Rex Lease
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
Credits
- 1957 · Maverick as Poker Player #2
- 1957 · A Hatful of Rain as Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
- 1957 · The Unholy Wife as Mr. White (uncredited)
- 1956 · Backlash as Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
- 1956 · Perils of the Wilderness as Sergeant Jim Rodney
- 1955 · The Adventures of Champion as Assayer
- 1953 · Shadows of Tombstone as Fake Drunk
- 1953 · Gun Belt as Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
- 1953 · Ride, Vaquero! as Deputy
- 1952 · Toughest Man in Arizona as
- 1952 · Lost in Alaska as Old-Timer
- 1952 · Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair as Sheriff
- 1952 · Colorado Sundown as Rancher who finds dog
- 1952 · The Wild North as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1951 · Pals of the Golden West as Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
- 1950 · Frisco Tornado as Henchman
- 1950 · Covered Wagon Raid as Bob Davis
- 1950 · Hills of Oklahoma as Joe Brant
- 1950 · Curtain Call at Cactus Creek as Yellowstone
- 1950 · Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town as Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1950 · Code of the Silver Sage as Captain Matthews
- 1950 · Singing Guns as Stage Driver
- 1949 · Gun Cargo as Capt. Jim Parker
- 1948 · Out of the Storm as Gus Clute
- 1948 · Night Time in Nevada as Officer (uncredited)
- 1948 · A Foreign Affair as M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Gallant Legion as Conductor
- 1947 · The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap as Hank
- 1947 · Buck Privates Come Home as Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
- 1947 · California as Stranger (uncredited)
- 1946 · The Crimson Ghost as Bain
- 1946 · White Tie and Tails as Briggs (uncredited)
- 1946 · The Time of Their Lives as Sgt. Makepeace
- 1946 · Canyon Passage as Card Player (uncredited)
- 1946 · Sun Valley Cyclone as Army Sergeant
- 1946 · Days of Buffalo Bill as Bill Clinker
- 1946 · The Phantom Rider as Randall
- 1945 · Why Girls Leave Home as Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
- 1945 · Swingin' on a Rainbow as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1945 · On Stage Everybody as Onlooker (uncredited)
- 1945 · You Came Along as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
- 1945 · The Naughty Nineties as Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
- 1945 · Santa Fe Saddlemates as Smiley
- 1945 · Springtime in Texas as Pete Grant
- 1945 · Flame of Barbary Coast as Collingswood
- 1945 · Lone Texas Ranger as Henchman Whitey
- 1945 · Earl Carroll Vanities as Policeman
- 1944 · Firebrands of Arizona as Deputy Mike
- 1944 · Dead Man's Eyes as
- 1944 · Code of the Prairie as
- 1944 · Bordertown Trail as Sgt. Jenkins
- 1944 · Call of the Rockies as Miner Kendall
- 1943 · Calling Dr. Death as
- 1943 · Phony Express as Red's Henchman
- 1943 · Corvette K-225 as Coxswain
- 1943 · So's Your Uncle as Hotel Clerk
- 1943 · Riders of the Rio Grande as Father of Twins
- 1943 · Daredevils of the West as Jack
- 1943 · King of the Cowboys as Bridge Henchman
- 1943 · Idaho as Henchman
- 1943 · Keep 'Em Slugging as Personnel Manager
- 1943 · Haunted Ranch as Rex Lease
- 1943 · Dead Man's Gulch as Henchman
- 1943 · Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground as Zeke Larkin
- 1942 · The Mummy's Tomb as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1942 · Eyes of the Underworld as (uncredited)
- 1942 · Tomorrow We Live as Shorty
- 1942 · Sunset Serenade as Martin Rider
- 1942 · Boss of Hangtown Mesa as Bert Lawler
- 1942 · The Silver Bullet as Rance Harris
- 1942 · The Pride of the Yankees as Spectator (uncredited)
- 1942 · Eagle Squadron as German soldier
- 1942 · In Old California as Gold Strike Rider
- 1942 · The Cyclone Kid as Henchman Ben Rankin
