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Roy Skelton is a Actor British born on 20 july 1931 at Nottingham (United-kingdom)
Roy William Skelton (20 July 1931 – 8 June 2011) was an English actor and voice artist, whose voice was more familiar to television viewers than his name. Born in Oldham, he provided the voices for many characters on British television for nearly fifty years, particularly the characters of both Zippy and George on Rainbow, which the actor first joined in the early 1970s and performed on until it was axed in 1991. However, due to the fame of the characters, he continued to voice Zippy and George in guest appearances on television in series such as The Weakest Link and TV Burp until his death.
As well as providing the iconic Rainbow voices, Skelton also voiced several Doctor Who villains including the
Daleks, Cybermen and the Krotons. He started performing the Daleks in 1967 (continuing the role from fellow voice actor Peter Hawkins whom he also replaced as Zippy on Rainbow) and notably performed in the Doctor Who specials The Five Doctors and The Curse of Fatal Death.
In 2002, he guest-starred in Sarah Jane Smith: Test Of Nerve, an audio drama produced by Big Finish Productions. In February 2008, he appeared as both Zippy and George in the first episode of the BBC One series Ashes to Ashes.
Skelton died at his home in Brighton, East Sussex, on 8 June 2011, after suffering a stroke. He died less than two months before his 80th birthday. He is survived by his wife Hilary and his two daughters, Sam Skelton and Eliza Skelton..
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À côté de Rainbow sa voix est utilisé dans la première série de Doctor Who pour faire celles d'ennemis comme les Daleks, les Cybermen ou les Krotons. Si les voix des Daleks avaient été initialement faites par l'acteur Peter Hawkins, c'est lui qui reprendra le flambeau de 1967 jusqu'à la fin de la série en 1989, ainsi que dans l'épisode parodique « Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death. » Il reprendra aussi cette voix en 2002 pour Sarah Jane Smith: Test Of Nerve un épisode audiophonique dérivé de la série Doctor Who et produit par la société Big Finish.
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Birth name Roy William Skelton
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 20 july 1931 at Nottingham (United-kingdom)
Death 8 june 2011 (at 79 years) at Brighton (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 20 july 1931 at Nottingham (United-kingdom)
Death 8 june 2011 (at 79 years) at Brighton (United-kingdom)
As well as providing the iconic Rainbow voices, Skelton also voiced several Doctor Who villains including the
Daleks, Cybermen and the Krotons. He started performing the Daleks in 1967 (continuing the role from fellow voice actor Peter Hawkins whom he also replaced as Zippy on Rainbow) and notably performed in the Doctor Who specials The Five Doctors and The Curse of Fatal Death.
In 2002, he guest-starred in Sarah Jane Smith: Test Of Nerve, an audio drama produced by Big Finish Productions. In February 2008, he appeared as both Zippy and George in the first episode of the BBC One series Ashes to Ashes.
Skelton died at his home in Brighton, East Sussex, on 8 June 2011, after suffering a stroke. He died less than two months before his 80th birthday. He is survived by his wife Hilary and his two daughters, Sam Skelton and Eliza Skelton..
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Né à Oldham en 1931, il se tourne vers la télévision vers le milieu des années 1950. Il est rapidement célèbre pour sa voix, qu'il utilise dans des programmes pour enfant comme Rainbow, une émission pour laquelle il fera les voix de Zippy et George des années 1970 à 1991. C'est lui aussi qui sera la voix de ces personnages lors de leur apparition exceptionnelle dans des émissions telles que Le Maillon faible, Tv Burp ou la série Ashes to Ashes.À côté de Rainbow sa voix est utilisé dans la première série de Doctor Who pour faire celles d'ennemis comme les Daleks, les Cybermen ou les Krotons. Si les voix des Daleks avaient été initialement faites par l'acteur Peter Hawkins, c'est lui qui reprendra le flambeau de 1967 jusqu'à la fin de la série en 1989, ainsi que dans l'épisode parodique « Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death. » Il reprendra aussi cette voix en 2002 pour Sarah Jane Smith: Test Of Nerve un épisode audiophonique dérivé de la série Doctor Who et produit par la société Big Finish.
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Frenzy (1972)
, 1h56Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Jon Finch, Alec McCowen, Barry Foster, Billie Whitelaw, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Roles CID Man (uncredited)
Rating73%
In London, a serial killer is raping women and strangling them with neckties. Most of the film takes place in Covent Garden, which at the time was still the wholesale fruit and vegetable market district. Fairly early in the film, the audience sees that fruit merchant Robert Rusk (Barry Foster) is in fact the murderer. However, circumstantial evidence has already built up around his friend Richard Blaney (Jon Finch).
There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
, 1h35Directed by John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Cooking films
Actors Peter Sellers, Goldie Hawn, Diana Dors, Tony Britton, Gabrielle Drake, Nicky Henson
Roles Reporter (uncredited)
Rating56%
Sellers appears as Robert Danvers, a vain, womanizing and wealthy host of a high-profile cooking show. He meets Hawn's character, a no-nonsense American hippie living with an English rock musician in London, and, to everyone's surprise, falls for her.