Voice of Zippy dies!

[Benjamin]

Zippy voice actor Roy Skelton dies aged 79


Actor and singer Roy Skelton, best known for voicing puppets George and Zippy in the popular children's programme Rainbow, has died aged 79.

His daughter Samantha Skelton told the BBC that her father passed away after suffering a stroke.

The actor joined Rainbow in the early 1970s and remained with the show until it ended in 1992.

Geoffrey Hayes, who also starred in the show, said: "He really brought Zippy and George to life through his voice."

Skelton was "fabulous at improvising if something went wrong," he added.

"The most wonderful thing was if Zippy and George were having an argument between themselves, it sounded like he'd double-tracked it as they seemed to be talking over each other. It was a wonderful technique and I don't know how he did it.

"Although he was known for Zippy and George he was actually a fabulous actor with a great singing voice and a wonderful raconteur - he used to tell us some wonderful stories."

Skelton also voiced the Daleks in Doctor Who from 1967 to 1988, as well as the Cybermen and the Krotons.

In 2002, he guest-starred in the audio drama Sarah Jane Smith: Test Of Nerve.

He reprised the role of Zippy in 2008 for the BBC One series Ashes to Ashes.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13693811

[Niall]

*Doesn't know what that show is*

[Josy]

Awww :sad: RIP

Rainbow used to be one of my favourite shows.

[Niall]

R.I.P though. :)

[Benjamin]

*Doesn't know what that show is*

I loved Zippy.

M62SnbNizIM

[Niamh.]

RIP (thought this thread was going to be about the member Zippy!)

[Ammi]

RIP (thought this thread was going to be about the member Zippy!)

me too!!!:shocked:

[Lee.]

My oh just phoned to tell me this tragic news! I've always adored zippy! :sad:

[Chuck]

I though this thread was about Zippy the member, I was like :crazy:

[arista]

I though this thread was about Zippy the member, I was like :crazy:


Thats the place he took the name from.

[Niall]

I loved Zippy.

M62SnbNizIM

Hmm.

Teletubbies :love: >>>

[Josy]

Hmm.

Teletubbies :love: >>>

You can't compare Teletubbies to Rainbow Niall :bored:

[Niamh.]

You can't compare Teletubbies to Rainbow Niall :bored:

He's too young to get it:bored:

[Niall]

You lot are too old to get Teletubbies. http://www.greendaycommunity.org/Forum/public/style_emoticons/Dark/hmph.png

Nunu :lovedup:

[Niamh.]

You lot are too old to get Teletubbies. http://www.greendaycommunity.org/Forum/public/style_emoticons/Dark/hmph.png

Nunu :lovedup:

lol, I watched plenty of that s**t when my daughter was a baby, rubbish.

[Smithy]

I am bot saddened and disappointed

[michael21]

My oh just phoned to tell me this tragic news! I've always adored zippy! :sad:

It took me 10mins to work out what oh was :bawling:

[Niall]

lol, I watched plenty of that s**t when my daughter was a baby, rubbish.

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llip4bPvXt1qemvsho1_500.gif

[Lee.]

lol, I watched plenty of that s**t when my daughter was a baby, rubbish.

Christ! Me too! Barney was my most hated!

[CharlieO]

I hate baby/toddler tv nowadays so mind numbing compared to the lovely stuff I watched.
My mum made us watch cleverish things like dynamo :love:

[InOne]

Used to love this. RIP :(

[Niamh.]

Christ! Me too! Barney was my most hated!

oh yeah, hated him too :/

[Niall]

*Loved Barney when he was little*

Actually Rugrats was my fave. :lovedup:

[Niamh.]

*Loved Barney when he was little*

Actually Rugrats was my fave. :lovedup:

I loved The Smurfs and The Gummi Bears

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

rugrats :worship:

[Suze]

Awww :sad: RIP

Rainbow used to be one of my favourite shows.

I loved Zippy :(

R.I.P Roy Skelton :(

[Suze]

<snip> ..(thought this thread was going to be about the member Zippy!)

Me too. Thought they had got keyboard Laryngitis :joker: (We should be that lucky ;) )

[Niall]

I loved The Smurfs and The Gummi Bears

Omg omg omg the Smurfs! :amazed:

I loved the Jetsons. :lovedup:

[Shaun]

now just to wait for the rest.

[Maia]

RIP :(

I wonder how Zippy the member will take this news.

[Harry!]

R.i.p

[joeysteele]

RIP (thought this thread was going to be about the member Zippy!)

So did I, I panicked when I saw the heading. Sorry to hear of the death of the voice of Rainbow's Zippy naturally,
I'm glad it wasn't our Zippy the thread was about though.

[Zippy]

:eek:


I'm speechless


RIP

[Redway]

rugrats :worship:

We have a Rugrats worshiper! :D

[Redway]

We have a Zippy here. :D

[Vicky.]

rugrats :worship:

:love:


Never really liked rainbow to be honest. I preferred pingo/spot/andy pandy/things like that.

But RIP

['Conor]

when i saw the title i thought Zippy on here had like laryngitis or something :joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Z.i.p.

[Zippy]

when i saw the title i thought Zippy on here had like laryngitis or something :joker:

I'm not the one most likely to get serious throat infections round here...

[Josy]

I'm not the one most likely to get serious throat infections round here...

:laugh3:

['Conor]

I'm not the one most likely to get serious throat infections round here...

lol true :joker:

[Stu]

Rugrats : Search For Reptar was the first PlayStation game I ever played. It's so horrible when I look back videos of it now but it was the business at the time.

I thought I was the **** for catching that stork that did a snatch and run job with grandpa's false teeth.

Trippy, trippy game.