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Rex Lease
Born · February 11, 1903
Died · January 3, 1966 (62 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA
Bio
From Wikipedia Rex Lloyd Lease (February 11, 1903 – January 3, 1966) was an American actor. He appeared in over 300 films, mainly in westerns. Lease arrived in Hollywood in 1924. He found bit and supporting parts at Film Booking Office (FBO), Rayart, more, and was given the opportunity to play a few leads. His first film was A Woman Who Sinned (1924). Rex's earliest westerns were a pair of Tim McCoy silents at MGM, one of which was The Law of the Range (1928) which had a very young Joan Crawford as the heroine and Rex as the "Solitaire Kid". Tim and Lease became friends, and over the next dozen or so years he appeared in seven more McCoy westerns. He had a featured role in director Frank Capra's The Younger Generation (1929), a tale of a Jewish family that move to a more upscale neighborhood. He successfully made the transition to talkies, and starred in melodramas, action flicks, old dark house mysteries, and comedies as well as a couple of western serials and about a dozen low-budget sagebrush yarns and outdoor adventures. In between lead roles, Lease did featured parts in some B westerns. He was Hoot Gibson's brother in Cavalcade of the West (1936); Rex played the "Pecos Kid" in McCoy's Lightnin' Bill Carson (1936); and he worked in a couple of Tom Tylers, Ridin' On (1936) and Fast Bullets (1936). Rex's finale as a star had him teaming up with Rin-Tin-Tin Jr. in The Silver Trail (1937). Though no longer afforded star billing, he continued in smaller roles into the 1950s in films and on TV.
Maverick
Poker Player #2 · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
A Hatful of Rain
Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
6.8
1957
The Unholy Wife
Mr. White (uncredited)
4.6
1957
Backlash
Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
6.4
1956
Perils of the Wilderness
Sergeant Jim Rodney
6.0
1956
The Adventures of Champion
Assayer · (1 episode)
5.3
1955
Shadows of Tombstone
Fake Drunk
6.0
1953
Gun Belt
Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
6.3
1953
Ride, Vaquero!
Deputy
5.9
1953
Toughest Man in Arizona
0.0
1952
Lost in Alaska
Old-Timer
6.0
1952
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Sheriff
5.9
1952
Colorado Sundown
Rancher who finds dog
3.3
1952
The Wild North
Townsman (uncredited)
6.9
1952
Pals of the Golden West
Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
0.0
1951
Frisco Tornado
Henchman
6.0
1950
Covered Wagon Raid
Bob Davis
5.8
1950
Hills of Oklahoma
Joe Brant
0.0
1950
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Yellowstone
6.3
1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
6.1
1950
Code of the Silver Sage
Captain Matthews
6.0
1950
Singing Guns
Stage Driver
5.8
1950
Gun Cargo
Capt. Jim Parker
0.0
1949
Out of the Storm
Gus Clute
6.5
1948
Night Time in Nevada
Officer (uncredited)
6.2
1948
A Foreign Affair
M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
7.1
1948
The Gallant Legion
Conductor
7.0
1948
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Hank
6.2
1947
Buck Privates Come Home
Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
6.3
1947
California
Stranger (uncredited)
6.5
1947
The Crimson Ghost
Bain
5.0
1946
White Tie and Tails
Briggs (uncredited)
7.0
1946
The Time of Their Lives
Sgt. Makepeace
7.0
1946
Canyon Passage
Card Player (uncredited)
6.6
1946
Sun Valley Cyclone
Army Sergeant
5.0
1946
Days of Buffalo Bill
Bill Clinker
0.0
1946
The Phantom Rider
Randall
6.0
1946
Why Girls Leave Home
Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
5.0
1945
Swingin' on a Rainbow
Cab Driver (uncredited)
0.0
1945
On Stage Everybody
Onlooker (uncredited)
0.0
1945
You Came Along
Airport Attendant (uncredited)
7.0
1945
The Naughty Nineties
Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
6.8
1945
Springtime in Texas
Pete Grant
0.0
1945
Santa Fe Saddlemates
Smiley
5.0
1945
Flame of Barbary Coast
Collingswood
5.6
1945
Lone Texas Ranger
Henchman Whitey
6.0
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
Policeman
5.0
1945
Firebrands of Arizona
Deputy Mike
6.0
1944
Dead Man's Eyes
6.5
1944
Code of the Prairie
0.0
1944
Bordertown Trail
Sgt. Jenkins
0.0
1944
Call of the Rockies
Miner Kendall
6.0
1944
Calling Dr. Death
6.5
1943
Phony Express
Red's Henchman
5.4
1943
Corvette K-225
Coxswain
6.2
1943
So's Your Uncle
Hotel Clerk
5.0
1943
Riders of the Rio Grande
Father of Twins
0.0
1943
Daredevils of the West
Jack
0.0
1943
King of the Cowboys
Bridge Henchman
5.5
1943
Idaho
Henchman
5.7
