Shane Lance Deacon, known professionally as Shane Rimmer (May 28, 1929 – March 29, 2019) was a Canadian actor, screenwriter and voice artist who spent the majority of his career working in the United Kingdom. The self-proclaimed "Rent-A-Yank" of the British entertainment industry, he appeared in over 160 films and television programmes from 1957 until his death in 2019, usually playing supporting North American characters.
Selected filmography:
As an actor:
- Dr. Strangelove (1964) — Captain 'Ace' Owens
- The Saint (1964) — Major Smith
- Danger Man (1965) — Buchanan
- Thunderbirds (1965-66) — Scott Tracy / Various Guest Characters (voice)
- Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) — Scott Tracy
- Thunderbird 6 (1968) — Scott Tracy
- Doctor Who: "The Gunfighters" (1966) — Seth Harper
- You Only Live Twice (1967) — Hawaii Radar Operator
- The Dirty Dozen (1967) — American Soldier
- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967-68) — Mason / Confused Partygoer / Pilot / Sergeant
- Joe 90 (1968-69) — Kent / Kelly / Clerk / Technician / Gardner / Colonel Henderson / Taxi Driver / Radio Control
- Coronation Street (1968-70, 1988) — Joe Donnelli / Malcolm Reid
- UFO (1970) — Seagull X-Ray Co-Pilot / Lt. Bill Johnson / Alien / CIA Agent
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) — Tom
- The Persuaders! (1971) — Lomax
- The Investigator (1973) — John (voice)
- Live and Let Die (1973) — Hamilton (voice)
- The Protectors (1973) — Zeke / Vickers
- Space: 1999 (1975-76) — Eagle Pilot / Voice of Bannion / James Kelly / Maintenance Section Voice /
- Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) — In Com Engineer
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) — Commander Carter
- Julia (1977) — Customs Officer
- Superman: The Movie (1978) — Naval Transport Commander
- Return of the Saint (1979) — Falco
- Arabian Adventure (1979) — Abu
- Charlie Muffin (1979) — Braley
- Superman II (1980) — Controller #2
- Tales of the Unexpected (1980-82)— Arthur Beauchamp / John Smith
- Reds! (1981) — MacAlpine
- Gandhi (1982) — Commentator
- Superman III (1983) — State Policeman
- Out of Africa (1985) — Belknap
- A Very British Coup (1988) — Marcus Morgan
- CASUAL+Y (1992) — Ed Rhinehart
- Spy Game (2001) — Estate Agent
- Batman Begins (2005) — Older Gotham Water Board Technician
- Dark Shadows (2012) — Board Member 1
- The Amazing World of Gumball (2014-18) — Louie
As a writer:
- Thunderbirds (1 episode)
- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (3 episodes)
- Joe 90 (6 episodes)
- The Secret Service (1 episode)
- The Investigator (failed pilot, written with Sylvia Anderson)
- The Protectors (2 episodes)
