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Shane Rimmer
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Shane Rimmer

1929 – 2019 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Active 1956–2025

Shane Rimmer, born in 1929 in Toronto, Canada, made a significant impact on cult cinema after relocating to England in the late 1950s. He is known for his roles in Rollerball (1975) and The Hunger (1983), where he brought depth to supporting characters in these genre-defining films. Rimmer's extensive career includes appearances in Scorpio (1973) and The Dogs of War (1980), solidifying his presence in the realm of exploitation and action cinema. His contributions to films like Warlords of Atlantis (1978) reflect his versatility and enduring appeal in the cult film landscape.

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Warlords of Atlantis

Warlords of Atlantis

1978 ★ 5.8
as Captain Daniels

Searching for the lost world of Atlantis, Prof. Aitken, his son Charles and Greg Collinson are betrayed by the crew of their expedition\'s ship, attracted by the fabulous treasures of Atlantis. The diving bell disabled, a deep sea monster attacks the boat. They are all dragged to the bottom of the sea where they meet the inhabitants of the lost continent, an advanced alien race that makes sailors their slaves.

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Filmography

147 credits
2020s 2 credits
2020
TV ★ 7.0
2010s 6 credits
2017
Movie
2016
Movie ★ 4.7
2016
Movie ★ 10.0
2014
This Is Supermarionation as Scott Tracy (voice)
Movie ★ 8.0
2014
Movie ★ 7.3
2012
Dark Shadows as Board Member #1
Movie ★ 6.1
2000s 10 credits
2006
Alien Autopsy as Colonel
Movie ★ 5.7
2006
Movie ★ 7.4
2005
Movie ★ 5.5
2005
Batman Begins as Older Gotham Water Board Technician
Movie ★ 7.7
2005
Hiroshima as James F. Byrnes
Movie ★ 7.1
2004
Movie ★ 5.6
2003
TV ★ 6.7
2002
One of the Hollywood Ten as Parnell Thomas
Movie ★ 6.3
2001
Spy Game as Estate Agent
Movie ★ 6.9
2000
Movie ★ 7.5
1990s 12 credits
1999
Dockers as US Longshoreman
Movie ★ 6.8
1998
Only Love as Warren Oliver
Movie ★ 5.5
1996
Space Truckers as E. J. Saggs
Movie ★ 5.5
1995
Movie ★ 5.0
1993
Pretty Princess as Mr. Hughes
Movie ★ 5.6
1993
Lipstick on Your Collar as Lieutenant Colonel Trekker
TV ★ 6.9
1992
Double Vision as Caroline & Lisa's Father
Movie ★ 5.1
1992
Movie ★ 5.8
1991
Company Business as Chairman, Maxine Gray Cosmetics
Movie ★ 5.2
1991
A Kiss Before Dying as Commissioner Malley
Movie ★ 5.6
1991
Stanley and the Women as Morton Fendig
TV ★ 6.5
1990
Movie ★ 9.0
1980s 44 credits
1989
Crusoe as Mr. Mather
Movie ★ 5.9
1989
Movie ★ 6.4
1988
TV ★ 6.2
1988
A Very British Coup as Secretary of State
TV ★ 7.9
1988
The Bourne Identity as General Conklin
TV ★ 6.5
1987
Movie ★ 7.0
1987
Movie ★ 6.0
1987
Movie ★ 4.7
1987
Dick Spanner as Dick Spanner
TV ★ 6.5
1987
TV ★ 5.0
1986
Space Police as Lt. Chuck Brogan
Movie ★ 4.0
1986
Of Pure Blood as The Colonel
Movie ★ 9.0
1986
The Last Days of Patton as Dr. Col. Lawrence Ball
Movie ★ 6.5
1986
Whoops Apocalypse as Marvin Gelber (US Secretary of State)
Movie ★ 5.7
1986
Casualty as Ed Rhinehart
TV ★ 6.2
1985
Out of Africa as Belknap, farm manager
Movie ★ 7.2
1985
White Nights as Ambassador Larry Smith
Movie ★ 6.7
1985
Movie ★ 5.8
1985
Dreamchild as Mr. Marl
Movie ★ 6.6
1985
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill as Brod Sarnton
Movie ★ 7.3
1985
Morons from Outer Space as Redneck (Melvin)
Movie ★ 4.8
1985
Gulag as Jay
Movie ★ 5.6
1985
Movie ★ 5.5
1984
Movie ★ 5.6
1984
Movie ★ 7.0
1984
Mistral's Daughter as Harry Klein
TV ★ 6.0
1984
Lace as Press Agent
TV ★ 7.2
1983
The Hunger as Arthur Jelinek
Movie ★ 6.6
1983
Movie ★ 4.7
1983
Superman III as State Policeman
Movie ★ 5.5
1983
