
David Graham
Known for ActingBorn 1925-07-11Died 2024-09-20Hackney, London, England, UK
David Michael Graham (11 July 1925 – 20 September 2024) 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. Graham died on 20 September 2024, at the age of 99.Read more
Movies & web series
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Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
2025 · Movie
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Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
2015 · Movie
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Stand by for Action
2007 · Series
Crane
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Crane
1963 · Series
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Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
2009 · Movie
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Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
2003 · Movie
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Shadow of the Noose
1989 · Series
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Doctor Who: City of Death
1979 · Movie
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This Is Supermarionation
2014 · Movie
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Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
2017 · Movie
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Creation of the Daleks
2006 · Movie
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The Story of Doctor Who
2003 · Movie
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Talking Daleks
2003 · Movie
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Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City
1965 · Movie
The Protectors
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The Protectors
1964 · Series
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The Skin Game
1962 · Movie
Jango
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Jango
1961 · Series
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Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965 · Movie
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Doctor Who
1963 · Series
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Filmed in Supermarionation
2014 · Movie
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The Avengers
1961 · Series
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The Four Just Men
1959 · Series
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Thunderbirds
1965 · Series
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Till Death Us Do Part
1966 · Series
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Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
2020 · Series
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Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown
1965 · Movie
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Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
1964 · Movie
International Detective
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International Detective
1959 · Series
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Ivanhoe
1997 · Series
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Justice
1971 · Series
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The Saint
1962 · Series
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Danger Man
1960 · Series
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Doctor Who: The Daleks
1964 · Movie
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Supercar
1961 · Series
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Callan
1974 · Movie
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Peppa Pig
2004 · Series
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World in Action
1963 · Series
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Stingray
1964 · Series
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Thunderbirds Are Go!
2015 · Series
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Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
2023 · Movie
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Space Precinct
1994 · Series
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Play for Today
1970 · Series
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Suspense
1962 · Series
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Crossroads to Crime
1960 · Movie
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Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted
2022 · Movie
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Four Feather Falls
1960 · Series
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Doctor Who: The Chase
1965 · Movie
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The Sentimental Agent
1963 · Series