Rex Lease
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-02-11
Day of Death
1966-01-03 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA
Rex Lease
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.
Known For
Acting
(1957)
A Hatful of Rain
as Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
(1957)
The Unholy Wife
as Mr. White (uncredited)
(1956)
Backlash
as Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
(1956)
Perils of the Wilderness
as Sergeant Jim Rodney
(1953)
Gun Belt
as Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
(1953)
Shadows of Tombstone
as Fake Drunk
(1953)
Ride, Vaquero!
as Deputy
(1952)
Colorado Sundown
as Rancher who finds dog
(1952)
Lost in Alaska
as Old-Timer
(1952)
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
as Sheriff
(1952)
(1952)
The Wild North
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1951)
Pals of the Golden West
as Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
(1950)
Hills of Oklahoma
as Joe Brant
(1950)
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
as Yellowstone
(1950)
Singing Guns
as Stage Driver
(1950)
Covered Wagon Raid
as Bob Davis
(1950)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
(1950)
Frisco Tornado
as Henchman
(1950)
Code of the Silver Sage
as Captain Matthews
(1949)
Gun Cargo
as Capt. Jim Parker
(1948)
The Gallant Legion
as Conductor
(1948)
A Foreign Affair
as M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
(1948)
Night Time in Nevada
as Officer (uncredited)
(1948)
Out of the Storm
as Gus Clute
(1947)
(1947)
California
as Stranger (uncredited)
(1947)
Buck Privates Come Home
as Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
(1946)
Sun Valley Cyclone
as Army Sergeant
(1946)
The Time of Their Lives
as Sgt. Makepeace
(1946)
The Phantom Rider
as Randall
(1946)
The Crimson Ghost
as Bain
(1946)
Canyon Passage
as Card Player (uncredited)
(1946)
White Tie and Tails
as Briggs (uncredited)
(1946)
Days of Buffalo Bill
as Bill Clinker
(1945)
On Stage Everybody
as Onlooker (uncredited)
(1945)
Swingin' on a Rainbow
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1945)
You Came Along
as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
(1945)
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Collingswood
(1945)
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Policeman
(1945)
The Naughty Nineties
as Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
(1945)
Why Girls Leave Home
as Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
(1945)
Santa Fe Saddlemates
as Smiley
(1945)
Springtime in Texas
as Pete Grant
(1945)
Lone Texas Ranger
as Henchman Whitey
(1944)
(1944)
(1944)
Call of the Rockies
as Miner Kendall
(1944)
Firebrands of Arizona
as Deputy Mike
(1944)
Bordertown Trail
as Sgt. Jenkins
(1943)
Corvette K-225
as Coxswain
(1943)
Haunted Ranch
as Rex Lease
(1943)
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Personnel Manager
(1943)
(1943)
Daredevils of the West
as Jack
(1943)
Riders of the Rio Grande
as Father of Twins
(1943)
King of the Cowboys
as Bridge Henchman
(1943)
Idaho
as Henchman
(1943)
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
as Zeke Larkin
(1943)
So's Your Uncle
as Hotel Clerk
(1943)
Dead Man's Gulch
as Henchman
(1943)
Phony Express
as Red's Henchman
(1942)
Saboteur
as Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
(1942)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Spectator (uncredited)
(1942)
Arizona Terrors
as First Toll Collector Henchman
(1942)
(1942)
Eagle Squadron
as German soldier
(1942)
Eyes of the Underworld
as (uncredited)
(1942)
Tomorrow We Live
as Shorty
(1942)
The Silver Bullet
as Rance Harris
(1942)
Lady in a Jam
as Drunk (uncredited)
(1942)
In Old California
as Gold Strike Rider
(1942)
The Cyclone Kid
as Henchman Ben Rankin
(1942)
Sunset Serenade
as Martin Rider
(1942)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1942)
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
as Bert Lawler
(1942)
Raiders of the West
as Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
(1941)
Jesse James at Bay
as Henchman Gregg
(1941)
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
as Jeff
(1941)
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
as Fake Marshall
(1941)
Sierra Sue
as Rancher Rex
(1941)
Nevada City
as Masked Henchman
(1941)
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
as Henchman Luke
(1941)
Billy the Kid's Range War
as Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
(1941)
The Phantom Cowboy
as Sheriff Ben Jeffers
(1941)
Death Valley Outlaws
as Marshal Jim Collins
(1941)
Tonto Basin Outlaws
as Stanley, Jane's Editor
(1941)
Bad Man of Deadwood
as Townsman
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Cop (uncredited)
(1940)
The Shadow
as Garage Henchman
(1940)
Under Texas Skies
as Jim Marsden
(1940)
The Trail Blazers
as Engineer Reynolds
(1940)
A Chump at Oxford
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
(1940)
Rancho Grande
as Henchman Joe
(1940)
One Man's Law
as Spike Hudkins
(1940)
Riders of Black Mountain
as Sheriff Clay Mathews
(1940)
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
as Henchman Buck
(1939)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Ambulance Attendant
(1939)
In Old Monterey
as Soldier
(1939)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Evans
(1939)
South of the Border
as Telegrapher
(1938)
Midnight Intruder
as Track Spectator (uncredited)
(1938)
Professor Beware
as Reporter
(1938)
Swing It, Sailor!
