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.
Acted in 85
1930s
- 1936
The Oregon Trail
Red
- 1935
Too Tough to Kill
Swede Mulhausen
The Ivory-Handled Gun
Pike
She Couldn't Take It
Milkman
Cheers of the Crowd
Movie
Trails of the Wild
Missouri
Border Brigands
Rocky O'Leary, RCMP
Public Hero Number 1
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Stone of Silver Creek
Tom Lucas
Loser's End
Amos
- 1934
The Notorious Sophie Lang
Cop (uncredited)
The Red Rider
Deputy Harp Harris
Charlie Chan's Courage
Prospector
The Fighting Ranger
Thunder, Texas Ranger
David Harum
Robinson (uncredited)
Wheels of Destiny
Pinwheel
- 1933
Penthouse
Unknown Man on Phone (uncredited)
The Trail Drive
'Thirsty'
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
Banty
King of the Arena
Tin Star
Somewhere in Sonora
Riley
Phantom Thunderbolt
Nevady
- 1932
Robbers' Roost
Daniels
Forbidden Trail
Sheriff Hibbs
The Wet Parade
Expectant Father / Bootleg Thug (uncredited)
Love Affair
Eddie - Aviator (uncredited)
The Sunset Trail
Taterbug
The Menace
Jim
- 1931
The False Madonna
Bus Driver
Corsair
Fish Face
Shotgun Pass
Sagebrush
Freighters of Destiny
'Rough'
Border Law
Thunder Rogers
The Squaw Man
Grouchy
Riders of the North
The Parson
The Conquering Horde
Spud Grogan
Chickens Come Home
Hardy's Dinner Servant (uncredited)
- 1930
Shadow Ranch
Ranny Williams
Song of the Caballero
Andrea
Mountain Justice
Man at Dance (uncredited)
The Fighting Legion
'Cloudy' Jones
Parade of the West
Snuffy
1920s
- 1929
Dangerous Females
The Man
Faro Nell or, In Old Californy
Movie
The Wagon Master
Grasshoper Jim
Stairs of Sand
Stage Driver
The Overland Telegraph
Easy
The Royal Rider
Wild West Show Member
The Lawless Legion
Flapjack
- 1928
Orphan of the Sage
Hank Robbins
Headin' for Danger
Andy Johnson
Rough Ridin' Red
Hank Robbins
Young Whirlwind
Hank
The Hound of Silver Creek
Slim Terwilliger
A Thief in the Dark
Movie
Won in the Clouds
Percy Hogan
- 1927
Wolf Fangs
Pete
Sky High Saunders
'Whispering' Hicks
Three Miles Up
Professor
Tom's Gang
Andy Barker
Red Signals
The Professor
- 1926
Flying High
Haines - the Mechanic
With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo
Lige Beardsley
With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness
Hank Vaughan
The Border Sheriff
Marsh Hewitt
The Fighting Buckaroo
Any Parker
- 1925
The Call of Courage
Slim
Spook Ranch
Sheriff
Ridin' Pretty
Barb Wire
The Cloud Rider
Hank Higgins
- 1924
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
Cal Huxley
Dynamite Dan
Boss
Wolves of the North
Dan Martin
The Galloping Ace
Knack Williams
- 1923
The Red Warning
Toby Jones
Desert Rider
Toby Jones
The Forbidden Trail
Toby Jones
- 1922
Riders of the Law
Toby Jones
1910s
- 1914
Richelieu
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