Jeremy Wilkin

David Jeremy Wilkin (6 June 1930 – 19 December 2017) was an English actor, best known for his contributions to the television productions of Gerry Anderson.

Jeremy Wilkin
Born
David Jeremy Wilkin

6 June 1930
Byfleet, Surrey, England, UK
Died19 December 2017 (aged 87)
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active1950 2002
TelevisionThunderbirds
UFO

Born in Byfleet, Surrey, Wilkin immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada after completing his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He had previously trained as a doctor.[1]

Returning to Britain in the mid-1960s,[1] Wilkin provided the voice of Virgil Tracy for the second series of Thunderbirds following the departure of the character's original voice actor, David Holliday, in 1965.[2] In 1968 he provided the voice of Captain Ochre, the original Captain Black and many supporting characters for Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. He was also a recurring cast member for the live-action series UFO. Other Gerry Anderson credits include Joe 90 and The Secret Service.[3]

Wilkin played one of the leads in the 1965 TV sci-fi series Undermind as Drew Heriot, a personnel manager inadvertently drawn into a sinister plot to control human minds and sow discord in society.[4][5]

Later, Wilkin made a brief uncredited cameo as Captain Forsyth in the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me.

In Doctor Who he appeared as Kellman in the 1975 serial Revenge of the Cybermen and as the Federation agent Dev Tarrant in the first episode of Blake's 7, "The Way Back".[6][7] Wilkin's other TV credits include Dixon of Dock Green, Man in a Suitcase, New Scotland Yard, Softly, Softly: Taskforce, The New Avengers, and Reilly, Ace of Spies.[8][9] Wilkin died in December 2017 at the age of 87.[10][11][12]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1965Curse of the FlyInspector Ronet(credited as Jeremy Wilkins)
1966Thunderbirds Are GoVirgil Tracy / Space Exploration Center PresidentVoice
1967The Dirty DozenSergeant at Command PostUncredited
1968The Strange AffairP.C. Wills
1968Thunderbird 6Virgil Tracy / HogarthVoice
1969DoppelgängerTrajectory AnalystUncredited
1970The Revolutionary
1977The Spy Who Loved MeCaptain ForsythUncredited
1979Meetings with Remarkable MenArtillery Officer
1986The ClimbAlbert Bitterling
1986Hyper Sapien: People from Another StarHyper Sapien Leader
1994Beg!Dr. Melplash

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