Rex Reason

Acting

Rex Reason

Born 1928-11-30 · Berlin, Germany

Rex Reason was an American actor born on November 30, 1928, in Berlin, Germany, to American parents. He grew up in Los Angeles and initially had no acting aspirations, but his mother encouraged both him and his brother Rhodes Reason to pursue acting careers. Reason's acting journey began when he played the lead in "Seventh Heaven" at Glendale's Hoover High School. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army at 17, serving from 1946 to 1948. After his discharge, he enrolled at the Pasadena Playhouse and became involved in little theater. His film career started with a leading role in "Storm Over Tibet" (1952). Reason then signed with Universal-International in 1953, where he appeared in several notable films. He is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Cal Meacham in the science fiction classic "This Island Earth" (1955). Reason's career also included television work. He starred in two series: the syndicated western "Man Without a Gun" (1957-1959) and the ABC/Warner Bros. drama "The Roaring Twenties" (1960-1962). Known for his tall stature (6'2"), handsome looks, and distinctive baritone voice, Reason left the entertainment industry in the early 1960s to pursue a career in real estate. He was married three times and had two children from his first marriage. Rex Reason passed away on November 19, 2015, in Walnut, California, at the age of 86 due to bladder cancer.

Acting credits

Raw Edge poster
6.3

A Texan arrives in Oregon and seeks justice for his innocently-hanged brother.

Raw Edge

1956

This Island Earth poster
6.0

Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.

This Island Earth

1955

Scaramouche poster
7.0

In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.

Scaramouche

1952

Lady Godiva of Coventry poster
5.5

Fictionalized account of events leading up the famous nude ride (alas, her hair covers everything) of the militant Saxon lady.

Lady Godiva of Coventry

1955

Salome poster
5.8

In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due to a prophecy. Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod's long-absent stepdaughter. Herodias sees the king's dawning lust for Salome as her means of bending the king to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are (contrary to Scripture) nearing conversion to the new religion. And the famous climactic dance turns out to have unexpected implications...

Salome

1953

Taza, Son of Cochise poster
5.6

Three years after the end of the Apache wars, peacemaking chief Cochise dies. His elder son Taza shares his ideas, but brother Naiche yearns for war...and for Taza's betrothed, Oona. Naiche loses no time in starting trouble which, thanks to a bigoted cavalry officer, ends with the proud Chiricahua Apaches on a reservation, where they are soon joined by the captured renegade Geronimo, who is all it takes to light the firecracker's fuse...

Taza, Son of Cochise

1954

Band of Angels poster
6.3

Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widowed father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and sends her to the best schools. When he dies suddenly Amantha's world is turned upside down. She learns that her father had been living on borrowed money and that her mother was actually a slave and her father's mistress.

Band of Angels

1957

Thundering Jets poster
9.0

An Air Force captain teaches pilots to fly jets but doesn't like it.

Thundering Jets

1958

The Creature Walks Among Us poster
5.4

Scientists surgically transform the Creature into an air-breather, but being able to live on land is not enough to make him comfortable with humans. Enraged, he turns his wrath on anyone who comes near as he desperately tries to return to the deep-water world where he truly belongs.

The Creature Walks Among Us

1956

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie poster
6.6

In the not-too-distant future, the evil Dr. Forrester forces a temp named Mike into a series of experiments, where he's forced to watch cheesy movies so the mad scientist can monitor his mind. However, as Mike can't control where the movies begin or end, he'll try to keep his sanity with the help of his robot friends.

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

1996

Smoke Signal poster
6.9

Capt. Harper's cavalry patrol returns to the fort to find it besieged by Ute Indians. The apparent cause is the recapture of Army traitor Brett Halliday, who deserted to the Utes in a previous war; but Brett has a different story. With capture imminent, the only chance for the surviving men (and one woman) is to boat down a wild, uncharted river, where Harper and Halliday must pull together, like it or not.

Smoke Signal

1955

Kiss of Fire poster
5.5

In 1700, a Spanish princess travels from New Mexico to California with ruthless outlaw El Tigre as guide.

Kiss of Fire

1955

The Rawhide Trail poster
8.0

In this western two wagon masters are wrongfully accused of driving their wagon train in to a Comanche raid and are sentenced to hang. Now they must work hard and fast to prove their innocence.

The Rawhide Trail

1958

Allen in Movieland poster
4.5

TV goes Hollywood when Steve Allen visits Universal-International to prepare for his upcoming title role in "The Benny Goodman Story."

Allen in Movieland

1955

Yankee Pasha poster
5.3

Tale of an adventurer trying to rescue a damsel kidnapped by pirates.

Yankee Pasha

1954

The Sad Horse poster
7.0

A lonely boy finds companionship with a horse.

The Sad Horse

1959

No artwork available
8.2

A look behind the scenes at Cortlandt Hull's "The Witch's Dungeon," a movie-themed Halloween attraction in Bristol, Connecticut -- now the longest-running show of its type in the United States.

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

2006

Badlands of Montana poster
7.0

Wanting to follow in his late father's footsteps, eager reformer Steve Brewster runs for mayor of a small Montana town but is forced to flee and join a gang of notorious outlaws after he's provoked into killing two corrupt officials in self-defense. Gang leader Hammer takes Steve in, and Steve falls for his daughter, Susan, but his loyalties are divided when he's appointed marshal of his hometown.

Badlands of Montana

1957

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins poster
6.0

From THINGS to BODY SNATCHERS to CREATURES FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, sci-fi monsters dominated 1950s horror. Take a ride to an era of drive-ins, Red Scares, low budgets and big bugs with SPACE INVADERS AND DRIVE INS.

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins

2014

The Miracle of the Hills poster
10.0

A minister arrives at a run-down mining town to take over the church there. He finds he has his work cut out for him, especially when an earthquake causes a flood in the mineshaft and traps some of the local children.

The Miracle of the Hills

1959

Under Fire poster
7.5

An Army lawyer defends a World War II hero and his men accused of desertion.

Under Fire

1957

Storm Over Tibet poster
7.0

During World War II, David Simms pilots supplies between India and China over the Himalaya Mountains.

Storm Over Tibet

1952