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