Supermarionation "Thunderbirds", who closely resembled Sylvia Anderson, and Captain Blue in "Captain Scarlet", who looked like Ed Bishop (the similarity was reportedly coincidental). Other characters were based on well-known film actors: Troy Tempest of "Stingray" was based on James Garner, Scott Tracy of "Thunderbirds" on Sean Connery and Captain Scarlet on Cary Grant. "Stingray" also featured the only non-speaking Supermarionation puppet: the water-breathing woman Marina. Occasionally, close-ups of a live actor's hand would be inserted to show actions such as turning keys and pressing buttons. This was affectionately parodied in the 2004 live-action feature film "Thunderbirds", with a brief shot of
Troy Slaten Troy Slaten Troy William Slaten (born February 21, 1975) is an American actor, practicing attorney and TV legal analyst / political pundit. Slaten was born in Los Angeles, California. He starred in several television series in supporting roles during the 1980s and the 1990s. He was on the 1980s CBS series "Cagney & Lacey" as Michael Lacey, one of the on-screen children of Mary Beth Lacey (Tyne Daly) and Harvey Lacey Sr.(John Karlen), and later, he appeared in the series "Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad" as Amp. His most memorable role was on the Fox series "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" as Jerry