Rex Lease
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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.
Fotos
Películas (170)
The Gazebo
1959 · Stage Manager (uncredited)
A Hatful of Rain
1957 · Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife
1957 · Mr. White (uncredited)
Backlash
1956 · Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
Perils of the Wilderness
1956 · Sergeant Jim Rodney
The Prodigal
1955 · Purveyor (uncredited)
Shadows of Tombstone
1953 · Fake Drunk
Gun Belt
1953 · Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
Ride, Vaquero!
1953 · Deputy
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Lost in Alaska
1952 · Old-Timer
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952 · Sheriff
Colorado Sundown
1952 · Rancher who finds dog
The Wild North
1952 · Townsman (uncredited)
Pals of the Golden West
1951 · Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
Frisco Tornado
1950 · Henchman
Covered Wagon Raid
1950 · Bob Davis
Hills of Oklahoma
1950 · Joe Brant
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950 · Yellowstone
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950 · Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
Code of the Silver Sage
1950 · Captain Matthews
Singing Guns
1950 · Stage Driver
Gun Cargo
1949 · Capt. Jim Parker
Out of the Storm
1948 · Gus Clute
Night Time in Nevada
1948 · Officer (uncredited)
A Foreign Affair
1948 · M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
1948 · Conductor
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947 · Hank
Buck Privates Come Home
1947 · Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
California
1947 · Stranger (uncredited)
The People's Choice
1946
The Crimson Ghost
1946 · Bain
White Tie and Tails
1946 · Briggs (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
1946 · Sgt. Makepeace
Canyon Passage
1946 · Card Player (uncredited)
Sun Valley Cyclone
1946 · Army Sergeant
Days of Buffalo Bill
1946 · Bill Clinker
The Phantom Rider
1946 · Randall
Why Girls Leave Home
1945 · Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945 · Cab Driver (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody
1945 · Onlooker (uncredited)
You Came Along
1945 · Airport Attendant (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
1945 · Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
Springtime in Texas
1945 · Pete Grant
Santa Fe Saddlemates
1945 · Smiley
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945 · Collingswood
Lone Texas Ranger
1945 · Henchman Whitey
Blonde Ransom
1945 · Policeman (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945 · Policeman
Firebrands of Arizona
1944 · Deputy Mike
Dead Man's Eyes
1944
Code of the Prairie
1944
Bordertown Trail
1944 · Sgt. Jenkins
Call of the Rockies
1944 · Miner Kendall
Calling Dr. Death
1943
Phony Express
1943 · Red's Henchman
Corvette K-225
1943 · Coxswain
So's Your Uncle
1943 · Hotel Clerk
Riders of the Rio Grande
1943 · Father of Twins
Daredevils of the West
1943 · Jack
King of the Cowboys
1943 · Bridge Henchman
Idaho
1943 · Henchman
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943 · Personnel Manager
Haunted Ranch
1943 · Rex Lease
Dead Man's Gulch
1943 · Henchman
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
1943 · Zeke Larkin
The Mummy's Tomb
1942 · Townsman (uncredited)
Eyes of the Underworld
1942 · (uncredited)
Tomorrow We Live
1942 · Shorty
Sunset Serenade
1942 · Martin Rider
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
1942 · Bert Lawler
The Silver Bullet
1942 · Rance Harris
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 · Spectator (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
1942 · Drunk (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron
1942 · German soldier
The Cyclone Kid
1942 · Henchman Ben Rankin
In Old California
1942 · Gold Strike Rider
Saboteur
1942 · Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
Frisco Lil
1942
Raiders of the West
1942 · Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
Arizona Terrors
1942 · First Toll Collector Henchman
Sierra Sue
1941 · Rancher Rex
Jesse James at Bay
1941 · Henchman Gregg
Tonto Basin Outlaws
1941 · Stanley, Jane's Editor
Death Valley Outlaws
1941 · Marshal Jim Collins
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
1941 · Fake Marshall
Bad Man of Deadwood
1941 · Townsman
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
1941 · Jeff
Nevada City
1941 · Masked Henchman
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
1941 · Henchman Luke
The Phantom Cowboy
1941 · Sheriff Ben Jeffers
Billy the Kid's Range War
1941 · Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
1940 · Henchman Buck
Riders of Black Mountain
1940 · Sheriff Clay Mathews
The Trail Blazers
1940 · Engineer Reynolds
Under Texas Skies
1940 · Jim Marsden
One Man's Law
1940 · Spike Hudkins
Rancho Grande
1940 · Henchman Joe
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Cop (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
1940 · Bank Robber (uncredited)
The Shadow
1940 · Garage Henchman
South of the Border
1939 · Telegrapher
In Old Monterey
1939 · Soldier
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939 · Ambulance Attendant
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939 · Evans
Land of Fighting Men
1938 · Ed -Henchman
Professor Beware
1938 · Reporter
Desert Patrol
1938 · Dan Drury
Code of the Rangers
1938 · Jack Strong
Midnight Intruder
1938 · Track Spectator (uncredited)
Swing It, Sailor!
