Bob Monkhouse OBE (1 June 1928 – 29 December 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 original Thunderbirds Are Go film, a role he landed by chance during a meeting with Gerry Anderson.
Bob Monkhouse succumbed to cancer in 2003.
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.