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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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Filmography (Movies)
The Gazebo
Character:Stage Manager (uncredited)
Release Date:15/01/1960
A Hatful of Rain
Character:Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
Release Date:17/07/1957
The Unholy Wife
Character:Mr. White (uncredited)
Release Date:24/06/1957
Backlash
Character:Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1956
Perils of the Wilderness
Character:Sergeant Jim Rodney
Release Date:06/01/1956
The Prodigal
Character:Purveyor (uncredited)
Release Date:06/05/1955
Shadows of Tombstone
Character:Fake Drunk
Release Date:18/09/1953
Gun Belt
Character:Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
Release Date:24/07/1953
Ride, Vaquero!
Character:Deputy
Release Date:17/07/1953
Toughest Man in Arizona
Character:
Release Date:10/10/1952
Lost in Alaska
Character:Old-Timer
Release Date:13/08/1952
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:11/07/1952
Colorado Sundown
Character:Rancher who finds dog
Release Date:08/02/1952
The Wild North
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:28/01/1952
Pals of the Golden West
Character:Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1951
Frisco Tornado
Character:Henchman
Release Date:06/09/1950
Covered Wagon Raid
Character:Bob Davis
Release Date:30/06/1950
Hills of Oklahoma
Character:Joe Brant
Release Date:01/06/1950
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Character:Yellowstone
Release Date:25/05/1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Character:Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1950
Code of the Silver Sage
Character:Captain Matthews
Release Date:25/03/1950
Singing Guns
Character:Stage Driver
Release Date:28/02/1950
Gun Cargo
Character:Capt. Jim Parker
Release Date:05/10/1949
Out of the Storm
Character:Gus Clute
Release Date:11/09/1948
Night Time in Nevada
Character:Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:05/09/1948
A Foreign Affair
Character:M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
Release Date:20/08/1948
The Gallant Legion
Character:Conductor
Release Date:24/05/1948
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Character:Hank
Release Date:08/10/1947
Buck Privates Come Home
Character:Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Release Date:04/04/1947
California
Character:Stranger (uncredited)
Release Date:21/02/1947
The People's Choice
Character:
Release Date:12/12/1946
The Crimson Ghost
Character:Bain
Release Date:26/10/1946
White Tie and Tails
Character:Briggs (uncredited)
Release Date:30/08/1946
The Time of Their Lives
Character:Sgt. Makepeace
Release Date:13/08/1946
Canyon Passage
Character:Card Player (uncredited)
Release Date:17/07/1946
Sun Valley Cyclone
Character:Army Sergeant
Release Date:10/05/1946
Days of Buffalo Bill
Character:Bill Clinker
Release Date:02/02/1946
The Phantom Rider
Character:Randall
Release Date:26/01/1946
Why Girls Leave Home
Character:Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Release Date:09/10/1945
Swingin' on a Rainbow
Character:Cab Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1945
On Stage Everybody
Character:Onlooker (uncredited)
Release Date:13/07/1945
You Came Along
Character:Airport Attendant (uncredited)
Release Date:04/07/1945
The Naughty Nineties
Character:Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
Release Date:20/06/1945
Springtime in Texas
Character:Pete Grant
Release Date:01/06/1945
Santa Fe Saddlemates
Character:Smiley
Release Date:01/06/1945
Flame of Barbary Coast
Character:Collingswood
Release Date:28/05/1945
Lone Texas Ranger
Character:Henchman Whitey
Release Date:20/05/1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
Character:Policeman
Release Date:05/04/1945
Firebrands of Arizona
Character:Deputy Mike
Release Date:01/12/1944
Dead Man's Eyes
Character:
Release Date:10/11/1944
Code of the Prairie
Character:
Release Date:06/10/1944
Bordertown Trail
Character:Sgt. Jenkins
Release Date:11/08/1944
Call of the Rockies
Character:Miner Kendall
Release Date:14/07/1944
Calling Dr. Death
Character:
