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Shane Rimmer

Shane Lance Deacon (May 28, 1929 – March 29, 2019), known professionally as Shane Rimmer, was a Canadian actor and screenwriter who spent the majority of his career 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.

Among his best known roles were the voice of Scott Tracy in the original ''Thunderbirds'' series, Air Force Captain "Ace" Owens in ''Dr. Strangelove'', Joe Donnelli and Malcolm Reid on ''Coronation Street'', Edward R. Murrow in ''Gandhi'', and Louie Watterson on the Cartoon Network series ''The Amazing World of Gumball''. He appeared in several James Bond films. He made several on-stage appearances for the Royal National Theatre, and wrote scripts for ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'' and ''Joe 90''. Provided by Wikipedia