
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

Dave Kent
Wings of Adventure

Fake Marshall
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

Randall
The Phantom Rider

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

Marshal Jim Collins
Death Valley Outlaws

Spike Hudkins
One Man's Law

Henchman Luke
Outlaws of the Rio Grande

Bert Lawler
Boss of Hangtown Mesa

Personnel Manager
Keep 'Em Slugging

Stanley, Jane's Editor
Tonto Basin Outlaws

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

Jim Graham
Riders of the Dark

Peter
Somebody's Mother

Tom Clancy
Clancy's Kosher Wedding

Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Gazebo

Philip Hale
Not for Publication
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
161
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-02-11
Place of Birth
Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA
Also Known As
Rex Lloyd Lease