Les Tremayne, "Shazam!" actor, born 1913

Les Tremayne, born April 16, 1913 in London, England, started his lengthy career in radio back in the 1930s.  He started in films in the 1950s and starred in movies such as War of the Worlds, The Angry Red Planet, and The Monolith Monsters.  He also appeared in King Kong vs. Godzilla.

For those of us born in the 1960s, we remember him best as Mentor in the Saturday morning show Shazam! from 1974-1976.  He appeared as the mentor to Billy Batson, Captain Marvel's secret identity.  

Tremayne passed away in December 2003 from heart failure. 

Happy birthday, Billy Batson!

Actor Michael Gray, born September 2, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, is best known for his role as Billy Batson on the Saturday morning show Shazam!.  I never missed an episode.

Lately, he's been seen regularly on the Comic-Con circuit, talking about his experiences on the show.  Still looks good, too! 

Happy birthday, Captain Marvel!

Jackson Bostwick, born October 23, 1943 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is best known for his portrayal of Captain Marvel from DC Comics on the Saturday morning TV show Shazam!.  He played Captain Marvel for the first season and two episodes into the second season, when he was fired by the producers.  He was late for filming one day, due to getting treatment for injuries he obtained during the previous day's filming, but the producers thought he was holding out for more money and fired him.  

He also appeared in Tron.

Shazam! John Davey (Captain Marvel) born today

John Davey, born June 25, 1939(?), is an actor best known for his portrayal of Captain Marvel in Filmation's Saturday morning TV show Shazam! I wasn't able to find any information on his birthday on-line, but I think my source on FB is pretty reliable. He graduated from high school in Nevada in 1957 so I'm guessing his birth year to be 1939.

Shazam! was only on for a few seasons but I really enjoyed watching him and Isis.