1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
Personnel Manager
5.5
1943
Haunted Ranch
Rex Lease
6.0
1943
Dead Man's Gulch
Henchman
0.0
1943
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Zeke Larkin
0.0
1943
The Mummy's Tomb
Townsman (uncredited)
5.7
1942
Eyes of the Underworld
(uncredited)
4.8
1942
Tomorrow We Live
Shorty
4.3
1942
Sunset Serenade
Martin Rider
5.5
1942
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Bert Lawler
0.0
1942
The Silver Bullet
Rance Harris
4.0
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
Spectator (uncredited)
7.4
1942
Lady in a Jam
Drunk (uncredited)
5.5
1942
Eagle Squadron
German soldier
0.0
1942
The Cyclone Kid
Henchman Ben Rankin
0.0
1942
In Old California
Gold Strike Rider
5.1
1942
Saboteur
Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
6.9
1942
Frisco Lil
8.0
1942
Raiders of the West
Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
0.0
1942
Arizona Terrors
First Toll Collector Henchman
0.0
1942
Sierra Sue
Rancher Rex
0.0
1941
Jesse James at Bay
Henchman Gregg
5.0
1941
Tonto Basin Outlaws
Stanley, Jane's Editor
0.0
1941
Death Valley Outlaws
Marshal Jim Collins
0.0
1941
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
Fake Marshall
0.0
1941
Bad Man of Deadwood
Townsman
4.4
1941
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Jeff
4.0
1941
Nevada City
Masked Henchman
5.0
1941
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
Henchman Luke
0.0
1941
The Phantom Cowboy
Sheriff Ben Jeffers
6.0
1941
Billy the Kid's Range War
Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
6.5
1941
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Henchman Buck
4.0
1940
Riders of Black Mountain
Sheriff Clay Mathews
0.0
1940
The Trail Blazers
Engineer Reynolds
0.0
1940
Under Texas Skies
Jim Marsden
5.0
1940
One Man's Law
Spike Hudkins
0.0
1940
Rancho Grande
Henchman Joe
4.0
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Cop (uncredited)
7.8
1940
A Chump at Oxford
Bank Robber (uncredited)
6.9
1940
The Shadow
Garage Henchman
6.5
1940
South of the Border
Telegrapher
5.0
1939
In Old Monterey
Soldier
5.3
1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Ambulance Attendant
5.7
1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Evans
6.0
1939
Land of Fighting Men
Ed -Henchman
0.0
1938
Professor Beware
Reporter
6.1
1938
Desert Patrol
Dan Drury
0.0
1938
Code of the Rangers
Jack Strong
0.0
1938
Midnight Intruder
Track Spectator (uncredited)
5.2
1938
Swing It, Sailor!
Interne
5.0
1938
The Mysterious Pilot
"Kansas" Eby
0.0
1937
Heroes of the Alamo
Colonel William B. Travis
6.0
1937
The Silver Trail
Bob Crandall
5.0
1937
Ten Laps to Go
Larry Evans
4.0
1936
Fury Below
Joe Norsen
1.0
1936
Cavalcade of the West
Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
4.4
1936
Aces and Eights
Jose Hernandez
6.0
1936
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Walter Jameson
4.8
1936
Lightnin' Bill Carson
Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
5.0
1936
Custer's Last Stand
Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
0.0
1936
Ridin' On
Danny O'Neil
0.0
1936
Roarin' Guns
Jerry
6.5
1936
Custer's Last Stand
Kit Cardigan
4.5
1936
Fast Bullets
Jimmy
4.5
1936
The Man from Guntown
Alan McArthur
0.0
1935
Rough Riding Ranger
Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
0.0
1935
Fighting Caballero
Joaquin Florenz
5.0
1935
The Ghost Rider
Dave
5.0
1935
Pals of the Range
Steve Barton
0.0
1935
Cyclone of the Saddle
Andy
5.2
1935
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Bill Bodie
6.0
1935
Inside Information
Lloyd Wilson
5.5
1934
Midnight Morals
Preen Lazetti
0.0
1932
The Monster Walks
Ted Clayton
4.2
1932
Chinatown After Dark
Jim Bonner
3.7
1931
In Old Cheyenne
Jim the Cheyenne Kid
0.0
1931
The Sign of the Wolf
Tom
0.0
1931
The Utah Kid
Cal Reynolds
0.0
1930
Borrowed Wives
Peter Foley
4.6
1930
Wings of Adventure
Dave Kent
5.3
1930
Hot Curves
Jim Dolan
5.7
1930
Sunny Skies
Jim Grant
4.2
1930
Troopers Three
Eddie Haskins
7.0
1930
Two Sisters
Allan Rhodes
6.0
1929
The Younger Generation
Eddie Lesser
6.6
1929
Girls Who Dare
Chet Randolf
0.0
1929
Stolen Love
Bill
0.0
1928
Broadway Daddies
Richard Kennedy
1.0
1928
Red Riders of Canada
Pierre Duval
0.0
1928
Queen of the Chorus
Billy Cooke
0.0
1928
The Law of the Range
Solitaire Kid
2.5
1928
The College Hero
Jim Halloran
4.3
1927
The Outlaw Dog
Bill Brady
0.0
1927
Moulders of Men
Jim Barry
0.0
1927
The Last Alarm
Tom
0.0
1926
The Mystery Pilot
Bob Jones
0.0
1926
The Last Edition
Clarence Walker
5.0
1925
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
The Spirit of the Bottle
4.5
1925
Chalk Marks
Bert Thompson
0.0
1924