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