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Diesel 10
The following article lists the characters from ''Thomas & Friends''. It only shows those which appeared in the films first. '' Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' '' Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' is the only ''Thomas & Friends'' movie released in theatres. * Diesel 10 (or simply Diesel) (voiced by Matt Wilkinson) is an evil diesel engine with an excavator claw arm (which he calls "Pinchy") extending from his roof. He is Diesel's brother and the main antagonist in ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad''. Thomas said that he is rated "10 out of 10 for devious deeds and brutal strength". Diesel 10 reappeared in the 2005 direct-to-DVD followup ''Calling All Engines!'', and is the main antagonist in ''Day of the Diesels''. He is based on a British Rail Class 42. * Lady (voiced by the series creator Britt Allcroft) is a small, magenta, Victorian-styled tank engine who has magical powers and also appeared in ''Calling All Engines!''. In the ''Calling All Engines!'' DVD's character gallery, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas & Friends
''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Rev. W. Awdry and his son Christopher, the series was developed for television by Britt Allcroft. The series follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other anthropomorphised locomotives on the North Western Railway, including Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby. They work for the Fat Controller, who always wants his engines to be "really useful". In the United States, it was first broadcast along with the spin-off series '' Shining Time Station'' on PBS' PTV Park block in 1989. The rights to the series are currently owned by HIT Entertainment (a subsidiary of Mattel), which acquired Gull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cody McMains
Cody Arthur McMains (born October 4, 1985) is a former American actor. He is best known for playing Mitch Briggs in ''Not Another Teen Movie'' and Patch in '' Thomas & the Magic Railroad''. He appeared as Patch in '' Thomas & the Magic Railroad'', with Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda and Mara Wilson and as Kirby in '' Big Bully''. He was featured in the movie '' Bring It On'' in 2000. He also appeared in the TV series ''Monk'' as Mr. Monk's psychiatrist's son, Troy Kroeger, on two episodes. In addition, Cody played Keith on ''10 Things I Hate About You ''10 Things I Hate About You'' is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Gil Junger and starring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Larisa Oleynik. The screenplay, written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirs ...'', as well as having roles in '' 90210'' and numerous other TV shows. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1985 births Living people 20th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togo Igawa
, known professionally as , is a Japanese actor who works primarily in British films and television. In recent years, he has had roles in major films such as '' Revolver'', ''Memoirs of a Geisha'', '' The Last Samurai'', and ''A Matter of Size''. Additionally, Igawa provides the voices of Professor Moshimo in '' Robotboy'', and Hiro in the '' Thomas & Friends'' franchise starting with 2009’s ''Hero of the Rails''. Besides these, he also appears in 2011's ''Johnny English Reborn'', the sequel to '' Johnny English'', as English's Tibetan guru and is in the 2012 film '' Gambit'' playing businessman Takagawa. His television roles have included appearances in '' Lovejoy'', ''Yu-Gi-Oh'', '' The IT Crowd'', '' Torchwood'', ''Casualty'', ''Archer'', ''Doctor Who'' and '' The Crown''. Igawa voiced the main villain Colonel Lee in the video game ''Crysis Warhead'' and the Yakuza character Jiro in the 2013 video game ''Payday 2''. Personal life Igawa lives in England with his wife Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero Of The Rails
''Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails'' is a 2009 British computer-animated adventure film and feature-length special of the British television series, ''Thomas & Friends''. The film is produced by HIT Entertainment with animation from Nitrogen Studios. It introduces full CGI animation replacing live-action models, and the addition of a voice cast for the characters alongside the narration to the TV series. The film features the voice of Ben Small and Martin Sherman as Thomas the Tank Engine for the UK and US respectively. It was first released on DVD and on iTunes on 12 January 2010. To promote the film a " Day Out with Thomas 2010: The Hero of the Rails Tour" was held at locations such as the Illinois Railway Museum, where guests could participate in activities such as arts and crafts or ride on a 15-ton replica of Thomas the Tank Engine. A mobile app (''Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails'') was released in May 2011. The DVD was also released in 2019 in "The Heroic C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hudswell Clarke
Hudswell, Clarke and Company Limited was an engineering and locomotive building company in Jack Lane, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. History The company was founded as Hudswell and Clarke in 1860. In 1870 the name was changed to Hudswell, Clarke and Rodgers. There was another change in 1881 to Hudswell, Clarke and Company. The firm became a limited company in 1899. In 1862, soon after the company had been formed, they were given the initial design work on William Hamond Bartholomew's compartment boats for the Aire and Calder Navigation. The choice of the company may have been influenced by the fact that Bartholomew, the chief engineer for the Navigation, and William Clayton, one of the founders of Hudswell and Clarke, both lived on Spencer Place in Leeds. They produced at least one of the prototype Tom Pudding compartments, but did not get the main contract for their production once the design work had been done. As steam locomotive builders, like many of the sma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Schwab