Release Date:17/12/1943
Phony Express
Character:Red's Henchman
Release Date:18/11/1943
Corvette K-225
Character:Coxswain
Release Date:29/09/1943
So's Your Uncle
Character:Hotel Clerk
Release Date:01/09/1943
Riders of the Rio Grande
Character:Father of Twins
Release Date:21/05/1943
Daredevils of the West
Character:Jack
Release Date:01/05/1943
King of the Cowboys
Character:Bridge Henchman
Release Date:09/04/1943
Idaho
Character:Henchman
Release Date:10/03/1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
Character:Personnel Manager
Release Date:01/03/1943
Haunted Ranch
Character:Rex Lease
Release Date:19/02/1943
Dead Man's Gulch
Character:Henchman
Release Date:12/02/1943
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Character:Zeke Larkin
Release Date:05/02/1943
The Mummy's Tomb
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:23/10/1942
Eyes of the Underworld
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:02/10/1942
Tomorrow We Live
Character:Shorty
Release Date:23/09/1942
Sunset Serenade
Character:Martin Rider
Release Date:14/09/1942
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Character:Bert Lawler
Release Date:21/08/1942
The Silver Bullet
Character:Rance Harris
Release Date:05/08/1942
The Pride of the Yankees
Character:Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:14/07/1942
Lady in a Jam
Character:Drunk (uncredited)
Release Date:19/06/1942
Eagle Squadron
Character:German soldier
Release Date:16/06/1942
The Cyclone Kid
Character:Henchman Ben Rankin
Release Date:31/05/1942
In Old California
Character:Gold Strike Rider
Release Date:31/05/1942
Saboteur
Character:Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
Release Date:22/04/1942
Frisco Lil
Character:
Release Date:13/03/1942
Raiders of the West
Character:Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
Release Date:20/02/1942
Arizona Terrors
Character:First Toll Collector Henchman
Release Date:13/01/1942
Sierra Sue
Character:Rancher Rex
Release Date:12/11/1941
Jesse James at Bay
Character:Henchman Gregg
Release Date:17/10/1941
Tonto Basin Outlaws
Character:Stanley, Jane's Editor
Release Date:09/10/1941
Death Valley Outlaws
Character:Marshal Jim Collins
Release Date:26/09/1941
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
Character:Fake Marshall
Release Date:10/09/1941
Bad Man of Deadwood
Character:Townsman
Release Date:05/09/1941
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Character:Jeff
Release Date:11/07/1941
Nevada City
Character:Masked Henchman
Release Date:19/06/1941
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
Character:Henchman Luke
Release Date:26/02/1941
The Phantom Cowboy
Character:Sheriff Ben Jeffers
Release Date:14/02/1941
Billy the Kid's Range War
Character:Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
Release Date:24/01/1941
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Character:Henchman Buck
Release Date:27/12/1940
Riders of Black Mountain
Character:Sheriff Clay Mathews
Release Date:11/11/1940
The Trail Blazers
Character:Engineer Reynolds
Release Date:11/11/1940
Under Texas Skies
Character:Jim Marsden
Release Date:29/09/1940
One Man's Law
Character:Spike Hudkins
Release Date:29/06/1940
Rancho Grande
Character:Henchman Joe
Release Date:22/03/1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Character:Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1940
A Chump at Oxford
Character:Bank Robber (uncredited)
Release Date:25/01/1940
The Shadow
Character:Garage Henchman
Release Date:05/01/1940
South of the Border
Character:Telegrapher
Release Date:15/12/1939
In Old Monterey
Character:Soldier
Release Date:14/08/1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Character:Ambulance Attendant
Release Date:02/06/1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Character:Evans
Release Date:25/02/1939
Land of Fighting Men
Character:Ed -Henchman
Release Date:03/11/1938
Professor Beware
Character:Reporter
Release Date:29/07/1938
Desert Patrol
Character:Dan Drury
Release Date:05/06/1938
Code of the Rangers
Character:Jack Strong
Release Date:07/04/1938
Midnight Intruder
Character:Track Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:06/02/1938
Swing It, Sailor!
