FILM
The Miracle of the Hills (1959) with Nan Leslie and Jay North
The Sad Horse (1959) with Eve Brent
The Rawhide Trail (1958) with Nancy Gates
Thundering Jets (1958) with Dick Foran, Audrey Dalton, Barry Coe, and Robert Conrad
Badlands of Montana (1957) with Beverly Garland and Keith Larsen
Band of Angels (1957) with Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo, Andrea King, and Sidney Poitier
Under Fire (1957) with Harry Morgan and Steve Brodie
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) with Jeff Morrow and Leigh Snowden
Raw Edge (1956) with Yvonne De Carlo, Rory Calhoun, Mara Corday, John Gavin, and Ed Fury
Lady Godiva Of Coventry (1955) with Maureen O'Hara and George Nader
Smoke Signal (1955) with Dana Andrews, Piper Laurie, and William Talman
Kiss of Fire (1955) with Jack Palance, Barbara Rush, and Martha Hyer
This Island Earth (1955) with Faith Domergue, Jeff Morrow, Russell Johnson, and Lance Fuller
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954) with Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Gregg Palmer, Morris Ankrum, and Lance Fuller
Yankee Pasha (1954) with Jeff Chandler, Rhonda Fleming, and Mamie Van Doren
China Venture (1953) with Edmund O'Brien, Dabbs Greer, and Alvy Moore
Mission Over Korea (1953) with John Hodiak, John Derek, and Harvey Lembeck
Storm Over Tibet (1952) with Diana Douglas and Myron Healey
TELEVISION SERIES
The Roaring 20's, 1960-1962 ABC TV series. Reason portrayed Scott Norris
Man Without a Gun, 1957-1959 syndicated TV series. Reason portrayed Adam MacLean
TELEVISION GUEST APPEARANCES
Wagon Train, episode The Myra Marshall Story, originally aired October 21, 1963
G.E. True, episode Pattern for Espionage, originally aired March 24, 1963
Perry Mason, episode The Case of the Ancient Romeo, originally aired May 5, 1962
The Alaskans, episode The Ballad of Whitehorse, originally aired June 12, 1960
Sugarfoot, episode The Captive Locomotive, originally aired June 7, 1960
The Alaskans, episode Calico, originally aired May 22, 1960
Bourbon Street Beat, episode Swamp Fire, originally aired April 11, 1960
Bronco, episode Montana Passage, originally aired April 5, 1960
The Alaskans, episode Disaster at Gold Hill, originally aired March 20, 1960
77 Sunset Strip, episode Blackout, originally aired March 11, 1960
The Alaskans, episode Spring-Fever, originally aired February 7, 1960
Trackdown, episode The San Saba Incident, originally aired October 18, 1957
Conflict, episode The Velvet Cage, originally aired June 11, 1957
The Ford Television Theatre, episode Singapore, originally aired April 17, 1957
Conflict, episode Capital Punishment, March 5, 1957
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers, episode The Imposter, originally aired February 10, 1957
Conflict, episode Passage to Maranga, originally aired February 5, 1957
Conflict, episode Stranger on the Road, originally aired December 11, 1956
The Millionaire, episode The Olivia Grainger Story, originally aired May 30, 1956
Matinee Theatre, episode Friday the 13th, originally aired January 13, 1956
Lux Video Theatre, episode Thunder on the Hill, originally aired May 25, 1955
Lux Video Theatre, episode Gavin's Darling, originally aired April 22, 1954
Schlitz Playhouse, episode Knave of Hearts, originally aired July 24, 1953
The Ford Television Theatre, episode The People Versus Johnston, originally aired June 25, 1953
The Ford Television Theatre, episode The Son-in-Law, originally aired April 30, 1953
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Born on November 30, 1928, in Berlin, Germany, to American parents who were actors, Rex Reason grew up in Los Angeles along with his younger brother, fellow actor
Rhodes Reason. Reason enlisted in the Army upon graduating from high school in Glendale. After his honorable discharge in the late 1940s, he began to cultivate an
interest in acting and enrolled in the Pasadena Playhouse, eventually taking roles in community theater. In the early 1950s Reason was discovered and signed by Columbia;
the studio cast him as the star in his first credited film role in the adventure flick Storm Over Tibet (1952; with Myron Healey). Also in 1952, he married his first
wife, Eloise. They parted ways in 1960 after having two children.
Reason signed a contract with Universal-International in late 1953, where he acted in such films as The Creature Walks Among Us (1956; with Jeff
Morrow) and Raw Edge (1956; with Yvonne De Carlo and Rory Calhoun). Reason is perhaps best known for
his role as Dr. Cal Meacham in Universal's science fiction classic This Island Earth (1955; with Faith Domergue and
Russell Johnson); however, he acted in a number of dramas and westerns. When his contract with Universal expired in 1957, Reason signed
with 20th Century Fox and switched his focus to television, starring in the series Man Without a Gun (syndicated, 1957-1959) and the western movie The Miracle of the Hills
(1959; with Nan Leslie and June Vincent), which proved to be his final film. Later, he moved to Warner Bros. in the series The Roaring 20's (ABC, 1960-1962). Around the time
he was putting the wraps on his acting career, Reason married actress Sanita Pelkey, but the marriage didn't last a year.
