▁developed ▁his ▁bass ▁voice . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁institution ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁acquaint ance ▁of ▁fellow ▁student ▁Christ ine ▁May , ▁whom ▁he ▁later ▁married . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁Richard ▁and ▁Am anda . ▁ ▁With ▁his ▁Canadian ▁background , ▁Dy ne ley ▁frequently ▁performed ▁with ▁a ▁North ▁American ▁acc ent . ▁He ▁acted ▁primarily ▁in ▁stage ▁produ ctions ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁turned ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁film . ▁On ▁stage ▁and ▁in ▁film , ▁he ▁regularly ▁appeared ▁opposite ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁the ▁actress ▁Jane ▁H yl ton , ▁whom ▁he ▁met ▁on ▁the ▁set ▁of ▁the ▁horror ▁film ▁The ▁Man ster ▁( 1 9 5 9 ). ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁star ▁in ▁many ▁television ▁series . ▁He ▁spoke ▁fl uent ▁French , ▁German ▁and ▁Spanish . ▁Dy ne ley ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁H yl ton ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Th under bird s ▁voice - over ▁English ▁actor ▁Brian ▁Cob by ▁claimed ▁he ▁had ▁provided ▁the ▁voice - over ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁sequence ▁count down ▁of ▁Th under bird s ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁This ▁was ▁ref uted ▁by ▁Th under bird s ▁producer ▁Ger ry ▁Anderson , ▁who ▁confirmed ▁count down ▁was ▁indeed ▁recorded ▁by ▁Dy ne ley . ▁ ▁Dy ne ley ' s