Kerry Shale

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Kerry Shale
Born (1952-06-04) June 4, 1952 (age 72)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
Years active1978–present
Website www.kerryshale.com
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Kerry Shale (born 4 June 1952) is a Canadian actor, narrator and writer, based in London, England. His BBC Radio 4 comedy-drama The Kubrick Test was broadcast in 2020. [1] He is the co-host of Is It Rolling, Bob? Talking Dylan, a podcast about Bob Dylan. [2]

Contents

Early life

Kerry Shale was born on 4 June 1952. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1983 Yentl Yeshiva Student [3] [4]
1985 Runaway Train DubbingVoice, Uncredited
1986 Labyrinth GoblinVoice [3]
Little Shop of Horrors Her Assistant [3]
1987 The Living Daylights Voice of Necros
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace MBC Newscaster [3]
1989 Asterix and the Big Fight UnhygienixVoice
1996 Jude Showman [3]
1997 Welcome to Sarajevo UN Convoy Official [3]
1998 B. Monkey Texan
The Misadventures of Margaret Librarian [3]
1999 RKO 281 Bernard Herrmann [3]
2000 102 Dalmatians Le Pelt's assistant [3]
2002 Max Dr. Levi [3]
2003 Code 46 Clinic Doctor [3]
2005 The Jacket Prosecutor [3]
Gideon's Daughter Badalamenti [3]
The Wedding Date Clipboard ManagerUncredited [3]
2006Manga Latina: Killer on the LooseVictor La Cruz
2008 Genova Stephen [3]
2009 Universal Soldier: Regeneration Dr. Robert Colin
Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails Thomas and SpencerOriginal UK voice
Henry, Gordon, James, Kevin and Sir Topham HattUS voice
2010 Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue Diesel (UK)
Henry, Gordon, James, Dash, Harold, Kevin and Sir Topham Hatt (US)
Voice; direct-to-DVD
London Boulevard LawyerUncredited
2011 Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels Diesel (UK)
Henry, Gordon, James, Kevin and Sir Topham Hatt (US)
'Arry, Bert, Norman and Sidney
Voice; direct-to-DVD
Arthur Christmas UNFITA OPSVoice
2012Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain MysteryDiesel (UK)
Henry, James, Kevin, Sir Topham Hatt, Mr. Percival and some workmen (US)
Voice; direct-to-DVD
A Fantastic Fear of Everything Harvey Humphries
Tad, the Lost Explorer Tad Stones and KopponenVoice
2013 Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway Diesel (UK)
Henry, Gordon, James, Kevin and Sir Topham Hatt (US)
Voice; direct-to-DVD
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Harry S. Truman
Hello Carter Tara Evans [3]
2014 Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave Henry, Gordon, James, Kevin and Sir Topham HattUS voice; direct-to-DVD
Blood MoonFather Domonic [3]
2015 Moonwalkers Mr. White
Narcopolis Martin Fox
The Cannibal in the JunglePeter Kalas
Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins Henry and GordonUS voice; direct-to-DVD
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure Henry, Gordon and Kevin
2016 Thomas & Friends: The Great Race Henry, Gordon and Kevin (US)
Diesel and Scruff
Voice; direct-to-DVD
2017 Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor Henry and Gordon (US)
Kevin and the Troublesome Trucks
Final Portrait Art Dealer [3]
The Trip to Spain Matt
2018 Show Dogs Klaus Hochauser
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!Henry, Gordon, Harold and Mr. Percival (US)
Diesel and Beau
Voice; direct-to-DVD
2019 Angel Has Fallen Admiral Paul Sebring
2021 Wrath of Man Doctor

Television

YearsTitleRole(s)Notes
1981 Sorry! GavinEpisode: "The Godfather"
1983 The Comic Strip Presents... WillyEpisode: "Five Go Mad on Mescalin"
1984 Freud Otto Rank Miniseries
1988 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Mr. Beaver 6 episodes [5]
1992 A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia American ReporterTV movie
1993 Cracker Scene of Crime ExpertEpisode: The Mad Woman in the Attic: Part 1
1994 The Adventure of the Red Circle Leverton, a Pinkerton (detective agency) detectivePart of the Granada Television series Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series), originally broadcast on ITV on 28 March 1994 [5]
1994–96 Budgie the Little Helicopter Chuck
1996-98 Dennis the Menace Gnasher Voice
2002Wilf the Witch's Dog
2007 Holby City Dr. CostelloEpisode: Paranoid Android
Not Going Out Toby [5]
2007-10 Roary the Racing Car Big Chris, Tin Top, Big Christine (US)Voices [5]
2010-21 Thomas & Friends Henry, Gordon, James, Dash, Scruff, Max, Farmer Trotter, Mr. Percival and Sir Lowham Hatt (US)
Diesel (US; 2015 onwards / UK), Kevin (UK; "Hasty Hannah" only / US), 'Arry and the Troublesome Trucks
Succeeded by Rob Rackstraw as James (US), Michael Brandon and Martin Sherman as Diesel and Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt [5]
2010 The Trip Steve's US Agent2 episodes
2011 Doctor Who Doctor RenfrewEpisode: Day of the Moon [5]
2011–19 The Amazing World of Gumball Laurence "Larry" Needlemeyer, Bobert, Leslie, Various Characters [5]
2022 The Creature Cases Voice
The Sandman Nimrod3 episodes
Suspicion Arnold Myerson
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Joe Venice
2023 Best Interests Dr. David Pankerman1 episode [6]

Video games

YearTitleRole(s)SourceNotes
1999 Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Werner Von Croy [7] [8]
2000 Tomb Raider: Chronicles Werner Von Croy and Von Croy Sr. [9] [10]
2003 Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness Werner Von Croy, Thomas Luddick, various NPCs [11] [12]
Dog's Life Jake, Wayne, Dwayne, additional voices [13] [14] Writer [15]
Space Channel 5: Part 2 Fuse [16]
2004 Killzone ISA Troops [16]
2008 Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds Fernando, Shigeki Maruyama, Maru-Chan, Clark [16]
2010 Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip Toshi and Xavier [16]
2011 LittleBigPlanet 2 Lex Luthor [16]
2012 LittleBigPlanet PS Vita [16]
Deponia Rufus, Cletus, Argus [16]
Chaos on Deponia [16]
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes [16]
2013 Lego City Undercover Marion Dunby [16]
Puppeteer Ying Yang and General Dragon [16]
2014 Transformers Universe Derail [16]
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments Sherlock Holmes [16]
2015 Lego Dimensions Marion Dunby [16]
2016 Batman: Arkham VR Thug 3 [16]
Steep Radio DJ Larry Miller [16]
2017 Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Star-Lord [16]
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Cressidus and Perceval [16]
2018 Lego The Incredibles Additional voices [16]
Hitman 2 Carl Ingram [16]
2019 Terminator: Resistance NPCs [16]
2020 Serious Sam 4 Filbert [16]
Someday You'll Return Daniel [16]
2025 Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered Werner Von CroyArchived audio

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