Michael Angelis
Acting
Born: Apr 29, 1944 — Died: May 30, 2020
From: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery | Narrator (UK) (voice) | 2012 | 6.5 |
| Thomas & Friends: Merry Christmas, Thomas! | Narrator (voice) (archive footage) | 2011 | 4.8 |
| Thomas & Friends: Rescue on the Rails | Narrator (UK) (voice) | 2011 | 7.6 |
| Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels | Narrator (UK) (voice) | 2011 | 6.1 |
| Thomas & Friends - The Best of Thomas | Narrator | 2010 | 10.0 |
| Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue | Narrator (UK) (voice) | 2010 | 5.6 |
| Thomas & Friends: The Lion of Sodor | Narrator (UK) | 2010 | 6.8 |
| Thomas and Friends - Heave Ho! | Narrator (UK/AUS/ZA) | 2010 | 10.0 |
| Thomas & Friends: Merry Winter Wish | Narrator (UK) | 2010 | 8.0 |
| Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails | Narrator (UK) (voice) | 2009 | 6.8 |
| The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | 2007 | — |
| Thomas & Friends: Rusty Saves The Day | Narrator (voice) | 2007 | — |
| Thomas & Friends: Together on the Tracks | Narrator | 2007 | 10.0 |
| Fated | Tatty | 2006 | 7.5 |
| Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines! | Narrator (voice) | 2005 | 6.3 |
| Thomas & Friends: Engines to the Rescue | Narrator | 2004 | 10.0 |
| Thomas & Friends: New Friends For Thomas | Narrator (voice) | 2004 | 7.3 |
| The Virgin of Liverpool | Chalky White | 2003 | 3.5 |
| Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon | Narrator (UK)(voice) | 2003 | 7.7 |
| Giving Tongue | Will Shaker | 1996 | 3.333 |
| Joseph | Reuben | 1995 | 8.213 |
| The Thomas The Tank Engine Man | UK Thomas Narrator (uncredited) | 1995 | 0.5 |
| No Surrender | Mike | 1985 | 6.667 |
| Time Trouble | Jack | 1985 | — |
| Bobby Wants to Meet Me | Frankie | 1981 | 7.0 |
| The Black Stuff | Chrissie Todd | 1980 | 7.385 |
| A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | Pealer Bell | 1980 | 6.111 |
| George & Mildred | Café Proprietor | 1980 | 8.258 |
| Censored Scenes from King Kong | Henry Benchgelter | 1973 | — |
| Under the Age | Mike | 1972 | 3.3 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1944 |
| From | Liverpool, Merseyside, England, … |