UFO - The Cast Who Came Back

Many actors who worked with Gerry Anderson described him as being very loyal to them. Throughout Gerry’s career he would frequently re-use the same artists over and over again. He knew they were professionals who could be relied upon to give a good performance, particularly on new projects which continued to push technically boundaries. With Gerry & Sylvia Anderson’s first live action television series, UFO, a great deal of the cast had worked for Century 21 and AP Films before. UFO also introduced Gerry to some actors he hadn’t worked with before, but who would go on to make appearances in his later work. It’s time to take a look at the cast who came back to work for Gerry Anderson on UFO, or became part of his repertory following the series. Edward Bishop (Commander Ed Straker) Captain Blue – Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons David Poulson – Doppelganger Col. John Hunter – The Protectors ‘The First Circle’ Narrator – The Day After Tomorrow – Into Infinity George Sewell (Col. Alec Freeman) Mark Neuman - Doppelganger Keith Alexander (Lt. Keith Ford) John Tracy – Thunderbird 6 Sam Loover – Joe 90 Flight Director - Doppelganger Agent Blake – The Secret Service Jeremy Wilkin (Lt. Gordon Maxwell) Virgil Tracy – Thunderbirds Captain Ochre – Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Various Voices – Joe 90 Control Technician – Doppelganger The Bishop – The Secret Service Inspector Lars Bergen – The Protectors ‘Route 27’ Norma Roland (Miss Ealand) Pam Kirby – Doppelganger Vladek Sheybal (Dr Doug Jackson) Dr Beauville – Doppelganger Sandor Karoleon – The Protectors ‘Brother Hood’ Shane Rimmer (Lt. Bill Johnson) Scott Tracy – Thunderbirds Various Voices – Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90 and The Secret Service Zeke Daley – The Protectors ‘Zeke’s Blues’ John – The Investigator Kelly – Space: 1999 ‘Space Brain’ Lt. Chuck Brogan – Space Police Dick Spanner – Dick Spanner P.I. Matt Zimmerman (Co-Pilot Jim – ‘Exposed’) Matt Zimmerman was dubbed by Jeremy Wilkin Alan Tracy - Thunderbirds Lois Maxwell (Miss Holland) Lt. Atlanta Shore – Stingray Charles Tingwell (Beaver James – ‘Mindbender’) Various Voices – Thunderbirds Doctor Fawn – Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Nancy Nevinson (Housekeeper – ‘The Man Who Came Back’) Various Voices – The Adventures of Twizzle Paul Maxwell (Lt. Jim Lewis – ‘Sub-Smash’) Col. Steve Zodiac – Fireball XL5 Various Voices – Thunderbirds Captain Grey – Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Anthony Chinn (Lt. Chin – ‘Sub-Smash’) Ulan-Bator Air/Sea Rescue – Doppelganger Chino – The Protectors Neil McCallum (Carl Mason – ‘Court Martial) Dr. Ray Pierce - Thunderbirds Are Go! Various Voices – Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Alexi Kosneff – The Protectors ‘One and One Makes One’ Gary Files (Phil Wade – ‘Identified’) Black Phantom – Thunderbird 6 Captain Magenta – Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Various Voices – Joe 90 Matthew Harding – The Secret Service Of course, this list is far from complete. We’d love to hear which actors from UFO you’ve spotted in other Gerry Anderson productions. Were there any on this list that surprised you? Comment below with your thoughts.