Ray Barrett - film, TV and radio actor

Raymond Charles Barrett (May 2, 1927 – September 8, 2009) was an Australian movie, television and radio actor, known for his roles in Australian and British series. He lived on North Stradbroke Island throughout the 1970s.

Fans remember him fondly for his voicing of characters in the Gerry and Sylvia Anderson 'Supermarionation' children's television adventures, Thunderbirds and Stingray. The voice of Thunderbird 5 space station heroic orbiteer John Tracy in Thunderbirds, Barrett said he was more fond of portraying the Tracy family's evil adversary, The Hood, which he did with great panache. 

In 1965, he appeared in a memorable tole as Bennett/Koquillion in the Doctor Who serial The Rescue, according to his Wikipedia entry.

During the 1960s, he was a leading actor on British television, where he was best known for his appearances in The Troubleshooters (1965–1971). From the 1970s, he appeared in lead and character roles in a number of Australian films and TV series, while returning to North Stradbroke Island in between.

Ray Barrett was born in Brisbane and he attended school at Windsor State Primary School and at Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane. 

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