David Graham
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Coronation Street
Mr. Brown
1960
Series
Peppa Pig
Grandpa Pig (voice)
2004
Series
Play for Today
Bruno
1970
Series
Doctor Who
Kerensky
1963
Series
Doctor Who
Dalek (voice)
1963
Series
Doctor Who
Charlie
1963
Series
Doctor Who
Daleks (voice)
1963
Series
Doctor Who
Mechanoid (voice)
1963
Series
The Avengers
Producer
1961
Series
The Saint
Ahmed
1962
Series
The Saint
Juan Gamma
1962
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Shoe Store Manager
1965
Series
World in Action
1963
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
TV Director
1950
Series
Danger Man
Detective
1960
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Slade
1965
Series
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
Wise Old Elf
2009
Series
Thunderbirds
Parker / Wilbur EDandridge III / Captain Hanson (voice)
1965
Series
Thunderbirds
Gordon Tracy / Brains (voice)
1965
Film
Supergirl
Party Guest
1984
Series
Justice
Farber
1971
Series
Howards' Way
Mr. Ambrose
1985
Series
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Parker / Vic (voice)
2015
Series
Space Precinct
Dr. Long
1994
Sunday-Night Play
Prosecuting Counsel
1960
Sunday-Night Play
Peters, advertising executive
1960
Series
ScreenPlay
Postel Nicu
1986
Series
Stingray
Nucella / Marineville Tracking Station / Jet Squadron Spearhead Leader (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
WSP Commander / Idotee (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Andrews (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Oink / Admiral Jack Denver (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Admiral Jack Denver (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Captain Jacques Jordan / Aquaphibian 1 / Aquaphibian 2 (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Tow Vessel (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Frank (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Sandy Gibson / Right Enterance Officer / 2nd WSP Commander (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Professor Graham / Hassan El-Hamrah / Supply Lieutenant / Africa 28 (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Alien / Shore's Drinking Buddy (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Lieutenant Lawrence Gray / Gate Sergeant / Marineville Tracking Station (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Cronson (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Simulator Sergeant / Gate Sergeant / Truck Driver Joe / Security Guard (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Frank Lincoln / Admiral Frendor / Cromer / Lorif (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Old Caveman / Caveman 1 / Caveman 2 (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Turata / Marineville Tracking Station (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
El Hudat (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Thompson / Doc / WSP Commander / Marineville Tracking Station (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Newsreader / Aquaphibian (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Ali Khali / El Hudat / Aquaphibians (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Trell / Search Vessel 2 (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Marty (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
1st WSP Commander / Marinville Tracking Station (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Parasitica (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Mike Bromley (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Carter / Epayus (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Professor Burgoyne / Noctus / Marineville Tracking Station (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Professor Alexander Cordo / Noctus / Weather Station 7 (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Check Point 1 Officer (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Oink / Engineer Preston / Gerit / 1st Rigger (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Aquaphibian (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Doc / Marineville Tracking Station (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Oink (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Admiral Henry Carson / Marin / Toy Fish (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
Lieutenant Misen / Zero Red / Radio Voice (voice)
1964
Series
Stingray
T.V Presenter / Nucella (voice)
1964
International Detective
Laboratory Man
1959
Series
Suspense
Mr. Mehta
1962
Series
Ace of Wands
Landlord (uncredited)
1970
Series
Softly Softly: Task Force
Jack Davis
1969
Series
The Man in Room 17
Third Elder
1965
Series
Half Hour Story
Head waiter
1967
Series
Till Death Us Do Part
Telephone Operator (voice)
1966
Series
Fireball XL5
Lieutenant Ninety (voice)
1962
Crane
Sharif Mohammed
1963
Crane
1963
Series
Supercar
1961
Series
The Four Just Men
Pantin
1959
Film
King David
Ephraimite Elder
1985
Series
The Protectors
Henry Thorne
1964
Jango
Conway
1961
Series
Ivanhoe
Nathan Ben Israel
1997
Series
The Sentimental Agent
Bank Attendant
1963
Film
