Rex Lease

Rex Lease

Date of Birth:

Feb 11, 1903

Place of Birth:

Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA

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.

filmography:

Hills of Oklahoma Hills of Oklahoma

1950

Lone Texas Ranger Lone Texas Ranger

1945

The Cyclone Kid The Cyclone Kid

1942

Frisco Tornado Frisco Tornado

1950

Covered Wagon Raid Covered Wagon Raid

1950

The Phantom Cowboy The Phantom Cowboy

1941

The Gallant Legion The Gallant Legion

1948

Earl Carroll Vanities Earl Carroll Vanities

1945

Sun Valley Cyclone Sun Valley Cyclone

1946

Dead Man's Gulch Dead Man's Gulch

1943

Boss of Hangtown Mesa Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942

Tonto Basin Outlaws Tonto Basin Outlaws

1941

Keep 'Em Slugging Keep 'Em Slugging

1943

Outlaws of the Rio Grande Outlaws of the Rio Grande

1941

One Man's Law One Man's Law

1940

Rancho Grande Rancho Grande

1940

The Trail Blazers The Trail Blazers

1940

Death Valley Outlaws Death Valley Outlaws

1941

In Old Monterey In Old Monterey

1939

The College Hero The College Hero

1927

Saboteur Saboteur

1942

Inside Information Inside Information

1934

The Crimson Ghost The Crimson Ghost

1946

The Shadow The Shadow

1940

Sierra Sue Sierra Sue

1941

Night Time in Nevada Night Time in Nevada

1948

Why Girls Leave Home Why Girls Leave Home

1945

Flame of Barbary Coast Flame of Barbary Coast

1945

Riders of Black Mountain Riders of Black Mountain

1940

Under Texas Skies Under Texas Skies

1940

A Chump at Oxford A Chump at Oxford

1940

Eagle Squadron Eagle Squadron

1942

Midnight Morals Midnight Morals

1932

Call of the Rockies Call of the Rockies

1944

Bordertown Trail Bordertown Trail

1944

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

1940

Eyes of the Underworld Eyes of the Underworld

1942

Raiders of the West Raiders of the West

1942

Daredevils of the West Daredevils of the West

1943

The Time of Their Lives The Time of Their Lives

1946

Buck Privates Come Home Buck Privates Come Home

1947

Midnight Intruder Midnight Intruder

1938

The Naughty Nineties The Naughty Nineties

1945

Moulders of Men Moulders of Men

1927

Corvette K-225 Corvette K-225

1943

So's Your Uncle So's Your Uncle

1943

Broadway Daddies Broadway Daddies

1928

Ridin' On Ridin' On

1936

On Stage Everybody On Stage Everybody

1945

Dead Man's Eyes Dead Man's Eyes

1944

Red Riders of Canada Red Riders of Canada

1928

The Mystery Pilot The Mystery Pilot

1926

Canyon Passage Canyon Passage

1946

California California

1947

White Tie and Tails White Tie and Tails

1946

Swingin' on a Rainbow Swingin' on a Rainbow

1945

A Hatful of Rain A Hatful of Rain

1957

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

1952

Ride, Vaquero! Ride, Vaquero!

1953

Santa Fe Saddlemates Santa Fe Saddlemates

1945

Days of Buffalo Bill Days of Buffalo Bill

1946

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

1947

Firebrands of Arizona Firebrands of Arizona

1944

Haunted Ranch Haunted Ranch

1943

Custer's Last Stand Custer's Last Stand

1936

Arizona Terrors Arizona Terrors

1942

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

1943

Nevada City Nevada City

1941

Jesse James at Bay Jesse James at Bay

1941

Riders of the Rio Grande Riders of the Rio Grande

1943

Perils of the Wilderness Perils of the Wilderness

1956

S.O.S Tidal Wave S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

King of the Cowboys King of the Cowboys

1943

Idaho Idaho

1943

Sunset Serenade Sunset Serenade

1942

In Old California In Old California

1942

Springtime in Texas Springtime in Texas

1945

The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Chinatown After Dark Chinatown After Dark

1931

Billy the Kid's Range War Billy the Kid's Range War

1941

Singing Guns Singing Guns

1950

Roarin' Guns Roarin' Guns

1936

Fast Bullets Fast Bullets

1936

Aces and Eights Aces and Eights

1936

Queen of the Chorus Queen of the Chorus

1928

Colorado Sundown Colorado Sundown

1952

Calling Dr. Death Calling Dr. Death

1943

Borrowed Wives Borrowed Wives

1930

Fury Below Fury Below

1936

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

1950

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

1936

Hot Curves Hot Curves

1930

Lightnin' Bill Carson Lightnin' Bill Carson

1936

Rough Riding Ranger Rough Riding Ranger

1935

The Younger Generation The Younger Generation

1929

The Pride of the Yankees The Pride of the Yankees

1942

Pals of the Golden West Pals of the Golden West

1951

The Last Alarm The Last Alarm

1926

Two Sisters Two Sisters

1929

Land of Fighting Men Land of Fighting Men

1938

The Mummy's Tomb The Mummy's Tomb

1942

Tomorrow We Live Tomorrow We Live

1942

The Wild North The Wild North

1952

Shadows of Tombstone Shadows of Tombstone

1953

Gun Cargo Gun Cargo

1949

You Came Along You Came Along

1945

Toughest Man in Arizona Toughest Man in Arizona

1952

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

The Monster Walks The Monster Walks

1932

Chalk Marks Chalk Marks

1924

The Unholy Wife The Unholy Wife

1957

The Sign of the Wolf The Sign of the Wolf

1931

Cavalcade of the West Cavalcade of the West

1936

Bad Man of Deadwood Bad Man of Deadwood

1941

The Outlaw Dog The Outlaw Dog

1927

The Man from Guntown The Man from Guntown

1935

Sunny Skies Sunny Skies

1930

Cyclone of the Saddle Cyclone of the Saddle

1935

Lost in Alaska Lost in Alaska

1952

Out of the Storm Out of the Storm

1948

In Old Cheyenne In Old Cheyenne

1931

The Cowboy and the Bandit The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935

The Law of the Range The Law of the Range

1928

Backlash Backlash

1956

The Lone Ranger Rides Again The Lone Ranger Rides Again

1939

Professor Beware Professor Beware

1938

Wings of Adventure Wings of Adventure

1930

Desert Patrol Desert Patrol

1938

South of the Border South of the Border

1939

Stolen Love Stolen Love

1928

The Ghost Rider The Ghost Rider

1935

Outlaws of Cherokee Trail Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

1941

The Last Edition The Last Edition

1925

Code of the Rangers Code of the Rangers

1938

The Phantom Rider The Phantom Rider

1946

The Utah Kid The Utah Kid

1930

Phony Express Phony Express

1943

Heroes of the Alamo Heroes of the Alamo

1937

Fighting Caballero Fighting Caballero

1935

Girls Who Dare Girls Who Dare

1929

The Silver Trail The Silver Trail

1937

Custer's Last Stand Custer's Last Stand

1936

A Foreign Affair A Foreign Affair

1948

Ten Laps to Go Ten Laps to Go

1936

The Silver Bullet The Silver Bullet

1942

Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle

1925

The Mysterious Pilot The Mysterious Pilot

1937

Code of the Prairie Code of the Prairie

1944

Frisco Lil Frisco Lil

1942

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

1941

Pals of the Range Pals of the Range

1935

Swing It, Sailor! Swing It, Sailor!

1938

Troopers Three Troopers Three

1930

Code of the Silver Sage Code of the Silver Sage

1950

Gun Belt Gun Belt

1953

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