RIP Roy Skelton.

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RIP Roy Skelton.

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I'm afraid that the voice of the Daleks and Zippy is no more; Roy Skelton was 79... :(

Lord, the original DW cast are really dying out now. :wtf:
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One of the scariest voices in sci-fi history, gone. That sucks. Rest in peace, Mr. Skelton, you earned it and you will be missed.
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Well they are getting on a bit.

RIP Zippy.
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Awww, nuts. Another veteran of clasic who is gone. And he was a good one too.

I was watching the etra bits on my "Genesis fo the Daleks" DVD, and it had a "How to talk like a Dalek" bit with Mr. Skelton. The scary thing was he could do the voices without any equipment. Awesome, yet slightly troubling...

Anyway, rest in peace Mr Skelton.
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Rest In Peace to the guy who made plungers scary! It takes a great voice to do that.
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