Rex Lease
Acting • Born 1903-02-11 – Died 1966-01-03
Biography
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
170 credits
Gun Belt
Movie • 1953
Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
Shadows of Tombstone
Movie • 1953
Fake Drunk
Gun Cargo
Movie • 1949
Capt. Jim Parker
You Came Along
Movie • 1945
Airport Attendant (uncredited)
The Wild North
Movie • 1952
Townsman (uncredited)
Tomorrow We Live
Movie • 1942
Shorty
Two Sisters
Movie • 1929
Allan Rhodes
Land of Fighting Men
Movie • 1938
Ed -Henchman
The Mummy's Tomb
Movie • 1942
Townsman (uncredited)
Toughest Man in Arizona
Movie • 1952
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Movie • 1950
Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
Bad Man of Deadwood
Movie • 1941
Townsman
The Outlaw Dog
Movie • 1927
Bill Brady
Cavalcade of the West
Movie • 1936
Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
The Sign of the Wolf
Movie • 1931
Tom
The Monster Walks
Movie • 1932
Ted Clayton
Chalk Marks
Movie • 1924
Bert Thompson
The Unholy Wife
Movie • 1957
Mr. White (uncredited)
The Last Alarm
Movie • 1926
Tom
Pals of the Golden West
Movie • 1951
Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
Aces and Eights
Movie • 1936
Jose Hernandez
Queen of the Chorus
Movie • 1928
Billy Cooke
Colorado Sundown
Movie • 1952
Rancher who finds dog
Fast Bullets
Movie • 1936
Jimmy
Roarin' Guns
Movie • 1936
Jerry
Chinatown After Dark
Movie • 1931
Jim Bonner
Billy the Kid's Range War
Movie • 1941
Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
Singing Guns
Movie • 1950
Stage Driver
Calling Dr. Death
Movie • 1943
Borrowed Wives
Movie • 1930
Peter Foley
Rough Riding Ranger
Movie • 1935
Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
The Younger Generation
Movie • 1929
Eddie Lesser
The Pride of the Yankees
Movie • 1942
Spectator (uncredited)
Lightnin' Bill Carson
Movie • 1936
Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
Hot Curves
Movie • 1930
Jim Dolan
Fury Below
Movie • 1936
Joe Norsen
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Movie • 1950
Yellowstone
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Movie • 1936
Walter Jameson
The Man from Guntown
Movie • 1935
Alan McArthur
Sunny Skies
Movie • 1930
Jim Grant
A Foreign Affair
Movie • 1948
M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
Ten Laps to Go
Movie • 1936
Larry Evans
The Silver Bullet
Movie • 1942
Rance Harris
Custer's Last Stand
Movie • 1936
Kit Cardigan
The Silver Trail
Movie • 1937
Bob Crandall
Heroes of the Alamo
Movie • 1937
Colonel William B. Travis
Fighting Caballero
Movie • 1935
Joaquin Florenz
Girls Who Dare
Movie • 1929
Chet Randolf
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
Movie • 1925
The Spirit of the Bottle
The Mysterious Pilot
Movie • 1937
"Kansas" Eby
Troopers Three
Movie • 1930
Eddie Haskins
Code of the Silver Sage
Movie • 1950
Captain Matthews
Swing It, Sailor!
Movie • 1938
Interne
Pals of the Range
Movie • 1935
Steve Barton
Code of the Prairie
Movie • 1944
Frisco Lil
Movie • 1942
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Movie • 1941
Jeff
Phony Express
Movie • 1943
Red's Henchman
The Utah Kid
Movie • 1930
Cal Reynolds
The Law of the Range
Movie • 1928
Solitaire Kid
Backlash
Movie • 1956
Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Movie • 1939
Evans
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Movie • 1935
Bill Bodie
In Old Cheyenne
Movie • 1931
Jim the Cheyenne Kid
Cyclone of the Saddle
Movie • 1935
Andy
Lost in Alaska
Movie • 1952
Old-Timer
Out of the Storm
Movie • 1948
Gus Clute
Professor Beware
Movie • 1938
Reporter
The Last Edition
Movie • 1925
Clarence Walker
Wings of Adventure
Movie • 1930
Dave Kent
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
Movie • 1941
Fake Marshall
The Phantom Rider
Movie • 1946
Randall
Code of the Rangers
Movie • 1938
Jack Strong
The Ghost Rider
Movie • 1935
Dave
Desert Patrol
Movie • 1938
Dan Drury
South of the Border
Movie • 1939
Telegrapher
Stolen Love
Movie • 1928
Bill
The Grapes of Wrath
Movie • 1940
Cop (uncredited)
Springtime in Texas
Movie • 1945
Pete Grant
Why Girls Leave Home
Movie • 1945
Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Night Time in Nevada
Movie • 1948
Officer (uncredited)
Flame of Barbary Coast
Movie • 1945
Collingswood
Sierra Sue
Movie • 1941
Rancher Rex
The Shadow
Movie • 1940
Garage Henchman
Saboteur
Movie • 1942
Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
Inside Information
Movie • 1934
Lloyd Wilson
The Crimson Ghost
Movie • 1946
Bain
Riders of Black Mountain
Movie • 1940
Sheriff Clay Mathews
Under Texas Skies
Movie • 1940
Jim Marsden
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Movie • 1940
Henchman Buck
Eyes of the Underworld
Movie • 1942
(uncredited)
Bordertown Trail
Movie • 1944
Sgt. Jenkins
Call of the Rockies
Movie • 1944
Miner Kendall
A Chump at Oxford
Movie • 1940
Bank Robber (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron
Movie • 1942
German soldier
Midnight Morals
Movie • 1932
Preen Lazetti
The College Hero
Movie • 1927
Jim Halloran
In Old Monterey
Movie • 1939
Soldier
The Phantom Cowboy
Movie • 1941
Sheriff Ben Jeffers
The Gallant Legion
Movie • 1948
Conductor
Earl Carroll Vanities
Movie • 1945
Policeman
Covered Wagon Raid
Movie • 1950
Bob Davis
Frisco Tornado
Movie • 1950
Henchman
Hills of Oklahoma
Movie • 1950
Joe Brant
Lone Texas Ranger
Movie • 1945
Henchman Whitey
The Cyclone Kid
Movie • 1942
Henchman Ben Rankin
Sun Valley Cyclone
Movie • 1946
Army Sergeant
Dead Man's Gulch
Movie • 1943
Henchman
Rancho Grande
Movie • 1940
Henchman Joe
The Trail Blazers
Movie • 1940
Engineer Reynolds
Death Valley Outlaws
Movie • 1941
Marshal Jim Collins
One Man's Law
Movie • 1940
Spike Hudkins
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
Movie • 1941
Henchman Luke
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Movie • 1942
Bert Lawler
Keep 'Em Slugging
Movie • 1943
Personnel Manager
Tonto Basin Outlaws
Movie • 1941
Stanley, Jane's Editor
Raiders of the West
Movie • 1942
Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
Daredevils of the West
Movie • 1943
Jack
Custer's Last Stand
Movie • 1936
Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
Arizona Terrors
Movie • 1942
First Toll Collector Henchman
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Movie • 1943
Zeke Larkin
Haunted Ranch
Movie • 1943
Rex Lease
Firebrands of Arizona
Movie • 1944
Deputy Mike
Santa Fe Saddlemates
Movie • 1945
Smiley
Days of Buffalo Bill
Movie • 1946
Bill Clinker
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Movie • 1947
Hank
Nevada City
Movie • 1941
Masked Henchman
Jesse James at Bay
Movie • 1941
Henchman Gregg
Sunset Serenade
Movie • 1942
Martin Rider
In Old California
Movie • 1942
Gold Strike Rider
King of the Cowboys
Movie • 1943
Bridge Henchman
Idaho
Movie • 1943
Henchman
Riders of the Rio Grande
Movie • 1943
Father of Twins
Perils of the Wilderness
Movie • 1956
Sergeant Jim Rodney
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Movie • 1939
Ambulance Attendant
Ride, Vaquero!
Movie • 1953
Deputy
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Movie • 1952
Sheriff
Corvette K-225
Movie • 1943
Coxswain
So's Your Uncle
Movie • 1943
Hotel Clerk
Broadway Daddies
Movie • 1928
Richard Kennedy
Moulders of Men
Movie • 1927
Jim Barry
The Naughty Nineties
Movie • 1945
Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
Movie • 1946
Sgt. Makepeace
Buck Privates Come Home
Movie • 1947
Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Midnight Intruder
Movie • 1938
Track Spectator (uncredited)
Ridin' On
Movie • 1936
Danny O'Neil
On Stage Everybody
Movie • 1945
Onlooker (uncredited)
White Tie and Tails
Movie • 1946
Briggs (uncredited)
Swingin' on a Rainbow
Movie • 1945
Cab Driver (uncredited)
A Hatful of Rain
Movie • 1957
Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
California
Movie • 1947
Stranger (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
Movie • 1946
Card Player (uncredited)
Dead Man's Eyes
Movie • 1944
Red Riders of Canada
Movie • 1928
Pierre Duval
The Mystery Pilot
Movie • 1926
Bob Jones
Lady in a Jam
Movie • 1942
Drunk (uncredited)
Riders of the Dark
Movie • 1928
Jim Graham
Somebody's Mother
Movie • 1926
Peter
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
Movie • 1927
Tom Clancy
The Gazebo
Movie • 1960
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Not for Publication
Movie • 1927
Philip Hale
The Phantom of the Turf
Movie • 1928
John Nichols
When Dreams Come True
Movie • 1929
Ben Shelby
The Prodigal
Movie • 1955
Purveyor (uncredited)
The People's Choice
Movie • 1946
A Woman Who Sinned
Movie • 1924
Her Son as an Adult
Is There Justice?
Movie • 1931
Jerry Heath
The Adventures of Champion
TV • 1955
Assayer
Maverick
TV • 1957
Poker Player #2
The Abbott and Costello Show
TV • 1952
Bartender