Frank Rice
Born
May 12, 1892
Died
January 9, 1936 (43 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Frank Rice was born in Muskegon, Michigan in 1892 and passed away January 9, 1936 in Los Angeles of nephritis and hepatitis (both of which affect the kidneys).
Rice began film work in silents, doing bit and supporting roles in various films, including oaters starring Jack Hoxie, Bill Cody, Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard, Pete Morrison and Buck Jones. In the late 1920s, he settled in as the mature helper/sidekick to youngster Buzz Barton in Buzz's series at Film Booking Office (FBO).
During the 1930s, Rice continued his saddle pal duties, appearing most frequently with Buck Jones and Ken Maynard. But he also assisted or had support roles in westerns with Tom Keene at RKO, Reliable's Jack Perrin and Tom Tyler, Tim McCoy at Columbia, at Fox with George O'Brien, and with John Wayne in his Warners series.
Known For
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Zeke Denker
1936
The Oregon Trail
Red
1936
Too Tough to Kill
Swede Mulhausen
1935
The Ivory-Handled Gun
Pike
1935
Valley of Wanted Men
Ned
1935
She Couldn't Take It
Milkman
1935
Cheers of the Crowd
1935
Trails of the Wild
Missouri
1935
Hard Rock Harrigan
McClintock, Superindendant
1935
Border Brigands
Rocky O'Leary, RCMP
1935
Public Hero Number 1
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1935
Stone of Silver Creek
Tom Lucas
1935
Loser's End
Amos
1935
Terror of the Plains
Banty (Tom's Sidekick)
1934
The Notorious Sophie Lang
Cop (uncredited)
1934
The Red Rider
Deputy Harp Harris
1934
Charlie Chan's Courage
Prospector
1934
The Fighting Ranger
Thunder, Texas Ranger
1934
David Harum
Robinson (uncredited)
1934
Wheels of Destiny
Pinwheel
1934
Penthouse
Unknown Man on Phone (uncredited)
1933
The Trail Drive
'Thirsty'
1933
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
Banty
1933
King of the Arena
Tin Star
1933
Somewhere in Sonora
Riley
1933
Phantom Thunderbolt
Nevady
1933
Robbers' Roost
Daniels
1932
Forbidden Trail
Sheriff Hibbs
1932
Horse Feathers
Doorman at Speakeasy (uncredited)
1932
Hello Trouble
Hardpan - the Cook
1932
The Wet Parade
Expectant Father / Bootleg Thug (uncredited)
1932
Love Affair
Eddie - Aviator (uncredited)
1932
The Sunset Trail
Taterbug
1932
The Menace
Jim
1932
The False Madonna
Bus Driver
1931
Corsair
Fish Face
1931
Shotgun Pass
Sagebrush
1931
Freighters of Destiny
'Rough'
1931
Border Law
Thunder Rogers
1931
The Squaw Man
Grouchy
1931
Riders of the North
The Parson
1931
The Conquering Horde
Spud Grogan
1931
Chickens Come Home
Hardy's Dinner Servant
1931
Love Your Neighbor
1930
Shadow Ranch
Ranny Williams
1930
Song of the Caballero
Andrea
1930
The Fighting Legion
'Cloudy' Jones
1930
Down with Husbands
Archie Winnem
1930
Parade of the West
Snuffy
1930
Dangerous Females
The Man
1929
Faro Nell
1929
The Wagon Master
Grasshoper Jim
1929
Pals of the Prairie
Hank Robbins
1929
Stairs of Sand
Stage Driver
1929
The Overland Telegraph
Easy
1929
The Royal Rider
Wild West Show Member
1929
The Lawless Legion
Flapjack
1929
The Vagabond Cub
Hank Robbins
1929
Orphan of the Sage
Hank Robbins
1928
Headin' for Danger
Andy Johnson
1928
Rough Ridin' Red
Hank Robbins
1928
Young Whirlwind
Hank
1928
The Bantam Cowboy
Sidewinder Steve
1928
The Hound of Silver Creek
Slim Terwilliger
1928
Won in the Clouds
Percy Hogan
1928
Sky High Saunders
'Whispering' Hicks
1927
Three Miles Up
Professor
1927
Tom's Gang
Andy Barker
1927
Red Signals
The Professor
1927
Flying High
Haines - the Mechanic
1926
With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo
Lige Beardsley
1926
With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness
Hank Vaughan
1926
The Border Sheriff
Marsh Hewitt
1926
The Fighting Buckaroo
Any Parker
1926
The Call of Courage
Slim
1925
Spook Ranch
Sheriff
1925
The Gold Rush
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
1925
Ridin' Pretty
Barb Wire
1925
Just Plain Folks
1925
The Cloud Rider
Hank Higgins
1925
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
Cal Huxley
1924
Dynamite Dan
Boss
1924
Wolves of the North
Dan Martin
1924
The Red Warning
Toby Jones
1923
Desert Rider
Toby Jones
1923
The Forbidden Trail
Toby Jones
1923
Riders of the Law
Toby Jones
1922
Richelieu
Huget
1914