LES TREMAYNE BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Les Tremayne was born on April 16th, 1913 in London, England with the birth name Lester Tremayne. His mother, Dolly Tremayne was a working actress and when he was just four years old, his family relocated to the United States, settling in Chicago.
His career in entertainment began with performing at a local community theater and also performing in vaudeville. Soon as a young teenager, he was adding a number of radio programs to his resume such as, "The First Nighter, "The Adventures of the Thin Man", "The Romance of Helen Trent", "The Falcon" and "The Abbott Mysteries". Between 1930 and 1940, he appeared on over 45 old-time radio shows and in 1995 he was elected to the Radio Hall of Fame.
Along with working Radio, he made quite a name for himself as a stage actor and appeared in a variety of successful Broadway productions such as, "Detective Story".
He later also had a breakfast talk show called, "The Tremaynes" with his second wife, Alice Reinhardt. Other television appearances included, "Perry Mason", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "77 Sunset Strip", "The Rifleman", "Checkmate", "The Beverly Hillbillies", "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin", "M Squad", "Make Room for Daddy", "The Jack Benny Program", "Rescue 8", "The Court of Last Resort", "Mister Ed", "General Hospital", "Mr. Novak", "The Dakotas" and "Shazam!".
His took on the occasional film role as well with some of his more well known credits being in, "The Racket" (1951) starring Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, Max Wagner, William Conrad, Virginia Huston, William Talman and Ray Collins, H. G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" (1953) co-starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Paul Frees, Jack Kruschen, Cedrick Hardwicke, Henry Brandon and Bob Cornthwaite, "A Man Called Peter" (1955) starring Richard Todd, Jean Peters, Billy Chapin, Jill Esmond and Marjorie Rambeau and Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" (1959) starring alongside Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, Martin Landau, Philip Ober, Edward Platt, Jessie Royce Landis, Leo G. Carroll, Josephine Hutchinson, Patrick McVey and James Mason.
Les Tremayne married a total of four times throughout his lifetime. His first wife was Eileen Palmer whom he wed in 1940. When this marriage ended he married briefly to Alice Reinheart. His third wife was Ruth Ann Mills from 1963 through 1967. His fourth and final wife was Joan L. Hertz in 1980 and they remained together until he passed away at the age of ninety on December 19th, 2003 in Santa Monica, California after suffering from heart failure. His remains were entombed in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.
Filmography
2005 The Naked Monster
1991-1993 The Pirates of Dark Water
1990 Adventures of the Gummi Bears
1988 The Creation
1987 One Life to Live
1987 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
1987 Ultraman: The Adventure Begins
1986 Wildfire
1986 Moses
1986 Jonny Quest
1985 Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
1985 Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
1985 The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
1984 Quest
1984 Challenge of the GoBots
1983 Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
1982 The Dukes of Hazzard
1981 Smurfs
1979 Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile
1978 Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper
1974-1976 Shazam!
1975 Yankee Doodle Cricket
1975 Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
1974 Easter Is
1974 Oliver Twist
1974 Snakes
1973 A Very Merry Cricket
1973 The Cricket in Times Square
1971 Curiosity Shop
1970 The Phantom Tollbooth
1962-1970 Bonanza
1970 Strawberries Need Rain
1969 The Pogo Special Birthday Special
1969 Judd for the Defense
1967 Creature of Destruction
1966 The Fortune Cookie
1965-1966 The Virginian
1966 Il pianeta errante
1966 Hank
1958-1966 Perry Mason
1961-1965 Mister Ed
1965 Harum Scarum
1965 My Favorite Martian
1963-1965 Dr. Kildare
1965 Girl Happy
1965 Strange Bedfellows
1964-1965 My Living Doll
1964 The Beverly Hillbillies
1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964 The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
1964 Goldfinger
1962-1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1964 77 Sunset Strip
1964 Mr. Novak
1960-1964 Wagon Train
1963 The Slime People
1963 The Dakotas
1963 The Wide Country
1963 General Hospital
1962 Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
1962 G.E. True
1962 Mutiny on the Bounty
1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 Shoot Out at Big Sag
1962 The Andy Griffith Show
1962 Father of the Bride
1962 The New Breed
1962 About Time
1961 Checkmate
1961 Whispering Smith
1961 Zane Grey Theatre
1961 Thriller
1960-1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1961 Rawhide
1960 McGarry and His Mouse
1960 The Story of Ruth
1960 The Gallant Hours
1960 M Squad
1960 Rescue 8
1959 The Angry Red Planet
1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 North by Northwest
1959 Say One for Me
1959 State Trooper
1959 Count Your Blessings
1959 The Monster of Piedras Blancas
1959 The Rifleman
1958-1959 The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1959 The Texan
1958 From the Earth to the Moon
1958 The Perfect Furlough
1958-1959 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1958 The Jack Benny Program
1958 Bachelor Father
1958 The Court of Last Resort
1958 The Gray Ghost
1957 The Monolith Monsters
1957 The Thin Man
1957 Mr. Adams and Eve
1957 Make Room for Daddy
1956 Everything But the Truth
1956 The Unguarded Moment
1956 Lux Video Theatre
1956 Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers
1956 Bhowani Junction
1956 Forbidden Planet
1956 Navy Log
1956 The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
1955 The 20th Century-Fox Hour
1955 The Millionaire
1955 The Whistler
1955 A Man Called Peter
1954 Susan Slept Here
1953 The War of the Worlds
1953 Dream Wife
1953 Tarzan and the She-Devil
1953 I Love Melvin
1952 It Grows on Trees
1952 Francis Goes to West Point
1951 The Racket
1951 The Blue Veil
1949 One Man's Family
1950 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
