Peter Thomas

Acting

Peter Thomas

Born — Died

1924-06-28 — 2016-04-30

Place of birth

Pensacola, Florida, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

22 titles

Peter Addenbrooke Thomas was an American announcer and narrator of television programs with a career spanning more than 70 years, most well known for narrating the long-running true-crime series Forensic Files. Thomas performed voice-overs for hundreds of television commercials including Coca-Cola, IBM, Valvoline, NBC, United Technologies, Burger King, Beaumont Health and ESPN Monday Night Football commercials, as well as spots for social organizations including the YWCA and The Episcopal Church. He was in high demand for political advertisements and did several films for the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs. He also narrated the orientation video for the National World War I Museum at The Libe…

Known for

NOVA poster
7.1

PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.

NOVA

1974

Forensic Files poster
7.9

Real crimes, disease outbreaks and accidents around the world are solved by experts using scientific laboratory analysis which helps them find previously undetectable evidence. Brilliant scientific work helps convict the guilty and free the innocent.

Forensic Files

1996

Changing Seas poster
NR

Produced by South Florida PBS in Miami, Florida, Changing Seas gives viewers a fish-eye view of life in the deep blue. Join scientists as they study earth’s last frontier and discover the mysteries of our liquid planet.

Changing Seas

2009

No artwork available
7.0

A completely lost BBC1 drama series centred on the King family, who love, live, fight and work around a harbour in the Thames estuary.

King of the River

1966

Mysterious Places poster
NR

"Mysterious Places with Stacy Keach" is a documentary series that explores the world's most intriguing lost cities, bizarre formations, and sacred sites. The series, hosted by Stacy Keach, investigates locations like the Mayan Yucatan, Loch Ness, and Tombstone, delving into legends surrounding King Arthur and more. It features original footage filmed on location throughout the world.

Mysterious Places

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Speedway Junky poster
5.4

A naive drifter runs away from his army father in hopes of making it on the car racing circuit. In Las Vegas, he meets a young scam artist, who develops a crush on him. He is then introduced to a whole gang led by a young hustler. The racer-to-be then gets a lesson in the wild side, getting involved in one situation after another.

Speedway Junky

1999

Film credits

1990s · 4 titles

1980s · 4 titles

Children of Darkness poster
7.0

A significant number of American children and teenagers - from all social backgrounds - suffer from mental disorders, schizophrenia, autism and emotional problems, leading them to isolation from society while treating their issues in mental health facilities. But there's no end in sight for those young individuals when they face obstacles and mistreatment in inadequate places under the supervision of careless and inexperienced professionals. The documentary follows some of those public mental institutions and another private center dealing with troubled kids and reveals what's wrong with their procedures, and the irreparable harm they cause in those patients.

Children of Darkness

1983

Vietnam Requiem poster
8.5

This documentary film comprises of interviews with five Vietnam War veterans in 1982 in prison for violent crimes committed after leaving the military, interwoven with film and television clips from the period. All five interviewed were decorated for bravery and none of the five men had a criminal record prior to going to Vietnam.

Vietnam Requiem

1982

Legends in Love poster
NR

Take your seat on the aisle for weddings the world will never forget: the stunningly beautiful Jacqueline Bouvier to the strikingly charismatic John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the shy yet buoyant Lady Diana Spencer to the mischievous yet maturing Prince Charles, Hollywood's queen Grace Kelly bringing a fantasy to life in a glorious Monaco cathedral, and Elizabeth Taylor to a series of handsome beaus, bridal gowns and wedding bouquets. Legends in Love. Stories to behold, stories to be told. With all the enchantment, elegance, excitement - and mystery - that surrounds the lovestyles of the rich and famous.

Legends in Love

1989

No artwork available
NR

The "Alaska at War" film project was an effort to document events of World War II in Alaska. It was funded by the Alaska Legislature through the Alaska Historical Commission and was supported by the Alaska Historical Society and private subscription. The production work was performed by aurora Films, assisted by a citizen's advisory committee. The production "Alaska at War" was first shown in public on Alaska Day, October 18th 1986.

Alaska at War

1986

1970s · 3 titles

Series credits

NOVA poster
7.1

PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.

NOVA

1974

Forensic Files poster
7.9

Real crimes, disease outbreaks and accidents around the world are solved by experts using scientific laboratory analysis which helps them find previously undetectable evidence. Brilliant scientific work helps convict the guilty and free the innocent.

Forensic Files

1996

Changing Seas poster
NR

Produced by South Florida PBS in Miami, Florida, Changing Seas gives viewers a fish-eye view of life in the deep blue. Join scientists as they study earth’s last frontier and discover the mysteries of our liquid planet.

Changing Seas

2009

No artwork available
7.0

A completely lost BBC1 drama series centred on the King family, who love, live, fight and work around a harbour in the Thames estuary.

King of the River

1966

Mysterious Places poster
NR

"Mysterious Places with Stacy Keach" is a documentary series that explores the world's most intriguing lost cities, bizarre formations, and sacred sites. The series, hosted by Stacy Keach, investigates locations like the Mayan Yucatan, Loch Ness, and Tombstone, delving into legends surrounding King Arthur and more. It features original footage filmed on location throughout the world.

Mysterious Places

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How the West Was Lost poster
NR

The history of 19th-century America is the story of struggles between settlers moving west and Native Americans trying to hold on to their ancestral territories. The clash between lifestyles and land rights forged a new land and unified an American culture, but in the process a venerable way of life was destroyed. Follow the Cherokee, Dakota, Lakota, and Nez Perc as they fight to keep their homelands.

How the West Was Lost

1993

The Story of Florida's State Parks poster
10.0

Florida has one of the most diverse landscapes in America, from white sand beaches and spring-fed rivers to mossy swamps and pine forests. And much of it is accessible to the millions of visitors that travel to Florida each year thanks to 160 fantastic state parks. Behind each one of these award-winning state parks is the story of its creation. Hear about some of the remarkable people behind the state's most amazing places in this three-part film. Then explore more than 15 of them, from Falling Waters State Park to John Pennekamp Coral Reef.

The Story of Florida's State Parks

2009