David Graham
Acting
Born: July 11, 1925 · Hackney, London, England, UK
Died: September 20, 2024 (aged 99)
Highest Rated
Biography
David Michael Graham (born July 11, 1925) was an English actor. He voiced the Daleks in Doctor Who, Gordon Tracy, Brains, Aloysius Parker and Kyrano in Thunderbirds, and Grandpa Pig in Peppa Pig. Born in London on 11 July 1925. His sister had married a G.I. and had moved to the United States, and his uncle had run away there, so he became an actor after leaving his Orthodox Jewish household. He trained in New York City at the Neighbourhood Playhouse School of the Theatre with Sanford Meisner, following service in the Royal Air Force as a radar mechanic. Graham's first breakout role before returning to England was Givola in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, alongside Leonard Rossiter. While playing characters in the TV series Private Investigator in 1958, Graham met writer and producer Gerry Anderson, who was planning his first puppet productions. Graham mentioned to him that he could pull off accents well. His second voiceover role in Four Feather Falls was Grandpa Twink, whom he based on Walter Brennan. He subsequently voiced Dr. Beaker, Zarin and Mitch the Monkey in Supercar, Mat Matic and Lieutenant Ninety in Fireball XL5 and various guest characters in Stingray. Graham also played Johnny in Crossroads to Crime, a live-action film Anderson directed. In 1963, he became the voice of the Daleks in Doctor Who, he voiced the Daleks in all four of their major First Doctor era appearances, as well as two 1960s feature films: Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. Graham also voiced the Mechonoids and played the onscreen role of Charlie in The Gunfighters. He returned to his role as the voice of the Daleks in 2023, when he recorded new lines for that year's official colourised recut of the 1963 serial The Daleks for the show's 60th anniversary. In 1965, Graham became the voice of Gordon Tracy, Brains, Aloysius Parker and Kyrano in Thunderbirds, as well as its film sequels: Thunderbirds Are Go and Thunderbird 6. He did not believe Brains had a stutter, claiming that he was instead excitedly trying to find the words to explain his latest ideas. He based the voice of Parker on a waiter at the King's Arms pub in Cookham, and he and Ray Barrett shared roles as many of the guest villains. Although he was not highly paid for production, the many repeats earned him a lot more. Parker became Anderson's favourite voice. Between 1975 and 1977, Graham was part of the Radio Drama Company. In 1979, he played Professor Kerensky in the Doctor Who story City of Death. From 2015 to 2020, he reprised his role as Parker in Thunderbirds Are Go, a reboot of the original series.
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Movies (104)
Supergirl
Party Guest
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Dalek Voices (uncredited)
King David
Ephraimite Elder
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Daleks (voice)
Thunderbirds: Ricochet
John Tracy / Brains / Loman / Sentinel Base Computer (voice)
The Prophet
Robot (voice)
Doctor Who: The Daleks
Dalek (voice)
Doctor Who: City of Death
Kerensky / Hermann
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
Dalek (voice)
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
Dalek Voice
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
Grandpa Pig (voice)
The Pleasure Girls
Gambler
Stingray: The Reunion Party
Admiral Jack Denver (voice)
Thunderbirds Are GO
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Aloysius Parker (voice)
Thunderbirds: Vault of Death
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Parker / Kyrano / Lambert / Light-Fingered Fred / Taylor / Moore / Barrett / Policeman (voice)
Thunderbirds 1965: The Abominable Snowman
Parker / Gallup Din / Threatened Explorer (voice)
Doctor Who: The Chase
Daleks (voice) / Mechanoids (voice)
Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Captain Hanson / Patterson / Fireflash Pilot / Fireflash 3 Pilot / Irish Farmer (voice)
Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster
Brains / Parker / Warren Grafton / Harry Malloy (voice)
Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Parker / Skythrust Co-Pilot / Officer / Waiter / Fashion Buyers / Ross (voice)
Thunderbird 6
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Aloysius Parker (voice)
Freelance
General
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Brains / Parker / Thunderbirds (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Carl / MI.5 Agent Tidman (voice)
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
Aquaphibian 2 / Aquaphibian 3 (voice)
All About 'Thunderbirds'
2008
Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Parker / Kyrano / Reactor Controller Collins / Plant Tour Guide (voice)
Thunderbirds: End of The Road
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Kyrano / Bob Gray / Cheng / Engineer (Voice)
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
Grandpa Pig / Mr Zebra (voice)
Thunderbirds in Outer Space
Gordon Tracy / John Tracy / Brains / Kyrano (voice)
Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Dave Clayton / Frank / Chuck / Policeman (voice)
Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction
Brains / Parker / Simms / Jim Lucas / Sanchos / Manuel (voice)
Make and Break
Dr. Horvath
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
Charlie
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham
Brains / Parker / Olsen / Captain Savidge / Hitchins (voice)
Callan
Wireless Operator
Lee Oswald: Assassin
Manager of Shoe Store
Thunderbirds: Lord Parker's 'Oliday
Parker / Brains / Party Goer (voice)
The Ties That Bind Us
Prof Keresnky (archive footage)
Thunderbirds: The Imposters
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Elliott / Carela / Captain Hanson / Helijet Pilot / Search Control / Jack (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Professor Borender / Roach / Waiter / Colonel Benson (voice)
Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Kyrano / No. 2, Ocean Pioneer II / Collins (voice)
Thunderbirds 1965: The Stately Homes Robberies
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Beefeater / Newspaper Vendor (voice)
Invaders from the Deep
Admiral Henry Carson / Marin / Nucella / Various Characters (voice)
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
Mieczylaw Jagielski
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Parker / Kyrano / Captain Hanson (voice)
Danger Within
Lt. Moxhay
Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Kyrano / Hassan Ali (voice)
Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Victor Gomez (voice)
Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Atlantic Captain (voice)
Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Sir William / Commisioner / The Leader / Kenyon / Salzman / BSS Assistant (voice)
Shoot the Revolution
Postel Nicu
Thunderbirds 1965: Introducing Thunderbirds
Parker / Brains (voice)
Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Kyrano / Straker / 2nd Santa (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment
Parker / Wilbur Dandridge III / Captain Hanson / Percy / Customs Officer / Elevator (voice)
Hotel!
