Michael Angelis, who narrated the children’s series “Thomas the Tank Engine” for decades, has died at his home, the BBC reported Sunday
. His age was not immediately clear; various outlets listed his age as either 68 or 76.
He also narrated a handful of episodes of the U.S. show, which appeared on PBS, and performed voice duty on the Thomas movies “Hero of the Rails,” “Misty Island Rescue” and “Days of the Diesels.”In the UK, Angelis was also known as a costar in the gritty 1980s mini-series “Boys from the Blackstuff.” He appeared as Robert Rocksavage in the 2012 miniseries “Good Cop.”
Fans on both sides of the Atlantic mourned his passing and posted their favorite moments of the show.
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