Rex Lease
Acting
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.
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
as Walter Jameson
Age 33 (now 62)
Pals of the Golden West
as Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited)
Age 48 (now 62)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
as Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited)
Age 47 (now 62)
Buck Privates Come Home
as Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Age 44 (now 62)
Why Girls Leave Home
as Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Age 42 (now 62)
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
as Zeke Larkin
Age 39 (now 62)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Spectator (uncredited)
Age 39 (now 62)
Billy the Kid's Range War
as Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid
Age 37 (now 62)
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
as Walter Jameson
Age 33 (now 62)
Rough Riding Ranger
as Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid
Age 32 (now 62)
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
as The Spirit of the Bottle
Age 22 (now 62)
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Bartender
Age 49 (now 62)Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Rex Lloyd Lease, Рекс Лиз
IMDB
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