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Dalek Voices (uncredited)
1965
Series
Armchair Thriller
Vicar
1978
Series
Shadow of the Noose
Mr Justice Grantham
1989
The Villains
2nd Card Player
1964
Series
Late Night Horror
Dr. Hamid Ali
1968
Series
Four Feather Falls
1960
Series
Holly
Prosecuting Counsel
1972
Series
Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
Parker / Brains / Kyrano / Gordon Tracy (voice)
2020
Film
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Daleks (voice)
1966
Film
Danger Within
Lt. Moxhay
1959
Series
Presented in Supercolorisation
Grandpa Ebenezer Twink / Hank (voice)
2022
Series
Presented in Supercolorisation
Dr. Horatio Beaker / Mitch the Monkey / Morse Operator (voice)
2022
Series
Presented in Supercolorisation
Dr. Horatio Beaker / Mitch the Monkey / Herman Gredenski (voice)
2022
Series
Presented in Supercolorisation
Professor Matthew Matic / Lieutenant Ninety / Zoonie the Lazoon / Zodan / Warrior Countdown (voice)
2022
Series
Presented in Supercolorisation
Professor Mattew 'Matt' Matic / Lieutenant Ninety / Zoonie the Lazoon / Doctor Baker (voice)
2022
Series
Presented in Supercolorisation
Professor Matthew Matic / Lieutenant Ninety / Freighter A14 (voice)
2022
Film
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
Grandpa Pig (voice)
2017
Series
Armchair Theatre
Derek Stedman
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Lieutenant
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Willie Bliss
1956
Film
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
Grandpa Pig / Mr Zebra (voice)
2015
Film
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
Dalek (voice)
1964
Film
Thunderbirds Are GO
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Aloysius Parker (voice)
1966
The Brahmin Widow
Inspector of Customs
1968
Film
Doctor Who: The Chase
Daleks (voice) / Mechanoids (voice)
1965
Film
Doctor Who: City of Death
Kerensky / Hermann
1979
Film
Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Kyrano / No. 2, Ocean Pioneer II / Collins (voice)
1966
Film
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
Mieczylaw Jagielski
1981
Film
The Ties That Bind Us
Prof Keresnky (archive footage)
2008
Film
Freelance
General
1970
Film
Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster
Brains / Parker / Warren Grafton / Harry Malloy (voice)
1966
Film
Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment
Parker / Wilbur Dandridge III / Captain Hanson / Percy / Customs Officer / Elevator (voice)
1966
Film
Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction
Brains / Parker / Simms / Jim Lucas / Sanchos / Manuel (voice)
1966
Film
Thunderbird 6
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Aloysius Parker (voice)
1968
Film
Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Colonel Tim Casey / General Bron / Jim / Race / 1st Policeman (voice)
1965
Film
Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Sir William / Commisioner / The Leader / Kenyon / Salzman / BSS Assistant (voice)
1965
Film
Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Dave Clayton / Frank / Chuck / Policeman (voice)
1965
Film
The Pleasure Girls
Gambler
1965
Film
Thunderbirds: End of The Road
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Kyrano / Bob Gray / Cheng / Engineer (Voice)
1965
Film
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
Dalek (voice)
2023
Series
Stand by for Action
Self
2007
Film
Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham
Brains / Parker / Olsen / Captain Savidge / Hitchins (voice)
1966
Prescription for Disaster
2006
Film
Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Carl / MI.5 Agent Tidman (voice)
1966
Film
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
Aquaphibian 2 / Aquaphibian 3 (voice)
1980
Film
Lee Oswald: Assassin
Manager of Shoe Store
1966
Film
Thunderbirds: Security Hazard
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Morrison / Bob Gray / Solarnaut Asher / Captain Hanson / Frank / Dave Clayton (voice)
1966
Film
Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Colonel Jameson / Sergeant (voice)
1966
Film
The Prophet
Robot (voice)
1967
Film
Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached
2015
Film
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
Dalek Voice
1965
Film
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Film
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Brains / Parker / Thunderbirds (voice)
2009
Film
Thunderbirds: Vault of Death
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Parker / Kyrano / Lambert / Light-Fingered Fred / Taylor / Moore / Barrett / Policeman (voice)
1965
Film
Callan
Wireless Operator
1974
Film
Thunderbirds: The Imposters
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Elliott / Carela / Captain Hanson / Helijet Pilot / Search Control / Jack (voice)
1966
Film
Filmed in Supermarionation
Self / Parker / Brains
2014
Film
All About 'Thunderbirds'
2008
Film
Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted
Self
2022
Film
Thunderbirds in Outer Space
Gordon Tracy / John Tracy / Brains / Kyrano (voice)
1981
Film
Talking Daleks
Self
2003
Film
This Is Supermarionation
Parker / Brains (voice)
2014
Film
Hotel!
