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

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

Personal Info

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