Kerry Shale

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Kerry Shale
Born (1952-06-04) June 4, 1952 (age 71)[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
Years active1978–present
Websitewww.kerryshale.com
External image
image icon Shale in 2015.


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.[2] He is the co-host of Is It Rolling, Bob? Talking Dylan, a podcast about Bob Dylan.[3]

Early life[edit]

Kerry Shale was born on 4 June 1952.[1]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1983 Yentl Yeshiva Student [1][4]
1985 Runaway Train Dubbing Voice, Uncredited
1986 Labyrinth Goblin Voice[1]
Little Shop of Horrors Her Assistant [1]
1987 The Living Daylights Voice of Necros
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace MBC Newscaster [1]
1989 Asterix and the Big Fight Additional Voices Voice
1996 Jude Showman [1]
1997 Welcome to Sarajevo UN Convoy Official [1]
1998 B. Monkey Texan
The Misadventures of Margaret Librarian [1]
1999 RKO 281 Bernard Herrmann [1]
2000 102 Dalmatians Le Pelt's assistant [1]
2002 Max Dr. Levi [1]
2003 Code 46 Clinic Doctor [1]
2005 The Jacket Prosecutor [1]
Gideon's Daughter Badalamenti [1]
The Wedding Date Clipboard Manager Uncredited[1]
2006 Manga Latina: Killer on the Loose Victor La Cruz
2008 Genova Stephen [1]
2009 Universal Soldier: Regeneration Dr. Robert Colin
Hero of the Rails Thomas and Spencer Original UK voice
Henry, Gordon, James, Kevin and Sir Topham Hatt US voice
2010 Misty Island Rescue Diesel (UK)
Henry, Gordon, James, Dash, Harold, Kevin and Sir Topham Hatt (US)
Voice; direct-to-DVD
London Boulevard Lawyer Uncredited
2011 Day of the Diesels Diesel (UK)
Henry, Gordon, James, Kevin and Sir Topham Hatt (US)
'Arry, Bert and Sidney
Voice; direct-to-DVD
Arthur Christmas UNFITA OPS Voice
2012 Blue Mountain Mystery Diesel (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 Kopponen Voice
2013 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 [1]
2014 Tale of the Brave Henry, Gordon, James, Kevin and Sir Topham Hatt US voice; direct-to-DVD
Blood Moon Father Domonic [1]
2015 Moonwalkers Mr. White
Narcopolis Martin Fox
The Cannibal in the Jungle Peter Kalas
Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins Henry and Gordon US voice; direct-to-DVD
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 Journey Beyond Sodor Henry and Gordon (US)
Kevin and the Troublesome Trucks
Final Portrait Art Dealer [1]
The Trip to Spain Matt
2018 Show Dogs Klaus Hochauser
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[edit]

Years Title Role(s) Notes
1981 Sorry! Gavin Episode: "The Godfather"
1983 The Comic Strip Presents... Willy Episode: "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 Reporter TV movie
1993 Cracker Scene of Crime Expert Episode: The Mad Woman in the Attic: Part 1
1994 The Adventure of the Red Circle Leverton, a Pinkerton (detective agency) detective Part 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
2002 Wilf the Witch's Dog
2007 Holby City Dr. Costello Episode: 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 Agent 2 episodes
2011 Doctor Who Doctor Renfrew Episode: 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 Nimrod 3 episodes
Suspicion Arnold Myerson
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Joe Venice

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role(s) Source Notes
2003 Dog's Life Jake, Wayne, Dwayne, additional voices [6][7] Writer[8]
Space Channel 5: Part 2 Fuse [9]
2004 Killzone ISA Troops [9]
2008 Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds Fernando, Shigeki Maruyama, Maru-Chan, Clark [9]
2010 Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip Toshi and Xavier [9]
2011 LittleBigPlanet 2 Lex Luthor [9]
2012 LittleBigPlanet PS Vita [9]
Deponia Rufus, Cletus, Argus [9]
Chaos on Deponia [9]
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes [9]
2013 Lego City Undercover Marion Dunby [9]
Puppeteer Ying Yang and General Dragon [9]
2014 Transformers Universe Derail [9]
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments Sherlock Holmes [9]
2015 Lego Dimensions Marion Dunby [9]
2016 Batman: Arkham VR Thug 3 [9]
Steep Radio DJ Larry Miller [9]
2017 Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Star-Lord [9]
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Cressidus and Perceval [9]
2018 Lego The Incredibles Additional voices [9]
Hitman 2 Carl Ingram [9]
2019 Terminator: Resistance NPCs [9]
2020 Serious Sam 4 Filbert [9]
Someday You'll Return Daniel [9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Kerry Shale". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama, The Kubrick Test". BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Is It Rolling, Bob? Talking Dylan on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ "'Yentl' actor writes new spin on Jewish classic for Radio 4". www.thejc.com.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Kerry Shale - Actor | Kerry Shale". Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. ^ "V/O Video Clips - Kerry Shale - Actor, V/O Artist | Kerry Shale". Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Most named characters voiced in a videogame by a single actor". www.guinnessworldrecords.com.
  8. ^ "Writing - Kerry Shale - Actor, V/O Artist | Kerry Shale". Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Kerry Shale (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources). Retrieved 22 April 2022.

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