The great Australian actor was also John Tracy in the Thunderbirds.
He wrote about it in his biography, observing that the British show's creators showed him 5 marionettes and asked him which one he would like to be.
He picked John Tracy, the solitary occupant of Thunderbird 5.
To quote from a fan website:
"Thunderbird 5 floats high over the Earth in geosynchronous orbit,scanning the globe 24 hours a day for distress calls. Equipment aboard the satellite can pick up broadcasts at any frequency....
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For the Thunderbirds Ray Barrett was also The Hood, and (adopting a ridiculously high pitched voice) the Duchess Dowager.
Ray did the American accent easily and was miffed that he never got paid for (the near-continuous) repeats.
As he wrote: "Definitely not F-A-B!"
All of which means Ray Barrett will touch lives forever more.
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