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