Person
Les Tremayne
Actor · Crew· 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.
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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
North by Northwest
Auctioneer · 1959
Forbidden Planet
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1956
The War of the Worlds
General Mann · 1953
The Fortune Cookie
Thompson · 1966
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Mr. Tako / Dr. Shigesawa / Dr. Akira Makino / General Masami Shinzo / Commander Roberts / Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1963
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
The Well (voice) · 1983
The Monolith Monsters
Martin Cochrane · 1957
The Phantom Tollbooth
Humbug (voice) · 1970
Filmography
47 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Naked Monster | General Mann | Film |
| 1987 | Ultraman: The Adventure Begins | Dr. Philby | Film |
| 1987 | The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy | Gustav (voice) | Film |
| 1985 | Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | Arthur (voice) | Film |
| 1985 | Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer | Orin / Bombo / TV announcer (voice) | Film |
| 1984 | Quest | Film | |
| 1983 | Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island | The Well (voice) | Film |
| 1979 | Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile | The Pumpkin (voice) | Film |
| 1978 | Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper | Alexander Graham Wolf / Santa Claus (voice) | Film |
| 1975 | Yankee Doodle Cricket | Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat (voice) | Film |
| 1975 | Rikki-Tikki-Tavi | Father (voice) | Film |
| 1974 | Oliver Twist | Fagin | Film |
| 1974 | Easter Is | (voice) | Film |
| 1974 | Shazam! | Mentor | TV |
| 1974 | Fangs | Snakey Bender | Film |
| 1973 | A Very Merry Cricket | Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat (voice) | Film |
| 1973 | A Cricket in Times Square | Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat / Father / Music Teacher (voice) | Film |
| 1971 | Curiosity Shop | TV | |
| 1971 | Strawberries Need Rain | The Reaper | Film |
| 1970 | The Phantom Tollbooth | Humbug (voice) | Film |
| 1967 | Creature of Destruction | Dr. John Basso | Film |
| 1966 | The Fortune Cookie | Thompson | Film |
| 1965 | Girl Happy | Opening Narrator (uncredited) | Film |
| 1964 | Kwaheri: Vanishing Africa | Narrator | Film |
| 1963 | The Slime People | Norman Tolliver | Film |
| 1963 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Mr. Tako / Dr. Shigesawa / Dr. Akira Makino / General Masami Shinzo / Commander Roberts / Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1962 | Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol | Ghost of Christmas Present (voice) | Film |
| 1960 | The Gallant Hours | Frank Enright | Film |
| 1960 | The Story of Ruth | Elimelech | Film |
| 1959 | The Monster of Piedras Blancas | Dr. Sam Jorgenson | Film |
| 1959 | North by Northwest | Auctioneer | Film |
| 1959 | Say One for Me | Harry LaMaise | Film |
| 1959 | The Angry Red Planet | Prof. Theodore Gettell | Film |
| 1958 | The Perfect Furlough | Col. Leland | Film |
| 1958 | From the Earth to the Moon | Countdown Announcer | Film |
| 1957 | The Monolith Monsters | Martin Cochrane | Film |
| 1956 | The Lieutenant Wore Skirts | Henry 'Hank' Gaxton | Film |
| 1956 | The Unguarded Moment | Mr. Pendleton | Film |
| 1956 | Forbidden Planet | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1955 | A Man Called Peter | Senator Willis K. Harvey | Film |
| 1954 | Susan Slept Here | Harvey Butterworth | Film |
| 1953 | The War of the Worlds | General Mann | Film |
| 1953 | I Love Melvin | Mr. Henneman | Film |
| 1953 | Dream Wife | Ken Landwell | Film |
| 1952 | Francis Goes to West Point | Colonel Daniels | Film |
| 1951 | The Blue Veil | Joplin | Film |
| 1951 | The Racket | Harry Craig | Film |
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