Rex Lease
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 11, 1903
- Died
- Jan 3, 1966 (aged 62)
- Place of birth
- Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA
- Credits
- 174
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
The Grapes of Wrath
1940Movie
Cop (uncredited)
Saboteur
1942Movie
Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
A Foreign Affair
1948Movie
M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942Movie
Spectator (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
1940Movie
Bank Robber (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
1942Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Filmography
The Gazebo
1959Movie
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Maverick
1957TV
Poker Player #2
A Hatful of Rain
1957Movie
Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife
1957Movie
Mr. White (uncredited)
Backlash
1956Movie
Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
Perils of the Wilderness
1956Movie
Sergeant Jim Rodney
The Adventures of Champion
1955TV
Assayer
The Prodigal
1955Movie
Purveyor (uncredited)
Shadows of Tombstone
1953Movie
Fake Drunk
Gun Belt
1953Movie
Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
Ride, Vaquero!
1953Movie
Deputy
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952TV
Bartender
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952Movie
Lost in Alaska
1952Movie
Old-Timer
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952Movie
Sheriff
Colorado Sundown
1952Movie
Rancher who finds dog
The Wild North
1952Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Pals of the Golden West
1951Movie
Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
Frisco Tornado
1950Movie
Henchman
The Cisco Kid
1950TV
Man Buying Book (uncredited)
Covered Wagon Raid
1950Movie
Bob Davis
Hills of Oklahoma
1950Movie
Joe Brant
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950Movie
Yellowstone
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950Movie
Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
Code of the Silver Sage
1950Movie
Captain Matthews
Singing Guns
1950Movie
Stage Driver
Gun Cargo
1949Movie
Capt. Jim Parker
Out of the Storm
1948Movie
Gus Clute
Night Time in Nevada
1948Movie
Officer (uncredited)
A Foreign Affair
1948Movie
M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
1948Movie
Conductor
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947Movie
Hank
Buck Privates Come Home
1947Movie
Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
California
1947Movie
Stranger (uncredited)
The People's Choice
1946Movie
The Crimson Ghost
1946Movie
Bain
White Tie and Tails
1946Movie
Briggs (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
1946Movie
Sgt. Makepeace
Canyon Passage
1946Movie
Card Player (uncredited)
Sun Valley Cyclone
1946Movie
Army Sergeant
Days of Buffalo Bill
1946Movie
Bill Clinker
The Phantom Rider
1946Movie
Randall
Why Girls Leave Home
1945Movie
Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945Movie
Cab Driver (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody
1945Movie
Onlooker (uncredited)
You Came Along
1945Movie
Airport Attendant (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
1945Movie
Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
Springtime in Texas
1945Movie
Pete Grant
Santa Fe Saddlemates
1945Movie
Smiley
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945Movie
Collingswood
Lone Texas Ranger
1945Movie
Henchman Whitey
Blonde Ransom
1945Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945Movie
Policeman
Firebrands of Arizona
1944Movie
Deputy Mike
Dead Man's Eyes
1944Movie
Code of the Prairie
1944Movie
Bordertown Trail
1944Movie
Sgt. Jenkins
Call of the Rockies
1944Movie
Miner Kendall
Calling Dr. Death
1943Movie
Phony Express
1943Movie
Red's Henchman
Corvette K-225
1943Movie
Coxswain
So's Your Uncle
1943Movie
Hotel Clerk
Riders of the Rio Grande
1943Movie
Father of Twins
Daredevils of the West
1943Movie
Jack
King of the Cowboys
1943Movie
Bridge Henchman
Idaho
1943Movie
Henchman
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943Movie
Personnel Manager
Haunted Ranch
1943Movie
Rex Lease
Dead Man's Gulch
1943Movie
Henchman
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
1943Movie
Zeke Larkin
The Mummy's Tomb
1942Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Eyes of the Underworld
1942Movie
(uncredited)
Tomorrow We Live
1942Movie
Shorty
Sunset Serenade
1942Movie
Martin Rider
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
1942Movie
Bert Lawler
The Silver Bullet
1942Movie
Rance Harris
The Pride of the Yankees
1942Movie
