Rex Lease
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 11, 1903
- Died
- January 3, 1966
- Birthplace
- Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA
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
The Gazebo 1959
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
A Hatful of Rain 1957
as Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife 1957
as Mr. White (uncredited)
Backlash 1956
as Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
Perils of the Wilderness 1956
as Sergeant Jim Rodney
The Prodigal 1955
as Purveyor (uncredited)
Shadows of Tombstone 1953
as Fake Drunk
Gun Belt 1953
as Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
Ride, Vaquero! 1953
as Deputy
Toughest Man in Arizona 1952
Actor
Lost in Alaska 1952
as Old-Timer
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952
as Sheriff
Colorado Sundown 1952
as Rancher who finds dog
The Wild North 1952
as Townsman (uncredited)
Pals of the Golden West 1951
as Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
Frisco Tornado 1950
as Henchman
Covered Wagon Raid 1950
as Bob Davis
Hills of Oklahoma 1950
as Joe Brant
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek 1950
as Yellowstone
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town 1950
as Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
Code of the Silver Sage 1950
as Captain Matthews
Singing Guns 1950
as Stage Driver
Gun Cargo 1949
as Capt. Jim Parker
Out of the Storm 1948
as Gus Clute
Night Time in Nevada 1948
as Officer (uncredited)
A Foreign Affair 1948
as M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion 1948
as Conductor
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap 1947
as Hank
Buck Privates Come Home 1947
as Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
California 1947
as Stranger (uncredited)
- The People's Choice
The People's Choice 1946
Actor
The Crimson Ghost 1946
as Bain
White Tie and Tails 1946
as Briggs (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives 1946
as Sgt. Makepeace
Canyon Passage 1946
as Card Player (uncredited)
Sun Valley Cyclone 1946
as Army Sergeant
Days of Buffalo Bill 1946
as Bill Clinker
The Phantom Rider 1946
as Randall
Why Girls Leave Home 1945
as Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Swingin' on a Rainbow 1945
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody 1945
as Onlooker (uncredited)
You Came Along 1945
as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties 1945
as Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
Santa Fe Saddlemates 1945
as Smiley
Springtime in Texas 1945
as Pete Grant
Flame of Barbary Coast 1945
as Collingswood
Lone Texas Ranger 1945
as Henchman Whitey
- Blonde Ransom
Blonde Ransom 1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities 1945
as Policeman
Firebrands of Arizona 1944
as Deputy Mike
Dead Man's Eyes 1944
Actor
Code of the Prairie 1944
Actor
Bordertown Trail 1944
as Sgt. Jenkins
Call of the Rockies 1944
as Miner Kendall
Calling Dr. Death 1943
Actor
Phony Express 1943
as Red's Henchman
Corvette K-225 1943
as Coxswain
So's Your Uncle 1943
as Hotel Clerk
Riders of the Rio Grande 1943
as Father of Twins
Daredevils of the West 1943
as Jack
King of the Cowboys 1943
as Bridge Henchman
Idaho 1943
as Henchman
Keep 'Em Slugging 1943
as Personnel Manager
Haunted Ranch 1943
as Rex Lease
Dead Man's Gulch 1943
as Henchman
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground 1943
as Zeke Larkin
The Mummy's Tomb 1942
as Townsman (uncredited)
Eyes of the Underworld 1942
as (uncredited)
Tomorrow We Live 1942
as Shorty
Sunset Serenade 1942
as Martin Rider
Boss of Hangtown Mesa 1942
as Bert Lawler
The Silver Bullet 1942
as Rance Harris
The Pride of the Yankees 1942
as Spectator (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam 1942
as Drunk (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron 1942
as German soldier
In Old California 1942
as Gold Strike Rider
The Cyclone Kid 1942
as Henchman Ben Rankin
Saboteur 1942
as Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
- Frisco Lil
Frisco Lil 1942
Actor
Raiders of the West 1942
as Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
Arizona Terrors 1942
as First Toll Collector Henchman
Sierra Sue 1941
as Rancher Rex
Jesse James at Bay 1941
as Henchman Gregg
Tonto Basin Outlaws 1941
as Stanley, Jane's Editor
Death Valley Outlaws 1941
as Marshal Jim Collins
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail 1941
as Fake Marshall
Bad Man of Deadwood 1941
as Townsman
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe 1941
as Jeff
Nevada City 1941
as Masked Henchman
Outlaws of the Rio Grande 1941
as Henchman Luke
The Phantom Cowboy 1941
as Sheriff Ben Jeffers
Billy the Kid's Range War 1941
as Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice 1940
as Henchman Buck
The Trail Blazers 1940
as Engineer Reynolds
Riders of Black Mountain 1940
as Sheriff Clay Mathews
Under Texas Skies 1940
as Jim Marsden
One Man's Law 1940
as Spike Hudkins
Rancho Grande 1940
as Henchman Joe
The Grapes of Wrath 1940
as Cop (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford 1940
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
The Shadow 1940
as Garage Henchman
South of the Border 1939
as Telegrapher
In Old Monterey 1939
as Soldier
S.O.S Tidal Wave 1939
as Ambulance Attendant
The Lone Ranger Rides Again 1939
as Evans
Land of Fighting Men 1938
as Ed -Henchman
Professor Beware 1938
as Reporter
Desert Patrol 1938
as Dan Drury
Code of the Rangers 1938
as Jack Strong
Midnight Intruder 1938
as Track Spectator (uncredited)
Swing It, Sailor! 1938
as Interne
The Mysterious Pilot 1937
as "Kansas" Eby
Heroes of the Alamo 1937
as Colonel William B. Travis
The Silver Trail 1937
as Bob Crandall
Ten Laps to Go 1936
as Larry Evans
Fury Below 1936
as Joe Norsen
Cavalcade of the West 1936
as Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
Aces and Eights 1936
as Jose Hernandez
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand 1936
as Walter Jameson
Lightnin' Bill Carson 1936
as Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
Custer's Last Stand 1936
as Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
Ridin' On 1936
as Danny O'Neil
Roarin' Guns 1936
as Jerry
Custer's Last Stand 1936
as Kit Cardigan
Fast Bullets 1936
as Jimmy
The Man from Guntown 1935
as Alan McArthur
Rough Riding Ranger 1935
as Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
Fighting Caballero 1935
as Joaquin Florenz
The Ghost Rider 1935
as Dave
Cyclone of the Saddle 1935
as Andy
Pals of the Range 1935
as Steve Barton
The Cowboy and the Bandit 1935
as Bill Bodie
Inside Information 1934
as Lloyd Wilson
Midnight Morals 1932
as Preen Lazetti
- Cannonball Express
Cannonball Express 1932
as Ned Logan
The Monster Walks 1932
as Ted Clayton
Chinatown After Dark 1931
as Jim Bonner
Is There Justice? 1931
as Jerry Heath
In Old Cheyenne 1931
as Jim the Cheyenne Kid
The Sign of the Wolf 1931
as Tom
The Utah Kid 1930
as Cal Reynolds
Borrowed Wives 1930
as Peter Foley
Wings of Adventure 1930
as Dave Kent
Hot Curves 1930
as Jim Dolan
Sunny Skies 1930
as Jim Grant
Troopers Three 1930
as Eddie Haskins
Two Sisters 1929
as Allan Rhodes
The Younger Generation 1929
as Eddie Lesser
When Dreams Come True 1929
as Ben Shelby
- Girls Who Dare
Girls Who Dare 1929
as Chet Randolf
Stolen Love 1928
as Bill
- Riders of the Dark
Riders of the Dark 1928
as Jim Graham
Broadway Daddies 1928
as Richard Kennedy
Red Riders of Canada 1928
as Pierre Duval
Queen of the Chorus 1928
as Billy Cooke
The Phantom of the Turf 1928
as John Nichols
The Law of the Range 1928
as Solitaire Kid
The College Hero 1927
as Jim Halloran
Clancy's Kosher Wedding 1927
as Tom Clancy
- The Cancelled Debt
The Cancelled Debt 1927
as Patrick Burke
Not for Publication 1927
as Philip Hale
The Outlaw Dog 1927
as Bill Brady
Moulders of Men 1927
as Jim Barry
- The Last Alarm
The Last Alarm 1926
as Tom
- The Mystery Pilot
The Mystery Pilot 1926
as Bob Jones
Somebody's Mother 1926
as Peter
The Last Edition 1925
as Clarence Walker
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle 1925
as The Spirit of the Bottle
Chalk Marks 1924
as Bert Thompson
- A Woman Who Sinned
A Woman Who Sinned 1924
as Her Son as an Adult
Credits from TMDB.