as Interne
(1938)
Code of the Rangers
as Jack Strong
(1938)
Desert Patrol
as Dan Drury
(1938)
Land of Fighting Men
as Ed -Henchman
(1937)
The Silver Trail
as Bob Crandall
(1937)
Heroes of the Alamo
as Colonel William B. Travis
(1937)
The Mysterious Pilot
as "Kansas" Eby
(1936)
Fast Bullets
as Jimmy
(1936)
Custer's Last Stand
as Kit Cardigan
(1936)
Custer's Last Stand
as Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
(1936)
Ten Laps to Go
as Larry Evans
(1936)
Ridin' On
as Danny O'Neil
(1936)
Aces and Eights
as Jose Hernandez
(1936)
Cavalcade of the West
as Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
(1936)
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
as Walter Jameson
(1936)
Fury Below
as Joe Norsen
(1936)
Roarin' Guns
as Jerry
(1936)
Lightnin' Bill Carson
as Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
(1935)
The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Bill Bodie
(1935)
Cyclone of the Saddle
as Andy
(1935)
The Ghost Rider
as Dave
(1935)
Fighting Caballero
as Joaquin Florenz
(1935)
Pals of the Range
as Steve Barton
(1935)
The Man from Guntown
as Alan McArthur
(1935)
Rough Riding Ranger
as Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
(1934)
Inside Information
as Lloyd Wilson
(1932)
Midnight Morals
as Preen Lazetti
(1932)
The Monster Walks
as Ted Clayton
(1931)
In Old Cheyenne
as Jim the Cheyenne Kid
(1931)
The Sign of the Wolf
as Tom
(1931)
Chinatown After Dark
as Jim Bonner
(1930)
Borrowed Wives
as Peter Foley
(1930)
Wings of Adventure
as Dave Kent
(1930)
Sunny Skies
as Jim Grant
(1930)
Troopers Three
as Eddie Haskins
(1930)
The Utah Kid
as Cal Reynolds
(1930)
Hot Curves
as Jim Dolan
(1929)
Girls Who Dare
as Chet Randolf
(1929)
The Younger Generation
as Eddie Lesser
(1929)
Two Sisters
as Allan Rhodes
(1928)
Queen of the Chorus
as Billy Cooke
(1928)
Stolen Love
as Bill
(1928)
Riders of the Dark
as Jim Graham
(1928)
The Law of the Range
as Solitaire Kid
(1928)
Broadway Daddies
as Richard Kennedy
(1928)
Red Riders of Canada
as Pierre Duval
(1927)
The Outlaw Dog
as Bill Brady
(1927)
The College Hero
as Jim Halloran
(1927)
Moulders of Men
as Jim Barry
(1926)
The Mystery Pilot
as Bob Jones
(1926)
The Last Alarm
as Tom
(1925)
The Last Edition
as Clarence Walker
(1925)
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
as The Spirit of the Bottle
(1924)
Chalk Marks
as Bert Thompson