Birth Day: 1903-02-11
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.
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As Man at Mailbox (uncredited) -
As Mr. White (uncredited) -
As Sergeant Jim Rodney -
As Sergeant Blane (uncredited) -
As Purveyor (uncredited) -
As Lynch Mob Member (uncredited) -
As Deputy -
As Fake Drunk -
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As Rancher who finds dog -
As Sheriff -
As Old-Timer -
As Townsman (uncredited) -
As Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited) -
As Stage Driver -
As Bob Davis -
As Henchman -
As Captain Matthews -
As Joe Brant -
As Yellowstone -
As Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited) -
As Capt. Jim Parker -
As M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited) -
As Conductor -
As Officer (uncredited) -
As Gus Clute -
As Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited) -
As Stranger (uncredited) -
As Hank -
As Army Sergeant -
As Bill Clinker -
As Sgt. Makepeace -
As Briggs (uncredited) -
As Bain -
As Randall -
As Card Player (uncredited) -
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As Smiley -
As Cab Driver (uncredited) -
As Henchman Whitey -
As Policeman -
As Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) -
As Pete Grant -
As Sheriff Wright (uncredited) -
As Onlooker (uncredited) -
As Collingswood -
As Airport Attendant (uncredited) -
As Deputy Mike -
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As Sgt. Jenkins -
As Miner Kendall -
As Henchman -
As Bridge Henchman -
As Coxswain -
As Hotel Clerk -
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As Father of Twins -
As Henchman -
As Red's Henchman -
As Personnel Manager -
As Jack -
As Zeke Larkin -
As Rex Lease -
As Bert Lawler -
As Henchman Ben Rankin -
As Martin Rider -
As Gold Strike Rider -
As German soldier -
As Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits -
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As Drunk (uncredited) -
As First Toll Collector Henchman -
As Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited) -
As Rance Harris -
As Shorty -
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As Spectator (uncredited) -
As Townsman (uncredited) -
As Rancher Rex -
As Marshal Jim Collins -
As Henchman Gregg -
As Masked Henchman -
As Henchman Luke -
As Sheriff Ben Jeffers -
As Fake Marshall -
As Townsman -
As Stanley, Jane's Editor -
As Jeff -
As Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid -
As Spike Hudkins -
As Engineer Reynolds -
As Henchman Joe -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Jim Marsden -
As Henchman Buck -
As Bank Robber (uncredited) -
As Garage Henchman -
As Sheriff Clay Mathews -
As Soldier -
As Ambulance Attendant -
As Telegrapher -
As Evans -
As Interne -
As Ed -Henchman -
As Dan Drury -
As Jack Strong -
As Track Spectator (uncredited) -
As Reporter -
As Bob Crandall -
As Colonel William B. Travis -
As "Kansas" Eby -
As Danny O'Neil -
As Asa Knox aka Ace Carter -
As Walter Jameson -
As Jimmy -
As Jose Hernandez -
As Jerry -
As Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan -
As Kit Cardigan
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As Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid -
As Joe Norsen -
As Larry Evans -
As Alan McArthur -
As Joaquin Florenz -
As Steve Barton -
As Bill Bodie -
As Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid -
As Andy -
As Dave -
As Lloyd Wilson -
As Ted Clayton -
As Preen Lazetti -
As Jim Bonner -
As Jim the Cheyenne Kid -
As Tom -
As Dave Kent -
As Eddie Haskins -
As Cal Reynolds -
As Jim Dolan -
As Peter Foley -
As Jim Grant -
As Ben Shelby -
As Allan Rhodes -
As Eddie Lesser -
As Chet Randolf
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As John Nichols -
As Billy Cooke -
As Jim Graham
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As Solitaire Kid -
As Richard Kennedy -
As Bill -
As Pierre Duval -
As Philip Hale -
As Tom Clancy -
As Jim Halloran -
As Jim Barry -
As Bill Brady -
As Peter -
As Bob Jones
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As Tom
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As The Spirit of the Bottle -
As Clarence Walker -
As Bert Thompson