Rex Lease
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieThe Gazebo
1959
Stage Manager (uncredited)
tvMaverick
1957
Poker Player #2
movieA Hatful of Rain
1957
Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
movieThe Unholy Wife
1957
Mr. White (uncredited)
movieBacklash
1956
Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
moviePerils of the Wilderness
1956
Sergeant Jim Rodney
movieThe Prodigal
1955
Purveyor (uncredited)
movieShadows of Tombstone
1953
Fake Drunk
movieGun Belt
1953
Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
movieRide, Vaquero!
1953
Deputy
tvThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
Bartender
movieLost in Alaska
1952
Old-Timer
movieColorado Sundown
1952
Rancher who finds dog
movieThe Wild North
1952
Townsman (uncredited)
moviePals of the Golden West
1951
Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
movieFrisco Tornado
1950
Henchman
The Cisco Kid
1950
Man Buying Book (uncredited)
movieCovered Wagon Raid
1950
Bob Davis
movieHills of Oklahoma
1950
Joe Brant
movieCurtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950
Yellowstone
movieMa and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950
Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
movieCode of the Silver Sage
1950
Captain Matthews
movieSinging Guns
1950
Stage Driver
movieGun Cargo
1949
Capt. Jim Parker
movieOut of the Storm
1948
Gus Clute
movieNight Time in Nevada
1948
Officer (uncredited)
movieA Foreign Affair
1948
M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
movieThe Gallant Legion
1948
Conductor
movieBuck Privates Come Home
1947
Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
movieCalifornia
1947
Stranger (uncredited)
movieWhite Tie and Tails
1946
Briggs (uncredited)
movieThe Time of Their Lives
1946
Sgt. Makepeace
movieCanyon Passage
1946
Card Player (uncredited)
movieSun Valley Cyclone
1946
Army Sergeant
movieDays of Buffalo Bill
1946
Bill Clinker
movieThe Phantom Rider
1946
Randall
movieWhy Girls Leave Home
1945
Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
movieSwingin' on a Rainbow
1945
Cab Driver (uncredited)
movieOn Stage Everybody
1945
Onlooker (uncredited)
movieYou Came Along
1945
Airport Attendant (uncredited)
movieThe Naughty Nineties
1945
Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
movieSpringtime in Texas
1945
Pete Grant
movieFlame of Barbary Coast
1945
Collingswood
movieLone Texas Ranger
1945
Henchman Whitey
Blonde Ransom
1945
Policeman (uncredited)
movieEarl Carroll Vanities
1945
Policeman
movieFirebrands of Arizona
1944
Deputy Mike
movieBordertown Trail
1944
Sgt. Jenkins
movieCall of the Rockies
1944
Miner Kendall
moviePhony Express
1943
Red's Henchman
movieCorvette K-225
1943
Coxswain
movieSo's Your Uncle
1943
Hotel Clerk
movieRiders of the Rio Grande
1943
Father of Twins
movieKing of the Cowboys
1943
Bridge Henchman
movieIdaho
1943
Henchman
movieKeep 'Em Slugging
1943
Personnel Manager
movieHaunted Ranch
1943
Rex Lease
movieDead Man's Gulch
1943
Henchman
movieThe Mummy's Tomb
1942
Townsman (uncredited)
movieEyes of the Underworld
1942
(uncredited)
movieSunset Serenade
1942
Martin Rider
movieBoss of Hangtown Mesa
1942
Bert Lawler
movieThe Silver Bullet
1942
Rance Harris
movieThe Pride of the Yankees
1942
Spectator (uncredited)
movieLady in a Jam
1942
Drunk (uncredited)
movieEagle Squadron
1942
German soldier
movieThe Cyclone Kid
1942
Henchman Ben Rankin
movieIn Old California
1942
Gold Strike Rider
movieSaboteur
1942
Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
movieRaiders of the West
1942
Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
