Acting · Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA · Born February 11, 1903
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.
MovieThe Gazebo
1959
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
TVMaverick
1957
as Poker Player #2
MovieA Hatful of Rain
1957
as Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
MovieThe Unholy Wife
1957
as Mr. White (uncredited)
MovieBacklash
1956
as Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
MoviePerils of the Wilderness
1956
as Sergeant Jim Rodney
TVThe Adventures of Champion
1955
as Assayer
MovieThe Prodigal
1955
as Purveyor (uncredited)
MovieShadows of Tombstone
1953
as Fake Drunk
MovieGun Belt
1953
as Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
MovieRide, Vaquero!
1953
as Deputy
TVThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Bartender
MovieToughest Man in Arizona
1952
MovieLost in Alaska
1952
as Old-Timer
MovieMa and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952
as Sheriff
MovieColorado Sundown
1952
as Rancher who finds dog
MovieThe Wild North
1952
as Townsman (uncredited)
MoviePals of the Golden West
1951
as Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
MovieFrisco Tornado
1950
as Henchman
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Man Buying Book (uncredited)
MovieCovered Wagon Raid
1950
as Bob Davis
MovieHills of Oklahoma
1950
as Joe Brant
MovieCurtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950
as Yellowstone
MovieMa and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950
as Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
MovieCode of the Silver Sage
1950
as Captain Matthews
MovieSinging Guns
1950
as Stage Driver
MovieGun Cargo
1949
as Capt. Jim Parker
MovieOut of the Storm
1948
as Gus Clute
MovieNight Time in Nevada
1948
as Officer (uncredited)
MovieA Foreign Affair
1948
as M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
MovieThe Gallant Legion
1948
as Conductor
MovieThe Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
as Hank
MovieBuck Privates Come Home
1947
as Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
MovieCalifornia
1947
as Stranger (uncredited)
The People's Choice
1946
MovieThe Crimson Ghost
1946
as Bain
MovieWhite Tie and Tails
1946
as Briggs (uncredited)
MovieThe Time of Their Lives
1946
as Sgt. Makepeace
MovieCanyon Passage
1946
as Card Player (uncredited)
MovieSun Valley Cyclone
1946
as Army Sergeant
MovieDays of Buffalo Bill
1946
as Bill Clinker
MovieThe Phantom Rider
1946
as Randall
MovieWhy Girls Leave Home
1945
as Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
MovieSwingin' on a Rainbow
1945
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
MovieOn Stage Everybody
1945
as Onlooker (uncredited)
MovieYou Came Along
1945
as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
MovieThe Naughty Nineties
1945
as Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
MovieSpringtime in Texas
1945
as Pete Grant
MovieSanta Fe Saddlemates
1945
as Smiley
MovieFlame of Barbary Coast
1945
as Collingswood
MovieLone Texas Ranger
1945
as Henchman Whitey
Blonde Ransom
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieEarl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Policeman
MovieFirebrands of Arizona
1944
as Deputy Mike
MovieDead Man's Eyes
1944
MovieCode of the Prairie
1944
MovieBordertown Trail
1944
as Sgt. Jenkins
MovieCall of the Rockies
1944
as Miner Kendall
MovieCalling Dr. Death
1943
MoviePhony Express
1943
as Red's Henchman
MovieCorvette K-225
1943
as Coxswain
MovieSo's Your Uncle
1943
as Hotel Clerk
MovieRiders of the Rio Grande
1943
as Father of Twins
MovieDaredevils of the West
1943
as Jack
MovieKing of the Cowboys
1943
as Bridge Henchman
MovieIdaho
1943
as Henchman
MovieKeep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Personnel Manager
MovieHaunted Ranch
1943
as Rex Lease
MovieDead Man's Gulch
1943
as Henchman
MovieTenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
1943
as Zeke Larkin
MovieThe Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieEyes of the Underworld
1942
as (uncredited)
MovieTomorrow We Live
1942
as Shorty
MovieSunset Serenade
1942
as Martin Rider
MovieBoss of Hangtown Mesa
1942
as Bert Lawler
MovieThe Silver Bullet
1942
as Rance Harris
MovieThe Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Spectator (uncredited)
MovieLady in a Jam
1942
as Drunk (uncredited)
MovieEagle Squadron
1942
as German soldier
MovieThe Cyclone Kid
1942
as Henchman Ben Rankin
MovieIn Old California
1942
as Gold Strike Rider
MovieSaboteur
1942
as Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
Frisco Lil
1942
MovieRaiders of the West
1942
as Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
MovieArizona Terrors
1942
as First Toll Collector Henchman
MovieSierra Sue
1941
as Rancher Rex
MovieJesse James at Bay
1941
as Henchman Gregg
MovieTonto Basin Outlaws
1941
as Stanley, Jane's Editor
MovieDeath Valley Outlaws
1941
as Marshal Jim Collins
MovieOutlaws of Cherokee Trail
1941
as Fake Marshall
MovieBad Man of Deadwood
1941
as Townsman
MovieBilly the Kid in Santa Fe
1941
as Jeff
MovieNevada City
1941
as Masked Henchman
MovieOutlaws of the Rio Grande
1941
as Henchman Luke
MovieThe Phantom Cowboy
1941
as Sheriff Ben Jeffers
MovieBilly the Kid's Range War
1941
as Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
MovieBilly the Kid's Gun Justice
1940
as Henchman Buck
MovieRiders of Black Mountain
1940
as Sheriff Clay Mathews
MovieThe Trail Blazers
1940
as Engineer Reynolds
MovieUnder Texas Skies
1940
as Jim Marsden
MovieOne Man's Law
1940
as Spike Hudkins
MovieRancho Grande
1940
as Henchman Joe
MovieThe Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Cop (uncredited)
MovieA Chump at Oxford
1940
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
MovieThe Shadow
1940
as Garage Henchman
MovieSouth of the Border
1939
as Telegrapher
MovieIn Old Monterey
1939
as Soldier
MovieS.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
as Ambulance Attendant
MovieThe Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as Evans
MovieLand of Fighting Men
1938
as Ed -Henchman
MovieProfessor Beware
1938
as Reporter
MovieDesert Patrol
1938
as Dan Drury
MovieCode of the Rangers
1938
as Jack Strong
MovieMidnight Intruder
1938
as Track Spectator (uncredited)
MovieSwing It, Sailor!
1938
as Interne
MovieThe Mysterious Pilot
1937
as "Kansas" Eby
MovieHeroes of the Alamo
1937
as Colonel William B. Travis
MovieThe Silver Trail
1937
as Bob Crandall
MovieTen Laps to Go
1936
as Larry Evans
MovieFury Below
1936
as Joe Norsen
MovieCavalcade of the West
1936
as Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
MovieAces and Eights
1936
as Jose Hernandez
MovieThe Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
1936
as Walter Jameson
MovieLightnin' Bill Carson
1936
as Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
MovieCuster's Last Stand
1936
as Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
MovieRidin' On
1936
as Danny O'Neil
MovieRoarin' Guns
1936
as Jerry
MovieCuster's Last Stand
1936
as Kit Cardigan
MovieFast Bullets
1936
as Jimmy
MovieThe Man from Guntown
1935
as Alan McArthur
MovieRough Riding Ranger
1935
as Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
MovieFighting Caballero
1935
as Joaquin Florenz
MovieThe Ghost Rider
1935
as Dave
MoviePals of the Range
1935
as Steve Barton
MovieCyclone of the Saddle
1935
as Andy
MovieThe Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
as Bill Bodie
MovieInside Information
1934
as Lloyd Wilson
MovieMidnight Morals
1932
as Preen Lazetti
MovieThe Monster Walks
1932
as Ted Clayton
Cannonball Express
1932
as Ned Logan
MovieChinatown After Dark
1931
as Jim Bonner
MovieIs There Justice?
1931
as Jerry Heath
MovieIn Old Cheyenne
1931
as Jim the Cheyenne Kid
MovieThe Sign of the Wolf
1931
as Tom
MovieThe Utah Kid
1930
as Cal Reynolds
MovieBorrowed Wives
1930
as Peter Foley
MovieWings of Adventure
1930
as Dave Kent
MovieHot Curves
1930
as Jim Dolan
MovieSunny Skies
1930
as Jim Grant
MovieTroopers Three
1930
as Eddie Haskins
MovieTwo Sisters
1929
as Allan Rhodes
MovieThe Younger Generation
1929
as Eddie Lesser
MovieWhen Dreams Come True
1929
as Ben Shelby
Girls Who Dare
1929
as Chet Randolf
MovieStolen Love
1928
as Bill
Riders of the Dark
1928
as Jim Graham
MovieBroadway Daddies
1928
as Richard Kennedy
MovieRed Riders of Canada
1928
as Pierre Duval
MovieQueen of the Chorus
1928
as Billy Cooke
MovieThe Phantom of the Turf
1928
as John Nichols
MovieThe Law of the Range
1928
as Solitaire Kid
MovieThe College Hero
1927
as Jim Halloran
MovieClancy's Kosher Wedding
1927
as Tom Clancy
The Cancelled Debt
1927
as Patrick Burke
MovieNot for Publication
1927
as Philip Hale
MovieThe Outlaw Dog
1927
as Bill Brady
MovieMoulders of Men
1927
as Jim Barry
The Last Alarm
1926
as Tom
The Mystery Pilot
1926
as Bob Jones
MovieSomebody's Mother
1926
as Peter
MovieThe Last Edition
1925
as Clarence Walker
MovieEpisodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
1925
as The Spirit of the Bottle
MovieChalk Marks
1924
as Bert Thompson
A Woman Who Sinned
1924
as Her Son as an Adult
