Les Tremayne
Les Tremayne (born April 16, 1913 in London , England , † December 19, 2003 in Santa Monica , California ) was a British film and television actor and radio host.
Life
Tremayne started working on the radio when he was 17 years old. His first radio show was The Adventures of the Thin Man .
Tremayne began his acting career in the 1950s. He was known for his feature-length films such as A Man Called Peter , Gangster , Clash of the Worlds and The Monster of Piedras Blancas . Between 1974 and 1977 Tremayne appeared in the television series Shazam! on.
In 1995 Tremayne was elected to the Radio Hall of Fame .
Filmography (selection)
- 1952: It Grows on Trees
- 1953: You and no other (Dream Wife)
- 1953: War of the Worlds (War of the Worlds)
- 1955: A Man called Peter
- 1955: My Wife, The Lieutenant (The Lieutenant wore Skirts)
- 1956: In the Clutches of the Devil (The Unguarded Moment)
- 1957: The Monolith Monsters (The Monolith Monsters)
- 1958: Vacation ticket to Paris (The Perfect Furlough)
- 1959: The Invisible Third (North By Northwest)
- 1959: The Admiral (The Gallant Hours)
- 1959: Angels on a hot pavement (Say one for me)
- 1959: Spacecraft MR-1 gives no answer (The Angry Red Planet)
- 1960: The Book of Ruth (The Story of Ruth)
- 1966: The Fortune Cookie (The Fortune Cookie)
- 1968: Creature of Destruction
Web links
- Les Tremayne in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Image of Les Tremayne in the English language Wikipedia
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SURNAME | Tremayne, Les |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tremayne, Lester |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film and television actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1913 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 2003 |
Place of death | Santa Monica |