Scientist
2001
Film
Doctor Who: The Daleks
Dalek (voice)
1964
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Albert
1956
Film
Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Victor Gomez (voice)
1966
Film
Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Atlantic Captain (voice)
1966
Film
Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Parker / Kyrano / Reactor Controller Collins / Plant Tour Guide (voice)
1965
Film
Creation of the Daleks
Himself
2006
Film
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Parker / Kyrano / Captain Hanson (voice)
1980
Film
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
Charlie
1966
Film
Countdown to Disaster
Brains / Gordon Tracy / Aloysius Parker / Kyrano / Joe / Clayton / 2nd Site Control Policeman (voice)
1982
Film
Shoot the Revolution
Postel Nicu
1990
Film
Crossroads to Crime
Johnny
1960
Film
Wildflowers
Trip
2000
Film
Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown
Dalek (voice)
1965
Film
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Kyrano / Joe / Clayton (voice)
1965
Film
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Kyrano / Captain Hanson / Lt Bob Meddings (voice)
1965
Film
Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Culp (voice)
1966
Film
Make and Break
Dr. Horvath
1987
Film
Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom: The North Pole
Wise Old Elf / Mr. Gnome (voice)
Film
Invaders from the Deep
Admiral Henry Carson / Marin / Nucella / Various Characters (voice)
1981
Film
Aliens
Bruno
1982
Film
HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition
2016
Film
Thunderbirds: City of Fire
Brains / Tower Control Assistant / Woman Driver's Husband (voice)
1966
Film
Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Kyrano / Bletcher / Maguire / Production Manager (voice)
1966
Film
Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril
Brains / General Petters / Sergeant Reynolds / Frank (voice)
1965
Film
Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Kyrano / Hassan Ali (voice)
1965
Film
The Skin Game
Alvero Belda
1962
Film
Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Captain Hanson / Patterson / Fireflash Pilot / Fireflash 3 Pilot / Irish Farmer (voice)
1965
Film
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
Self
2003
Film
Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Professor Borender / Roach / Waiter / Colonel Benson (voice)
1965
Film
Thunderbirds: Sun Probe
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Kyrano / Solarnaut Asher / Braman (voice)
1965
Film
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Kyrano (voice)
2025
Albert Einstein oder Die Formel des Todes
Darsteller
Film
Thunderbirds: The Uninvited
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Zombite Leader / Zombite Flight Leader (voice)
1965
Film
Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Kyrano / Straker / 2nd Santa (voice)
1966
Film
Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
Gordon Tracy / Brains / Parker / Skythrust Co-Pilot / Officer / Waiter / Fashion Buyers / Ross (voice)
1966
Film
Thunderbirds: Lord Parker's 'Oliday
Parker / Brains / Party Goer (voice)
1966
Film
Thunderbirds: Ricochet
John Tracy / Brains / Loman / Sentinel Base Computer (voice)
1966
Film
Stingray: The Reunion Party
Admiral Jack Denver (voice)
2008