
Michael Brandon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 20, 1945 (age 81)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Michael Brandon (born April 20, 1945) is an American actor who resides in the United Kingdom and United States. He is known for his role as James Dempsey in the British drama series Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986) and narrating the American dub of the children's television series Thomas & Friends (2004–2012). His theatre credits include the original Broadway production of Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? (1969), and Jerry Springer in the West End production of Jerry Springer: The Opera (2003–2004).
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Filmography

Canary Black
Movie · as US President

Renegades
Movie · as Palmer

Trust
TV · as Walter Annenberg · 1 ep

The Time of Their Lives
Movie · as Harry Scheider

FantastiCozzi
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

The American Invasion
Movie · as Self - Presenter

Thomas & Friends: Wild Water Rescue & Other Engine Adventures
Movie · as Narrator / Diesel (voice)

Galavant
TV · as Sid's Dad · 1 ep

Born of War
Movie · as Harm Helder

Thomas & Friends: Muddy Matters
Movie · as Narrator / Diesel (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Go Go Thomas!
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Animals Aboard!
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Blandings
TV · as Grumman · 1 ep

Thomas & Friends: Schoolhouse Delivery
Movie · as Narrator / Diesel (voice)

Thomas & Friends: A Very Thomas Christmas
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Engine Friends
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Sticky Situations
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Up, Up and Away!
Movie · as Narrator / Mr. Bubbles (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Curious Cargo
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Captain America: The First Avenger
Movie · as Senator Brandt

Thomas & Friends: The Birthday Express
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Rescue on the Rails
Movie · as Narrator / Diesel (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Merry Christmas, Thomas!
Movie · as Narrator / Diesel (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Pop Goes Thomas
Movie · as Narrator / Mr. Bubbles (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Wobbly Wheels and Whistles
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Thomas in Charge!
Movie · as Narrator / Diesel (voice)

HiT Favorites: Preschool Fun
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

HiT Favorites: Sweet Dreams
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

HiT Favorites: Friends and Family
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Episodes
TV · as Elliot Salad · 5 eps

Death in Paradise
TV · as Joel Maurice · 1 ep

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep

Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love
TV · as Conrad Tucker · 2 eps

Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Merry Winter Wish
Movie · as Narrator / Mr. Bubbles (voice)

Thomas & Friends: The Lion of Sodor
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Creaky Cranky
Movie · as Narrator / Diesel (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Runaway Kite
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

HiT Favorites: Animal Tails
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

HiT Favorites: Colors Are Fun!
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Railway Friends
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

HiT Favorites: Frosty Friends
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
Movie · as Jamie Dimon

Thomas & Friends: Team Up with Thomas
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: High Speed Adventures
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: High Speed Adventures
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Percy and the Bandstand
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Splish, Splash, Splosh!
Movie · as Narrator / Mr. Bubbles (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Treasure
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Me and Orson Welles
Movie · as Les Tremayne

HiT Favorites: Winter Wonderland
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Movie · as Self

Thomas & Friends: Milkshake Muddle
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Carnival Capers
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Toy Workshop
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Thomas & Friends on the Big Screen
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

After You've Gone
TV · as Bill Tucker · 1 ep

The Detonator
Movie · as Flint

Are You Ready for Love?
Movie · as Randy

Thomas & Friends: On Site with Thomas and Other Adventures
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Come Ride the Rails
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Really Brave Engines and Other Adventures
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Tales from the Tracks
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Halloween Adventures
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Track Stars
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Legends
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

Jack and the Sodor Construction Company
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 13 eps

Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Sodor Celebration!
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Hooray for Thomas and Other Adventures
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Roman Vice
Movie · as Narrátor

Thomas & Friends: Percy Saves the Day and Other Adventures
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Sodor Celebration!
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Songs from the Station
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Rescue Adventures
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Dead Man Weds
TV · as Chuck Newman · 6 eps

Doctor Who
TV · as General Sanchez · 1 ep

Bones
TV · as Roger Frampton · 2 eps

Hawking
Movie · as Arno Penzias

Thomas & Friends: Steamies vs. Diesels and Other Thomas Adventures
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Jet Engine and Other Adventures
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