Character:Interne
Release Date:04/02/1938
The Mysterious Pilot
Character:"Kansas" Eby
Release Date:09/12/1937
Heroes of the Alamo
Character:Colonel William B. Travis
Release Date:07/08/1937
The Silver Trail
Character:Bob Crandall
Release Date:27/02/1937
Ten Laps to Go
Character:Larry Evans
Release Date:05/12/1936
Fury Below
Character:Joe Norsen
Release Date:22/11/1936
Cavalcade of the West
Character:Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
Release Date:01/10/1936
Aces and Eights
Character:Jose Hernandez
Release Date:06/06/1936
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Character:Walter Jameson
Release Date:17/04/1936
Lightnin' Bill Carson
Character:Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
Release Date:14/04/1936
Custer's Last Stand
Character:Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
Release Date:02/04/1936
Ridin' On
Character:Danny O'Neil
Release Date:29/02/1936
Roarin' Guns
Character:Jerry
Release Date:29/01/1936
Custer's Last Stand
Character:Kit Cardigan
Release Date:02/01/1936
Fast Bullets
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:01/01/1936
The Man from Guntown
Character:Alan McArthur
Release Date:15/08/1935
Rough Riding Ranger
Character:Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
Release Date:12/05/1935
Fighting Caballero
Character:Joaquin Florenz
Release Date:05/05/1935
The Ghost Rider
Character:Dave
Release Date:07/04/1935
Pals of the Range
Character:Steve Barton
Release Date:03/04/1935
Cyclone of the Saddle
Character:Andy
Release Date:03/04/1935
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Character:Bill Bodie
Release Date:02/04/1935
Inside Information
Character:Lloyd Wilson
Release Date:24/09/1934
Midnight Morals
Character:Preen Lazetti
Release Date:01/08/1932
The Monster Walks
Character:Ted Clayton
Release Date:07/02/1932
Chinatown After Dark
Character:Jim Bonner
Release Date:15/10/1931
In Old Cheyenne
Character:Jim the Cheyenne Kid
Release Date:24/05/1931
The Sign of the Wolf
Character:Tom
Release Date:01/05/1931
The Utah Kid
Character:Cal Reynolds
Release Date:27/10/1930
Borrowed Wives
Character:Peter Foley
Release Date:20/08/1930
Wings of Adventure
Character:Dave Kent
Release Date:01/08/1930
Hot Curves
Character:Jim Dolan
Release Date:14/06/1930
Sunny Skies
Character:Jim Grant
Release Date:16/05/1930
Troopers Three
Character:Eddie Haskins
Release Date:23/02/1930
Two Sisters
Character:Allan Rhodes
Release Date:23/03/1929
The Younger Generation
Character:Eddie Lesser
Release Date:04/03/1929
When Dreams Come True
Character:Ben Shelby
Release Date:15/01/1929
Girls Who Dare
Character:Chet Randolf
Release Date:01/01/1929
Stolen Love
Character:Bill
Release Date:02/12/1928
Riders of the Dark
Character:Jim Graham
Release Date:21/04/1928
Broadway Daddies
Character:Richard Kennedy
Release Date:07/04/1928
Red Riders of Canada
Character:Pierre Duval
Release Date:04/04/1928
Queen of the Chorus
Character:Billy Cooke
Release Date:05/03/1928
The Phantom of the Turf
Character:John Nichols
Release Date:01/03/1928
The Law of the Range
Character:Solitaire Kid
Release Date:21/01/1928
The College Hero
Character:Jim Halloran
Release Date:27/11/1927
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
Character:Tom Clancy
Release Date:17/09/1927
Not for Publication
Character:Philip Hale
Release Date:31/08/1927
The Outlaw Dog
Character:Bill Brady
Release Date:22/05/1927
Moulders of Men
Character:Jim Barry
Release Date:27/02/1927
The Last Alarm
Character:Tom
Release Date:15/06/1926
The Mystery Pilot
Character:Bob Jones
Release Date:01/05/1926
Somebody's Mother
Character:Peter
Release Date:17/03/1926
The Last Edition
Character:Clarence Walker
Release Date:08/11/1925
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
Character:The Spirit of the Bottle
Release Date:17/10/1925
Chalk Marks
Character:Bert Thompson
Release Date:14/09/1924
Television Appearances
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