Scientist
Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Culp (voice)
Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Colonel Jameson / Sergeant (voice)
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
Dalek (voice)
HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition
2016
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Kyrano / Captain Hanson / Lt Bob Meddings (voice)
Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached
2015
Stingray: Loch Ness Monster
Oink / Admiral Jack Denver (voice)
Wildflowers
Trip
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Kyrano (voice)
Thunderbirds: City of Fire
Brains / Tower Control Assistant / Woman Driver's Husband (voice)
Stingray: Sea of Oil
Oink / Engineer Preston / Gerit / 1st Rigger (voice)
Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Colonel Tim Casey / General Bron / Jim / Race / 1st Policeman (voice)
Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril
Brains / General Petters / Sergeant Reynolds / Frank (voice)
Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown
Dalek (voice)
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Kyrano / Joe / Clayton (voice)
Stingray: Plant of Doom
Aquaphibian (voice)
Thunderbirds: Security Hazard
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Morrison / Bob Gray / Solarnaut Asher / Captain Hanson / Frank / Dave Clayton (voice)
Thunderbirds: Sun Probe
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Kyrano / Solarnaut Asher / Braman (voice)
Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Kyrano / Bletcher / Maguire / Production Manager (voice)
Thunderbirds: The Uninvited
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Zombite Leader / Zombite Flight Leader (voice)
Stingray: Treasure Down Below
Trell / Search Vessel 2 (voice)
Countdown to Disaster
Brains / Gordon Tracy / Aloysius Parker / Kyrano / Joe / Clayton / 2nd Site Control Policeman (voice)
Crossroads to Crime
Johnny
Stingray: The Golden Sea
Oink (voice)
Aliens
Bruno
The Skin Game
Alvero Belda
Stingray: Hostages of the Deep
Admiral Henry Carson / Marin / Toy Fish (voice)
Stingray: Count Down
Check Point 1 Officer (voice)
Stingray: Emergency Marineville
Nucella / Marineville Tracking Station / Jet Squadron Spearhead Leader (voice)
This Is Supermarionation
Parker / Brains (voice)
Stingray: Secret of the Giant Oyster
Mike Bromley (voice)
Stingray: The Ghost of the Sea
Cronson (voice)
Stingray: Subterranean Sea
Andrews (voice)
Stingray: The Ghost Ship
WSP Commander / Idotee (voice)
Stingray: Raptures of the Deep
Frank (voice)
Stingray: The Invaders
Carter / Epayus (voice)
Stingray: The Disappearing Ships
Parasitica (voice)
Stingray: Stand By For Action
Marty (voice)
Stingray: The Man From The Navy
Captain Jacques Jordan / Aquaphibian 1 / Aquaphibian 2 (voice)
Stingray: Marineville Traitor
Lieutenant Misen / Zero Red / Radio (voice)
Stingray: Tom Thumb Tempest
Newsreader / Aquaphibian (voice)
Stingray: Aquanaut of the Year
T.V Presenter / Nucella (voice)
Stingray: The Master Plan
Doc / Marineville Tracking Station (voice)
Stingray: Star of the East
El Hudat (voice)
Stingray: An Echo of Danger
Tow Vessel (voice)
Stingray: Invisible Enemy
Thompson / Doc / WSP Commander / Marineville Tracking Station (voice)
Stingray: Pink Ice
1st WSP Commander / Marinville Tracking Station (voice)
TV Shows (90)
Coronation Street
Mr. Brown · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Kerensky · 4 eps
Doctor Who
Dalek (voice) · 12 eps
Doctor Who
Charlie · 3 eps
Doctor Who
Daleks (voice) · 17 eps
Doctor Who
Mechanoid (voice) · 2 eps
Peppa Pig
Grandpa Pig (voice) · 450 eps
Peppa Pig
Mr Zebra (voice) · 1 eps
Play for Today
Bruno · 1 eps
The Avengers
Producer · 1 eps
The Saint
Ahmed · 1 eps
The Saint
Juan Gamma · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Shoe Store Manager · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Slade · 1 eps
World in Action
1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
TV Director · 1 eps
Danger Man
Detective · 1 eps
Thunderbirds
Parker / Wilbur EDandridge III / Captain Hanson (voice) · 1 eps
Thunderbirds
Gordon Tracy / Brains (voice) · 32 eps
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
Wise Old Elf · 104 eps
ScreenPlay
Postel Nicu · 1 eps
Howards' Way
Mr. Ambrose · 1 eps
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Parker / Vic (voice) · 78 eps
Till Death Us Do Part
Telephone Operator (voice) · 1 eps
Justice
Farber · 1 eps
Space Precinct
Dr. Long · 1 eps
Softly Softly: Task Force
Jack Davis · 1 eps
Suspense
Mr. Mehta · 1 eps
Stingray
Nucella / Marineville Tracking Station / Jet Squadron Spearhead Leader (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
