Michael Angelis
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1944-04-29
- Died
- 2020-05-30
- Place of birth
- Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Michael Angelis was an English actor and voice actor.
Michael Angelis was one of the stars of the famous 1982 BBC drama serial Boys from the Black Stuff and another Alan Bleasedale drama G.B.H. (TV series). He also starred in comedies such as Luv and The Liver Birds, in which he appeared between series 5 and 9. He appeared as a villain in the revived television series Auf Wiedersehen Pet, alongside former fellow Black Stuff star Alan Igbon.
Angelis is perhaps best known for narrating the British Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends series, which he has done since 1991, when he took over from Ringo Starr. Angelis was originally intended to provide some of the voices in the film adaptation of the series, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, but he was dropped from the project when US test audiences thought he made the characters he originally voiced, James and Percy, sound too old. In 2007, he was reported to have stepped down from his role, with Pierce Brosnan taking over the role. However, Brosnan's narration was only heard in one feature special The Great Discovery, and Angelis has continued to provide the narration ever since. Angelis also narrated John Peel's autobiography, Margrave of the Marshes, on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
In 2006 he starred in the movie Fated, set in his home town of Liverpool, as well as in episodes of Midsomer Murders and The Bill in 2007.
Known For
TV Shows (29)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Nicky Harding
Casualty
1986
as Gordon McCauley / Jez Ingrams / Ollie Yates
Minder
1979
as Nick
Heartbeat
1992
as Frank McCready
Thomas & Friends
1984
as Narrator (Voice)
Z-Cars
1962
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Reggie Stansfield
The Professionals
1977
as Len Clarke
Bergerac
1981
as Tony Morel
Playhouse
1974
as Frankie
Lovejoy
1986
as Tommy Norris
Bread
1986
as Mr. Cossack
Between the Lines
1992
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Artuzov
Stickin' Around
1996
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Micky Startup
Robin's Nest
1977
as Waiter
Melissa
1997
as DI Kilshaw
G.B.H.
1991
as Martin Niarchos
The Jump
1998
as Donald Lewis
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Chrissie Todd
The Liver Birds
1969
as Lucien
Good Cop
2012
as Robert Rocksavage
Wood and Walters
1982
Village Hall
1974
as Terry Elliot
The Marksman
1987
as Irwin
Jack and the Sodor Construction Company
2006
as Narrator
Luv
1993
I Woke Up One Morning
1985
Movies (48)
Joseph
1995
as Reuben
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
2000
as Splatter / Dodge (voice) (uncredited)
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
1980
as Pealer Bell
Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails
2009
as Narrator (voice)
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
as Chalky White
Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery
2012
as Narrator (voice)
George & Mildred
1980
as Café Proprietor
Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines!
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Pop Goes Thomas
2011
No Surrender
1985
as Mike
Thomas & Friends: Wobbly Wheels & Whistles
2011
Giving Tongue
1996
as Will Shaker
The Black Stuff
1980
as Chrissie Todd
Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon
2003
as Narrator (UK)(voice)
Thomas & Friends: Rescue on the Rails
2011
as Narrator (UK) (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Sticky Situations
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas and Friends: Up Up & Away!
2012
Thomas & Friends: Merry Christmas, Thomas!
2011
as Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
Fated
2006
as Tatty
Thomas & Friends: Splish, Splash, Splosh!
2010
Bobby Wants to Meet Me
1981
as Frankie
The Thomas The Tank Engine Man
1995
as UK Thomas Narrator (uncredited)
First Time Loser
2012
as Father Malachie
Thomas & Friends: Muddy Matters
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Time Trouble
1985
as Jack
Thomas & Friends: Creaky Cranky
2010
Under the Age
1972
as Mike
Thomas & Friends - The Best of Thomas
2010
as Narrator
Thomas & Friends: It's Great to Be an Engine!
2004
Thomas & Friends: Thomas & The Runaway Kite
2010
Thomas & Friends: Merry Winter Wish
2010
as Narrator (UK)
Thomas & Friends: Engines to the Rescue
2004
as Narrator
Thomas & Friends: The Lion of Sodor
2010
as Narrator (UK)
Thomas and Friends - My First Thomas - With Diesel
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Engines and Escapades
2007
Thomas & Friends: New Friends For Thomas
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Together on the Tracks
2007
as Narrator
My First Thomas with Thomas
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas and Friends - My First Thomas with the Fat Controller
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Censored Scenes from King Kong
1973
as Henry Benchgelter
Thomas and Friends - Heave Ho!
2010
as Narrator (UK/AUS/ZA)
The Last Supper
1990
as Terence Halliday
My First Thomas with Percy
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas and Friends: My First Thomas with Bertie and Harold
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Rusty Saves The Day
2007
as Narrator (voice)
About Michael Angelis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Angelis was an English actor and voice actor. Michael Angelis was one of the stars of the famous 1982 BBC drama serial Boys from the Black Stuff and another Alan Bleasedale drama G.B.H. (TV series). He also starred in comedies such as Luv and The Liver Birds, in which he appeared between series 5 and 9. He appeared as a villain in the revived television series Auf Wiedersehen Pet, alongside former fellow Black Stuff star Alan Igbon. Angelis is perhaps best known for narrating the British Thomas t… With 77 credits spanning from 1962 to 2013, Michael Angelis has appeared in 48 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Angelis Movies
- Joseph (1995) — as Reuben
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) — as Splatter / Dodge (voice) (uncredited)
- The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007) — as Self
- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1980) — as Pealer Bell
- Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels (2011) — as Narrator (voice)
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