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Les Tremayne

Date of birth: 1913-04-16

Place of birth: Balham, London, England, UK

Known for: Acting

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.​

Movie Credits

North by Northwest
4

North by Northwest

1959-08-06

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

The Fortune Cookie
3.6

The Fortune Cookie

1966-10-19

A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance

The Angry Red Planet
2.8

The Angry Red Planet

1959-11-23

The first manned flight to Mars returns after having been out of communications since it had arrived

The Racket
3.1

The Racket

1951-10-25

The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanl

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
3.2

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

1975-01-09

Rikki is a young mongoose who is adopted by a human family after nearly drowning in the river. He re

The Naked Monster
2

The Naked Monster

2005-04-22

Using soundtracks and extensive footage from many old movies, this spoof/homage of 1950's science-fi

Girl Happy
3.2

Girl Happy

1965-04-01

A Chicago mobster hires a rock and roll singer and his band to keep an eye on his daughter during Sp

The Story of Ruth
3.7

The Story of Ruth

1960-06-17

Ruth is one of two Moabite women who marry the sons of Elimelech and Naomi. When Elimelech and sons

The Slime People
1.6

The Slime People

1963-03-29

After Los Angeles is invaded by an army of subterranean monsters, a small group of people must fight

A Man Called Peter
3.3

A Man Called Peter

1955-03-31

Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but

From the Earth to the Moon
2.6

From the Earth to the Moon

1958-11-26

Set just after the American civil war, businessman and inventor Victor Barbicane invents a new sourc

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
3.1

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962-12-18

In this animated musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge - via Mr.

Susan Slept Here
3

Susan Slept Here

1954-07-28

On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his gof

Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
3.4

Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island

1983-08-05

Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales find a treasure map that leads them to a wishing well, which for a pe

Fangs
2.4

Fangs

1974-12-01

A snake lover sends out poisonous snakes and reptiles to kill his enemies.

Yankee Doodle Cricket
3.4

Yankee Doodle Cricket

1975-01-16

The War of Independence has begun, and Tucker the Mouse, Harry the Cat and Chester C. Cricket are in

The Monolith Monsters
3.3

The Monolith Monsters

1957-12-01

Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert comm

The Monster of Piedras Blancas
2.7

The Monster of Piedras Blancas

1959-04-22

An old lighthouse keeper who lives with his daughter secretly keeps a prehistoric fish-man by feedin

Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile
2.9

Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile

1979-10-31

Aunt Agatha threatens to call the police on innocent trick-or-treaters. Her nephew, Ralph, would lov

The Unguarded Moment
3.1

The Unguarded Moment

1956-12-27

A high-school music teacher is the victim of a student who writes indecent notes and assaults women.

A Very Merry Cricket
2.2

A Very Merry Cricket

1973-12-14

A sequel to "A Cricket in Times Square," in this feature a musical cricket returns to his New York C

Creature of Destruction
1.2

Creature of Destruction

1967-01-01

A mad stage hypnotist Dr. John Basso reverts his beautiful assistant Doreena into the physical form

Shootout at Big Sag
0

Shootout at Big Sag

1962-05-31

A man has his eyes set on controlling the Big Sag territory in Montana and hopes to achieve his goal

Strawberries Need Rain
1.3

Strawberries Need Rain

1971-04-01

Death comes to take a beautiful young girl, and she persuades him to let her live out her fantasies

The Blue Veil
3.3

The Blue Veil

1951-10-26

A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children's nurse.

A Cricket in Times Square
3.6

A Cricket in Times Square

1973-04-24

Chester Cricket gets trapped inside a picnic basket and transported from his home in Connecticut to

Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper
3

Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper

1978-11-30

When inventor/efficiency expert Alexander Graham Wolf plots to take over Santa's workshop, Comet ask

Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
3.1

Starchaser: The Legend of Orin

1985-05-17

Set on the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power o

Birthday
0

Birthday

1969-01-01

A BAFTA award nominated drama about a young anti-war demonstrator contemplating her pregnancy and re

The Perfect Furlough
3.3

The Perfect Furlough

1958-11-30

A love-starved soldier stationed at an Arctic base wins a furlough in Paris, but a pretty, no-nonsen

Everything But the Truth
4.1

Everything But the Truth

1956-12-01

Upset with the prevarications of the adult world, Willie launches a truth-telling campaign at school

It Grows on Trees
3.9

It Grows on Trees

1952-09-02

The Baxters are a typical happy American family trying to live on too little money. Mrs. Polly Baxte

I Love Melvin
3

I Love Melvin

1953-03-20

Melvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress nam

Kwaheri
2.5

Kwaheri

1964-12-09

Early Mondo film featuring primitive rituals, animals being butchered, unusual birth defects, and a

Dream Wife
2.7

Dream Wife

1953-06-19

Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a modern

Strange Bedfellows
3

Strange Bedfellows

1965-02-09

After a hasty wedding, Carter and Toni find that they disagree on everything. They separate and seve

The Gallant Hours
3.4

The Gallant Hours

1960-06-13

A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey,

The Pogo Special Birthday Special
2.9

The Pogo Special Birthday Special

1969-05-18

Pogo and his friends celebrate various holidays in their own special ways, while Porkypine does his

Oliver Twist
2.5

Oliver Twist

1974-07-10

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serv

The Phantom Tollbooth
3.4

The Phantom Tollbooth

1970-11-07

The Phantom Tollbooth, based upon the children's adventure novel by Norton Juster, tells the story o

Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
2.8

Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

1985-11-15

Rainbow Brite, and her magical horse Starlite, must stop an evil princess and her underlings from ta

Francis Goes to West Point
2.9

Francis Goes to West Point

1952-07-01

Francis the talking mule gets his owner in and out of trouble while he is taking basic training at W

The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
3.3

The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy

1987-12-13

The Smurfs set out to help out an elderly human couple.

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
2.8

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

1956-01-11

TV writer Greg Whitcomb did his military service heroically but now has settled into everyday life w

Say One for Me
2.3

Say One for Me

1959-06-19

Father Conroy has a parish which serves the acting and performance community. When one of his paris

Ultraman: The Adventure Begins
3.1

Ultraman: The Adventure Begins

1987-10-12

The lives of three stunt pilots (Scott, Chuck, and Beth) are changed when they gain the ability to t

About Time
0

About Time

1962-02-05

An entry in the Bell Science animated film series, on the nature of time.

Quest
3.3

Quest

1984-10-01

On a distant planet, descendants of a crashed spaceship are subjected to mysterious forces that caus

The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible
3.6

The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible

1988-07-05

The three protagonists listen to a storyteller recount the creation as well as the Fall. At the same

The Big Parade of Comedy
3.1

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964-09-02

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

Forbidden Planet
3.6

Forbidden Planet

1956-03-23

Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scienti

King Kong vs. Godzilla
3.3

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1963-06-26

When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for a

The War of the Worlds
3.4

The War of the Worlds

1953-08-13

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they disco

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
0

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022-06-14

Documentary on the History of Science Fiction Movies from The Day the Earth Stood Still onward.