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.
Acted in 164
1950s
- 1959
The Gazebo
Stage Manager (uncredited)
- 1957
A Hatful of Rain
Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife
Mr. White (uncredited)
- 1956
Backlash
Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
Perils of the Wilderness
Sergeant Jim Rodney
- 1955
The Adventures of Champion
Assayer · 1 episode
The Prodigal
Purveyor (uncredited)
- 1953
Shadows of Tombstone
Fake Drunk
Gun Belt
Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
- 1952
Lost in Alaska
Old-Timer
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Sheriff
Colorado Sundown
Rancher who finds dog
- 1951
- 1950
Covered Wagon Raid
Bob Davis
Hills of Oklahoma
Joe Brant
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Yellowstone
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
Code of the Silver Sage
Captain Matthews
1940s
- 1949
Gun Cargo
Capt. Jim Parker
- 1948
Out of the Storm
Gus Clute
Night Time in Nevada
Officer (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
Conductor
- 1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Hank
California
Stranger (uncredited)
- 1946
The Crimson Ghost
Bain
White Tie and Tails
Briggs (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
Sgt. Makepeace
Sun Valley Cyclone
Army Sergeant
Days of Buffalo Bill
Bill Clinker
The Phantom Rider
Randall
- 1945
Why Girls Leave Home
Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Swingin' on a Rainbow
Cab Driver (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody
Onlooker (uncredited)
You Came Along
Airport Attendant (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
Springtime in Texas
Pete Grant
Santa Fe Saddlemates
Smiley
Lone Texas Ranger
Henchman Whitey
Earl Carroll Vanities
Policeman
- 1944
Firebrands of Arizona
Deputy Mike
Dead Man's Eyes
Movie
Code of the Prairie
Movie
Bordertown Trail
Sgt. Jenkins
Call of the Rockies
Miner Kendall
- 1943
Calling Dr. Death
Movie
Phony Express
Red's Henchman
Corvette K-225
Coxswain
So's Your Uncle
Hotel Clerk
Riders of the Rio Grande
Father of Twins
Daredevils of the West
Jack
Idaho
Henchman
Keep 'Em Slugging
Personnel Manager
Haunted Ranch
Rex Lease
Dead Man's Gulch
Henchman
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Zeke Larkin
- 1942
The Mummy's Tomb
Townsman (uncredited)
Eyes of the Underworld
(uncredited)
Tomorrow We Live
Shorty
Sunset Serenade
Martin Rider
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Bert Lawler
The Silver Bullet
Rance Harris
Lady in a Jam
Drunk (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron
German soldier
The Cyclone Kid
Henchman Ben Rankin
Raiders of the West
Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
Arizona Terrors
First Toll Collector Henchman
- 1941
Sierra Sue
Rancher Rex
Jesse James at Bay
Henchman Gregg
Tonto Basin Outlaws
Stanley, Jane's Editor
Death Valley Outlaws
Marshal Jim Collins
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
Fake Marshall
Bad Man of Deadwood
Townsman
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Jeff
Nevada City
Masked Henchman
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
Henchman Luke
The Phantom Cowboy
Sheriff Ben Jeffers
Billy the Kid's Range War
Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
- 1940
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Henchman Buck
Riders of Black Mountain
Sheriff Clay Mathews
The Trail Blazers
Engineer Reynolds
Under Texas Skies
Jim Marsden
One Man's Law
Spike Hudkins
Rancho Grande
Henchman Joe
The Shadow
Garage Henchman
1930s
- 1939
In Old Monterey
Soldier
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Ambulance Attendant
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Evans
- 1938
Land of Fighting Men
Ed -Henchman
Professor Beware
Reporter
Desert Patrol
Dan Drury
Code of the Rangers
Jack Strong
Midnight Intruder
Track Spectator (uncredited)
Swing It, Sailor!
Interne
- 1937
The Mysterious Pilot
"Kansas" Eby
The Silver Trail
Bob Crandall
- 1936
Ten Laps to Go
Larry Evans
Fury Below
Joe Norsen
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Walter Jameson
Lightnin' Bill Carson
Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
Custer's Last Stand
Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
Ridin' On
Danny O'Neil
Custer's Last Stand
Kit Cardigan
Fast Bullets
Jimmy
- 1935
The Man from Guntown
Alan McArthur
Fighting Caballero
Joaquin Florenz
The Ghost Rider
Dave
Pals of the Range
Steve Barton
Cyclone of the Saddle
Andy
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Bill Bodie
- 1934
Inside Information
Lloyd Wilson
- 1932
Midnight Morals
Preen Lazetti
The Monster Walks
Ted Clayton
- 1931
Is There Justice?
Jerry Heath
In Old Cheyenne
Jim the Cheyenne Kid
The Sign of the Wolf
Tom
- 1930
The Utah Kid
Cal Reynolds
Borrowed Wives
Peter Foley
Wings of Adventure
Dave Kent
Hot Curves
Jim Dolan
Sunny Skies
Jim Grant
Troopers Three
Eddie Haskins
1920s
- 1929
Two Sisters
Allan Rhodes
When Dreams Come True
Ben Shelby
- 1928
Stolen Love
Bill
Broadway Daddies
Richard Kennedy
Red Riders of Canada
Pierre Duval
Queen of the Chorus
Billy Cooke
The Phantom of the Turf
John Nichols
The Law of the Range
Solitaire Kid
- 1927
The College Hero
Jim Halloran
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
Tom Clancy
Not for Publication
Philip Hale
The Outlaw Dog
Bill Brady
Moulders of Men
Jim Barry
- 1926
Somebody's Mother
Peter
- 1925
The Last Edition
Clarence Walker
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
The Spirit of the Bottle
- 1924
Chalk Marks
Bert Thompson
