Bob Monkhouse OBE (June 1st, 1928 – December 29th, 2003) was a renowned and respected British comedian, actor, TV presenter and talent show judge. During the height of Supermarionation popularity, he provided the voice of both Brad Newman and The Swinging Star announcer for the 1966 feature film Thunderbirds Are Go. He landed these roles by chance during a meeting with Gerry Anderson.
Monkhouse succumbed to cancer on 29 December 2003. He was 75.
Characters voiced by Bob Monkhouse[]
Space Navigator Brad Newman
Announcer
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If they ever based a puppet on Bob Monkhouse, it's probably the radar operator from Operation Crash-Dive.