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
North by Northwest
(1959)
Auctioneer
King Kong vs. Godzilla
(1963)
Commander Roberts / General Masami Shinzo / Narrator (voice)
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Maj. Gen. Mann
Forbidden Planet
(1956)
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
The Fortune Cookie
(1966)
Thompson
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
(1983)
The Well (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Racket
(1951)
Harry Craig
The Blue Veil
(1951)
Joplin
It Grows on Trees
(1952)
Finlay Murchison
Francis Goes to West Point
(1952)
Col. Daniels
I Love Melvin
(1953)
Mr. Henneman
Dream Wife
(1953)
Ken Landwell
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Maj. Gen. Mann
Susan Slept Here
(1954)
Harvey Butterworth
A Man Called Peter
(1955)
Senator Willis K. Harvey
The Unguarded Moment
(1956)
Mr. Pendleton
Everything But the Truth
(1956)
Lawrence Everett
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
(1956)
Henry 'Hank' Gaxton
Forbidden Planet
(1956)
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
The Monolith Monsters
(1957)
Martin Cochrane
From the Earth to the Moon
(1958)
Countdown Announcer
The Perfect Furlough
(1958)
Col. Leland
North by Northwest
(1959)
Auctioneer
The Angry Red Planet
(1959)
Prof. Theodore Gettell
The Monster of Piedras Blancas
(1959)
Dr. Sam Jorgenson
Say One for Me
(1959)
Harry LaMaise
The Story of Ruth
(1960)
Elimelech
The Gallant Hours
(1960)
Frank Enright
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
(1962)
Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
About Time
(1962)
King of Planet Q
Shootout at Big Sag
(1962)
Chan Bartholomew
The Slime People
(1963)
Norman Tolliver
King Kong vs. Godzilla
(1963)
Commander Roberts / General Masami Shinzo / Narrator (voice)
Kwaheri
(1964)
Narrator
The Big Parade of Comedy
(1964)
Narrator (voice)
Girl Happy
(1965)
Opening Narrator (uncredited)
Strange Bedfellows
(1965)
Opening Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited)
The Fortune Cookie
(1966)
Thompson
Creature of Destruction
(1967)
Dr. John Basso
The Pogo Special Birthday Special
(1969)
Churchy La Femme / Beauregard
Birthday
(1969)
Churchy La Femme / Beauregard
The Phantom Tollbooth
(1970)
Humbug (voice)
Strawberries Need Rain
(1971)
The Reaper
A Very Merry Cricket
(1973)
Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat (voice)
A Cricket in Times Square
(1973)
Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat / Father / Music Teacher (voice)
Fangs
(1974)
Snakey Bender
Oliver Twist
(1974)
Fagin
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
(1975)
Father (voice)
Yankee Doodle Cricket
(1975)
Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat (voice)
Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper
(1978)
Alexander Graham Wolf / Santa Claus (voice)
Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile
(1979)
The Pumpkin (voice)
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
(1983)
The Well (voice)
Quest
(1984)
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
(1985)
Orin / Bombo / TV announcer (voice)
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
(1985)
Arthur
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
(1987)
Gustav (voice)
Ultraman: The Adventure Begins
(1987)
Dr. Philby
The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible
(1988)
God / The Storyteller (Voice)
The Naked Monster
(2005)
General Mann