- 1942 · Saboteur as Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
- 1942 · Frisco Lil as
- 1942 · Raiders of the West as Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
- 1942 · Arizona Terrors as First Toll Collector Henchman
- 1941 · Sierra Sue as Rancher Rex
- 1941 · Jesse James at Bay as Henchman Gregg
- 1941 · Tonto Basin Outlaws as Stanley, Jane's Editor
- 1941 · Death Valley Outlaws as Marshal Jim Collins
- 1941 · Outlaws of Cherokee Trail as Fake Marshall
- 1941 · Bad Man of Deadwood as Townsman
- 1941 · Billy the Kid in Santa Fe as Jeff
- 1941 · Nevada City as Masked Henchman
- 1941 · Outlaws of the Rio Grande as Henchman Luke
- 1941 · The Phantom Cowboy as Sheriff Ben Jeffers
- 1941 · Billy the Kid's Range War as Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
- 1940 · Billy the Kid's Gun Justice as Henchman Buck
- 1940 · The Trail Blazers as Engineer Reynolds
- 1940 · Riders of Black Mountain as Sheriff Clay Mathews
- 1940 · Under Texas Skies as Jim Marsden
- 1940 · One Man's Law as Spike Hudkins
- 1940 · Rancho Grande as Henchman Joe
- 1940 · The Grapes of Wrath as Cop (uncredited)
- 1940 · A Chump at Oxford as Bank Robber (uncredited)
- 1940 · The Shadow as Garage Henchman
- 1939 · South of the Border as Telegrapher
- 1939 · In Old Monterey as Soldier
- 1939 · S.O.S Tidal Wave as Ambulance Attendant
- 1939 · The Lone Ranger Rides Again as Evans
- 1938 · Land of Fighting Men as Ed -Henchman
- 1938 · Professor Beware as Reporter
- 1938 · Desert Patrol as Dan Drury
- 1938 · Code of the Rangers as Jack Strong
- 1938 · Midnight Intruder as Track Spectator (uncredited)
- 1938 · Swing It, Sailor! as Interne
- 1937 · The Mysterious Pilot as "Kansas" Eby
- 1937 · Heroes of the Alamo as Colonel William B. Travis
- 1937 · The Silver Trail as Bob Crandall
- 1936 · Ten Laps to Go as Larry Evans
- 1936 · Fury Below as Joe Norsen
- 1936 · Cavalcade of the West as Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
- 1936 · Aces and Eights as Jose Hernandez
- 1936 · The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand as Walter Jameson
- 1936 · Lightnin' Bill Carson as Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
- 1936 · Custer's Last Stand as Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
- 1936 · Ridin' On as Danny O'Neil
- 1936 · Roarin' Guns as Jerry
- 1936 · Custer's Last Stand as Kit Cardigan
- 1936 · Fast Bullets as Jimmy
- 1935 · The Man from Guntown as Alan McArthur
- 1935 · Rough Riding Ranger as Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
- 1935 · Fighting Caballero as Joaquin Florenz
- 1935 · The Ghost Rider as Dave
- 1935 · Pals of the Range as Steve Barton
- 1935 · Cyclone of the Saddle as Andy
- 1935 · The Cowboy and the Bandit as Bill Bodie
- 1934 · Inside Information as Lloyd Wilson
- 1932 · Midnight Morals as Preen Lazetti
- 1932 · The Monster Walks as Ted Clayton
- 1931 · Chinatown After Dark as Jim Bonner
- 1931 · In Old Cheyenne as Jim the Cheyenne Kid
- 1931 · The Sign of the Wolf as Tom
- 1930 · The Utah Kid as Cal Reynolds
- 1930 · Borrowed Wives as Peter Foley
- 1930 · Wings of Adventure as Dave Kent
- 1930 · Hot Curves as Jim Dolan
- 1930 · Sunny Skies as Jim Grant
- 1930 · Troopers Three as Eddie Haskins
- 1929 · Two Sisters as Allan Rhodes
- 1929 · The Younger Generation as Eddie Lesser
- 1929 · Girls Who Dare as Chet Randolf
- 1928 · Stolen Love as Bill
- 1928 · Broadway Daddies as Richard Kennedy
- 1928 · Red Riders of Canada as Pierre Duval
- 1928 · Queen of the Chorus as Billy Cooke
- 1928 · The Law of the Range as Solitaire Kid
- 1927 · The College Hero as Jim Halloran
- 1927 · The Outlaw Dog as Bill Brady
- 1927 · Moulders of Men as Jim Barry
- 1926 · The Last Alarm as Tom
- 1926 · The Mystery Pilot as Bob Jones
- 1925 · The Last Edition as Clarence Walker
- 1925 · Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle as The Spirit of the Bottle
- 1924 · Chalk Marks as Bert Thompson