as Harold Gayland
  • Assignment Foreign Legion as Richard Harding
  • ITV Playhouse as Arthur Hayes
  • Ivanhoe as Baron Mauray
  • African Patrol as Landray/Robert Gibson
  • Armchair Theatre as Lew Myrick
  • The Flying Doctor as Jeff Ferguson
  • Dial 999 as Harry Killian
  • The Four Just Men as Dougan/Police Chief
  • Interpol Calling as LeRoy
  • Golden Girl as Joe Francis
  • Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond as Hadley
  • International Detective as Len Rickman
  • Drama 61-67 as Frank Ellinger
  • Ghost Squad as Arnell/Phil Slade
  • ITV Play of the Week as Major Ritter/Pyotr Kirpichov/Sir Basil Fleming
  • Out of This World as Inspector Slinn
  • Man of the World as Tony Gardner
  • Z-Cars as Jackey Simmons
  • No Hiding Place as Cliff Davidson/Mr Brome
  • The Saint as Nat Grindel/Paul Verrier/Richard Eade
  • Sunday-Night Play as Mr Wright
  • Maigret as Clark
  • Espionage as Parrott
  • Sergeant Cork as Field Marshal
  • Catch Hand as Mr Niel
  • Crane as Peter Garvey
  • Thunderbirds as Jeff Tracy
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre as Dr Morrow/Mark Lemming
  • Theatre 625 as Grantley Lewis
  • Hereward the Wake
  • The Mask of Janus as Commander Charles Hastings
  • The Spies as Charles Hastings
  • Graf Yoster as Lord Alistair Abdington
  • Thriller as David Garrick
  • The Goodies as General
  • Fall Of Eagles as Von Bülow
  • The Sweeney as Tarley