Scott Tracy
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Scott Tracy is a fictional character from Gerry Anderson
's Supermarionation
television show Thunderbirds
and the subsequent films Thunderbirds Are GO
and Thunderbird 6
. The character also appeared in the live action movie Thunderbirds
.
Eldest son of Jeff Tracy
(instigator and financier behind International Rescue), Scott is named after astronaut
Scott Carpenter
. Sources vary in the canon of the Thunderbirds series as to Scott's age and birth date. One written source suggests that Scott was born on 4 April 2039.
Educated at Yale and Oxford Universities, he was decorated for valour during his service with the US Air Force, before taking up his duties with International Rescue as principal pilot of Thunderbird 1. As pilot of the quick response craft he is usually first at the danger zone and is the typical field commander for all rescue operations. He also takes on secondary duties as co-pilot of Thunderbird 3, occasional relief occupant of Thunderbird 5 and heads up the rescue organisation from Tracy Island
in the absence of his father.
Of his five brothers, Scott is the one who keeps a cool head, and is quick thinking when situation calls for it, particularly when he's at the receiving end of a gun, or when the security of International Rescue is compromised.As the oldest brother, Scott Tracy has always been more or less had a leadership role, and this task will therefore often during a rescue operation.
In the original 1960s television series, Scott was portrayed by Shane Rimmer
. In the 2004 film, he was portrayed by Philip Winchester
.
Gerry Anderson
Gerry Anderson MBE is a British publisher, producer, director and writer, famous for his futuristic television programmes, particularly those involving specially modified marionettes, a process called "Supermarionation"....
's Supermarionation
Supermarionation
Supermarionation is a puppetry technique devised in the 1960s by British production company AP Films. It was used extensively in the company's numerous Gerry and Sylvia Anderson-produced action-adventure series, the most famous of which was Thunderbirds...
television show Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds (TV series)
Thunderbirds is a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films using a form of marionette puppetry dubbed "Supermarionation"...
and the subsequent films Thunderbirds Are GO
Thunderbirds Are GO
Thunderbirds Are Go is a 1966 British science-fiction film based on Thunderbirds, a 1960s television series starring marionette puppets and featuring scale model effects in a filming process dubbed "Supermarionation"...
and Thunderbird 6
Thunderbird 6
Thunderbird 6 is a 1968 British science-fiction and adventure film written by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, directed by David Lane and produced by Century 21 Cinema...
. The character also appeared in the live action movie Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds (film)
Thunderbirds is a 2004 science-fiction adventure film loosely based upon the television series of the same name of the 1960s, directed by Jonathan Frakes....
.
Eldest son of Jeff Tracy
Jeff Tracy
Jeff Tracy is a fictional character from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Supermarionation television show Thunderbirds and the subsequent films Thunderbirds Are GO and Thunderbird 6. The voice for the character in these shows was supplied by Peter Dyneley. The character also appeared in the live...
(instigator and financier behind International Rescue), Scott is named after astronaut
Astronaut
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
Scott Carpenter
Scott Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter is an American engineer, former test pilot, astronaut, and aquanaut. He is best known as one of the original seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury in April 1959....
. Sources vary in the canon of the Thunderbirds series as to Scott's age and birth date. One written source suggests that Scott was born on 4 April 2039.
Educated at Yale and Oxford Universities, he was decorated for valour during his service with the US Air Force, before taking up his duties with International Rescue as principal pilot of Thunderbird 1. As pilot of the quick response craft he is usually first at the danger zone and is the typical field commander for all rescue operations. He also takes on secondary duties as co-pilot of Thunderbird 3, occasional relief occupant of Thunderbird 5 and heads up the rescue organisation from Tracy Island
Tracy Island
Tracy Island is the home of the Tracy family in the Gerry and Sylvia Anderson 1960s television series Thunderbirds. Located in the South Pacific Ocean, the island's true function as the secret base of the International Rescue organisation is heavily camouflaged.Thunderbird 1 launches from a hangar...
in the absence of his father.
Of his five brothers, Scott is the one who keeps a cool head, and is quick thinking when situation calls for it, particularly when he's at the receiving end of a gun, or when the security of International Rescue is compromised.As the oldest brother, Scott Tracy has always been more or less had a leadership role, and this task will therefore often during a rescue operation.
In the original 1960s television series, Scott was portrayed by Shane Rimmer
Shane Rimmer
Shane Rimmer is a Canadian actor and voice actor, probably best known as the voice of Scott Tracy in Thunderbirds.He has mostly performed in supporting roles, frequently in films and television series filmed in the United Kingdom, having relocated to England in the late 1950s, initially performing...
. In the 2004 film, he was portrayed by Philip Winchester
Philip Winchester
Philip C. Winchester is an American actor. He is known for his roles in The Patriot, The Hi-Line, LD 50 Lethal Dose, Thunderbirds, CSI: Miami, King Lear, Flyboys, In My Sleep, The Heart of the Earth, and Shaking Dream Land.- Early life and career :Philip C...
.