The Catherine Tate Show
TV · 1 ep

New Tricks
TV · as Col. Charles Norton · 1 ep

Hustle
TV · as Marcus Wendell · 1 ep

Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Martin Zimmerman · 1 ep

Dinotopia 6: The Exit
Movie · as Frank Scott

Dinotopia 4: New Horizons
Movie · as Frank Scott

Dinotopia 5: The Virus
Movie · as Frank Scott
The Terry and Gaby Show
TV · 1 ep

Dinotopia 2: The Temptation
Movie · as Frank Scott

Dinotopia 3: The Election
Movie · as Frank Scott

Dinotopia
TV · as Frank Scott

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Movie · as Self

The Lost Battalion
Movie · as Maj. Gen. Robert Alexander

The Division
TV · as Judge Stone · 1 ep

Richard & Judy
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Contaminated Man
Movie · as Wyles

CI5: The New Professionals
TV · 1 ep

Déjà Vu
Movie · as Alex

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
Movie · as Jeff Littman

Ally McBeal
TV · as Adam Dawson · 1 ep

Jonathan Creek
TV · as Captain Frank Candy · 1 ep

The Practice
TV · as Adam Dawson · 2 eps

JAG
TV · as Col. Hegstetter, Nardoni · 1 ep

Murder or Memory: A Moment of Truth Movie
Movie · as Arnie Hansen

Not in My Family
Movie · as Ted Ricci

The Nanny
TV · as Stan · 1 ep
Home Fires
TV · as Teddy Kramer · 6 eps

Dynasty: The Reunion
TV · as Arlen Marshall · 2 eps

Believed Violent
Movie · as Tom Lepski

The Care of Time
Movie · as Robert Halliday

Have a Nice Night
Movie · as Tom Lepski

Want to Stay Alive
Movie · as Tom Lepski

Try This One for Size
Movie · as Tom Lepski

Rock 'N Roll Mom
Movie · as Jeff Robins

Visitors
Movie · as Eddie

The Grand Knockout Tournament
Movie · as Self

Casualty
TV · as Mike Barnicott · 1 ep

Deadly Messages
Movie · as Michael Krasnick

Dempsey and Makepeace The Movie
Movie · as Dempsey

Dempsey and Makepeace
TV · as James Dempsey · 30 eps

Screen Two
TV · as Eddie · 1 ep

The Seduction of Gina
Movie · as Keith Sindell

The Bill
TV · 1 ep

Thomas & Friends
TV · as Narrator (voice), Narrator / Diesel (voice) · 152 eps

Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Alex Weaver · 1 ep
Venice Medical
Movie · as Dr. Pete Marcus

Emerald Point N.A.S.
TV · as David Marquette · 22 eps

Between Two Brothers
Movie · as Bob Frazer

St. Elsewhere
TV · as Anthony Gifford · 1 ep

Rich and Famous
Movie · as Max (uncredited)

A Change of Seasons
Movie · as Pete Lachapelle

A Perfect Match
Movie · as Steve Triandos

A Vacation in Hell
Movie · as Alan

Promises in the Dark
Movie · as Dr. Jim Sandman

Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Stephen Baker · 1 ep

FM
Movie · as Jeff Dugan

The Comedy Company
Movie · as Paul Lester

An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Red Alert
Movie · as Carl Wyche

Lindsay Wagner: Another Side of Me
Movie · as Self

Scott Free
Movie · as Tony Scott

James Dean
Movie · as William Bast

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
Movie · as David

Cage Without a Key
Movie · as Ben Holian

The Red Badge of Courage
Movie · as Pvt. Jim Conklin

Hitchhike!
Movie · as Keith Miles

The Third Girl from the Left
Movie · as David

Heavy Traffic
Movie · as (voice)

Police Story
TV · 1 ep

The Strangers in 7A
Movie · as Billy

Jennifer on My Mind
Movie · as Marcus Rottner
The Impatient Heart
Movie · as Frank Pescadero

Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Movie · as Roberto Tobias

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV · as Pete Giannetta · 1 ep

Lovers and Other Strangers
Movie · as Mike Vecchio

Medical Center
TV · as Dr. Lensko · 1 ep

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
TV · 1 ep



