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Michael Angelis

Michael Angelis

Actor · Born 1944-04-29 · Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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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 na…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Midsomer Murders (1997) — Nicky Harding
  2. Joseph (1995) — Reuben
  3. Thomas & Friends (1984) — Narrator (Voice)
  4. Casualty (1986) — Gordon McCauley
  5. A Touch of Frost (1992) — Reggie Stansfield
  6. Lovejoy (1986) — Tommy Norris
  7. The Professionals (1977) — Len Clarke
  8. Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983) — Micky Startup
  9. George & Mildred (1980) — Café Proprietor
  10. Heartbeat (1992) — Frank McCready
  11. Minder (1979) — Nick
  12. Good Cop (2012) — Robert Rocksavage
  13. Bread (1986) — Mr. Cossack
  14. Bergerac (1981) — Tony Morel
  15. Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983) — Artuzov
  16. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1980) — Pealer Bell
  17. Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery (2012) — Narrator (voice)
  18. Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) — Chrissie Todd
  19. Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels (2011) — Narrator (voice)
  20. G.B.H. (1991) — Martin Niarchos
  21. Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails (2009) — Narrator (voice)
  22. The Black Stuff (1980) — Chrissie Todd
  23. Between the Lines (1992)
  24. No Surrender (1985) — Mike
  25. Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue (2010) — Narrator (voice)
  26. Robin's Nest (1977) — Waiter
  27. Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines! (2006) — Narrator (voice)
  28. The Liver Birds (1969) — Lucien
  29. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) — Mike
  30. Z-Cars (1962)
  31. Stickin' Around (1996)
  32. Wood and Walters (1982)
  33. The Virgin of Liverpool (2003) — Chalky White
  34. Melissa (1997) — DI Kilshaw
  35. Giving Tongue (1996) — Will Shaker
  36. Under the Age (1972) — Mike
  37. Thomas & Friends: New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures (2004) — Narrator (voice)
  38. Luv (1993)
  39. Fated (2006) — Tatty
  40. Thomas & Friends: It's Great to Be an Engine! (2004)