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Les Tremayne

Acting · Born April 16, 1913 · Balham, London, England, UK

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.

Movies with Les Tremayne

• North by Northwest (1959) — Auctioneer
• Forbidden Planet (1956) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• The War of the Worlds (1953) — General Mann
• The Story of Ruth (1960) — Elimelech
• The Fortune Cookie (1966) — Thompson
• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) — Mr. Tako / Dr. Shigesawa / Dr. Akira Makino / General Masami Shinzo / Commander Roberts / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• Girl Happy (1965) — Opening Narrator (uncredited)
• Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985) — Orin / Bombo / TV announcer (voice)
• Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1989) — Dr. Philby (voice)
• Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983) — The Well (voice)
• Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022) — Self - (archive footage)
• The Angry Red Planet (1959) — Prof. Theodore Gettell

TV shows with Les Tremayne

• Shazam! (1974) — Mentor