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

Auctioneer

North by Northwest

Thompson

The Fortune Cookie

Prof. Theodore Gettell

The Angry Red Planet

Harry Craig

The Racket

Father (voice)

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

General Mann

The Naked Monster

Opening Narrator (uncredited)

Girl Happy

Elimelech

The Story of Ruth

Norman Tolliver

The Slime People

Senator Willis K. Harvey

A Man Called Peter

Countdown Announcer

From the Earth to the Moon

Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Harvey Butterworth

Susan Slept Here

The Well (voice)

Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island

Snakey Bender

Snakes

Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat (voice)

Yankee Doodle Cricket

Martin Cochrane

The Monolith Monsters

Dr. Sam Jorgenson

The Monster of Piedras Blancas

The Pumpkin (voice)

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

Mr. Pendleton

The Unguarded Moment

Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat (voice)

A Very Merry Cricket

Dr. John Basso

Creature of Destruction

Chan Bartholomew

Shootout at Big Sag

The Reaper

Strawberries Need Rain

Joplin

The Blue Veil

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

A Cricket in Times Square

Alexander Graham Wolf / Santa Claus (voice)

Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper

Arthur

Starchaser: The Legend of Orin

Churchy La Femme / Beauregard

Birthday

Col. Leland

The Perfect Furlough

Lawrence Everett

Everything But the Truth

Finlay Murchison

It Grows on Trees

Mr. Henneman

I Love Melvin

Narrator

Kwaheri

Ken Landwell

Dream Wife

Opening Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)

Strange Bedfellows

Frank Enright

The Gallant Hours

Churchy La Femme / Beauregard

The Pogo Special Birthday Special

Fagin

Oliver Twist

Humbug (voice)

The Phantom Tollbooth

Orin / Bombo / TV announcer (voice)

Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

Col. Daniels

Francis Goes to West Point

Gustav (voice)

The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy

Henry 'Hank' Gaxton

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

Harry LaMaise

Say One for Me

Dr. Philby

Ultraman: The Adventure Begins

King of Planet Q

About Time

Quest

God / The Storyteller (Voice)

The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible

Narrator (voice)

The Big Parade of Comedy

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Forbidden Planet

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

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Maj. Gen. Mann

The War of the Worlds

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-04-16

Place of Birth

Balham, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Lester Tremayne