In 2012, he recorded a reading of Donald Cotton's Doctor Who novelisation of The Gunfighters for release in February 2013. In 2010, Rimmer returned to the world of Thunderbirds with a 15-minute fan film simply entitled Thunderbirds 2010. He portrays Jeff Tracy in a voiceover on Thunderbird 3s radio, towards the end of the movie, instructing Scott and Alan to take the three astronauts they rescued in the movie to an intact space station, and return to Tracy Island in anticipation of a storm in the Pacific. Rimmer played the role of Leo Carlin in the 2013 audio drama The Mighty Carlins by award-winning Canadian playwright Collin Doyle. The recording was produced by Wireless Theatre Company. In 2014, Rimmer released his first fiction novel Long Shot, through amazon.co.uk/com. This marked his second foray into publishing, having released his autobiography From Thunderbirds to Pterodactyls four years previously. In 2015, he played the role of "Anderson" in the science fiction short DARKWAVE: Edge of the Storm; this was released for free online the following year. Personal life and death Rimmer married Sheila Logan in 1963; the couple had three sons: Damien, Ben and Paul. Rimmer died at Barnet Hospital in London on 29 March 2019, aged 89. He was survived by his wife and sons. Selected filmography A Dangerous Age (1957) as Nancy's Father Flaming Frontier (1958) as Running Bear The Day the Sky Exploded (1958) as John McLaren (voice) Dr. Strangelove (1964) as Captain "Ace" Owens The Bedford Incident (1965) as Seaman 1st Class Thunderbirds Are GO (1966) as Scott Tracy (voice) You Only Live Twice (1967) as Hawaii Radar Operator (uncredited) The Dirty Dozen (1967) as American Soldier (uncredited) Thunderbird 6 (1968) as Scott Tracy (voice) The Persuaders! (1971) as Lomax Diamonds Are Forever (1971) as Tom (uncredited) Baffled! (1973) as Race Track Announcer / Commentator Scorpio (1973) as Cop in Hotel (uncredited) Live and Let Die (1973) as Hamilton (voice, uncredited) Take Me High (1973) (uncredited) S*P*Y*S (1974) as Hessler Rollerball (1975) as Rusty, Team Executive The 'Human' Factor (1975) as Carter, CIA Man Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) as Colonel Alexander B. Franklin Nasty Habits (1977) as Officer Star Wars (1977) as Rebel Fighter Technician (uncredited) Silver Bears (1977) as American Banker The People That Time Forgot (1977) as Hogan The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) as Commander Carter (USS Wayne) Julia (1977) as Customs Officer (uncredited) Warlords of