WSP Commander / Idotee (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Andrews (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Oink / Admiral Jack Denver (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Admiral Jack Denver (voice) · 2 eps
Stingray
Captain Jacques Jordan / Aquaphibian 1 / Aquaphibian 2 (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Tow Vessel (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Frank (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Sandy Gibson / Right Enterance Officer / 2nd WSP Commander (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Professor Graham / Hassan El-Hamrah / Supply Lieutenant / Africa 28 (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Alien / Shore's Drinking Buddy (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Lieutenant Lawrence Gray / Gate Sergeant / Marineville Tracking Station (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Cronson (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Simulator Sergeant / Gate Sergeant / Truck Driver Joe / Security Guard (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Frank Lincoln / Admiral Frendor / Cromer / Lorif (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Old Caveman / Caveman 1 / Caveman 2 (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Turata / Marineville Tracking Station (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
El Hudat (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Thompson / Doc / WSP Commander / Marineville Tracking Station (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Newsreader / Aquaphibian (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Ali Khali / El Hudat / Aquaphibians (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Trell / Search Vessel 2 (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Marty (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
1st WSP Commander / Marinville Tracking Station (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Parasitica (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Mike Bromley (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Carter / Epayus (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Professor Burgoyne / Noctus / Marineville Tracking Station (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Professor Alexander Cordo / Noctus / Weather Station 7 (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Check Point 1 Officer (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Oink / Engineer Preston / Gerit / 1st Rigger (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Aquaphibian (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Doc / Marineville Tracking Station (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Oink (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Admiral Henry Carson / Marin / Toy Fish (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
Lieutenant Misen / Zero Red / Radio Voice (voice) · 1 eps
Stingray
T.V Presenter / Nucella (voice) · 1 eps
The Man in Room 17
Third Elder · 1 eps
The Four Just Men
Pantin · 1 eps
Ace of Wands
Landlord (uncredited) · 1 eps
Ivanhoe
Nathan Ben Israel · 1 eps
Fireball XL5
Lieutenant Ninety (voice) · 39 eps
The Protectors
Henry Thorne · 1 eps
Half Hour Story
Head waiter · 1 eps
Shadow of the Noose
Mr Justice Grantham · 1 eps
Supercar
39 eps
Armchair Thriller
Vicar · 1 eps
Holly
Prosecuting Counsel · 1 eps
Late Night Horror
Dr. Hamid Ali · 1 eps
Four Feather Falls
Grandpa Ebenezer Twink / Fernando the Bandit (voice) · 39 eps
The Sentimental Agent
Bank Attendant · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Derek Stedman · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Lieutenant · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Willie Bliss · 1 eps
Presented in Supercolorisation
Grandpa Ebenezer Twink / Hank (voice) · 1 eps
Presented in Supercolorisation
Dr. Horatio Beaker / Mitch the Monkey / Morse Operator (voice) · 1 eps
Presented in Supercolorisation
Dr. Horatio Beaker / Mitch the Monkey / Herman Gredenski (voice) · 1 eps
Presented in Supercolorisation
Professor Matthew Matic / Lieutenant Ninety / Zoonie the Lazoon / Zodan / Warrior Countdown (voice) · 1 eps
Presented in Supercolorisation
Professor Mattew 'Matt' Matic / Lieutenant Ninety / Zoonie the Lazoon / Doctor Baker (voice) · 1 eps
Presented in Supercolorisation
Professor Matthew Matic / Lieutenant Ninety / Freighter A14 (voice) · 1 eps
Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
Parker / Brains / Kyrano / Gordon Tracy (voice) · 3 eps
Point Counter Point
Frank Illidge · 5 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
Stand by for Action
Self · 1 eps
Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted
Self
Creation of the Daleks
Himself
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
Self
Talking Daleks
Self
Century 21 Revisited
Himself
Filmed in Supermarionation
Self / Parker / Brains
