Frank Rice
Acting • Born 1892-05-12 – Died 1936-01-09
Biography
Frank Rice was born in Muskegon, Michigan in 1892 and passed away January 9, 1936 in Los Angeles of nephritis and hepatitis (both of which affect the kidneys). Rice began film work in silents, doing bit and supporting roles in various films, including oaters starring Jack Hoxie, Bill Cody, Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard, Pete Morrison and Buck Jones. In the late 1920s, he settled in as the mature helper/sidekick to youngster Buzz Barton in Buzz's series at Film Booking Office (FBO). During the 1930s, Rice continued his saddle pal duties, appearing most frequently with Buck Jones and Ken Maynard. But he also assisted or had support roles in westerns with Tom Keene at RKO, Reliable's Jack Perrin and Tom Tyler, Tim McCoy at Columbia, at Fox with George O'Brien, and with John Wayne in his Warners series.
Filmography
94 credits
Love Your Neighbor
Movie • 1930
The Hound of Silver Creek
Movie • 1928
Slim Terwilliger
Down with Husbands
Movie • 1930
Archie Winnem
Red Signals
Movie • 1927
The Professor
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Movie • 1936
Zeke Denker
Headin' for Danger
Movie • 1928
Andy Johnson
The Fighting Buckaroo
Movie • 1926
Any Parker
Won in the Clouds
Movie • 1928
Percy Hogan
The Call of Courage
Movie • 1925
Slim
The Overland Telegraph
Movie • 1929
Easy
Hello Trouble
Movie • 1932
Hardpan - the Cook
The Royal Rider
Movie • 1929
Wild West Show Member
Just Plain Folks
Movie • 1925
With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness
Movie • 1926
Hank Vaughan
With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo
Movie • 1926
Lige Beardsley
Corsair
Movie • 1931
Fish Face
The Bantam Cowboy
Movie • 1928
Sidewinder Steve
Orphan of the Sage
Movie • 1928
Hank Robbins
Rough Ridin' Red
Movie • 1928
Hank Robbins
The Vagabond Cub
Movie • 1929
Hank Robbins
Pals of the Prairie
Movie • 1929
Hank Robbins
Young Whirlwind
Movie • 1928
Hank
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
Movie • 1924
Cal Huxley
Three Miles Up
Movie • 1927
Professor
The Cloud Rider
Movie • 1925
Hank Higgins
Loser's End
Movie • 1935
Amos
Valley of Wanted Men
Movie • 1935
Ned
The Squaw Man
Movie • 1931
Grouchy
Dynamite Dan
Movie • 1924
Boss
Phantom Thunderbolt
Movie • 1933
Nevady
King of the Arena
Movie • 1933
Tin Star
The Trail Drive
Movie • 1933
'Thirsty'
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
Movie • 1933
Banty
Wheels of Destiny
Movie • 1934
Pinwheel
The Lawless Legion
Movie • 1929
Flapjack
The Wagon Master
Movie • 1929
Grasshoper Jim
Parade of the West
Movie • 1930
Snuffy
The Fighting Legion
Movie • 1930
'Cloudy' Jones
Song of the Caballero
Movie • 1930
Andrea
The Sunset Trail
Movie • 1932
Taterbug
Freighters of Destiny
Movie • 1931
'Rough'
The Forbidden Trail
Movie • 1923
Toby Jones
Dangerous Females
Movie • 1929
The Man
The False Madonna
Movie • 1931
Bus Driver
Faro Nell
Movie • 1929
The Red Warning
Movie • 1923
Toby Jones
The Border Sheriff
Movie • 1926
Marsh Hewitt
Terror of the Plains
Movie • 1934
Banty (Tom's Sidekick)
The Menace
Movie • 1932
Jim
Forbidden Trail
Movie • 1932
Sheriff Hibbs
Border Law
Movie • 1931
Thunder Rogers
Shadow Ranch
Movie • 1930
Ranny Williams
Cheers of the Crowd
Movie • 1935
The Oregon Trail
Movie • 1936
Red
Spook Ranch
Movie • 1925
Sheriff
The Fighting Ranger
Movie • 1934
Thunder, Texas Ranger
Stone of Silver Creek
Movie • 1935
Tom Lucas
The Red Rider
Movie • 1934
Deputy Harp Harris
Too Tough to Kill
Movie • 1935
Swede Mulhausen
The Gold Rush
Movie • 1925
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Horse Feathers
Movie • 1932
Doorman at Speakeasy (uncredited)
Hard Rock Harrigan
Movie • 1935
McClintock, Superindendant
Desert Rider
Movie • 1923
Toby Jones
Chickens Come Home
Movie • 1931
Hardy's Dinner Servant
Trails of the Wild
Movie • 1935
Missouri
Riders of the Law
Movie • 1922
Toby Jones
Border Brigands
Movie • 1935
Rocky O'Leary, RCMP
Richelieu
Movie • 1914
Huget
Robbers' Roost
Movie • 1932
Daniels
The Conquering Horde
Movie • 1931
Spud Grogan
Wolves of the North
Movie • 1924
Dan Martin
Somewhere in Sonora
Movie • 1933
Riley
Ridin' Pretty
Movie • 1925
Barb Wire
She Couldn't Take It
Movie • 1935
Milkman
Flying High
Movie • 1926
Haines - the Mechanic
Public Hero Number 1
Movie • 1935
Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
Movie • 1932
Expectant Father / Bootleg Thug (uncredited)
Love Affair
Movie • 1932
Eddie - Aviator (uncredited)
Tom's Gang
Movie • 1927
Andy Barker
Sky High Saunders
Movie • 1927
'Whispering' Hicks
Penthouse
Movie • 1933
Unknown Man on Phone (uncredited)
The Ivory-Handled Gun
Movie • 1935
Pike
Stairs of Sand
Movie • 1929
Stage Driver
Riders of the North
Movie • 1931
The Parson
Charlie Chan's Courage
Movie • 1934
Prospector
Shotgun Pass
Movie • 1931
Sagebrush
The Notorious Sophie Lang
Movie • 1934
Cop (uncredited)
David Harum
Movie • 1934
Robinson (uncredited)
The Boy Rider
Movie • 1927
Hank Robbins
A Thief in the Dark
Movie • 1928
The Galloping Ace
Movie • 1924
Knack Williams
Two-Fisted Jones
Movie • 1925
Old Bill
The Air Hawk
Movie • 1924
Hank Higgins
Wolf Fangs
Movie • 1927
Pete