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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-04-16

Day of Death

2003-12-19 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Balham, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Lester Tremayne

Lester "Les" Tremayne

Les Tremayne

Biography

Les Tremayne (16 April 1913 – 19 December 2003) was a radio, film, and television actor. Born Lester Tremayne in England, he moved with his family at the age four to Chicago, where he began in community theater. He danced as a vaudeville performer and worked as amusement park barker. He began working in radio when he was 17 years old. Description above from the Wikipedia article Les Tremayne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Acting

North by Northwest

1959

North by Northwest

as

Auctioneer

The Fortune Cookie

1966

The Fortune Cookie

as

Thompson

The Angry Red Planet

1959

The Angry Red Planet

as

Prof. Theodore Gettell

The Racket

1951

The Racket

as

Harry Craig

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

1975

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

as

Father (voice)

The Naked Monster

2005

The Naked Monster

as

General Mann

Girl Happy

1965

Girl Happy

as

Opening Narrator (uncredited)

The Story of Ruth

1960

The Story of Ruth

as

Elimelech

The Slime People

1963

The Slime People

as

Norman Tolliver

A Man Called Peter

1955

A Man Called Peter

as

Senator Willis K. Harvey

From the Earth to the Moon

1958

From the Earth to the Moon

as

Countdown Announcer

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

as

Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)

Susan Slept Here

1954

Susan Slept Here

as

Harvey Butterworth

Fangs

1974

Fangs

as

Snakey Bender

Yankee Doodle Cricket

1975

Yankee Doodle Cricket

as

Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat (voice)

The Monolith Monsters

1957

The Monolith Monsters

as

Martin Cochrane

The Monster of Piedras Blancas

1959

The Monster of Piedras Blancas

as

Dr. Sam Jorgenson

The Unguarded Moment

1956

The Unguarded Moment

as

Mr. Pendleton

A Very Merry Cricket

1973

A Very Merry Cricket

as

Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat (voice)

Creature of Destruction

1967

Creature of Destruction

as

Dr. John Basso

Shootout at Big Sag

1962

Shootout at Big Sag

as

Chan Bartholomew

Strawberries Need Rain

1971

Strawberries Need Rain

as

The Reaper

The Blue Veil

1951

The Blue Veil

as

Joplin

A Cricket in Times Square

1973

A Cricket in Times Square

as

Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat / Father / Music Teacher (voice)

Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper

1978

Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper

as

Alexander Graham Wolf / Santa Claus (voice)

Birthday

1969

Birthday

as

Churchy La Femme / Beauregard

The Perfect Furlough

1958

The Perfect Furlough

as

Col. Leland

Everything But the Truth

1956

Everything But the Truth

as

Lawrence Everett

It Grows on Trees

1952

It Grows on Trees

as

Finlay Murchison

I Love Melvin

1953

I Love Melvin

as

Mr. Henneman

Kwaheri

1964

Kwaheri

as

Narrator

Dream Wife

1953

Dream Wife

as

Ken Landwell

Strange Bedfellows

1965

Strange Bedfellows

as

Opening Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)

The Gallant Hours

1960

The Gallant Hours

as

Frank Enright

The Pogo Special Birthday Special

1969

The Pogo Special Birthday Special

as

Churchy La Femme / Beauregard

Oliver Twist

1974

Oliver Twist

as

Fagin

The Phantom Tollbooth

1970

The Phantom Tollbooth

as

Humbug (voice)

Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

1985

Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

as

Orin / Bombo / TV announcer (voice)

Francis Goes to West Point

1952

Francis Goes to West Point

as

Col. Daniels

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

1956

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

as

Henry 'Hank' Gaxton

Say One for Me

1959

Say One for Me

as

Harry LaMaise

About Time

1962

About Time

as

King of Planet Q

Quest

1984

Quest

as

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as

Narrator (voice)

Forbidden Planet

1956

Forbidden Planet

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1963

King Kong vs. Godzilla

as

Mr. Tako / Dr. Shigesawa / Dr. Akira Makino / General Masami Shinzo / Commander Roberts / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The War of the Worlds

1953

The War of the Worlds

as

Maj. Gen. Mann

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

Dr. Stuyvesant

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Harry Lannon

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Dr. Gardner

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Fred Malcolm

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Mr. Lowell

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

as

Bates

The New Breed

The New Breed

as

Garland

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Dr. Keith Bresson

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Dr. Arthur Jansen

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Horatio Troast

Checkmate

Checkmate

as

Simon Oelrich

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Frederic Archer III

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Deputy D.A. Stewart Linn

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Willard Nesbitt

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Bernard Daniels

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Lawrence Otis

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

George Browne

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Ed Pierce

Shazam!

Shazam!

as

Mentor

Production

Crew

Directing