Cast
David Graham
Acting
Cast
David Graham
Known for
Acting
Born
1925-07-11
From
Hackney, London, England, UK
Biography
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.
Supergirl
as Party Guest
King David
as Ephraimite Elder
Dr. Who and the Daleks
as Dalek Voices (uncredited)
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
as Grandpa Pig (voice)
Danger Within
as Lt. Moxhay
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
as Dalek (voice)
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
as Daleks (voice)
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
as Brains / Parker / Thunderbirds (voice)
The Ties That Bind Us
as Prof Keresnky (archive footage)
Wildflowers
as Trip
Callan
as Wireless Operator
Thunderbirds Are GO
as Gordon Tracy / Brains / Aloysius Parker (voice)
The Pleasure Girls
as Gambler
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
as Dalek (voice)
Filmed in Supermarionation
as Self / Parker / Brains
Hotel!
as Scientist
Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
as Dalek Voice
Doctor Who: The Daleks
as Dalek (voice)
Invaders from the Deep
as Admiral Henry Carson / Marin / Nucella / Various Characters (voice)
Thunderbird 6
as Gordon Tracy / Brains / Aloysius Parker (voice)
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
as Mieczylaw Jagielski
Doctor Who: City of Death
as Kerensky / Hermann
Make and Break
as Dr. Horvath
Shoot the Revolution
as Postel Nicu
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
as Gordon Tracy / Brains / Parker / Kyrano / Captain Hanson (voice)
Thunderbirds in Outer Space
as Gordon Tracy / John Tracy / Brains / Kyrano (voice)
Freelance
as General
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
as Grandpa Pig / Mr Zebra (voice)
Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom: The North Pole
as Wise Old Elf / Mr. Gnome (voice)
The Prophet
as Robot (voice)
The Story of Doctor Who
Doctor Who: The Chase
as Daleks (voice) / Mechonoids (voice)
Aliens
as Bruno
Prescription for Disaster
Crossroads to Crime
as Johnny
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
as Aquaphibian 2 / Aquaphibian 3 (voice)
Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown
as Dalek (voice)
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City
as Gordon Tracy/Brains/ Kyrano/Joe/First Officer Clayton/ 2nd Policeman - Site Control/Police Patrol/Garner
The Skin Game
as Alvero Belda
The Brahmin Widow
as Inspector of Customs
This Is Supermarionation
as Parker / Brains (voice)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Albert
Countdown to Disaster
as Brains / Gordon Tracy / Aloysius Parker / Kyrano / Joe / Clayton / 2nd Site Control Policeman (voice)
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
as Gordon Tracy / Parker / Brains / Kyrano (voice)
Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted
as Self
Creation of the Daleks
as Himself
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
as Gordon Tracy/Parker/Brains/Kyrano/Captain Hanson/Lt Bob Meddings/Fireflash Passenger/Crash Tenders/Doctor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
as Charlie
Talking Daleks
as Self
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
as Self
Albert Einstein oder Die Formel des Todes
as Darsteller