Nick Tate

Nicholas John Tate (born 18 June 1942) is an Australian actor popularly known for his roles as pilot Alan Carter in the 1970s science fiction television series Space: 1999, and James Hamilton in the 1980s Australian soap opera Sons and Daughters.

Nick Tate
Born	Nicholas John Tate (1942-06-18) 18 June 1942 (age 80) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Years active	1959–present
Parents	John Tate (father) Neva Carr Glyn (mother)
Website	www.nicktate.com

Life and career

Tate was born in Sydney. His parents were the actors John Tate and Neva Carr Glyn. His maternal grandparents were also actors, originally from Ireland and Great Britain, who performed in vaudeville. His father, of Russian descent,^{[citation needed]} also had a connection to the works of Space:1999 creator Gerry Anderson, being a secondary voice actor in Thunderbirds.^[1]

Tate's big break came with the Australian television series My Brother Jack, followed by a production of the musical The Canterbury Tales where he played "Nicholas the Gallant" for eighteen months on stage and on tour throughout the country. This was followed by the 1970 Australian television series Dynasty about rich, powerful family, where he joined his father John Tate for the first time onscreen; the two playing father and son roles.

Tate portrayed astronaut Alan Carter in the British science fiction series Space: 1999, which was broadcast from 1975 to 1977, though the series began production in late 1973. In 1976, he broke through in film with an AACTA award-winning role in the movie The Devil's Playground. He continued to work in film with supporting roles in a number of theatrical films, including The Year My Voice Broke, Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom, Return from the River Kwai, Evil Angels, and Steven Spielberg's Hook. From 1985 to 1986, he portrayed James Hamilton in the Australian soap opera Sons and Daughters. Tate has also made guest appearances on numerous American TV shows, such as The X-Files, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Star Trek: The Next Generation (in the 1990 episode "Final Mission"), Murder, She Wrote, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in the 1998 episode "Honor Among Thieves"), Farscape and in the Lost episode "Tabula Rasa".

On stage, Tate appeared in the TRIP (Tony Rudlin Ingrid Pitt Productions) stage production of Duty Free (later known as Don't Bother To Dress), by Emmerdale writer Neville Siggs, which ran from 1976 to 1977 at the Bristol Hippodrome.^[2] He returned to the stage in 2006 when he played the leading role of Captain Edward J. Smith in the Australian premiere of the musical Titanic.

Tate is also known for his voiceover work in theatrical trailers for such films as Jurassic Park and Mission: Impossible,^{[citation needed]} as well as work in commercials, including Guinness beer spots airing beginning in 2006. Tate and four other well known voice artists (Don LaFontaine, John Leader, Mark Elliot, and Al Chalk) parodied their individual voiceover styles en route to an awards show in a 1997 short film, 5 Men and a Limo.

In 2000, he provided the voice for the Australian tycoon Ozzie Mandrill in the game Escape from Monkey Island.

Tate resides in both Australia and the US.

Filmography

• The Skin of Our Teeth (TV Movie 1959)
• My Brother Jack (TV Mini-Series 1965) – Davey
• A Man for All Seasons (1966) – Master at Arms (uncredited)
• Submarine X-1 (1968) – Leading Seaman X-1 (credited as Nicholas Tate)
• The Oblong Box (1969) – Young Man in Tavern (uncredited)
• Battle of Britain (1969) – RAF Pilot (uncredited)
• Dynasty (TV Series 1970–1971) – Peter Mason
• Homicide (TV Series 1972–1973) – Joseph Taylor / John Mason / Barry West
• Behind the Legend (TV Series 1974) – Captain Sanderson
• NBC Special Treat (TV Series 1975) – Capt. Harry Masters
• Space: 1999 (TV Series 1975-77) – Alan Carter
• The Devil's Playground (1976) – Brother Victor
• The Day After Tomorrow, Into Infinity (TV Movie 1976) – Captain Harry Masters
• The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977) – 1st Australian
• Summerfield (1977) – Simon Robinson
• Undercover Lover (1979) – Jensen Fury
• Play for Today (TV Series 1980) – Steve Jackson
• The Gentle Touch (TV Series 1981) – Johnny Delvaux
• A Country Practice (TV Series 1982) – Graham Porter
• Patrol Boat (TV Series 1983) – Major Winn
• The Gold and the Glory (1984) – Joe Lucas
• The Empty Beach (1985) – Brian Henneberry
• Sons and Daughters (1985-86) – James Hamilton
• Ivanhoe (TV Movie 1986) – Sir Cedric (voice)
• The Year My Voice Broke (1987) – Sergeant Pierce
• Cry Freedom (1987) – Richie
• Evil Angels (1988) – Charlwood
• Return from the River Kwai (1989) – Lt. Commander Hunt
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series 1990) – Dirgo
• Steel and Lace (1991) – Duncan
• Hook (1991) – Noodler
• The Public Eye (1992) – Henry Haddock Jr.
• Silent Cries (1993)
• Red Planet (TV Mini Series short 1994) – Colony Leader
• Bed of Roses (1996) – Bayard
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Video Game 1996) – Prince Xizor (PC version) / IG-88 (PC version) (voices)
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV Series 1996) – Darcy / Hunter #2 / Pirate #2 / Pirate #3 (voices)
• Cow & Chicken (TV Series 1997) – English Guy 52 / Egg Buyer (voices)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series 1998) – Liam Bilby
• The X-Files (TV Series 1999) – Dr. Eugene Openshaw
• Escape from Monkey Island (Video Game 2000) – Ozzie Mandrill (voice)
• The Lost World (TV Series 2001) – Dr. William Gull
• The Junction Boys (TV Movie 2002) – Smokey Harper
• Farscape (TV Series 2003) – R. Wilson Munroe
• Lost (TV Series 2004) - Dr. Smee
• The Vanished (Short 2005) – Roy
• Flushed Away (Video Game 2006) - Fat Barry (voice)
• The Gene Generation (2007) – Doctor
• The Devil's Playground: Filmmaking by Faith (Video short 2008) - Himself - Actor – Brother Victor
• East of Everything (TV Series 2009) – Gerry Watkins
• The Pacific (TV Mini Series 2010) – Tom Smee
• Killer Elite (2011) – Commander B
• Qian Xuesen (2012) – Kimball
• The Great Gatsby (2013) – Taxi Driver
• Lupin III (2014) – Thomas Dawson
• Mad Max (Video Game 2015) – The Mystic (voice)
• The Snow Queen 2: An Icy Adventure (2015) – Guard (voice)
• Rake (TV Series 2016) – Julian Tallow
• The Blacklist (TV Series 2017) – Arthur Kilgannon
• Firestorm (TV Movie 2018/II) – NASA Chief (voice)
• The Strange Chores (TV Series 2019) – Helsing (voice)
• Psychonauts 2 (Video Game 2021) - Compton Boole / Dr. Potts (voices)

References

1. . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
2. "Production of Duty Free – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.

External links

• Official website
• Nick Tate at IMDb
• Nick Tate at Voice Chasers