Main Characters[]
Characters who appeared in multiple installments of the Tremors franchise.
The ambitious sidekick[]
Every installment of the franchise features a man in his 20s (the younger of the male leads) who dreams of making a success of himself.
| Image | Name | Appearances | Portrayed by |
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Valentine McKee | Tremors | Kevin Bacon |
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Grady Hoover | Tremors 2: Aftershocks | Christopher Gartin |
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Jack Sawyer | Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | Shawn Christian |
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Tyler Reed | Tremors: The Series | Victor Browne |
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Juan Pedilla | Tremors 4: The Legend Begins | Brent Roam |
The Chang family[]
Since the 1880s, Chang's Market, which is Perfection’s only store, has been owned and run by the Chang family.
| Image | Name | Appearances | Portrayed by |
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Walter Chang | Tremors | Victor Wong |
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Jodi Chang | Tremors 3: Back to Perfection Tremors: The Series |
Susan Chuang (Tremors 3) Lela Lee (TV series) |
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Pyong Chang | Tremors 4: The Legend Begins | Lo Ming |
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Lu Wan Chang | Tremors 4: The Legend Begins | Lydia Look |
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Fu Yien Chang | Tremors 4: The Legend Begins | Sam Ly |
The romantic interest[]
Typically, a Tremors film has three main characters, one of which is female, and a love interest for one of the male leads. Jodi Chang filled this role in Tremors 3 (see above).
Scientists[]
| Image | Name | Appearances | Portrayed by |
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Rhonda LeBeck | Tremors | Finn Carter |
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Dr. Kate Riley | Tremors 2: Aftershocks | Helen Shaver |
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Cletus Poffenberger | Tremors: The Series | Christopher Llyod |
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Dr. Casey Matthews | Tremors: The Series | Sarah Rafferty |
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Dr. Donna Debevic | Tremors: The Series | Joan McMurtrey |
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Roger Garrett | Tremors: The Series | Richard Biggs |
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Dr. Ellie Bergen | Tremors: The Series | Rebbeca McFarland |
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Dr. Towne | Tremors: The Series | David Grant Wright |
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Helmut Krause | Tremors: The Series | Richard Riehle |
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Brock | Tremors: The Series | Gary Weeks |
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Gene Fallon | Tremors: The Series | Michael Harney |
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Charlie Wilhelm | Tremors: The Series | Greg Collins |
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Dr. Harold Baines | Tremors: The Series | Matt Malloy |
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Dr. Meghan Flynn | Tremors: The Series | Melinda Clarke |
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Otto | Tremors: The Series | Tom McCafferty |
Characters in Tremors[]
Characters only appearing in the first movie.
| Image | Name | Appearances | Portrayed by |
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Heather Gummer | Tremors | Reba McEntire |
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Nestor Cunningham | Tremors | Richard Marcus |
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Edgar Deems | Tremors | Sunshine Parker |
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Old Fred | Tremors | Michael Dan Wagner |
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Jim Wallace | Tremors | Conrad Bachmann |
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Megan Wallace | Tremors | Bibi Besch |
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Carmine | Tremors | John Pappas |
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Howard | Tremors | John Goodwin |
Characters in Tremors 2: Aftershocks[]
Characters only appearing in second film
| Image | Name | Appearances | Portrayed by |
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Oil Worker | Tremors 2: Aftershocks | Thomas Rosales Jr. |
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Señor Carlos Ortega | Tremors 2: Aftershocks | Marcelo Tubert |
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Julio | Tremors 2: Aftershocks | Marco Hernandez |
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Pedro | Tremors 2: Aftershocks | José Ramón Rosario |
Characters in Tremors 3: Back to Perfection[]
Characters only appearing in the third film.
| Image | Name | Appearances | Portrayed by |
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Buford | Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | Billy Rieck |
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Dr. Andrew Merliss | Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | Barry Livingston |
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Agent Charlie Rusk Agent Frank Statler |
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | John Pappas Tom Everett |
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Tourists | Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | Kelly Connell as Tourist Guy Matthew Seth Wilson as Tourist Kid Jason Hopkins as Tourist Kid Lorna Scott as Tourist Lady Mary Gross as Tourist Mom |
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News reporters | Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | Elena Sahugan Javi Mulero Diego Galantie |
Characters in Tremors: The Series[]
Characters only appearing in Single Series episodes
Characters in Tremors 4: The Legend Begins[]
This is a list of characters only appearing in the fourth film.
| Image | Name | Appearances | Portrayed by |
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Hiram Gummer | Tremors 4: The Legend Begins | Michael Gross |
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Black Hand Kelly | Tremors 4: The Legend Begins | Billy Drago |
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Tecopa | Tremors 4: The Legend Begins | August Schellenberg |
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Old Fred | Tremors 4: The Legend Begins | J.E. Freeman |
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Big Horse Johnson | Tremors 4: The Legend Begins | John Dixon |
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Silver Miners | Tremors 4: The Legend Begins | Lou Carlucci as Mine Foreman Matthew Seth Wilson as Brick Walters Dan Lemieux as Stony Walters Don Ruffin as Soggy |
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Townsfolk | Tremors 4: The Legend Begins | Neil Kopit as Victor Sean Moran as Western Union Clerk Andrew Van Hise as Luke Stan Kelton Andrew Beck |
The Monsters[]
While the series is known for its interesting characters The Brand has always been its monsters.
| Image | Name | Appearances | Portrayed by |
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Graboid | Tremors(1990), Tremors 2: Aftershocks, Tremors 3: Back To Perfection, Tremors 4: The Legend Begins | N/A |
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El Blanco | Tremors 3: Back to Perfection Tremors: The Series |
N/A |
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Shrieker | Tremors 2: Aftershocks Tremors 3: Back to Perfection Tremors: The Series |
N/A |
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Rescue Team Shriekers | Tremors: The Series | N/A |
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Ass Blaster | Tremors 3: Back to Perfection Tremors: The Series |
N/A |
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Messerschmitt | Tremors 3: Back to Perfection Tremors: The Series |
N/A |
| African Graboid | Faster, stronger, smarter, wiser, separates tongues | Tremors 5: Bloodlines | CG |
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| Canadian Graboid | Chews through ice, enters water, carries infection like american species including antidote | Tremors 6: A cold day in hell | CG and Practical |
| Tongues | separate, stronger faster bite force | Tremors 6: A cold Day In Hell. Tremors 5: Bloodlines, Tremors: Shrieker Island | CG |
| African A--Blaster | deadlier, faster, clearer vision, night predator | Tremors 5: Bloodlines | CG |