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.
Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
Gun Belt
Fake Drunk
Shadows of Tombstone
Capt. Jim Parker
Gun Cargo
Airport Attendant (uncredited)
You Came Along
Townsman (uncredited)
The Wild North
Shorty
Tomorrow We Live
Allan Rhodes
Two Sisters
Ed -Henchman
Land of Fighting Men
Townsman (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
Toughest Man in Arizona
Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Townsman
Bad Man of Deadwood
Bill Brady
The Outlaw Dog
Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
Cavalcade of the West
Tom
The Sign of the Wolf
Ted Clayton
The Monster Walks
Bert Thompson
Chalk Marks
Mr. White (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife
Tom
The Last Alarm
Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
Pals of the Golden West
Jose Hernandez
Aces and Eights
Billy Cooke
Queen of the Chorus
Rancher who finds dog
Colorado Sundown
Jimmy
Fast Bullets
Jerry
Roarin' Guns
Jim Bonner
Chinatown After Dark
Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid's Range War
Stage Driver
Singing Guns
Calling Dr. Death
Peter Foley
Borrowed Wives
Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
Rough Riding Ranger
Eddie Lesser
The Younger Generation
Spectator (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid
Lightnin' Bill Carson
Jim Dolan
Hot Curves
Joe Norsen
Fury Below
Yellowstone
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Walter Jameson
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Alan McArthur
The Man from Guntown
Jim Grant
Sunny Skies
M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
A Foreign Affair
Larry Evans
Ten Laps to Go
Rance Harris
The Silver Bullet
Kit Cardigan
Custer's Last Stand
Bob Crandall
The Silver Trail
Colonel William B. Travis
Heroes of the Alamo
Joaquin Florenz
Fighting Caballero
Chet Randolf
Girls Who Dare
The Spirit of the Bottle
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
"Kansas" Eby
The Mysterious Pilot
Eddie Haskins
Troopers Three
Captain Matthews
Code of the Silver Sage
Interne
Swing It, Sailor!
Steve Barton
Pals of the Range
Code of the Prairie
Frisco Lil
Jeff
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Red's Henchman
Phony Express
Cal Reynolds
The Utah Kid
Solitaire Kid
The Law of the Range
Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
Backlash
Evans
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Bill Bodie
The Cowboy and the Bandit
Jim the Cheyenne Kid
In Old Cheyenne
Andy
Cyclone of the Saddle
Old-Timer
Lost in Alaska
Gus Clute
Out of the Storm
Reporter
Professor Beware
Clarence Walker
The Last Edition
Fake Marshall
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
Randall
The Phantom Rider
Dave Kent
Wings of Adventure
Jack Strong
Code of the Rangers
Dave
The Ghost Rider
Dan Drury
Desert Patrol
Telegrapher
South of the Border
Bill
Stolen Love
Cop (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Pete Grant
Springtime in Texas
Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Why Girls Leave Home
Officer (uncredited)
Night Time in Nevada
Collingswood
Flame of Barbary Coast
Rancher Rex
Sierra Sue
Garage Henchman
The Shadow
Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
Saboteur
Lloyd Wilson
Inside Information
Bain
The Crimson Ghost
Sheriff Clay Mathews
Riders of Black Mountain
Jim Marsden
Under Texas Skies
Henchman Buck
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
(uncredited)
Eyes of the Underworld
Sgt. Jenkins
Bordertown Trail
Miner Kendall
Call of the Rockies
Bank Robber (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
German soldier
Eagle Squadron
Preen Lazetti
Midnight Morals
Jim Halloran
The College Hero
Soldier
In Old Monterey
Sheriff Ben Jeffers
The Phantom Cowboy
Conductor
The Gallant Legion
Policeman
Earl Carroll Vanities
Bob Davis
Covered Wagon Raid
Henchman
Frisco Tornado
Joe Brant
Hills of Oklahoma
Henchman Whitey
Lone Texas Ranger
Henchman Ben Rankin
The Cyclone Kid
Army Sergeant
Sun Valley Cyclone
Henchman
Dead Man's Gulch
Henchman Joe
Rancho Grande
Engineer Reynolds
The Trail Blazers
Spike Hudkins
One Man's Law
Marshal Jim Collins
Death Valley Outlaws
Henchman Luke
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
Bert Lawler
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Stanley, Jane's Editor
Tonto Basin Outlaws
Personnel Manager
Keep 'Em Slugging
Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
Raiders of the West
Jack
Daredevils of the West
Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
Custer's Last Stand
First Toll Collector Henchman
Arizona Terrors
Zeke Larkin
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Rex Lease
Haunted Ranch
Deputy Mike
Firebrands of Arizona
Smiley
Santa Fe Saddlemates
Bill Clinker
Days of Buffalo Bill
Hank
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Masked Henchman
Nevada City
Henchman Gregg
Jesse James at Bay
Martin Rider
Sunset Serenade
Gold Strike Rider
In Old California
Bridge Henchman
King of the Cowboys
Henchman
Idaho
Father of Twins
Riders of the Rio Grande
Sergeant Jim Rodney
Perils of the Wilderness
Ambulance Attendant
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Deputy
Ride, Vaquero!
Sheriff
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Coxswain
Corvette K-225
Hotel Clerk
So's Your Uncle
Richard Kennedy
Broadway Daddies
Jim Barry
Moulders of Men
Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
Sgt. Makepeace
The Time of Their Lives
Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home
Track Spectator (uncredited)
Midnight Intruder
Danny O'Neil
Ridin' On
Onlooker (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody
Briggs (uncredited)
White Tie and Tails
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Swingin' on a Rainbow
Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
A Hatful of Rain
Stranger (uncredited)
California
Card Player (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
Dead Man's Eyes
Pierre Duval
Red Riders of Canada
Bob Jones
The Mystery Pilot
Drunk (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
156
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-02-11
Place of Birth
Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA
Also Known As
Rex Lloyd Lease