Name
Rex Lease
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1903-02-11
Deathday
1966-01-03 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA
Biography
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.
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- 1953 Gun Belt as Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
- 1953 Shadows of Tombstone as Fake Drunk
- 1949 Gun Cargo as Capt. Jim Parker
- 1945 You Came Along as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
- 1952 The Wild North as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1942 Tomorrow We Live as Shorty
- 1929 Two Sisters as Allan Rhodes
- 1938 Land of Fighting Men as Ed -Henchman
- 1942 The Mummy's Tomb as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1952 Toughest Man in Arizona
- 1950 Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town as Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1941 Bad Man of Deadwood as Townsman
- 1927 The Outlaw Dog as Bill Brady
- 1936 Cavalcade of the West as Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
- 1931 The Sign of the Wolf as Tom
- 1932 The Monster Walks as Ted Clayton
- 1924 Chalk Marks as Bert Thompson
- 1957 The Unholy Wife as Mr. White (uncredited)
- 1926 The Last Alarm as Tom
- 1951 Pals of the Golden West as Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
- 1936 Aces and Eights as Jose Hernandez
- 1928 Queen of the Chorus as Billy Cooke
- 1952 Colorado Sundown as Rancher who finds dog
- 1936 Fast Bullets as Jimmy
- 1936 Roarin' Guns as Jerry
- 1931 Chinatown After Dark as Jim Bonner
- 1941 Billy the Kid's Range War as Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
- 1950 Singing Guns as Stage Driver
- 1943 Calling Dr. Death
- 1930 Borrowed Wives as Peter Foley
- 1935 Rough Riding Ranger as Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
- 1929 The Younger Generation as Eddie Lesser
- 1942 The Pride of the Yankees as Spectator (uncredited)
- 1936 Lightnin' Bill Carson as Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
- 1930 Hot Curves as Jim Dolan
- 1936 Fury Below as Joe Norsen
- 1950 Curtain Call at Cactus Creek as Yellowstone
- 1936 The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand as Walter Jameson
- 1935 The Man from Guntown as Alan McArthur
- 1930 Sunny Skies as Jim Grant
- 1948 A Foreign Affair as M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1936 Ten Laps to Go as Larry Evans
- 1942 The Silver Bullet as Rance Harris
- 1936 Custer's Last Stand as Kit Cardigan
- 1937 The Silver Trail as Bob Crandall
- 1937 Heroes of the Alamo as Colonel William B. Travis
- 1935 Fighting Caballero as Joaquin Florenz
- 1929 Girls Who Dare as Chet Randolf
- 1925 Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle as The Spirit of the Bottle
- 1937 The Mysterious Pilot as "Kansas" Eby
- 1930 Troopers Three as Eddie Haskins
- 1950 Code of the Silver Sage as Captain Matthews
- 1938 Swing It, Sailor! as Interne
- 1935 Pals of the Range as Steve Barton
- 1944 Code of the Prairie
- 1942 Frisco Lil
- 1941 Billy the Kid in Santa Fe as Jeff
- 1943 Phony Express as Red's Henchman
- 1930 The Utah Kid as Cal Reynolds
- 1928 The Law of the Range as Solitaire Kid
- 1956 Backlash as Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
- 1939 The Lone Ranger Rides Again as Evans
- 1935 The Cowboy and the Bandit as Bill Bodie
- 1931 In Old Cheyenne as Jim the Cheyenne Kid
- 1935 Cyclone of the Saddle as Andy
- 1952 Lost in Alaska as Old-Timer
- 1948 Out of the Storm as Gus Clute
- 1938 Professor Beware as Reporter
- 1925 The Last Edition as Clarence Walker
- 1941 Outlaws of Cherokee Trail as Fake Marshall
- 1946 The Phantom Rider as Randall
- 1930 Wings of Adventure as Dave Kent
- 1938 Code of the Rangers as Jack Strong
- 1935 The Ghost Rider as Dave
- 1938 Desert Patrol as Dan Drury
- 1939 South of the Border as Telegrapher
- 1928 Stolen Love as Bill
- 1940 The Grapes of Wrath as Cop (uncredited)
- 1945 Springtime in Texas as Pete Grant
- 1945 Why Girls Leave Home as Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- 1948 Night Time in Nevada as Officer (uncredited)
- 1945 Flame of Barbary Coast as Collingswood
- 1941 Sierra Sue as Rancher Rex
- 1940 The Shadow as Garage Henchman
