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Occupation
  
Actor

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Rex Reason


Relatives
  
Rhodes Reason, brother

Years active
  
1952-1963

Siblings
  
Rhodes Reason


Born
  
November 30, 1928 (
1928-11-30
)
Berlin, Germany

Died
  
November 19, 2015, Walnut, California, United States

Spouse
  
Shirley Hake (m. 1965–2015), Sanita Pelkey (m. 1962–1963), Eloise Seybert (m. 1952–1960)

Children
  
Andrea Reason, Brent Reason

Movies and TV shows
  
This Island Earth, The Creature Walks Am, Band of Angels, Smoke Signal, Man Without a Gun

Similar People
  
Rhodes Reason, Joseph M Newman, Faith Domergue, William Alland, Jerry Hopper

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Rex Reason (November 30, 1928 – November 19, 2015) was an American actor best known for his role in This Island Earth (1955).

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Life and career

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Reason was born in Berlin, Germany, to an American family that returned to Los Angeles shortly thereafter, where Rex was raised. He was the elder brother of actor Rhodes Reason. Rex Reason attended Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale, California and enlisted in the United States Army at the age of seventeen.

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He began his stage career in 1948 at the Pasadena Playhouse, performing there for three years before coming to the notice of Hollywood. In 1951 he was given a screen test at Columbia Pictures and was cast as the lead in a starring role in his first picture, a low-budget adventure drama Storm Over Tibet (1952). Reason was under contract for two more years at Columbia until moving to Universal in mid-1953, after making a promising appearance in the sword-and-sandal epic Salome (1953) with Rita Hayworth.

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A tall (6'3"), handsome, leading man with a distinctive baritone speaking voice, Reason appeared in several films and television shows throughout the 1950s and 1960s. He made two pictures at Universal Studios under the name "Bart Roberts" before demanding to be able to use his own name, which actually sounds like a Hollywood screen name.

Reason is perhaps best known for his role as stalwart, heroic scientist Dr. Cal Meacham in the science fiction This Island Earth (1955). Reason co-starred as sympathetic scientist Dr. Tom Morgan in the third—and final—installment of Universal International Pictures' Creature from the Black Lagoon horror film series in The Creature Walks Among Us (1956). He also appeared opposite Clark Gable and Sidney Poitier in Band of Angels (1957) for Warner Bros. He appeared in Badlands of Montana (1957) as an opponent of a corrupt Mayor played by John M. Pickard. In the story line, Pickard administers ten lashes with a whip to Reason's back.

Reason starred as newspapermen in two television series. The first of those was a syndicated western, Man Without a Gun (1957–1959), in the role of Adam MacLean, editor of the Yellowstone Sentinel newspaper in Dakota Territory. The second was the ABC/Warner Bros. drama, The Roaring Twenties (1960–1962), a crime drama in the role of Scott Norris, reporter for the fictitious New York Record.

He appeared as a guest on an NBC interview program, Here's Hollywood in 1961, and guest-starred on a number of other television series. In Perry Mason he played the role of defendant Steve Brock in the episode, "The Case of the Ancient Romeo" (1962). His final television appearance was in an episode of Wagon Train broadcast in 1963. He was also featured in episodes of Bourbon Street Beat, 77 Sunset Strip, and The Alaskans.

Reason walked out on his film contract with Warner Bros. in the fall of 1961 when he was being considered for a starring role in John Frankenheimer's The Manchurian Candidate (1962). The film began as a project at Warners, but was completed as an independent film and released by United Artists. Laurence Harvey was cast in the role instead.

After his film and television acting career ended, he worked as a real estate broker and had a second career as a voiceover actor. During his later years, Reason was in retirement and living in Walnut, California, with his third wife, Shirley.

Reason died in Walnut, California from bladder cancer on November 19, 2015 at the age of 86.

