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". 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.
Gun Belt
(Lynch Mob Member (uncredited))
Shadows of Tombstone
(Fake Drunk)
Gun Cargo
(Capt. Jim Parker)
You Came Along
(Airport Attendant (uncredited))
The Wild North
(Townsman (uncredited))
Tomorrow We Live
(Shorty)
Two Sisters
(Allan Rhodes)
Land of Fighting Men
(Ed -Henchman)
The Mummy's Tomb
(Townsman (uncredited))
Toughest Man in Arizona
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
(Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited))
Bad Man of Deadwood
(Townsman)
The Outlaw Dog
(Bill Brady)
Cavalcade of the West
(Asa Knox aka Ace Carter)
The Sign of the Wolf
(Tom)
The Monster Walks
(Ted Clayton)
Chalk Marks
(Bert Thompson)
The Unholy Wife
(Mr. White (uncredited))
The Last Alarm
(Tom)
Pals of the Golden West
(Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited))
Aces and Eights
(Jose Hernandez)
Queen of the Chorus
(Billy Cooke)
Colorado Sundown
(Rancher who finds dog)
Fast Bullets
(Jimmy)
Roarin' Guns
(Jerry)
Chinatown After Dark
(Jim Bonner)
Billy the Kid's Range War
(Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid)
Singing Guns
(Stage Driver)
Calling Dr. Death
Borrowed Wives
(Peter Foley)
Rough Riding Ranger
(Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid)
The Younger Generation
(Eddie Lesser)
The Pride of the Yankees
(Spectator (uncredited))
Lightnin' Bill Carson
(Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid)
Hot Curves
(Jim Dolan)
Fury Below
(Joe Norsen)
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
(Yellowstone)
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
(Walter Jameson)
The Man from Guntown
(Alan McArthur)
Sunny Skies
(Jim Grant)
A Foreign Affair
(M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited))
Ten Laps to Go
(Larry Evans)
The Silver Bullet
(Rance Harris)
Custer's Last Stand
(Kit Cardigan)
The Silver Trail
(Bob Crandall)
Heroes of the Alamo
(Colonel William B. Travis)
Fighting Caballero
(Joaquin Florenz)
Girls Who Dare
(Chet Randolf)
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
(The Spirit of the Bottle)
The Mysterious Pilot
("Kansas" Eby)
Troopers Three
(Eddie Haskins)
Code of the Silver Sage
(Captain Matthews)
Swing It, Sailor!
(Interne)
Pals of the Range
(Steve Barton)
Code of the Prairie
Frisco Lil
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
(Jeff)
Phony Express
(Red's Henchman)
The Utah Kid
(Cal Reynolds)
The Law of the Range
(Solitaire Kid)
Backlash
(Sergeant Blane (uncredited))
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
(Evans)
The Cowboy and the Bandit
(Bill Bodie)
In Old Cheyenne
(Jim the Cheyenne Kid)
Cyclone of the Saddle
(Andy)
Lost in Alaska
(Old-Timer)
Out of the Storm
(Gus Clute)
Professor Beware
(Reporter)
The Last Edition
(Clarence Walker)
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
(Fake Marshall)
The Phantom Rider
(Randall)
Wings of Adventure
(Dave Kent)
Code of the Rangers
(Jack Strong)
The Ghost Rider
(Dave)
Desert Patrol
(Dan Drury)
South of the Border
(Telegrapher)
Stolen Love
(Bill)
The Grapes of Wrath
(Cop (uncredited))
Springtime in Texas
(Pete Grant)
Why Girls Leave Home
(Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited))
Night Time in Nevada
(Officer (uncredited))
Flame of Barbary Coast
(Collingswood)
Sierra Sue
(Rancher Rex)
The Shadow
(Garage Henchman)
Saboteur
(Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited))
Inside Information
(Lloyd Wilson)
The Crimson Ghost
(Bain)
Riders of Black Mountain
(Sheriff Clay Mathews)
Under Texas Skies
(Jim Marsden)
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
(Henchman Buck)
Eyes of the Underworld
((uncredited))
Bordertown Trail
(Sgt. Jenkins)
Call of the Rockies
(Miner Kendall)
A Chump at Oxford
(Bank Robber (uncredited))
Eagle Squadron
(German soldier)
Midnight Morals
(Preen Lazetti)
The College Hero
(Jim Halloran)
In Old Monterey
(Soldier)
The Phantom Cowboy
(Sheriff Ben Jeffers)
The Gallant Legion
(Conductor)
Earl Carroll Vanities
(Policeman)
Covered Wagon Raid
(Bob Davis)
Frisco Tornado
(Henchman)
Hills of Oklahoma
(Joe Brant)
Lone Texas Ranger
(Henchman Whitey)
The Cyclone Kid
(Henchman Ben Rankin)
Sun Valley Cyclone
(Army Sergeant)
Dead Man's Gulch
(Henchman)
Rancho Grande
(Henchman Joe)
The Trail Blazers
(Engineer Reynolds)
One Man's Law
(Spike Hudkins)
Death Valley Outlaws
(Marshal Jim Collins)
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
(Henchman Luke)
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
(Bert Lawler)
Tonto Basin Outlaws
(Stanley, Jane's Editor)
Keep 'Em Slugging
(Personnel Manager)
Raiders of the West
(Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits)
Daredevils of the West
(Jack)
Custer's Last Stand
(Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan)
Arizona Terrors
(First Toll Collector Henchman)
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
(Zeke Larkin)
Haunted Ranch
(Rex Lease)
Firebrands of Arizona
(Deputy Mike)
Santa Fe Saddlemates
(Smiley)
Days of Buffalo Bill
(Bill Clinker)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
(Hank)
Nevada City
(Masked Henchman)
Jesse James at Bay
(Henchman Gregg)
Sunset Serenade
(Martin Rider)
In Old California
(Gold Strike Rider)
King of the Cowboys
(Bridge Henchman)
Idaho
(Henchman)
Riders of the Rio Grande
(Father of Twins)
Perils of the Wilderness
(Sergeant Jim Rodney)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
(Ambulance Attendant)
Ride, Vaquero!
(Deputy)
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
(Sheriff)
Corvette K-225
(Coxswain)
So's Your Uncle
(Hotel Clerk)
Broadway Daddies
(Richard Kennedy)
Moulders of Men
(Jim Barry)
The Naughty Nineties
(Sheriff Wright (uncredited))
The Time of Their Lives
(Sgt. Makepeace)
Buck Privates Come Home
(Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited))
Midnight Intruder
(Track Spectator (uncredited))
Ridin' On
(Danny O'Neil)
On Stage Everybody
(Onlooker (uncredited))
White Tie and Tails
(Briggs (uncredited))
Swingin' on a Rainbow
(Cab Driver (uncredited))
A Hatful of Rain
(Man at Mailbox (uncredited))
The Adventures of Champion
(Assayer)
Maverick
(Poker Player #2)