Kerry Shale

Kerry Shale
Born (1952-06-04) June 4, 1952 (age 72)[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

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

Filmography

Film

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 Unhygienix 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
Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails Thomas and Spencer Original UK voice
Henry, Gordon, James, Kevin and Sir Topham Hatt US voice
2010 Thomas & Friends: 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 Thomas & Friends: 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 Thomas & Friends: 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 Thomas & Friends: 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 Thomas & Friends: 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
Thomas & Friends: 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 Thomas & Friends: 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
Thomas & Friends: 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

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
2023 Best Interests Dr. David Pankerman 1 episode[6]

Video games

Year Title Role(s) Source Notes
2003 Dog's Life Jake, Wayne, Dwayne, additional voices [7][8] Writer[9]
Space Channel 5: Part 2 Fuse [10]
2004 Killzone ISA Troops [10]
2008 Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds Fernando, Shigeki Maruyama, Maru-Chan, Clark [10]
2010 Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip Toshi and Xavier [10]
2011 LittleBigPlanet 2 Lex Luthor [10]
2012 LittleBigPlanet PS Vita [10]
Deponia Rufus, Cletus, Argus [10]
Chaos on Deponia [10]
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes [10]
2013 Lego City Undercover Marion Dunby [10]
Puppeteer Ying Yang and General Dragon [10]
2014 Transformers Universe Derail [10]
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments Sherlock Holmes [10]
2015 Lego Dimensions Marion Dunby [10]
2016 Batman: Arkham VR Thug 3 [10]
Steep Radio DJ Larry Miller [10]
2017 Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Star-Lord [10]
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Cressidus and Perceval [10]
2018 Lego The Incredibles Additional voices [10]
Hitman 2 Carl Ingram [10]
2019 Terminator: Resistance NPCs [10]
2020 Serious Sam 4 Filbert [10]
Someday You'll Return Daniel [10]

References

  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. ^ "Kerry Shale". Sainou. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ^ "V/O Video Clips - Kerry Shale - Actor, V/O Artist | Kerry Shale". Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Most named characters voiced in a videogame by a single actor". www.guinnessworldrecords.com.
  9. ^ "Writing - Kerry Shale - Actor, V/O Artist | Kerry Shale". Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  10. ^ 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.