Editing Michael Angelis

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{{short description|English actor (1944–2020)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Michael Angelis
| image              = Michael Angelis.jpg
| birth_name         = Nicolas Michael Angelis
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1944|4|29|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Paddington, London]], England
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2020|5|30|1944|4|29|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Thatcham]], [[Berkshire]], England
| occupation         = Actor
| alma_mater = [[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland]]
| years_active       = 1968–2015
| spouse             = {{Plainlist|
* {{marriage|Unknown|1971||end=divorced}}{{cn|date=April 2024}}
* {{marriage|[[Helen Worth]]|1991|2001|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Jennifer Khalastchi|2003<!--As marriage ended by death of Angelis, not by death of his spouse, the year 2020 is omitted here. See instructions on [[Template:Marriage]] for more info-->}}
}}
| relatives          = [[Paul Angelis]] (brother)
}}

'''Nicolas Michael Angelis''' (29 April 1944 – 30 May 2020) was an English actor. He was best known for his television roles as Chrissie Todd in ''[[Boys from the Blackstuff]]'', Martin Niarchos in ''[[G.B.H. (TV series)|G.B.H.]]'' and as the longest-running narrator of the British children's series ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' from 1991 to 2012, as well as several other products and media related to the [[Thomas & Friends (franchise)|franchise]].

== Early life and career ==
Nicolas Michael Angelis<ref name="Hayward">{{cite news |first=Anthony |last=Hayward |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jun/01/michael-angelis-obituary |work=The Guardian |title=Michael Angelis obituary |date=1 June 2020 }}</ref><ref name="timesobit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/michael-angelis-obituary-cnxn60v0q|title=Michael Angelis obituary |work=The Times |date=1 June 2020}}</ref> was born on 29 April 1944<ref name="Hayward" /><ref name="timesobit"/> in [[Paddington, London]] to an English mother, Margaret (née McCulla) (1920–1947), and a Greek father, Evangelos Angelis (1894–1959).<ref name="Hayward" /> He was raised in [[Dingle, Liverpool|Dingle]], [[Liverpool]].<ref name="Hayward" /> He trained at the [[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland|Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]], [[Glasgow]], where he played roles in, among other works,  [[Brendan Behan]]'s ''[[The Hostage (play)|The Hostage]]'' and ''The Zykovs'' by [[Maxim Gorky]]. He was featured in ''[[Boys from the Black Stuff]]'' (1982) and ''[[G.B.H. (TV series)|G.B.H.]]''. 

Angelis appeared in comedies such as ''[[The Liver Birds]]'' (1975–1978) and ''Luv'' (1993–1994) and films such as ''[[A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (film)|A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square]]'' (1979) and ''[[No Surrender (1985 film)|No Surrender]]'' (1985). In 1983, he appeared at the [[Royal Exchange, Manchester#Theatre|Royal Exchange, Manchester]] in [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[The Caretaker (play)|The Caretaker]]''. He was a villain in the revived television series ''[[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]'' (2002), alongside former fellow ''Black Stuff'' star [[Alan Igbon]]. He narrated the British version of ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' from 1991 to 2012, replacing [[Ringo Starr]]. 

He narrated [[John Peel]]'s autobiography, ''Margrave of the Marshes'',<ref>[http://www.audiogo.com/uk/john-peel-remembered-margrave-of-the-marshes-john-peel-gid-21154b Profile], audiogo.com; accessed 14 August 2014.</ref> which was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]] in 2005. In 2006 he starred in ''Fated'', a film set in Liverpool, and in 2007 he appeared in episodes of ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' and ''[[The Bill]]''. In September 2011 he participated in the [[BBC Radio 4]] programme ''The Reunion'', talking with other cast members about ''Boys from the Blackstuff''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013rjgk|title=BBC Radio 4 - The Reunion, Boys from the Blackstuff|website=BBC}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Angelis married three times. His first marriage, in 1971, ended in divorce.{{cn|date=April 2024}} He married the ''[[Coronation Street]]'' actress [[Helen Worth]] in 1991, although they had been a couple since the mid 1970s.<ref name="Johnston">{{cite news |last1=Johnston |first1=Jenny |title=Interview: Helen Worth |work=The Mirror |date=12 March 2001 |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Interview%3A+Helen+Worth+-+It+had+been+perfect+for+21+wonderful+years.....-a071548692 }}</ref> They divorced in 2001,<ref name="worth1">{{cite news|last=Crawford|first=Sue|title=Coronation Street's Gail in Jail: Helen Worth on soap's hottest story|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/03/07/coronation-street-s-gail-in-jail-helen-worth-on-soap-s-hottest-story-115875-22090711|access-date=16 June 2010|newspaper=Daily Mirror|date=7 March 2010}}</ref> following his much-publicised affair with the woman who would become his third wife, Welsh model Jennifer Khalastchi,<ref name="Johnston" /> whom he married in 2003.<ref name="Hayward" /> He and Worth remained friends.<ref name="Johnston" />

