Michael Angelis

Born Friday, 18 January 1952 (1952-01-18) (age 56)
Flag of England Liverpool, England

Michael Angelis (b. 18 January 1952, Liverpool) is an English actor.

Angelis is best known for narrating the British Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends series from 1991 to 2008. 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.

Television Roles

Year Title Role
1975 to 1978 The Liver Birds Lucien Boswell
1979 Me, You and Him Lucien Boswell
1989 Boys From the Blackstuff Christopher "Chrissie" Todd
1985 I Woke Up One Morning Max
1991 to 2008 Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends UK Narrator
1993 to 1994 Luv Harold Craven
1996 Whatever Happened to The Liver Birds? Lucien Boswell
2006 Another Day Jake
2008 Talk Radio Jack

External links

Preceded by
Ringo Starr		 Narrator of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
1991-2008		 Succeeded by
Pierce Brosnan
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