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Rex Reason (Rex George Reason Jr.) was born on 30 November, 1928 in Berlin, Germany, is an American actor (1928–2015). Discover Rex Reason's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

Popular As Rex George Reason Jr.
Occupation Actor
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 30 November 1928
Birthday 30 November
Birthplace Berlin, Germany
Date of death 19 November, 2015
Died Place Walnut, California, U.S.
Nationality Germany

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Rex Reason Height, Weight & Measurements

At 86 years old, Rex Reason height is 6' 3" (1.91 m) .

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Height 6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Who Is Rex Reason's Wife?

His wife is Joan Johannes (1952-1960) (divorced) 2 children Sanita Pelkey (1962-1963) (divorced) Shirley Hake (1965-2015; his death) 3 children

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Wife Joan Johannes (1952-1960) (divorced) 2 children Sanita Pelkey (1962-1963) (divorced) Shirley Hake (1965-2015; his death) 3 children
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Children Andrea Reason, Brent Reason

Rex Reason Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Rex Reason worth at the age of 86 years old? Rex Reason’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Germany. We have estimated Rex Reason's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
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1928

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

He was the elder brother of actor Rhodes Reason.

Rex George Reason Jr. was born in Berlin, Germany, to an American family that returned to Los Angeles shortly thereafter, where Rex was raised.

1946

Rex Reason attended Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale, California and enlisted in the United States Army at the age of seventeen, serving from 1946 to 1948.

1948

He began his stage career in 1948 at the Pasadena Playhouse, performing there for three years before coming to the notice of Hollywood.

1950

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.

1951

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) initially produced for MGM but acquired by Columbia Pictures.

1953

Reason was under contract for two more years at Columbia until moving to Universal-International in mid-1953, after making a promising appearance in the sword-and-sandal epic Salome (1953) with Rita Hayworth.

1955

Reason is perhaps best known for his role as stalwart, heroic scientist Dr. Cal Meacham in the science fiction movie This Island Earth (1955).

1956

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).

1957

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.

1960

The second was the ABC/Warner Bros. Television drama, The Roaring Twenties (1960–1962), a crime drama in the role of Scott Norris, reporter for the fictitious New York Record.

1961

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.

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.

1962

In Perry Mason he played the role of defendant Steve Brock in the episode, "The Case of the Ancient Romeo" (1962) opposite Jeff Morrow, who had starred with him in This Island Earth.

1963

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.

2015

Reason died in Walnut, California, from bladder cancer on November 19, 2015.