Michael Angelis
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| Born | Friday, January 18, 1952  Liverpool, England |
Michael Angelis (b. January 18, 1952, Liverpool) is an English actor.
Angelis is best known for narrating the British Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends series from 1991 to 2007. He narrated six American Thomas episodes in 2003, after the previous narrator Alec Baldwin left, but was soon replaced by Michael Brandon.
Michael Angelis was also one of the stars of the famous 1982 BBC drama serial Boys from the Blackstuff and its comedies such as Luv and The Liver Birds in which he appeared from seasons 5-9. He also appeared as Liverpool gangland boss Mickey Startup in the third series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet in 2002. He narrated John Peel's autobiography, Margrave of the Marshes, on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
In 2006 he starred in the movie Fated, set in his home town of Liverpool. In 2007, he starred in episodes of Midsomer Murders and The Bill.
Angelis was married to the Coronation Street actress Helen Worth; however the two are now divorced.
[edit] Television Roles
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1975 to 1978 | The Liver Birds | Lucien Boswell |
| 1979 | Me, You and Him | Lucien Boswell |
| 1985 | I Woke Up One Morning | Max |
| 1993 to 1994 | Luv (TV series) | Harold Craven |
| 1996 | Whatever Happened to The Liver Birds? | Lucien Boswell |
| 2002 | The Timms | Michael Angelis |
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| Preceded by Ringo Starr |
Narrator of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends 1991-2007 |
Succeeded by Pierce Brosnan |
