Rex Lease

Rex Lease

Acting
Born 1903-02-11 - Died 1966-01-03Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA

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 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.

Movies (170)

The Grapes of Wrath
7.8

The Grapes of Wrath

1940Movie7.8
The Naughty Nineties
6.7

The Naughty Nineties

1945Movie6.7
Saboteur
6.9

Saboteur

1942Movie6.9
A Foreign Affair
7.1

A Foreign Affair

1948Movie7.1
A Chump at Oxford
6.9

A Chump at Oxford

1940Movie6.9
Flame of Barbary Coast
5.5

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945Movie5.5
The Gazebo
6.9

The Gazebo

1959Movie6.9
Buck Privates Come Home
6.4

Buck Privates Come Home

1947Movie6.4
Ride, Vaquero!
6.1

Ride, Vaquero!

1953Movie6.1
The Pride of the Yankees
7.3

The Pride of the Yankees

1942Movie7.3
Lost in Alaska
6.2

Lost in Alaska

1952Movie6.2
The Prodigal
4.6

The Prodigal

1955Movie4.6
Canyon Passage
6.7

Canyon Passage

1946Movie6.7
You Came Along
7.3

You Came Along

1945Movie7.3
Desert Patrol
9.0

Desert Patrol

1938Movie9.0
In Old California
5.3

In Old California

1942Movie5.3
A Hatful of Rain
6.8

A Hatful of Rain

1957Movie6.8
The Unholy Wife
4.7

The Unholy Wife

1957Movie4.7
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
6.6

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950Movie6.6
The Time of Their Lives
7.2

The Time of Their Lives

1946Movie7.2
Phony Express
6.1

Phony Express

1943Movie6.1
Covered Wagon Raid
7.2

Covered Wagon Raid

1950Movie7.2
The Mummy's Tomb
5.5

The Mummy's Tomb

1942Movie5.5
Roarin' Guns
7.7

Roarin' Guns

1936Movie7.7
Jesse James at Bay
4.8

Jesse James at Bay

1941Movie4.8
S.O.S Tidal Wave
6.8

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939Movie6.8
Backlash
6.5

Backlash

1956Movie6.5
Gun Belt
6.4

Gun Belt

1953Movie6.4
Corvette K-225
6.2

Corvette K-225

1943Movie6.2
The Wild North
6.9

The Wild North

1952Movie6.9
Nevada City
7.0

Nevada City

1941Movie7.0
The Crimson Ghost
5.3

The Crimson Ghost

1946Movie5.3
Haunted Ranch
8.0

Haunted Ranch

1943Movie8.0
California
6.8

California

1947Movie6.8
Swing It, Sailor!
7.5

Swing It, Sailor!

1938Movie7.5
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
6.2

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

1947Movie6.2
So's Your Uncle
6.0

So's Your Uncle

1943Movie6.0
Blonde Ransom
8.0

Blonde Ransom

1945Movie8.0
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
5.2

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

1940Movie5.2
Bad Man of Deadwood
5.3

Bad Man of Deadwood

1941Movie5.3
Sun Valley Cyclone
7.0

Sun Valley Cyclone

1946Movie7.0
The Gallant Legion
7.2

The Gallant Legion

1948Movie7.2
Aces and Eights
5.6

Aces and Eights

1936Movie5.6
Lady in a Jam
5.6

Lady in a Jam

1942Movie5.6
Frisco Tornado
7.5

Frisco Tornado

1950Movie7.5
Idaho
6.3

Idaho

1943Movie6.3
Call of the Rockies
6.3

Call of the Rockies

1944Movie6.3
Singing Guns
6.4

Singing Guns

1950Movie6.4
Keep 'Em Slugging
5.8

Keep 'Em Slugging

1943Movie5.8
Is There Justice?
7.0

Is There Justice?