He was the younger brother of fellow actor [[Paul Angelis]].<ref name="Hayward" />

==Death==
Angelis died from a [[heart attack]] at his home in [[Thatcham]], [[Berkshire]] on 30 May 2020, at the age of 76.<ref name="timesobit"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Angelis Dies: Voice Of 'Thomas The Tank Engine' Was 76 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/michael-angelis-obituary-voice-thomas-the-tank-engine-1202947847/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=31 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Michael Angelis dies aged 76 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-52867159 |website=www.bbc.com|date=31 May 2020 }}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-|- 1978 || ''The Black Stuff'' || Chrissie Todd || 
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 1979 || ''Me You and Him'' || Lucien || 
|-
| ''[[A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (film)|A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square]]'' || Pealer Bell ||<ref>{{cite web |title=A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007b91b |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
| 1980 || ''[[George and Mildred (film)|George and Mildred]]'' || Café proprietor || 
|-
| 1983 || ''Pride of our Alley'' || Monty Banks ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[No Surrender (1985 film)|No Surrender]]'' || Mike || 
|-
| 1994 || ''Woodcock'' || Cyril || 
|-
| 1996 || ''Giving Tongue'' || Will Shaker || 
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]]'' || [[James the Red Engine|James]] and [[Percy the Small Engine|Percy]] || Voice actor workprints
|-
| 2005 || ''Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines!'' || UK Narrator || 
|-
| 2006 || ''Fated'' || Tatty || 
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails]]'' || rowspan = "4" | UK Narrator || 
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue]]'' ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2012 || ''[[Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery]]'' ||
|-
| ''First Time Loser''  || Father Malachie || 
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| rowspan=3|1972|| ''The Scobie Man'' || Fire Officer ||
|-
| ''The Thirty-Minute Theatre'' || Mike ||
|-
| ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Franny Slater || Episode 1226
|-
| 1972–1974 ||''[[Z-Cars]]'' || Trev/Bobo || Episodes: "Week Off", "Bits An Bats"
|-
| 1974 || ''Village Hall'' || Terry Elliot || Season 1 Episode 1
|-
| 1975–1996 || ''[[The Liver Birds]]'' || Lucien Boswell || 34 episodes
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Rock Follies]]'' || Stavros ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'' || Lewis Van Doren || Episode: "The Family Business: Part 1"
|-
| 1977–1978 || ''[[Robin's Nest (TV series)|Robin's Nest]]'' || Niarchos/Waiter || Season 1 Episode 3, Season 2 Episode 4
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Hazell (TV series)|Hazell]]'' || Scouse Benny || Episode: "Hazell Gets the Bird"
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' || Nick || Series 1, Episode 10: "The Dessert Song"
|-
| rowspan=3|1981 || ''The Little World of Don Camillo (TV Series)'' || 1st Salesman ||
|-
| ''[[BBC2 Playhouse]]'' || Frankie || Season 7, Episode 15
|-
| ''World's End'' || Danny ||
|-
| rowspan=4|1982 || ''[[Wood and Walters]]'' || Chuck Sweeney/Visitor || Season 1, Episode 5 and 6
|-
| ''[[The Gaffer (TV series)|The Gaffer]]'' || 'Bad-Back' Barker || Episode: "Unfit as a Fiddle"
|-
| ''[[Boys from the Blackstuff]]'' || Christopher "Chrissie" Todd ||
|-
| ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'' || Len Clarke || Episode: "Lawson's Last Stand"
|-
| rowspan=2|1983 || ''[[Reilly, Ace of Spies]]'' || Artuzov || Episodes: "The Last Journey", "Shutdown"
|-
| ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'' || Tony Morel || Episode: "Holiday Snaps"
|-
| rowspan=2|1985 || ''[[I Woke Up One Morning]]'' || Max ||
|-
| ''Summer Season'' || Jack Shaughnessy || Episode: "Time Trouble"
|-
| 1987 || ''The Marksman (TV series)'' || Irwin ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1989|| ''[[Bread (TV series)|Bread]]'' || Mr Cossack || Season 5, Episode 2
|-
| ''[[The Russ Abbot Show]]'' || || Season 4, Episode 2-4 (Anthony's Devon Adventure sketch) and 9
|-
| 1990 || ''Single Voices'' || Terence || Episode: "The Last Supper"
|-