Spectator (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
1942Movie
Drunk (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron
1942Movie
German soldier
The Cyclone Kid
1942Movie
Henchman Ben Rankin
In Old California
1942Movie
Gold Strike Rider
Saboteur
1942Movie
Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
Frisco Lil
1942Movie
Raiders of the West
1942Movie
Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
Arizona Terrors
1942Movie
First Toll Collector Henchman
Sierra Sue
1941Movie
Rancher Rex
Jesse James at Bay
1941Movie
Henchman Gregg
Tonto Basin Outlaws
1941Movie
Stanley, Jane's Editor
Death Valley Outlaws
1941Movie
Marshal Jim Collins
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
1941Movie
Fake Marshall
Bad Man of Deadwood
1941Movie
Townsman
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
1941Movie
Jeff
Nevada City
1941Movie
Masked Henchman
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
1941Movie
Henchman Luke
The Phantom Cowboy
1941Movie
Sheriff Ben Jeffers
Billy the Kid's Range War
1941Movie
Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
1940Movie
Henchman Buck
Riders of Black Mountain
1940Movie
Sheriff Clay Mathews
The Trail Blazers
1940Movie
Engineer Reynolds
Under Texas Skies
1940Movie
Jim Marsden
One Man's Law
1940Movie
Spike Hudkins
Rancho Grande
1940Movie
Henchman Joe
The Grapes of Wrath
1940Movie
Cop (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
1940Movie
Bank Robber (uncredited)
The Shadow
1940Movie
Garage Henchman
South of the Border
1939Movie
Telegrapher
In Old Monterey
1939Movie
Soldier
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939Movie
Ambulance Attendant
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939Movie
Evans
Land of Fighting Men
1938Movie
Ed -Henchman
Professor Beware
1938Movie
Reporter
Desert Patrol
1938Movie
Dan Drury
Code of the Rangers
1938Movie
Jack Strong
Midnight Intruder
1938Movie
Track Spectator (uncredited)
Swing It, Sailor!
1938Movie
Interne
The Mysterious Pilot
1937Movie
"Kansas" Eby
Heroes of the Alamo
1937Movie
Colonel William B. Travis
The Silver Trail
1937Movie
Bob Crandall
Ten Laps to Go
1936Movie
Larry Evans
Fury Below
1936Movie
Joe Norsen
Cavalcade of the West
1936Movie
Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
Aces and Eights
1936Movie
Jose Hernandez
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
1936Movie
Walter Jameson
Lightnin' Bill Carson
1936Movie
Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
Custer's Last Stand
1936Movie
Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
Ridin' On
1936Movie
Danny O'Neil
Roarin' Guns
1936Movie
Jerry
Custer's Last Stand
1936Movie
Kit Cardigan
Fast Bullets
1936Movie
Jimmy
The Man from Guntown
1935Movie
Alan McArthur
Rough Riding Ranger
1935Movie
Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
Fighting Caballero
1935Movie
Joaquin Florenz
The Ghost Rider
1935Movie
Dave
Pals of the Range
1935Movie
Steve Barton
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935Movie
Andy
The Cowboy and the Bandit
1935Movie
Bill Bodie
Inside Information
1934Movie
Lloyd Wilson
Midnight Morals
1932Movie
Preen Lazetti
The Monster Walks
1932Movie
Ted Clayton
Cannonball Express
1932Movie
Ned Logan
Chinatown After Dark
1931Movie
Jim Bonner
Is There Justice?
1931Movie
Jerry Heath
In Old Cheyenne
1931Movie
Jim the Cheyenne Kid
The Sign of the Wolf
1931Movie
Tom
The Utah Kid
1930Movie
Cal Reynolds
Borrowed Wives
1930Movie
Peter Foley
Wings of Adventure
1930Movie
Dave Kent
Hot Curves
1930Movie
Jim Dolan
Sunny Skies
1930Movie
Jim Grant
Troopers Three
1930Movie
Eddie Haskins
Two Sisters
1929Movie
Allan Rhodes
The Younger Generation
1929Movie
Eddie Lesser
When Dreams Come True
1929Movie
Ben Shelby
Girls Who Dare
1929Movie
Chet Randolf
Stolen Love
1928Movie
Bill
Riders of the Dark
1928Movie
Jim Graham
Broadway Daddies
1928Movie
Richard Kennedy
Red Riders of Canada
1928Movie
Pierre Duval
Queen of the Chorus
1928Movie
Billy Cooke
The Phantom of the Turf
1928Movie
John Nichols
The Law of the Range
1928Movie
Solitaire Kid
The College Hero
1927Movie
Jim Halloran
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
1927Movie
Tom Clancy
The Cancelled Debt
1927Movie
Patrick Burke
Not for Publication
1927Movie
Philip Hale
The Outlaw Dog
1927Movie
Bill Brady
Moulders of Men
1927Movie
Jim Barry
The Last Alarm
1926Movie
Tom
The Mystery Pilot
1926Movie
Bob Jones
Somebody's Mother
1926Movie
Peter
The Last Edition
1925Movie
Clarence Walker
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
1925Movie
The Spirit of the Bottle
Chalk Marks
1924Movie
Bert Thompson
A Woman Who Sinned
1924Movie
Her Son as an Adult