Famed voice-over icon Peter Thomas dies at 91

[mvcg66b3r]

The man may be gone, but the voice is eternal.

Peter Thomas, 91, a voice-over icon and World War II veteran, died Saturday, nearly two years after he lost his wife and high school sweetheart, Stella Barrineau Thomas.

His distinctive vocal cords made him a part of Americana, but locally Peter Thomas became famous for his humanitarian heart.

"He was loved by so many people," said Peter Thomas Jr., the 65-year-old son who was by his father's side in Naples when he passed, along with Peter Thomas's two other children, Doug Thomas and Elizabeth Joyoprayitno.

During a career that spanned seven decades, Peter Thomas lent his smooth and silky baritone to everything from commercials to documentaries, his most well-known work being the narrator of "Forensic Files." He was a radio announcer, a newspaper reporter, television anchor for CBS New York and finally, a voice-over actor.

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[Corky Marlowe]

Just dawned on me that he did some of the narration in "19" by Paul Hardcastle. Just one more time for old times' sake: "The clothing fibers in the trunk of the car...Matched the clothing fibers in the bedroom."

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Wow Thomas was best known for Nova, Nature and Forensic files. Also Peter Thomas did VO work for AED machines yes the one the Red Cross Uses to conduct CPR.