David Graham

July 11, 1925

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.

Cast

Thunderbird 6

(Gordon Tracy / Brains / Aloysius Parker (voice))

Thunderbirds Are GO

(Gordon Tracy / Brains / Aloysius Parker (voice))

Shoot the Revolution

(Postel Nicu)

The Incredible Voyage of Stingray

(Aquaphibian 2 / Aquaphibian 3 (voice))

Freelance

(General)

Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted

(Self)

Crossroads to Crime

(Johnny)

Invaders from the Deep

(Admiral Henry Carson / Marin / Nucella / Various Characters (voice))

Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

(Dalek (voice))

Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown

(Dalek (voice))

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom: The North Pole

(Wise Old Elf / Mr. Gnome (voice))

Dr. Who and the Daleks

(Dalek Voices (uncredited))

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots

(Grandpa Pig / Mr Zebra (voice))

Albert Einstein oder Die Formel des Todes

(Darsteller)

Doctor Who: City of Death

(Kerensky / Hermann)

The Brahmin Widow

(Inspector of Customs)

Thunderbirds in Outer Space

(Gordon Tracy / John Tracy / Brains / Kyrano (voice))

Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience

(Grandpa Pig (voice))

Thunderbirds to the Rescue

(Gordon Tracy / Brains / Parker / Kyrano / Captain Hanson (voice))

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

(Albert)

Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley

(Brains / Parker / Thunderbirds (voice))

Callan

(Wireless Operator)

Prescription for Disaster

Creation of the Daleks

(Himself)

The Skin Game

(Alvero Belda)

Make and Break

(Dr. Horvath)

Doctor Who: The Daleks

(Dalek (voice))

Doctor Who: The Gunfighters

(Charlie)

Doctor Who: The Chase

(Daleks (voice) / Mechonoids (voice))

Danger Within

(Lt. Moxhay)

The Story of Doctor Who

Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth

(Dalek (voice))

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

(Dalek Voice)

Aliens

(Bruno)

This Is Supermarionation

(Parker / Brains (voice))

Hotel!

(Scientist)

King David

(Ephraimite Elder)

Filmed in Supermarionation

(Self / Parker / Brains)

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

(Mieczylaw Jagielski)

Countdown to Disaster

(Brains / Gordon Tracy / Aloysius Parker / Kyrano / Joe / Clayton / 2nd Site Control Policeman (voice))

Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached

The Ties That Bind Us

(Prof Keresnky (archive footage))

Supergirl

(Party Guest)

Wildflowers

(Trip)

Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'

(Self)

Talking Daleks

(Self)

Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky

(Gordon Tracy/Parker/Brains/Kyrano/Captain Hanson/Lt Bob Meddings/Fireflash Passenger/Crash Tenders/Doctor (voice))

Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City

(Gordon Tracy/Brains/ Kyrano/Joe/First Officer Clayton/ 2nd Policeman - Site Control/Police Patrol/Garner)

Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City

(Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Kyrano (voice))

The Prophet

(Robot (voice))

The Pleasure Girls

(Gambler)

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

(Daleks (voice))

Thunderbirds

(Parker / Wilbur EDandridge III / Captain Hanson (voice))

Supercar

Four Feather Falls

Doctor Who

(Kerensky)

Fireball XL5

(Lieutenant Ninety (voice))

Peppa Pig

(Grandpa Pig (voice))

International Detective

(Laboratory Man)

Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom

(Wise Old Elf)

Justice

(Farber)

Thunderbirds Are Go!

(Parker / Vic (voice))

Doctor Who

(Dalek (voice))

Thunderbirds

(Gordon Tracy / Brains (voice))

The Saint

(Ahmed)

Doctor Who

(Charlie)

BBC Play of the Month

(Shoe Store Manager)

Howards' Way

(Mr. Ambrose)

The Saint

(Juan Gamma)

Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes

(Parker / Brains / Kyrano / Gordon Tracy (voice))

Ivanhoe

(Nathan Ben Israel)

Armchair Thriller

(Vicar)

Play for Today

(Bruno)

Softly Softly: Task Force

(Jack Davis)

Thirty-Minute Theatre

(Slade)

The Man in Room 17

(Third Elder)

Danger Man

(Detective)

The Protectors

(Henry Thorne)

Stingray

(Nucella / Marineville Tracking Station / Jet Squadron Spearhead Leader (voice))

Stingray

(WSP Commander / Idotee (voice))

Stingray

(Andrews (voice))

Stingray

(Oink / Admiral Jack Denver (voice))

Stingray

(Admiral Jack Denver (voice))

Stingray

(Captain Jacques Jordan / Aquaphibian 1 / Aquaphibian 2 (voice))

Stingray

(Tow Vessel (voice))

Stingray

(Frank (voice))

Stingray

(Sandy Gibson / Right Enterance Officer / 2nd WSP Commander (voice))

Stingray

(Professor Graham / Hassan El-Hamrah / Supply Lieutenant / Africa 28 (voice))

Stingray

(Alien / Shore's Drinking Buddy (voice))

Stingray

(Lieutenant Lawrence Gray / Gate Sergeant / Marineville Tracking Station (voice))

Stingray

(Cronson (voice))

Stingray

(Simulator Sergeant / Gate Sergeant / Truck Driver Joe / Security Guard (voice))

Stingray

(Frank Lincoln / Admiral Frendor / Cromer / Lorif (voice))

Stingray

(Old Caveman / Caveman 1 / Caveman 2 (voice))

Stingray

(Turata / Marineville Tracking Station (voice))

Stingray

(El Hudat (voice))

Stingray

(Thompson / Doc / WSP Commander / Marineville Tracking Station (voice))

Stingray

(Newsreader / Aquaphibian (voice))

Stingray

(Ali Khali / El Hudat / Aquaphibians (voice))

Stingray

(Trell / Search Vessel 2 (voice))

Stingray

(Marty (voice))

Stingray

(1st WSP Commander / Marinville Tracking Station (voice))

Stingray

(Parasitica (voice))

Stingray

(Mike Bromley (voice))

Stingray

(Carter / Epayus (voice))

Stingray

(Professor Burgoyne / Noctus / Marineville Tracking Station (voice))

Stingray

(Professor Alexander Cordo / Noctus / Weather Station 7 (voice))

Stingray

(Check Point 1 Officer (voice))

Stingray

(Oink / Engineer Preston / Gerit / 1st Rigger (voice))

Stingray

(Aquaphibian (voice))

Stingray

(Doc / Marineville Tracking Station (voice))

Stingray

(Oink (voice))

Stingray

(Admiral Henry Carson / Marin / Toy Fish (voice))

Stingray

(Lieutenant Misen / Zero Red / Radio Voice (voice))

Stingray

(T.V Presenter / Nucella (voice))

Doctor Who

(Dalek Voices (voice))

Doctor Who

(Daleks (voice))

Suspense

(Mr. Mehta)

The Avengers

(Producer)

Coronation Street

(Mr. Brown)

Sunday-Night Play

(Prosecuting Counsel)

Sunday-Night Play

(Peters, advertising executive)

The Four Just Men

(Pantin)

Armchair Theatre

(Derek Stedman)

Armchair Theatre

(Lieutenant)

Armchair Theatre

(Willie Bliss)