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye as Detective Murphy
TV ★ 6.9
1982
Gandhi as Commentator
Movie ★ 7.6
1982
Countdown to Disaster as Scott Tracy (voice)
Movie
1981
Reds as MacAlpine
Movie ★ 6.9
1981
Thunderbirds in Outer Space as Scott Tracy (voice)
Movie
1981
Priest of Love as Chief Immigration Officer
Movie ★ 5.0
1981
The Rose Medallion as Sgt Ed Kusborski
TV ★ 7.0
1980
Thunderbirds to the Rescue as Scott Tracy / Radar Operator (voice)
Movie
1980
Superman II as Controller
Movie ★ 6.8
1980
Invasion: UFO as Lt. Bill Johnson / Alien / CIA Agent
Movie ★ 5.7
1980
Movie ★ 5.8
1980
Oppenheimer as Ed Condon
TV ★ 6.7
1970s 42 credits
1979
Movie ★ 5.9
1979
Hanover Street as Col. Ronald Bart
Movie ★ 5.6
1979
Movie ★ 6.4
1979
Tales of the Unexpected as Janet Murdoch
TV ★ 6.8
1979
Tales of the Unexpected as Arthur Beauchamp
TV ★ 6.8
1979
TV ★ 7.0
1978
Warlords of Atlantis as Captain Daniels
Movie ★ 5.7
1978
Movie
1978
Superman as Naval Transport Commander (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.2
1978
Movie ★ 7.5
1978
TV ★ 7.0
1977
Star Wars as InCom Engineer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.2
1977
Movie ★ 5.3
1977
Alternative 3 as Bob Grodin
Movie ★ 6.3
1977
Movie ★ 6.4
1977
The Spy Who Loved Me as Cmdr. Carter
Movie ★ 6.8
1977
Movie ★ 7.5
1977
Nasty Habits as Officer I / C
Movie ★ 5.0
1977
Secret Army as Canadian Commandant
TV ★ 7.7
1976
Second Verdict as Harold Giles Hoffman
TV ★ 7.0
1975
Movie ★ 5.8
1975
Rollerball as Rusty, Team Executive
Movie ★ 6.3
1975
Space: 1999 as James Kelly
TV ★ 7.1
1975
Quiller as Harry Brent
TV ★ 10.0
1975
Space: 1999 as Eagle Pilot (voice)
TV ★ 7.1
1975
Space: 1999 as Bannion (voice)
TV ★ 7.1
1975
Space: 1999 as Maintenance Section Voice (voice) (uncredited)
TV ★ 7.1
1974
S*P*Y*S as Hessler
Movie ★ 5.4
1974
I Know What I Meant as Donald Ziegler
Movie
1974
Playhouse as Ambassador Bingham
TV ★ 7.0
1973
Baffled! as Track Announcer
Movie ★ 5.6
1973
Scorpio as Cop in Hotel
Movie ★ 6.2
1973
The Investigator as John (voice)
Movie
1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries as Police Sergeant Warren
TV ★ 6.8
1972
The Protectors as Vickers
TV ★ 6.1
1972
Van der Valk as Lovell J Wallace
TV ★ 6.2
1972
TV ★ 6.1
1971
Diamonds Are Forever as Tom (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1971
The Persuaders! as Harvey Lomax
TV ★ 7.6
1970
UFO as Bill Johnson
TV ★ 7.7
1970
UFO as CIA Agent
TV ★ 7.7
1960s 20 credits
1968
Thunderbird 6 as Scott Tracy (voice)
Movie ★ 5.9
1968
Joe 90 as Kelly (voice)
TV ★ 7.0
1967
You Only Live Twice as Hawaii Radar Operator (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1967
TV ★ 7.5
1967
TV ★ 7.5
1967
TV ★ 7.5
1966
Thunderbirds Are GO as Scott Tracy (voice)
Movie ★ 6.4
1966
Movie ★ 6.3
1965
The Bedford Incident as Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Movie ★ 7.0
1965
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky as Scott Tracy/TX 204 Co-pilot (voice)
Movie
1965
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City as Scott Tracy/Scanners/Washington
Movie ★ 8.0
1965
TV ★ 7.6
1965
Thunderbirds as Reactor Control Assistant (voice)
TV ★ 7.6
1965
Thunderbirds as Scott Tracy
TV ★ 7.6
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Marine Sergeant
TV ★ 5.3
1964
Theatre 625 as Corporal Girtin
TV ★ 7.2
1963
Doctor Who as Seth Harper
TV ★ 7.9
1962
TV ★ 5.0
1962
The Saint as Major Smith
TV ★ 7.4
1950s 5 credits
1958
Flaming Frontier as Running Bear
Movie ★ 7.0
1958
The Day the Sky Exploded as John McLaren (uncredited) (voice)
Movie ★ 4.3
1957
A Dangerous Age as Nancy's Father
Movie ★ 6.0
1957
TV ★ 5.4
1956
TV ★ 6.0
Crew Credits
1980s 1 credit
1970s 2 credits
1973
Movie
1972
TV ★ 6.1
1960s 3 credits
1969
TV ★ 5.8
1968
Joe 90 Writer
TV ★ 7.0