- 1942 Saboteur as Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
- 1934 Inside Information as Lloyd Wilson
- 1946 The Crimson Ghost as Bain
- 1940 Riders of Black Mountain as Sheriff Clay Mathews
- 1940 Under Texas Skies as Jim Marsden
- 1940 Billy the Kid's Gun Justice as Henchman Buck
- 1942 Eyes of the Underworld as (uncredited)
- 1944 Bordertown Trail as Sgt. Jenkins
- 1944 Call of the Rockies as Miner Kendall
- 1940 A Chump at Oxford as Bank Robber (uncredited)
- 1942 Eagle Squadron as German soldier
- 1932 Midnight Morals as Preen Lazetti
- 1927 The College Hero as Jim Halloran
- 1939 In Old Monterey as Soldier
- 1941 The Phantom Cowboy as Sheriff Ben Jeffers
- 1948 The Gallant Legion as Conductor
- 1945 Earl Carroll Vanities as Policeman
- 1950 Covered Wagon Raid as Bob Davis
- 1950 Frisco Tornado as Henchman
- 1950 Hills of Oklahoma as Joe Brant
- 1945 Lone Texas Ranger as Henchman Whitey
- 1942 The Cyclone Kid as Henchman Ben Rankin
- 1946 Sun Valley Cyclone as Army Sergeant
- 1943 Dead Man's Gulch as Henchman
- 1940 Rancho Grande as Henchman Joe
- 1940 The Trail Blazers as Engineer Reynolds
- 1940 One Man's Law as Spike Hudkins
- 1941 Death Valley Outlaws as Marshal Jim Collins
- 1941 Outlaws of the Rio Grande as Henchman Luke
- 1942 Boss of Hangtown Mesa as Bert Lawler
- 1941 Tonto Basin Outlaws as Stanley, Jane's Editor
- 1943 Keep 'Em Slugging as Personnel Manager
- 1942 Raiders of the West as Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
- 1943 Daredevils of the West as Jack
- 1936 Custer's Last Stand as Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
- 1942 Arizona Terrors as First Toll Collector Henchman
- 1943 Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground as Zeke Larkin
- 1943 Haunted Ranch as Rex Lease
- 1944 Firebrands of Arizona as Deputy Mike
- 1945 Santa Fe Saddlemates as Smiley
- 1946 Days of Buffalo Bill as Bill Clinker
- 1947 The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap as Hank
- 1941 Nevada City as Masked Henchman
- 1941 Jesse James at Bay as Henchman Gregg
- 1942 Sunset Serenade as Martin Rider
- 1942 In Old California as Gold Strike Rider
- 1943 King of the Cowboys as Bridge Henchman
- 1943 Idaho as Henchman
- 1943 Riders of the Rio Grande as Father of Twins
- 1956 Perils of the Wilderness as Sergeant Jim Rodney
- 1939 S.O.S Tidal Wave as Ambulance Attendant
- 1953 Ride, Vaquero! as Deputy
- 1952 Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair as Sheriff
- 1943 Corvette K-225 as Coxswain
- 1943 So's Your Uncle as Hotel Clerk
- 1928 Broadway Daddies as Richard Kennedy
- 1927 Moulders of Men as Jim Barry
- 1945 The Naughty Nineties as Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
- 1946 The Time of Their Lives as Sgt. Makepeace
- 1947 Buck Privates Come Home as Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
- 1938 Midnight Intruder as Track Spectator (uncredited)
- 1936 Ridin' On as Danny O'Neil
- 1945 On Stage Everybody as Onlooker (uncredited)
- 1946 White Tie and Tails as Briggs (uncredited)
- 1945 Swingin' on a Rainbow as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1957 A Hatful of Rain as Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
- 1947 California as Stranger (uncredited)
- 1946 Canyon Passage as Card Player (uncredited)
- 1944 Dead Man's Eyes
- 1928 Red Riders of Canada as Pierre Duval
- 1926 The Mystery Pilot as Bob Jones
- 1942 Lady in a Jam as Drunk (uncredited)
- 1928 Riders of the Dark as Jim Graham
- 1926 Somebody's Mother as Peter
- 1927 Clancy's Kosher Wedding as Tom Clancy
- 1959 The Gazebo as Stage Manager (uncredited)
- 1927 Not for Publication as Philip Hale
- 1928 The Phantom of the Turf as John Nichols
- 1929 When Dreams Come True as Ben Shelby
- 1955 The Prodigal as Purveyor (uncredited)
- 1946 The People's Choice
- 1924 A Woman Who Sinned as Her Son as an Adult
- 1931 Is There Justice? as Jerry Heath
- 1927 The Cancelled Debt as Patrick Burke
- 1932 Cannonball Express as Ned Logan
- 1945 Blonde Ransom as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1955 The Adventures of Champion ( 1 episode ) as Assayer
- 1957 Maverick ( 1 episode ) as Poker Player #2
- 1952 The Abbott and Costello Show ( 1 episode ) as Bartender
- 1950 The Cisco Kid ( 1 episode ) as Man Buying Book (uncredited)