| 1991 || ''[[G.B.H. (TV series)|G.B.H.]]'' || Martin Niarchos ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1991–2012 || rowspan=2|''[[Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends]]'' || rowspan=2|Narrator || UK version
|-
| US version<hr />{{small|2 episodes of Season 6, and 4 episodes of Season 7}}
|-
| rowspan=3|1992 || ''[[Wail of the Banshee]]'' || Merlin ||
|-
| ''[[Between the Lines (TV series)|Between the Lines]]'' || Det Insp Kendrick || Season 1, Episode 6
|-
| ''[[Boon (TV series)|Boon]]'' || Don Feldman || Episode: "Blackballed"
|-
| rowspan=2| 1993 || ''[[Lovejoy]]'' || Tommy Norris || Episode: "Second Fiddle"
|-
| ''[[Luv (TV series)|Luv]]'' || Harold Craven || Season 1 Episode 4
|-
| 1993–2015 || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Gordon McCauley/Jez Ingrams/Ollie Yates/Stanley Momford || Season 7 Episode 24, Season 10 Episode 14, Season 13 Episode 14, Season 29 Episode 21
|-
| 1993–1995 || ''[[September Song (TV series)|September Song]]'' || Arnie || 
|-
| 1994 || ''Against All Odds'' || Episode: Snatched ||
|-
| 1995 || ''Joseph'' || Rueben ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Liver Birds#Revival|Whatever Happened to The Liver Birds?]]'' || Lucien Boswell ||
|-
| rowspan=4| 1997 || ''[[Common As Muck]]'' || Pete || Season 2, Episode 4 and 5
|-
| ''[[A Touch of Frost]]'' || Reggie Stansfield || Episode: "Penny for the Guy"
|-
| ''Melissa'' || D.I Kilshaw ||
|-
| ''Harry Enfield and Chums'' ||  || Appeared in the episode ''Harry Enfield and Christmas Chums'' alongside ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' narrator [[Mark Moraghan]]
|-
| 1998 || ''The Jump'' || Donald Lewis ||
|-
| rowspan=3| 2000 || ''[[Holby City]]'' || Eddie Burke || Season 2 Episode 10
|-
| ''[[Heartbeat (UK TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' || Frank McCready || Series 9 Episode 22 "With This Ring"
|-
| ''[[Playing the Field]]'' || Chris Hurst || Season 3 Episode 1–6, Season 4 Episode 4
|-
| rowspan=2| 2002 || ''[[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]'' || Mickey Startup ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Angelis: Thomas The Tank Engine narrator and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet star dies |url=https://news.sky.com/story/michael-angelis-thomas-the-tank-engine-narrator-and-auf-wiedersehen-pet-star-dies-11997794 |website=news.sky.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Always and Everyone]]'' || Frankie Hills || Episode: "A New Breed"
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Sweet Medicine]]'' || Liam || Season 1 Episode 5
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Merseybeat (TV series)|Merseybeat]]'' || Colin Nivern || Episode: "Distant Vices"
|-
| 2006 || ''Jack and the Sodor Construction Company'' || UK Narrator || Spinoff series of ''[[Thomas & Friends]]''
|-
| rowspan=2| 2007 || ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' || Nicky Harding || Episode: "The Axeman Cometh"
|-
| ''[[The Bill]]'' || Martin Donnelly || Episode: "Good Cop Bad Cop"<ref>{{cite web |title=Boys from the Blackstuff and GBH actor Michael Angelis dies aged 76 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-angelis-dies-aged-68-070112051.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALnAQb4q-aKU_omQ_RFTOXOK6I3096Sex5PMjRDqvr-sfDFkmhTDk2LIMf6ZwaP7HOwbSHlep8oiJw-zWoCJ3rG9aSWVz0zT-oUgPoHrthQmqqNFCRq58lA_19YgMMhySePZViTmJG_Ip-Mi4cVPoYs4jgfpiWgQqeGPKw6_fdND |website=sports.yahoo.com| date=31 May 2020 }}</ref>
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Good Cop]]'' || Robert Rocksavage ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Liverpool-born actor Michael Angelis on why he was delighted to return home to star in new BBC1 drama Good Cop |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-born-actor-michael-angelis-delighted-3338384 |website=www.liverpoolecho.co.uk|date=2 May 2013 }}</ref>
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Thomas & Friends: The Great Festival Adventure]]'' || rowspan=2|All characters
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Thomas & Friends: Trouble on the Tracks]]''
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Thomas & Friends merchandise|Thomas & Friends: Railway Advetures]]'' || Thomas, Harold, and Sir Topham Hatt
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Thomas & Friends: Building the New Line]]'' || rowspan=2| All characters
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Thomas & Friends: Thomas Saves the Day]]''
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0029617}}

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