Michael Brandon

Michael Brandon (born on April 20th, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York as Michael Feldman) is an American actor who narrated from the seventh season to sixteenth season. He also re-narrated eight episodes from the sixth season. He was also credited as the narrator in the PBS opening of the first several seventeenth season episodes.

He is the longest serving narrator in the US and third overall behind Michael Angelis.

He appeared in "Captain America: The First Avenger" with Martin Sherman and William Hope.

He currently holds the record as the longest running narrator for the US and third overall after Michael Angelis and Leo Morimoto.

Brandon has appeared in other television shows and movies such as "Dempsey and Makepeace", "The Nanny", "Dinotopia", "Are You Ready for Love?", "The Division", "Ally McBeal", "The Catherine Tate Show", "Murder She Wrote", "New Tricks", "Try This One for Size", and "Doctor Who".

He was first married to Lindsay Wagner. He later married "Dempsey and Makepeace" co-star Glynis Barber, best known for her role in "EastEnders".

US

 * Diesel (thirteenth season - Blue Mountain Mystery)
 * Mr. Bubbles (thirteenth season - fifteenth season)
 * The Maithwaite Stationmaster (thirteenth season - sixteenth season)
 * The Knapford Stationmaster (thirteenth season - sixteenth season)

Trivia

 * He is the only US narrator from the Classic Series who has not played Mr. Conductor.
 * After his departure from Thomas and Friends, Martin Sherman took over the role of Diesel, William Hope took the role of the Knapford Stationmaster and Kerry Shale took over as the Maithwaite Stationmaster.

Links

 * Official site