Frank Rice was born in Muskegon, Michigan in 1892 and passed away January 9, 1936 in Los Angeles of nephritis and hepatitis (both of which affect the kidneys).
Rice began film work in silents, doing bit and supporting roles in various films, including oaters starring Jack Hoxie, Bill Cody, Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard, Pete Morrison and Buck Jones. In the late 1920s, he settled in as the mature helper/sidekick to youngster Buzz Barton in Buzz's series at Film Booking Office (FBO).
During the 1930s, Rice continued his saddle pal duties, appearing most frequently with Buck Jones and Ken Maynard. But he also assisted or had support roles in westerns with Tom Keene at RKO, Reliable's Jack Perrin and Tom Tyler, Tim McCoy at Columbia, at Fox with George O'Brien, and with John Wayne in his Warners series.
Known For
The Gold Rush
(1925)
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Horse Feathers
(1932)
Doorman at Speakeasy (uncredited)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
(1936)
Zeke Denker
Full Filmography
Acting
Richelieu
(1914)
Huget
Riders of the Law
(1922)
Toby Jones
The Red Warning
(1923)
Toby Jones
The Forbidden Trail
(1923)
Toby Jones
Desert Rider
(1923)
Toby Jones
Dynamite Dan
(1924)
Boss
Wolves of the North
(1924)
Dan Martin
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
(1924)
Cal Huxley
Spook Ranch
(1925)
Sheriff
The Gold Rush
(1925)
Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Ridin' Pretty
(1925)
Barb Wire
The Call of Courage
(1925)
Slim
Just Plain Folks
(1925)
The Cloud Rider
(1925)
Hank Higgins
The Border Sheriff
(1926)
Marsh Hewitt
Flying High
(1926)
Haines - the Mechanic
The Fighting Buckaroo
(1926)
Any Parker
With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness
(1926)
Hank Vaughan
With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo
(1926)
Lige Beardsley
Tom's Gang
(1927)
Andy Barker
Sky High Saunders
(1927)
'Whispering' Hicks
Red Signals
(1927)
The Professor
Three Miles Up
(1927)
Professor
The Hound of Silver Creek
(1928)
Slim Terwilliger
Headin' for Danger
(1928)
Andy Johnson
Won in the Clouds
(1928)
Percy Hogan
Orphan of the Sage
(1928)
Hank Robbins
The Bantam Cowboy
(1928)
Sidewinder Steve
Rough Ridin' Red
(1928)
Hank Robbins
Young Whirlwind
(1928)
Hank
The Lawless Legion
(1929)
Flapjack
The Wagon Master
(1929)
Grasshoper Jim
Stairs of Sand
(1929)
Stage Driver
The Overland Telegraph
(1929)
Easy
The Royal Rider
(1929)
Wild West Show Member
The Vagabond Cub
(1929)
Hank Robbins
Pals of the Prairie
(1929)
Hank Robbins
Dangerous Females
(1929)
The Man
Faro Nell
(1929)
Shadow Ranch
(1930)
Ranny Williams
Parade of the West
(1930)
Snuffy
The Fighting Legion
(1930)
'Cloudy' Jones
Song of the Caballero
(1930)
Andrea
Down with Husbands
(1930)
Archie Winnem
Love Your Neighbor
(1930)
Corsair
(1931)
Fish Face
The Squaw Man
(1931)
Grouchy
Border Law
(1931)
Thunder Rogers
Freighters of Destiny
(1931)
'Rough'
The False Madonna
(1931)
Bus Driver
Chickens Come Home
(1931)
Hardy's Dinner Servant
The Conquering Horde
(1931)
Spud Grogan
Riders of the North
(1931)
The Parson
The Sunset Trail
(1932)
Taterbug
The Menace
(1932)
Jim
Forbidden Trail
(1932)
Sheriff Hibbs
Horse Feathers
(1932)
Doorman at Speakeasy (uncredited)
Robbers' Roost
(1932)
Daniels
Love Affair
(1932)
Eddie - Aviator (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
(1932)
Expectant Father / Bootleg Thug (uncredited)
Hello Trouble
(1932)
Hardpan - the Cook
Phantom Thunderbolt
(1933)
Nevady
King of the Arena
(1933)
Tin Star
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
(1933)
Banty
The Trail Drive
(1933)
'Thirsty'
Somewhere in Sonora
(1933)
Riley
Penthouse
(1933)
Unknown Man on Phone (uncredited)
Wheels of Destiny
(1934)
Pinwheel
Terror of the Plains
(1934)
Banty (Tom's Sidekick)
The Red Rider
(1934)
Deputy Harp Harris
The Fighting Ranger
(1934)
Thunder, Texas Ranger
Charlie Chan's Courage
(1934)
Prospector
Trails of the Wild
(1935)
Missouri
Loser's End
(1935)
Amos
Valley of Wanted Men
(1935)
Ned
Cheers of the Crowd
(1935)
Too Tough to Kill
(1935)
Swede Mulhausen
Hard Rock Harrigan
(1935)
McClintock, Superindendant
Stone of Silver Creek
(1935)
Tom Lucas
Border Brigands
(1935)
Rocky O'Leary, RCMP
She Couldn't Take It
(1935)
Milkman
Public Hero Number 1
(1935)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Ivory-Handled Gun
(1935)
Pike
The Oregon Trail
(1936)
Red
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
(1936)
Zeke Denker