1938 · Interne
The Mysterious Pilot
1937 · "Kansas" Eby
Heroes of the Alamo
1937 · Colonel William B. Travis
The Silver Trail
1937 · Bob Crandall
Ten Laps to Go
1936 · Larry Evans
Fury Below
1936 · Joe Norsen
Cavalcade of the West
1936 · Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
Aces and Eights
1936 · Jose Hernandez
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
1936 · Walter Jameson
Lightnin' Bill Carson
1936 · Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
Custer's Last Stand
1936 · Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
Ridin' On
1936 · Danny O'Neil
Roarin' Guns
1936 · Jerry
Custer's Last Stand
1936 · Kit Cardigan
Fast Bullets
1936 · Jimmy
The Man from Guntown
1935 · Alan McArthur
Rough Riding Ranger
1935 · Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
Fighting Caballero
1935 · Joaquin Florenz
The Ghost Rider
1935 · Dave
Pals of the Range
1935 · Steve Barton
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935 · Andy
The Cowboy and the Bandit
1935 · Bill Bodie
Inside Information
1934 · Lloyd Wilson
Midnight Morals
1932 · Preen Lazetti
The Monster Walks
1932 · Ted Clayton
Cannonball Express
1932 · Ned Logan
Chinatown After Dark
1931 · Jim Bonner
Is There Justice?
1931 · Jerry Heath
In Old Cheyenne
1931 · Jim the Cheyenne Kid
The Sign of the Wolf
1931 · Tom
The Utah Kid
1930 · Cal Reynolds
Borrowed Wives
1930 · Peter Foley
Wings of Adventure
1930 · Dave Kent
Hot Curves
1930 · Jim Dolan
Sunny Skies
1930 · Jim Grant
Troopers Three
1930 · Eddie Haskins
Two Sisters
1929 · Allan Rhodes
The Younger Generation
1929 · Eddie Lesser
When Dreams Come True
1929 · Ben Shelby
Girls Who Dare
1929 · Chet Randolf
Stolen Love
1928 · Bill
Riders of the Dark
1928 · Jim Graham
Broadway Daddies
1928 · Richard Kennedy
Red Riders of Canada
1928 · Pierre Duval
Queen of the Chorus
1928 · Billy Cooke
The Phantom of the Turf
1928 · John Nichols
The Law of the Range
1928 · Solitaire Kid
The College Hero
1927 · Jim Halloran
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
1927 · Tom Clancy
The Cancelled Debt
1927 · Patrick Burke
Not for Publication
1927 · Philip Hale
The Outlaw Dog
1927 · Bill Brady
Moulders of Men
1927 · Jim Barry
The Last Alarm
1926 · Tom
The Mystery Pilot
1926 · Bob Jones
Somebody's Mother
1926 · Peter
The Last Edition
1925 · Clarence Walker
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
1925 · The Spirit of the Bottle
Chalk Marks
1924 · Bert Thompson
A Woman Who Sinned
1924 · Her Son as an Adult
