George Carlin



George Carlin (May the 12th, 1937 - June the 22nd, 2008) was a five-time Grammy-winning American comedian who narrated the third and fourth seasons of Thomas and Friends for American audiences; he also re-narrated the first and second seasons, and played Mr. Conductor in Shining Time station and Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales. After narrating the fourth season, Carlin left the series to do several comedy specials and pursue other projects.

On June the 22nd, 2008, Carlin died of heart failure at a hospital in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 71. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered, without any religious ceremonies, as he wished. Ringo Starr Narrated the rest of season 1-2 and Alec Baldwin narrated season 3-4 and took over as Mr. Conductor.