movieArizona Terrors
1942
First Toll Collector Henchman
movieSierra Sue
1941
Rancher Rex
movieJesse James at Bay
1941
Henchman Gregg
movieTonto Basin Outlaws
1941
Stanley, Jane's Editor
movieDeath Valley Outlaws
1941
Marshal Jim Collins
movieOutlaws of Cherokee Trail
1941
Fake Marshall
movieBad Man of Deadwood
1941
Townsman
movieNevada City
1941
Masked Henchman
movieOutlaws of the Rio Grande
1941
Henchman Luke
movieThe Phantom Cowboy
1941
Sheriff Ben Jeffers
movieBilly the Kid's Range War
1941
Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
movieBilly the Kid's Gun Justice
1940
Henchman Buck
movieRiders of Black Mountain
1940
Sheriff Clay Mathews
movieThe Trail Blazers
1940
Engineer Reynolds
movieUnder Texas Skies
1940
Jim Marsden
movieOne Man's Law
1940
Spike Hudkins
movieRancho Grande
1940
Henchman Joe
movieThe Grapes of Wrath
1940
Cop (uncredited)
movieA Chump at Oxford
1940
Bank Robber (uncredited)
movieThe Shadow
1940
Garage Henchman
movieSouth of the Border
1939
Telegrapher
movieIn Old Monterey
1939
Soldier
movieS.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
Ambulance Attendant
movieLand of Fighting Men
1938
Ed -Henchman
movieProfessor Beware
1938
Reporter
movieDesert Patrol
1938
Dan Drury
movieCode of the Rangers
1938
Jack Strong
movieMidnight Intruder
1938
Track Spectator (uncredited)
movieSwing It, Sailor!
1938
Interne
movieThe Mysterious Pilot
1937
"Kansas" Eby
movieHeroes of the Alamo
1937
Colonel William B. Travis
movieThe Silver Trail
1937
Bob Crandall
movieTen Laps to Go
1936
Larry Evans
movieFury Below
1936
Joe Norsen
movieCavalcade of the West
1936
Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
movieAces and Eights
1936
Jose Hernandez
movieThe Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
1936
Walter Jameson
movieLightnin' Bill Carson
1936
Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
movieCuster's Last Stand
1936
Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
movieRidin' On
1936
Danny O'Neil
movieCuster's Last Stand
1936
Kit Cardigan
movieThe Man from Guntown
1935
Alan McArthur
movieRough Riding Ranger
1935
Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
movieFighting Caballero
1935
Joaquin Florenz
moviePals of the Range
1935
Steve Barton
movieThe Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
Bill Bodie
movieInside Information
1934
Lloyd Wilson
movieMidnight Morals
1932
Preen Lazetti
movieThe Monster Walks
1932
Ted Clayton
movieChinatown After Dark
1931
Jim Bonner
movieIs There Justice?
1931
Jerry Heath
movieIn Old Cheyenne
1931
Jim the Cheyenne Kid
movieThe Utah Kid
1930
Cal Reynolds
movieBorrowed Wives
1930
Peter Foley
movieWings of Adventure
1930
Dave Kent
movieHot Curves
1930
Jim Dolan
movieSunny Skies
1930
Jim Grant
movieTroopers Three
1930
Eddie Haskins
movieTwo Sisters
1929
Allan Rhodes
movieThe Younger Generation
1929
Eddie Lesser
movieWhen Dreams Come True
1929
Ben Shelby
Girls Who Dare
1929
Chet Randolf
movieBroadway Daddies
1928
Richard Kennedy
movieRed Riders of Canada
1928
Pierre Duval
movieQueen of the Chorus
1928
Billy Cooke
movieThe Phantom of the Turf
1928
John Nichols
movieThe Law of the Range
1928
Solitaire Kid
movieThe College Hero
1927
Jim Halloran
movieClancy's Kosher Wedding
1927
Tom Clancy
The Cancelled Debt
1927
Patrick Burke
movieNot for Publication
1927
Philip Hale
movieThe Outlaw Dog
1927
Bill Brady
movieMoulders of Men
1927
Jim Barry
movieThe Last Edition
1925
Clarence Walker
movieEpisodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
1925
The Spirit of the Bottle
movieChalk Marks
1924
Bert Thompson
A Woman Who Sinned
1924
Her Son as an Adult