John Schwab (born 15 September 1972) is an American actor, TV producer and musician who resides in London. He produced ''The Hide'' with Christopher Granier-Deferre, which was nominated for a BIFA 2010. He is best known for his film and television roles, such as lawyer Travis Tygart in the 2015 drama film '' The Program'' (2015), baseball player Lefty Grove in the 2018 biographical drama film '' The Catcher Was a Spy'' (2018) and television producer Jotham Starr in the television miniseries '' Dark Money'' (2019). He has worked on British television series such as ''Doctor Who'', '' Clone'', ''My Dad's the Prime Minister'', '' Hotel Babylon'' and ''The Mallorca Files''. His voice work in animation and video games include Dane in '' Crysis: Warhead'', Zeck in ''Boo, Zino & the Snurks'', Vinnie in '' Thomas & Friends: The Great Race'', Timo in '' Gladiators of Rome'', Jin in '' Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' and '' Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country'', Dandelion in ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Rackstraw
Robert Rackstraw (born 31 October 1965) is a British voice actor who has worked in various animated films, television shows and video games. Career Rackstraw has an extensive voiceover career over 20 years. He voiced the main villain Pew in ''The Legends of Treasure Island'', Voracious, Attila and Farmer Farmer in ''Foxbusters'', James in the UK and US versions of Thomas and Friends, Buster and George in ''The Koala Brothers'', Professor Professor in ''The Secret Show'', Mr. Messy, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Tickle and Mr. Happy in the UK version of '' The Mr. Men Show'', Dad in ''Dennis and Gnasher'', Kwazii in '' The Octonauts'', Roger and Isambard in ''Lavender Castle'', and Captain Campion in ''Watership Down''. He wrote episodes of '' Avenger Penguins'' and ''Fantomcat''. He made his very first voice acting role as Dave the Policeman in the 1992 stop motion animated series ''Truckers''. He provided additional voices for ''Realms of the Haunting'', '' Dragon Quest VI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Small
Benjamin Small is a British voice actor who has acted on animated films and television shows, including Thomas the Tank Engine and Toby the Tram Engine in the UK dub of the children's television series ''Thomas & Friends''. Career Small voiced Thomas in the UK version of the CGI episodes of the children's television series ''Thomas & Friends''. Small also voiced Toby (in which he based the character's voice on ''Dad's Army'' actor Clive Dunn) and Ferdinand in the UK version while voicing Rheneas, Flynn, the Troublesome Trucks and Owen in both the UK and US versions of the series. In the US version, Small voiced Stanley and Charlie, who are voiced by Small's co-star Matt Wilkinson in the UK. As well as ''Thomas & Friends'', Small and fellow actor Keith Wickham previously collaborated by providing the British voices for '' Watch My Chops'' from 2004-2006. Prior to that, Small was the voice of Clifford the Big Red Dog's best friend: "T-Bone". He also was the voice of Jorge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Jackson (actor)
Thomas Dale Jackson, (born 27 October 1948) is a Canadian actor and singer. He created and starred in an annual series of Christmas concerts called the Huron Carole for 18 years. He was the Chancellor of Trent University from 2009 until 2013. He played Billy Twofeathers on '' Shining Time Station'' and Peter Kenidi on ''North of 60''. Life and career Tom Jackson was born on the One Arrow Reserve, Saskatchewan, near Batoche, the son of Rose, a Cree, and Marshall, an Englishman. He moved with his family to Namao, Alberta at age seven, and then to Winnipeg, Manitoba when he was fourteen. A year later, he dropped out of high school and lived on the streets for several years. As an actor, he has starred in television shows such as ''North of 60'' and '' Shining Time Station'' where his character Billy Twofeathers debuted in its Halloween episode "Scare Dares", and made a guest appearance on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' in the season seven episode Journey's End. His films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Train Driver
A train driver, engine driver, engineman or locomotive driver, commonly known as an engineer or railroad engineer in the United States and Canada, and also as a locomotive handler, locomotive operator, train operator, or motorman, is a person who drives a train, multiple unit or a locomotive. The driver is in charge of, and is responsible for the mechanical operation of the train, train speed, and all of the train handling (also known as brake handling). In American English, a hostler (also known as a switcher) moves engines around rail yards, but does not take them out on the normal tracks; the British English equivalent is a shunter. Train drivers must follow certain guidelines for driving a train safely. For instance, in general, train drivers are encouraged to favour longer stopping distances as this promotes vehicle health, safety, and passenger comfort. Career progression For many American railroads, the following career progression is typical: assistant conductor ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigenous Peoples Of The Americas
The Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the inhabitants of the Americas before the arrival of the European settlers in the 15th century, and the ethnic groups who now identify themselves with those peoples. Many Indigenous peoples of the Americas were traditionally hunter-gatherers and many, especially in the Amazon basin, still are, but many groups practiced aquaculture and agriculture. While some societies depended heavily on agriculture, others practiced a mix of farming, hunting, and gathering. In some regions, the Indigenous peoples created monumental architecture, large-scale organized cities, city-states, chiefdoms, states, Realm, kingdoms, republics, Confederation, confederacies, and empires. Some had varying degrees of knowledge of engineering, architecture, mathematics, astronomy, writing, physics, medicine, planting and irrigation, geology, mining, metallurgy, sculpture, and gold smithing. Many parts of the Americas are still populated by Indigenous peoples; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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