Filmography

Actor
1963
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Colin Brenner
- The Myra Marshall Story (1963) - Colin Brenner
1963
G.E. True (TV Series) as
Madison
- Pattern for Espionage (1963) - Madison
1962
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Steve Brock
- The Case of the Ancient Romeo (1962) - Steve Brock
1960
The Roaring 20's (TV Series) as
Scott Norris
- Nobody's Millions (1961) - Scott Norris
- Kitty Goes West (1961) - Scott Norris
- Million Dollar Suit (1961) - Scott Norris
- Right Off the Boat: Part 2 (1961) - Scott Norris
- Right Off the Boat: Part 1 (1961) - Scott Norris
- Among the Missing (1961) - Scott Norris
- Mademoiselle from Armentieres (1961) - Scott Norris
- Scandal Sheet (1961) - Scott Norris
- The Red Carpet (1961) - Scott Norris
- The Fifth Pin (1961) - Scott Norris
- The Salvation of Killer McFadden (1961) - Scott Norris
- The Twelfth Hour (1961) - Scott Norris
- War with the Nighthawkers (1961) - Scott Norris
- The Vamp (1961) - Scott Norris
- Pie in the Sky (1961) - Scott Norris
- Lucky Charm (1961) - Scott Norris
- Black Saturday (1961) - Scott Norris
- Two a Day (1961) - Scott Norris
- Coney Red Hots (1961) - Scott Norris
- Dance Marathon (1961) - Scott Norris
- Layoff Charley (1960) - Scott Norris
- Bold Edition (1960) - Scott Norris
- White Carnation (1960) - Scott Norris
- Judge Seward's Secret (1960) - Scott Norris
- Brother's Keeper (1960) - Scott Norris
- Vendetta on Bleecker Street (1960) - Scott Norris
- Champagne Lady (1960) - Scott Norris
- Burnett's Woman (1960) - Scott Norris
1960
The Alaskans (TV Series) as
Joe Holland / Stony McBride / Paul Loomis / ...
- The Ballad of Whitehorse (1960) - Joe Holland
- Calico (1960) - Stony McBride
- Disaster at Gold Hill (1960) - Paul Loomis
- Spring-Fever (1960) - Gordon Talbot
1960
Sugarfoot (TV Series) as
Simon March
- The Captive Locomotive (1960) - Simon March
1960
Bourbon Street Beat (TV Series) as
Larry McKee
- Swamp Fire (1960) - Larry McKee
1960
Bronco (TV Series) as
Amory Tate
- Montana Passage (1960) - Amory Tate
1960
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Monty Salow
- Blackout (1960) - Monty Salow
1957
Man Without a Gun (TV Series) as
Adam MacLean
- The Giant (1959) - Adam MacLean
- Hangtree Inn (1959) - Adam MacLean
- Accused (1959) - Adam MacLean
- Devil's Acres (1959) - Adam MacLean
- The Shaving Mug (1959) - Adam MacLean
- Daughter of the Dragon (1959) - Adam MacLean
- The Last Holdup (1959) - Adam MacLean
- The Wrong Face (1959) - Adam MacLean
- Witness to Terror (1959) - Adam MacLean
- The Hero (1959) - Adam MacLean
- Eye Witness (1959) - Adam MacLean
- Face of the Moon (1959) - Adam MacLean
- Trap Line (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Stolen Stage (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Wire's End (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Invisible Enemy (1958) - Adam MacLean
- The Mine (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Headline (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Special Edition (1958) - Adam MacLean
- The Last Bullet (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Aftermath (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Lissie (1958) - Adam MacLean
- The Kidder (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Jailbreak (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Claim Jumpers (1958) - Adam MacLean
- The Quiet Strangers (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Buried Treasure (1958) - Adam MacLean
- No Heart for Killing (1958) - Adam MacLean
- The Law of the Land (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Lady from Laramie (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Night of Violence (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Peril (1958) - Adam MacLean
- High Iron (1958) - Adam MacLean
- The Day the West Went Wild (1958) - Adam MacLean
- The Last Hunt (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Danger (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Reward (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Dark Road (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Guilty (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Indian Fury (1958) - Adam MacLean
- The Gun from Boot Hill (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Wanted (1958) - Adam MacLean
- The Thin Wall (1958) - Adam MacLean
- The Sealed Envelope (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Shadow of a Gun (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Teen-Age Idol (1958) - Adam MacLean
- Man Missing (1957) - Adam MacLean
- Silent Town (1957) - Adam MacLean
- The Fugitive (1957) - Adam MacLean
- Decoy (1957) - Adam MacLean
- The Seven Killers (1957) - Adam MacLean
1959
The Miracle of the Hills as
Scott Macauley
1959
The Sad Horse as
Bill MacDonald
1958
Thundering Jets as
Capt. Steve Morley
1958
The Rawhide Trail as
Jess Brady
1957
Trackdown (TV Series) as
Travis
- The San Saba Incident (1957) - Travis
1957
The Web (TV Series) as
Clinton Queally
- Fatal Alibi (1957) - Clinton Queally
1957
Under Fire as
Lt. Steve Rogerson
1957
Band of Angels as
Capt. Seth Parton
1956
Conflict (TV Series) as
Mark Ferris / Capt. Horatio Hornblower
- The Velvet Cage (1957) - Mark Ferris
- Capital Punishment (1957)
- Passage to Maranga (1957) - Capt. Horatio Hornblower
- Stranger on the Road (1956)
1957
Badlands of Montana as
Steven Brewster
1953
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Kirk Rockwood / Ed Johnston / Jim Brenby
- Singapore (1957) - Kirk Rockwood
- The People Versus Johnston (1953) - Ed Johnston
- The Son-in-Law (1953) - Jim Brenby
1957
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (TV Series) as
Captain Reese MacDonald
- The Imposter (1957) - Captain Reese MacDonald
1956
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Doug Hamlon
- The Olivia Grainger Story (1956) - Doug Hamlon
1956
The Creature Walks Among Us as
Dr. Thomas Morgan
1956
Raw Edge as
John Randolph
1956
Matinee Theatre (TV Series)
- Friday the 13th (1956)
1955
Lady Godiva of Coventry as
Harold
1955
Kiss of Fire as
Duke of Montera
1955
This Island Earth as
Dr. Cal Meacham
1954
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Dr. Jeffries / Jeff Miller
- Thunder on the Hill (1955) - Dr. Jeffries
- Gavin's Darling (1954) - Jeff Miller (as Bart Roberts)
1955
Smoke Signal as
Lt. Wayne Ford
1954
Sign of the Pagan as
Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1954
Yankee Pasha as
Omar Id-Din (as Bart Roberts)
1954
Saskatchewan as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1954
Taza, Son of Cochise as
Naiche (as Bart Roberts)
1953
China Venture as
Lt. Cross (uncredited)
1953
Mission Over Korea as
Maj. Jim Hacker
1953
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Johnny Scoville
- Knave of Hearts (1953) - Johnny Scoville
1953
Salome as
Marcellus Fabius (uncredited)
1952
Storm Over Tibet as
David Simms
1952
The Girl in White as
Interne at Rooftop Party (uncredited)
1952
Models Inc. as
Hotel Desk Clerk (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1952
Scaramouche as
Edmond (uncredited)
Self
2013
This Island Earth: 2 1/2 Years in the Making (Video documentary short) as
Self
2006
The Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (Video documentary) as
Self
1961
Here's Hollywood (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.221 (1961) - Self
1955
Allen in Movieland (TV Movie) as
Self - Lt. Atkins
Archive Footage
2002
The Universe According to Universal (Video documentary short) as
Dr. Cal Meacham (uncredited)
1996
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
1958
War of the Planets (Short) as
Cal

References

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