It was reported today that the actor David Graham has died, a couple of months on from his 99th birthday.
He made two appearances in Doctor Who: playing Charlie the Barman in The Gunfighters, and Professor Kerensky in City of Death. However, it will be as one of the original voices of the Daleks that he will be best remembered by fans.
Beyond Doctor Who, it will be his other voice work on Thunderbirds that will feature prominently in the obituaries. He provided the voices for Parker and Brains amongst others.
Graham joined the cast of The Daleks to provide their distinctive vocals alongside Peter Hawkins. They collaborated throughout the Hartnell era, as well as on the two Peter Cushing Dalek movies, before Graham moved on to other projects. He also provided vocals for the Mechonoids in The Chase.
His final association with the programme came with some new vocals on the recent colourised version of that first Daleks story.
Another popular venture of recent times was the hugely popular children's TV show Peppa Pig in which he voiced Grandpa Pig.
Left very much housebound following a stroke in late 2020, he was able to continue working due to his specialism in voice work, which he could record at home.
RIP.
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