Rex Lease
Known for Acting · 173 credits
- Born
- 1903-02-11
- Died
- 1966-01-03
- Place of birth
- Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA
- Also known as
- Rex Lloyd Lease · Рекс Лиз
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.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (170)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Cop (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
1946
as Card Player (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron
1942
as German soldier
Backlash
1956
as Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
The Gazebo
1959
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
1946
as Sgt. Makepeace
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Spectator (uncredited)
A Foreign Affair
1948
as M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
Saboteur
1942
as Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
Ride, Vaquero!
1953
as Deputy
California
1947
as Stranger (uncredited)
Chalk Marks
1924
as Bert Thompson
Roarin' Guns
1936
as Jerry
Troopers Three
1930
as Eddie Haskins
Midnight Intruder
1938
as Track Spectator (uncredited)
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
In Old California
1942
as Gold Strike Rider
The Prodigal
1955
as Purveyor (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Townsman (uncredited)
A Hatful of Rain
1957
as Man at Mailbox (uncredited)
Fast Bullets
1936
as Jimmy
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as Evans
Singing Guns
1950
as Stage Driver
The Unholy Wife
1957
as Mr. White (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
as Collingswood
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
as Hank
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Personnel Manager
Blonde Ransom
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
Frisco Lil
1942
The Shadow
1940
as Garage Henchman
Midnight Morals
1932
as Preen Lazetti
Idaho
1943
as Henchman
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Policeman
Calling Dr. Death
1943
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
White Tie and Tails
1946
as Briggs (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950
as Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
Jesse James at Bay
1941
as Henchman Gregg
Sunset Serenade
1942
as Martin Rider
In Old Monterey
1939
as Soldier
The Wild North
1952
as Townsman (uncredited)
Arizona Terrors
1942
as First Toll Collector Henchman
Lost in Alaska
1952
as Old-Timer
Gun Belt
1953
as Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Drunk (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
1943
as Coxswain
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
1940
as Henchman Buck
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952
as Sheriff
The Cowboy and the Bandit
1935
as Bill Bodie
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
1936
as Walter Jameson
Professor Beware
1938
as Reporter
King of the Cowboys
1943
as Bridge Henchman
The Gallant Legion
1948
as Conductor
The Crimson Ghost
1946
as Bain
Haunted Ranch
1943
as Rex Lease
Wings of Adventure
1930
as Dave Kent
Chinatown After Dark
1931
as Jim Bonner
Dead Man's Eyes
1944
Out of the Storm
1948
as Gus Clute
You Came Along
1945
as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
Daredevils of the West
1943
as Jack
Sierra Sue
1941
as Rancher Rex
Colorado Sundown
1952
as Rancher who finds dog
Ridin' On
1936
as Danny O'Neil
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
1941
as Jeff
Stolen Love
1928
as Bill
Rancho Grande
1940
as Henchman Joe
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950
as Yellowstone
Nevada City
1941
as Masked Henchman
Gun Cargo
1949
as Capt. Jim Parker
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
as Ambulance Attendant
Why Girls Leave Home
1945
as Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Sunny Skies
1930
as Jim Grant
Firebrands of Arizona
1944
as Deputy Mike
Lone Texas Ranger
1945
as Henchman Whitey
South of the Border
1939
as Telegrapher
The Ghost Rider
1935
as Dave
Hot Curves
1930
as Jim Dolan
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
1942
as Bert Lawler
Heroes of the Alamo
1937
as Colonel William B. Travis
Riders of the Rio Grande
1943
as Father of Twins
Pals of the Golden West
1951
as Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
The Man from Guntown
1935
as Alan McArthur
Santa Fe Saddlemates
1945
as Smiley
Eyes of the Underworld
1942
as (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the West
1936
as Asa Knox aka Ace Carter
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
1941
as Henchman Luke
The Trail Blazers
1940
as Engineer Reynolds
Raiders of the West
1942
as Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits
The Phantom Cowboy
1941
as Sheriff Ben Jeffers
Call of the Rockies
1944
as Miner Kendall
The Law of the Range
1928
as Solitaire Kid
The Silver Bullet
1942
as Rance Harris
Borrowed Wives
1930
as Peter Foley
The Younger Generation
1929
as Eddie Lesser
Custer's Last Stand
1936
as Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan
Days of Buffalo Bill
1946
as Bill Clinker
Night Time in Nevada
1948
as Officer (uncredited)
Hills of Oklahoma
1950
as Joe Brant
Dead Man's Gulch
1943
as Henchman
Billy the Kid's Range War
1941
as Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
Covered Wagon Raid
1950
as Bob Davis
The Silver Trail
1937
as Bob Crandall
Shadows of Tombstone
1953
as Fake Drunk
Code of the Prairie
1944
Sun Valley Cyclone
1946
as Army Sergeant
Ten Laps to Go
1936
as Larry Evans
So's Your Uncle
1943
as Hotel Clerk
Death Valley Outlaws
1941
as Marshal Jim Collins
The Last Alarm
1926
as Tom
The Cyclone Kid
1942
as Henchman Ben Rankin
Frisco Tornado
1950
as Henchman
Inside Information
1934
as Lloyd Wilson
Two Sisters
1929
as Allan Rhodes
One Man's Law
1940
as Spike Hudkins
Cyclone of the Saddle
1935
as Andy
Bad Man of Deadwood
1941
as Townsman
Fighting Caballero
1935
as Joaquin Florenz
About Rex Lease
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". T… With 173 credits spanning from 1924 to 1959, Rex Lease has appeared in 170 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rex Lease Movies
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Cop (uncredited)
- Canyon Passage (1946) — as Card Player (uncredited)
- Eagle Squadron (1942) — as German soldier
- Backlash (1956) — as Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
- The Gazebo (1959) — as Stage Manager (uncredited)
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