Rex Lease

Actor Feb 11 (died age 62) Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA 1924–1960 (36 year career)

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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 Crawf…

Known For

Film

The Grapes of Wrath

Cop (uncredited)

Film

Saboteur

Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)

Film

The Pride of the Yankees

Spectator (uncredited)

Film

A Foreign Affair

M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)

Film

A Chump at Oxford

Bank Robber (uncredited)

Film

Canyon Passage

Card Player (uncredited)

Film

The Time of Their Lives

Sgt. Makepeace

Film

Backlash

Sergeant Blane (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (171)

Movies (168)

The Gazebo

1960

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

6.9

The Unholy Wife

1957

as Mr. White (uncredited)

4.4

A Hatful of Rain

1957

as Man at Mailbox (uncredited)

6.7

Backlash

1956

as Sergeant Blane (uncredited)

6.5

Perils of the Wilderness

1956

as Sergeant Jim Rodney

6.0

The Prodigal

1955

as Purveyor (uncredited)

Ride, Vaquero!

as Deputy

Gun Belt

as Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)

Shadows of Tombstone

as Fake Drunk

The Wild North

as Townsman (uncredited)

6.9

Colorado Sundown

1952

as Rancher who finds dog

3.3

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

as Sheriff

Lost in Alaska

as Old-Timer

Toughest Man in Arizona

1952

Pals of the Golden West

1951

as Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

as Yellowstone

Singing Guns

as Stage Driver

Frisco Tornado

as Henchman

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

as Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)

6.5

Covered Wagon Raid

1950

as Bob Davis

5.8

Code of the Silver Sage

1950

as Captain Matthews

6.0

Hills of Oklahoma

1950

as Joe Brant

Gun Cargo

1949

as Capt. Jim Parker

Night Time in Nevada

1948

as Officer (uncredited)

6.2

A Foreign Affair

1948

as M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)

The Gallant Legion

as Conductor

Out of the Storm

as Gus Clute

California

as Stranger (uncredited)

6.8

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

as Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)

6.3

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

as Hank

The Crimson Ghost

as Bain

Canyon Passage

as Card Player (uncredited)

6.6

The Time of Their Lives

1946

as Sgt. Makepeace

7.1

White Tie and Tails

1946

as Briggs (uncredited)

The Phantom Rider

as Randall

Sun Valley Cyclone

as Army Sergeant

The People's Choice

Days of Buffalo Bill

as Bill Clinker

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945

as Collingswood

5.3

On Stage Everybody

1945

as Onlooker (uncredited)

The Naughty Nineties

1945

as Sheriff Wright (uncredited)

6.6

You Came Along

1945

as Airport Attendant (uncredited)

7.0

Swingin' on a Rainbow

1945

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Earl Carroll Vanities

1945

as Policeman

5.0

Springtime in Texas

1945

as Pete Grant

Santa Fe Saddlemates

1945

as Smiley

5.0

Why Girls Leave Home

1945

as Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

5.0

Lone Texas Ranger

1945

as Henchman Whitey

6.0

Firebrands of Arizona

as Deputy Mike

Call of the Rockies

as Miner Kendall

Dead Man's Eyes

Code of the Prairie

Bordertown Trail

as Sgt. Jenkins

Calling Dr. Death

1943

6.4

Dead Man's Gulch

1943

as Henchman

Idaho

as Henchman

King of the Cowboys

as Bridge Henchman

So's Your Uncle

as Hotel Clerk

Corvette K-225

as Coxswain

Phony Express

as Red's Henchman

Daredevils of the West

1943

as Jack

Keep 'Em Slugging

1943

as Personnel Manager

5.5

Riders of the Rio Grande

1943

as Father of Twins

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

1943

as Zeke Larkin

Haunted Ranch

1943

as Rex Lease

6.0

Arizona Terrors

1942

as First Toll Collector Henchman

Eagle Squadron

1942

as German soldier

5.5

Saboteur

1942

as Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)

6.9

The Mummy's Tomb

1942

as Townsman (uncredited)

5.5

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

as Spectator (uncredited)

In Old California

as Gold Strike Rider

Lady in a Jam

as Drunk (uncredited)

5.3

Raiders of the West

1942

as Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits

Tomorrow We Live

1942

as Shorty

4.3

Eyes of the Underworld

as (uncredited)

