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|birth date = [[2 May (people)|2 May]] [[1927 (people)|1927]] | |birth date = [[2 May (people)|2 May]] [[1927 (people)|1927]] | ||
|death date = [[8 September (people)|8 September]] [[2009 (people)|2009]] | |death date = [[8 September (people)|8 September]] [[2009 (people)|2009]] | ||
|aka = | |aka =Sydney Wilson | ||
|job title = [[Actor]] | |job title = [[Actor]] | ||
|role = [[Bennett (The Rescue)|Bennett]], [[John Tracy]] | |role = [[Bennett (The Rescue)|Bennett]], [[John Tracy]] | ||
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'''Ray Barrett''' ([[2 May (people)|2 May]] [[1927 (people)|1927]]-[[8 September (people)|8 September]] [[2009 (people)|2009]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/sep/09/ray-barrett-obituary The Guardian]</ref>) played [[Bennett (The Rescue)|Bennett]] and | '''Ray Barrett''' ([[2 May (people)|2 May]] [[1927 (people)|1927]]-[[8 September (people)|8 September]] [[2009 (people)|2009]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/sep/09/ray-barrett-obituary The Guardian]</ref>) played [[Bennett (The Rescue)|Bennett]] (and Bennett's alias Koquillion, credited under the pseudonym '''Sydney Wilson''' to convey the surprise of Koquillion's true identity) in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]''. | ||
According to the documentary ''[[Mounting The Rescue (documentary)|Mounting The Rescue]]'' featured on the DVD release of ''The Rescue'', Barrett stated he was thrilled at being in the (at the time) highest rated serial based on viewing figures. | According to the documentary ''[[Mounting The Rescue (documentary)|Mounting The Rescue]]'' featured on the DVD release of ''The Rescue'', Barrett stated he was thrilled at being in the (at the time) highest rated serial based on viewing figures. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:31, 2 May 2023
Ray Barrett (2 May 1927-8 September 2009[1]) played Bennett (and Bennett's alias Koquillion, credited under the pseudonym Sydney Wilson to convey the surprise of Koquillion's true identity) in the Doctor Who television story The Rescue.
According to the documentary Mounting The Rescue featured on the DVD release of The Rescue, Barrett stated he was thrilled at being in the (at the time) highest rated serial based on viewing figures.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Australian-born actor was a popular performer on UK television in the 1960s, appearing on many different programmes. Science fiction fans, however, will likely know him best for his voice acting work on several Gerry Anderson Supermarionation series: as Sam Shore on Stingray and as John Tracy, the Hood, and other characters on Thunderbirds. He voiced John, as well as guest characters Jimmy Bondson and Ritter, in the Thunderbirds episode The Man from MI.5, which was a crossover with the Doctor Who universe.
Barrett later returned to Australia and continued acting; his final film appearance was in the 2008 epic film Australia.
Death[[edit] | [edit source]]
Barrett died of a brain haemorrhage on 8 September 2009. On the Mounting The Rescue featurette, he jokingly stated that on his tombstone would be the epitaph "He out-rated the Daleks".
