Acting
Rex Lease
EN, NL cinema · 170 credits
Born
11 February 1903
Died
3 January 1966 (aged 62)
Birthplace
Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA
Also known as Rex Lloyd Lease · Рекс Лиз
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Gazebo
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife
as Mr. White (uncredited)
A Hatful of Rain
as Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
Backlash
as Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
Perils of the Wilderness
as Sergeant Jim Rodney
The Prodigal
as Purveyor (uncredited)
Gun Belt
as Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
Shadows of Tombstone
as Fake Drunk
Ride, Vaquero!
as Deputy
The Wild North
as Townsman (uncredited)
Colorado Sundown
as Rancher who finds dog
Lost in Alaska
as Old-Timer
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
as Sheriff
Pals of the Golden West
as Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
Singing Guns
as Stage Driver
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
as Yellowstone
Code of the Silver Sage
as Captain Matthews
Covered Wagon Raid
as Bob Davis
Frisco Tornado
as Henchman
Hills of Oklahoma
as Joe Brant
Gun Cargo
as Capt. Jim Parker
A Foreign Affair
as M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
Out of the Storm
as Gus Clute
Night Time in Nevada
as Officer (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
as Conductor
Buck Privates Come Home
as Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
California
as Stranger (uncredited)
The Phantom Rider
as Randall
Sun Valley Cyclone
as Army Sergeant
Days of Buffalo Bill
as Bill Clinker
The Time of Their Lives
as Sgt. Makepeace
White Tie and Tails
as Briggs (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
as Card Player (uncredited)
You Came Along
as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
Springtime in Texas
as Pete Grant
Why Girls Leave Home
as Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Collingswood
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Policeman
Lone Texas Ranger
as Henchman Whitey
Santa Fe Saddlemates
as Smiley
The Naughty Nineties
as Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody
as Onlooker (uncredited)
Swingin' on a Rainbow
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Blonde Ransom
1945
Blonde Ransom
as Policeman (uncredited)
Bordertown Trail
as Sgt. Jenkins
Call of the Rockies
as Miner Kendall
Firebrands of Arizona
as Deputy Mike
Phony Express
as Red's Henchman
Dead Man's Gulch
as Henchman
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Personnel Manager
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
as Zeke Larkin
Haunted Ranch
as Rex Lease
King of the Cowboys
as Bridge Henchman
Idaho
as Henchman
Riders of the Rio Grande
as Father of Twins
Corvette K-225
as Coxswain
So's Your Uncle
as Hotel Clerk
Tomorrow We Live
as Shorty
The Mummy's Tomb
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Spectator (uncredited)
The Silver Bullet
as Rance Harris
Saboteur
as Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
Eyes of the Underworld
as (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron
as German soldier
The Cyclone Kid
as Henchman Ben Rankin
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
as Bert Lawler
Raiders of the West
as Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
Arizona Terrors
as First Toll Collector Henchman
Sunset Serenade
as Martin Rider
In Old California
as Gold Strike Rider
Lady in a Jam
as Drunk (uncredited)
Bad Man of Deadwood
as Townsman
Billy the Kid's Range War
as Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
as Fake Marshall
Sierra Sue
as Rancher Rex
The Phantom Cowboy
as Sheriff Ben Jeffers
Death Valley Outlaws
as Marshal Jim Collins
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
as Henchman Luke
Tonto Basin Outlaws
as Stanley, Jane's Editor
Nevada City
as Masked Henchman
Jesse James at Bay
as Henchman Gregg
The Grapes of Wrath
as Cop (uncredited)
The Shadow
as Garage Henchman
Riders of Black Mountain
as Sheriff Clay Mathews
Under Texas Skies
as Jim Marsden
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
as Henchman Buck
A Chump at Oxford
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
Rancho Grande
as Henchman Joe
The Trail Blazers
as Engineer Reynolds
One Man's Law
as Spike Hudkins
South of the Border
as Telegrapher
In Old Monterey
as Soldier
S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Ambulance Attendant
Land of Fighting Men
as Ed -Henchman
Swing It, Sailor!
as Interne
Professor Beware
as Reporter
Code of the Rangers
as Jack Strong
Desert Patrol
as Dan Drury
Midnight Intruder
as Track Spectator (uncredited)
The Silver Trail
as Bob Crandall
Heroes of the Alamo
as Colonel William B. Travis
The Mysterious Pilot
as "Kansas" Eby
Cavalcade of the West
as Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
Aces and Eights
as Jose Hernandez
Fast Bullets
as Jimmy
Roarin' Guns
as Jerry
Lightnin' Bill Carson
as Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
Fury Below
as Joe Norsen
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
as Walter Jameson
Ten Laps to Go
as Larry Evans
Custer's Last Stand
as Kit Cardigan
Custer's Last Stand
as Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
Ridin' On
as Danny O'Neil
Rough Riding Ranger
as Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
The Man from Guntown
as Alan McArthur
Fighting Caballero
as Joaquin Florenz
Pals of the Range
as Steve Barton
The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Bill Bodie
The Ghost Rider
as Dave
Inside Information
as Lloyd Wilson
The Monster Walks
as Ted Clayton
Midnight Morals
as Preen Lazetti
Chinatown After Dark
as Jim Bonner
In Old Cheyenne
as Jim the Cheyenne Kid
Is There Justice?
as Jerry Heath
Borrowed Wives
as Peter Foley
Hot Curves
as Jim Dolan
Sunny Skies
as Jim Grant
Troopers Three
as Eddie Haskins
The Utah Kid
as Cal Reynolds
Wings of Adventure
as Dave Kent
Two Sisters
as Allan Rhodes
The Younger Generation
as Eddie Lesser
Girls Who Dare
1929
Girls Who Dare
as Chet Randolf
When Dreams Come True
as Ben Shelby
Queen of the Chorus
as Billy Cooke
The Law of the Range
as Solitaire Kid
Stolen Love
as Bill
Broadway Daddies
as Richard Kennedy
Red Riders of Canada
as Pierre Duval
Riders of the Dark
1928
Riders of the Dark
as Jim Graham
The Phantom of the Turf
as John Nichols
The Outlaw Dog
as Bill Brady
The College Hero
as Jim Halloran
Moulders of Men
as Jim Barry
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
as Tom Clancy
Not for Publication
as Philip Hale
The Cancelled Debt
1927
The Cancelled Debt
as Patrick Burke
Somebody's Mother
as Peter
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
as The Spirit of the Bottle
The Last Edition
as Clarence Walker
Chalk Marks
as Bert Thompson
A Woman Who Sinned
1924
A Woman Who Sinned
as Her Son as an Adult