Frisco Lil

The Cyclone Kid

as Henchman Ben Rankin

Sunset Serenade

as Martin Rider

The Silver Bullet

as Rance Harris

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942

as Bert Lawler

Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

1941

as Fake Marshall

Jesse James at Bay

1941

as Henchman Gregg

4.2

Outlaws of the Rio Grande

1941

as Henchman Luke

Sierra Sue

1941

as Rancher Rex

Tonto Basin Outlaws

1941

as Stanley, Jane's Editor

The Phantom Cowboy

1941

as Sheriff Ben Jeffers

Nevada City

as Masked Henchman

Death Valley Outlaws

as Marshal Jim Collins

Bad Man of Deadwood

1941

as Townsman

4.4

Billy the Kid's Range War

1941

as Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid

6.5

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

as Jeff

Under Texas Skies

as Jim Marsden

The Trail Blazers

as Engineer Reynolds

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Cop (uncredited)

7.8

A Chump at Oxford

1940

as Bank Robber (uncredited)

The Shadow

as Garage Henchman

Rancho Grande

as Henchman Joe

Riders of Black Mountain

1940

as Sheriff Clay Mathews

One Man's Law

1940

as Spike Hudkins

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

as Henchman Buck

South of the Border

as Telegrapher

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

as Evans

In Old Monterey

as Soldier

S.O.S Tidal Wave

as Ambulance Attendant

5.7

Land of Fighting Men

1938

as Ed -Henchman

Desert Patrol

1938

as Dan Drury

Swing It, Sailor!

as Interne

Professor Beware

as Reporter

Code of the Rangers

as Jack Strong

Midnight Intruder

1938

as Track Spectator (uncredited)

5.2

The Mysterious Pilot

1937

as "Kansas" Eby

Heroes of the Alamo

1937

as Colonel William B. Travis

The Silver Trail

as Bob Crandall

Custer's Last Stand

as Kit Cardigan

Fury Below

as Joe Norsen

Lightnin' Bill Carson

1936

as Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid

5.0

Cavalcade of the West

1936

as Asa Knox aka Ace Carter

Roarin' Guns

as Jerry

Fast Bullets

as Jimmy

Aces and Eights

as Jose Hernandez

Ten Laps to Go

as Larry Evans

Ridin' On

as Danny O'Neil

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

1936

as Walter Jameson

4.8

Custer's Last Stand

1936

as Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan

The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935

as Bill Bodie

6.0

Cyclone of the Saddle

as Andy

The Ghost Rider

as Dave

Fighting Caballero

as Joaquin Florenz

Rough Riding Ranger

as Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid

The Man from Guntown

1935

as Alan McArthur

Pals of the Range

1935

as Steve Barton

Inside Information

as Lloyd Wilson

The Monster Walks

as Ted Clayton

Midnight Morals

as Preen Lazetti

The Sign of the Wolf

1931

as Tom

In Old Cheyenne

1931

as Jim the Cheyenne Kid

Chinatown After Dark

1931

as Jim Bonner

3.0

Is There Justice?

1931

as Jerry Heath

Borrowed Wives

as Peter Foley

Sunny Skies

as Jim Grant

Hot Curves

as Jim Dolan

Troopers Three

as Eddie Haskins

The Utah Kid

as Cal Reynolds

Wings of Adventure

as Dave Kent

The Younger Generation

as Eddie Lesser

Two Sisters

as Allan Rhodes

Girls Who Dare

as Chet Randolf

When Dreams Come True

1929

as Ben Shelby

Queen of the Chorus

1928

as Billy Cooke

Stolen Love

1928

as Bill

The Law of the Range

1928

as Solitaire Kid

2.5

The Phantom of the Turf

1928

as John Nichols

Broadway Daddies

1928

as Richard Kennedy

1.0

Red Riders of Canada

1928

as Pierre Duval

Riders of the Dark

1928

as Jim Graham

Not for Publication

1927

as Philip Hale

Clancy's Kosher Wedding

1927

as Tom Clancy

The College Hero

1927

as Jim Halloran

4.3

Moulders of Men

1927

as Jim Barry

The Outlaw Dog

1927

as Bill Brady

The Cancelled Debt

1927

as Patrick Burke

The Last Alarm

1926

as Tom

Somebody's Mother

1926

as Peter

The Mystery Pilot

1926

as Bob Jones

The Last Edition

1925

as Clarence Walker

5.0

Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle

1925

as The Spirit of the Bottle

4.5

Chalk Marks

1924

as Bert Thompson

A Woman Who Sinned

1924

as Her Son as an Adult

Television (3)

Maverick

1957

as Poker Player #2

6.9

The Adventures of Champion

1955

as Assayer

5.3

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952

as Bartender

7.2