Peter Thomas
Known for Acting · 22 credits
- Born
- 1924-06-28
- Died
- 2016-04-30
- Place of birth
- Pensacola, Florida, USA
Biography
Peter Addenbrooke Thomas was an American announcer and narrator of television programs with a career spanning more than 70 years, most well known for narrating the long-running true-crime series Forensic Files.
Thomas performed voice-overs for hundreds of television commercials including Coca-Cola, IBM, Valvoline, NBC, United Technologies, Burger King, Beaumont Health and ESPN Monday Night Football commercials, as well as spots for social organizations including the YWCA and The Episcopal Church. He was in high demand for political advertisements and did several films for the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs. He also narrated the orientation video for the National World War I Museum at The Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
He narrated the Readers Digest video series The Crucial Turning Points of World War II. He also narrated the NCAA's official highlight film of the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Thomas was heard in Paul Hardcastle's 1985 hit song "19," which Hardcastle composed after being inspired by a 1984 ABC documentary on the Vietnam War, titled Vietnam Requiem, which Thomas narrated.
He narrated the Troll Associates series of audiobooks for children, including "Amazing World of Dinosaurs." He narrated the CD version of Tuck Everlasting, a novel by Natalie Babbitt.
Thomas provided the digitized voice for Philips' HeartStart series of automated external defibrillator (AED) units used by emergency services nationwide. Thomas' voice prompts and instructs emergency personnel on when to perform tasks.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (15)
Speedway Junky
1999
as TV Narrator (voice)
Children of Darkness
1983
as Narrator (voice)
Alaska at War
1986
as Self - Narrator
Doctor Who: The Savages
2025
as Captain Edal (voice)
Fear Woman
1971
as Narrator (voice)
SR-71 Blackbird: The Secret Vigil
1990
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Land is Ours
1997
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Monsters and Mysteries in Alaska
2010
as Narrator (voice)
The Case of the Flying Dinosaur
1997
as Narrator (voice)
Vietnam Requiem
1982
as Narrator (voice)
A Time For Peace
1973
as Narrator
Legends in Love
1989
as Narrator (voice)
Phoenix Mars Mission: Onto the Ice
2009
as Narrator (voice)
The Day The Derby Almost Died
as Narrator
American Sexual Revolution
1971
as Narrator (voice)
About Peter Thomas
Peter Addenbrooke Thomas was an American announcer and narrator of television programs with a career spanning more than 70 years, most well known for narrating the long-running true-crime series Forensic Files. Thomas performed voice-overs for hundreds of television commercials including Coca-Cola, IBM, Valvoline, NBC, United Technologies, Burger King, Beaumont Health and ESPN Monday Night Football commercials, as well as spots for social organizations including the YWCA and The Episcopal Church. He was in high demand for political advertiseme… With 22 credits spanning from 1966 to 2025, Peter Thomas has appeared in 15 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Thomas Movies
- Speedway Junky (1999) — as TV Narrator (voice)
- Children of Darkness (1983) — as Narrator (voice)
- Alaska at War (1986) — as Self - Narrator
- Doctor Who: The Savages (2025) — as Captain Edal (voice)
- Fear Woman (1971) — as Narrator (voice)
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