Michael Angelis

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. and as a UK narrator of the British children's series Thomas & Friends from 1991 to 2012, as well as several other products and media related to the franchise.

Michael Angelis
Born
Nicolas Michael Angelis

(1944-04-29)29 April 1944
Paddington, London, England
Died30 May 2020(2020-05-30) (aged 76)
Berkshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1968–2015
Spouse(s)
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    (m. 1991; div. 2001)​
      Jennifer Khalastchi
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      (m. 2003)​
      RelativesPaul Angelis (brother)

      Early life and career

      Nicolas Michael Angelis[1][2] was born on 29 April 1944[1][2] in Paddington, London to an English mother, Margaret (née McCulla) (1920–1947), and a Greek father, Evangelos Angelis (1894–1959).[1] He was raised in Dingle, Liverpool.[1] He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, where he played roles in, among other works, Brendan Behan's The Hostage and The Zykovs by Maxim Gorky. He was featured in Boys from the Black Stuff (1982) and 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 (1979) and No Surrender (1985). In 1983, he appeared at the Royal Exchange, Manchester in Harold Pinter's 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.

      He narrated John Peel's autobiography, Margrave of the Marshes,[3] 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.[4]

      Personal life

      Angelis married the Coronation Street actress Helen Worth in 1991, although they had been a couple since the mid 1970s.[5] They divorced in 2001,[6] following his much-publicised affair with the woman who would become his second wife, Welsh model Jennifer Khalastchi,[5] whom he married in 2003.[1] He and Worth remained friends.[5]

      He was the younger brother of fellow actor Paul Angelis.[1]

      Death

      Angelis died from a heart attack at his home in Berkshire on 30 May 2020, at the age of 76.[2]

      Filmography

      Film
      YearTitleRoleNotes
      1979Me You and HimLucien
      A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquarePealer Bell
      1980George and MildredCafé proprietor
      1983Pride of our AlleyMonty Banks
      1985No SurrenderMike
      1994WoodcockCyril
      1996Giving TongueWill Shaker
      2000Thomas and the Magic RailroadPercy and JamesVoice actor workprints
      2005Calling All Engines!UK Narrator
      2006FatedTatty
      2009Hero of the RailsUK Narrator
      2010Misty Island Rescue
      2011Day of the Diesels
      2012Blue Mountain Mystery
      First Time LoserFather Malachie

      Television
      YearTitleRoleNotes
      1972The Scobie ManFire Officer
      The Thirty-Minute TheatreMike
      Coronation StreetFranny SlaterEpisode 1226
      1972–1974Z-CarsTrev/BoboEpisodes: "Week Off", "Bits An Bats"
      1974Village HallTerry ElliotSeason 1 Episode 1
      1975–1996The Liver BirdsLucien Boswell34 episodes
      1976Rock FolliesStavros
      1977Crown CourtLewis Van DorenEpisode: "The Family Business: Part 1"
      1977–1978Robin's NestNiarchos/WaiterSeason 1 Episode 3, Season 2 Episode 4
      1979HazellScouse BennyEpisode: "Hazell Gets the Bird"
      1980MinderNickSeries 1, Episode 10: "The Dessert Song"
      1981The Little World of Don Camillo (TV Series)1st Salesman
      BBC2 PlayhouseFrankieSeason 7, Episode 15
      World's EndDanny
      1982Wood and WaltersChuck Sweeney/VisitorSeason 1, Episode 5 and 6
      The Gaffer'Bad-Back' BarkerEpisode: "Unfit as a Fiddle"
      Boys from the BlackstuffChristopher "Chrissie" Todd
      The ProfessionalsLen ClarkeEpisode: "Lawson's Last Stand"
      1983Reilly, Ace of SpiesArtuzovEpisodes: "The Last Journey", "Shutdown"
      BergeracTony MorelEpisode: "Holiday Snaps"
      1985I Woke Up One MorningMax
      Summer SeasonJack ShaughnessyEpisode: "Time Trouble"
      1987The Marksman (TV series)Irwin
      1989BreadMr CossackSeason 5, Episode 2
      The Russ Abbot ShowSeason 4, Episode 2 and 4
      1990Single VoicesTerenceEpisode: "The Last Supper"
      1991G.B.H.Martin Niarchos
      1991–2012Thomas the Tank Engine & FriendsNarratorUK version
      US version
      2 episodes of Season 6, and 4 episodes of Season 7
      1992Wail of the BansheeMerlin
      Between the LinesDet Insp KendrickSeason 1, Episode 6
      BoonDon FeldmanEpisode: "Blackballed"
      1993LovejoyTommy NorrisEpisode: "Second Fiddle"
      LuvHarold CravenSeason 1 Episode 4
      1993–2015CasualtyGordon McCauley/Jez Ingrams/Ollie Yates/Stanley MomfordSeason 7 Episode 24, Season 10 Episode 14, Season 13 Episode 14, Season 29 Episode 21
      1993–1995September SongArnie
      1994Against All OddsEpisode: Snatched
      1995JosephRueben
      1996Whatever Happened to The Liver Birds?Lucien Boswell
      1997Common As MuckPeteSeason 2, Episode 4 and 5
      A Touch of FrostReggie StansfieldEpisode: "Penny for the Guy"
      MelissaD.I Kilshaw
      Harry Enfield and ChumsAppeared in the episode Harry Enfield and Christmas Chums alongside Thomas & Friends narrator Mark Moraghan
      1998The JumpDonald Lewis
      2000Holby CityEddie BurkeSeason 2 Episode 10
      HeartbeatFrank McCready
      Playing the FieldChris HurstSeason 3 Episode 1–6, Season 4 Episode 4
      2002Auf Wiedersehen, PetMickey Startup
      Always and EveryoneFrankie HillsEpisode: "A New Breed"
      2003Sweet MedicineLiamSeason 1 Episode 5
      2004MerseybeatColin NivernEpisode: "Distant Vices"
      2006Jack and the Sodor Construction CompanyUK NarratorSpinoff series of Thomas & Friends
      2007Midsomer MurdersNicky HardingEpisode: "The Axeman Cometh"
      The BillMartin DonnellyEpisode: "Good Cop Bad Cop"
      2012Good CopRobert Rocksavage

      Video games
      YearTitleRole
      1999Thomas & Friends: The Great Festival AdventureAll characters
      2000Thomas & Friends: Trouble on the Tracks
      2002Thomas & Friends: Building the New Line
      2003Thomas & Friends: Thomas Saves the Day

      References
      1. Hayward, Anthony (1 June 2020). "Michael Angelis obituary". The Guardian.
      2. "Michael Angelis obituary". The Times. 1 June 2020.
      3. Profile, audiogo.com; accessed 14 August 2014.
      4. "BBC Radio 4 - The Reunion, Boys from the Blackstuff". BBC.
      5. Johnston, Jenny (12 March 2001). "Interview: Helen Worth". The Mirror.
      6. Crawford, Sue (7 March 2010). "Coronation Street's Gail in Jail: Helen Worth on soap's hottest story". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
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