1931Movie7.0
Troopers Three
7.0

Troopers Three

1930Movie7.0
Professor Beware
6.0

Professor Beware

1938Movie6.0
Sunset Serenade
6.2

Sunset Serenade

1942Movie6.2
Pals of the Golden West
7.5

Pals of the Golden West

1951Movie7.5
Daredevils of the West
7.0

Daredevils of the West

1943Movie7.0
Fury Below
5.0

Fury Below

1936Movie5.0
Cannonball Express
10.0

Cannonball Express

1932Movie10.0
Hot Curves
6.8

Hot Curves

1930Movie6.8
The Phantom Rider
6.5

The Phantom Rider

1946Movie6.5
In Old Monterey
6.3

In Old Monterey

1939Movie6.3
Somebody's Mother
8.0

Somebody's Mother

1926Movie8.0
Earl Carroll Vanities
5.4

Earl Carroll Vanities

1945Movie5.4
Tonto Basin Outlaws
10.0

Tonto Basin Outlaws

1941Movie10.0
Calling Dr. Death
6.4

Calling Dr. Death

1943Movie6.4
Springtime in Texas
9.0

Springtime in Texas

1945Movie9.0
On Stage Everybody
8.0

On Stage Everybody

1945Movie8.0
Frisco Lil
8.3

Frisco Lil

1942Movie8.3
Custer's Last Stand
5.3

Custer's Last Stand

1936Movie5.3
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
6.4

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

1950Movie6.4
Perils of the Wilderness
6.5

Perils of the Wilderness

1956Movie6.5
Eyes of the Underworld
5.6

Eyes of the Underworld

1942Movie5.6
Custer's Last Stand
8.0

Custer's Last Stand

1936Movie8.0
Cavalcade of the West
5.2

Cavalcade of the West

1936Movie5.2
Dead Man's Gulch
7.0

Dead Man's Gulch

1943Movie7.0
Eagle Squadron
7.0

Eagle Squadron

1942Movie7.0
The Law of the Range
4.7

The Law of the Range

1928Movie4.7
The Phantom of the Turf
9.0

The Phantom of the Turf

1928Movie9.0
Fast Bullets
5.7

Fast Bullets

1936Movie5.7
Toughest Man in Arizona
7.0

Toughest Man in Arizona

1952Movie7.0
The Shadow
7.3

The Shadow

1940Movie7.3
Midnight Intruder
5.9

Midnight Intruder

1938Movie5.9
The Sign of the Wolf
10.0

The Sign of the Wolf

1931Movie10.0
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
7.3

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

1939Movie7.3
Sierra Sue
7.0

Sierra Sue

1941Movie7.0
The Cowboy and the Bandit
7.0

The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935Movie7.0
Colorado Sundown
5.0

Colorado Sundown

1952Movie5.0
Billy the Kid's Range War
6.7

Billy the Kid's Range War

1941Movie6.7
The College Hero
5.3

The College Hero

1927Movie5.3
Gun Cargo
8.0

Gun Cargo

1949Movie8.0
Arizona Terrors
7.0

Arizona Terrors

1942Movie7.0
When Dreams Come True
9.0

When Dreams Come True

1929Movie9.0
Rough Riding Ranger
9.0

Rough Riding Ranger

1935Movie9.0
Rancho Grande
6.0

Rancho Grande

1940Movie6.0
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
9.0

Clancy's Kosher Wedding

1927Movie9.0
In Old Cheyenne
7.0

In Old Cheyenne

1931Movie7.0
Santa Fe Saddlemates
6.7

Santa Fe Saddlemates

1945Movie6.7
The Mysterious Pilot
10.0

The Mysterious Pilot

1937Movie10.0
South of the Border
6.0

South of the Border

1939Movie6.0
The Last Alarm
8.0

The Last Alarm

1926Movie8.0
Dead Man's Eyes
6.6

Dead Man's Eyes

1944Movie6.6
Moulders of Men
7.0

Moulders of Men

1927Movie7.0
Shadows of Tombstone
6.5

Shadows of Tombstone

1953Movie6.5
Ridin' On
10.0

Ridin' On

1936Movie10.0
One Man's Law
10.0

One Man's Law

1940Movie10.0
Stolen Love
7.0

Stolen Love

1928Movie7.0
White Tie and Tails
7.3

White Tie and Tails

1946Movie7.3
Not for Publication
8.0

Not for Publication

1927Movie8.0
Lightnin' Bill Carson
7.0

Lightnin' Bill Carson

1936Movie7.0
Code of the Prairie
7.0

Code of the Prairie

1944Movie7.0
The Silver Bullet
6.0

The Silver Bullet

1942Movie6.0
The Last Edition
6.2

The Last Edition

1925Movie6.2
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
6.0

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

1941Movie6.0
Two Sisters
6.5

Two Sisters

1929Movie6.5
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
9.0

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

1943Movie9.0
Out of the Storm
7.3

Out of the Storm

1948Movie7.3
Hills of Oklahoma
7.0

Hills of Oklahoma

1950Movie7.0
The People's Choice
9.0

The People's Choice

1946Movie9.0
Raiders of the West
8.0

Raiders of the West

1942Movie8.0
Chinatown After Dark
4.1

Chinatown After Dark

1931Movie4.1
The Monster Walks
4.2

The Monster Walks

1932Movie4.2
Death Valley Outlaws
9.0

Death Valley Outlaws

1941Movie9.0
King of the Cowboys
6.0

King of the Cowboys

1943Movie6.0
The Younger Generation
6.9

The Younger Generation

1929Movie6.9
The Cyclone Kid
5.0

The Cyclone Kid

1942Movie5.0
A Woman Who Sinned
5.0

A Woman Who Sinned

1924Movie5.0
Riders of the Rio Grande
10.0

Riders of the Rio Grande

1943Movie10.0
Why Girls Leave Home
5.7

Why Girls Leave Home

1945Movie5.7
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
6.6

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

1952Movie6.6
Bordertown Trail
9.0

Bordertown Trail

1944Movie9.0
Riders of Black Mountain
9.0

Riders of Black Mountain

1940Movie9.0
Inside Information
6.5

Inside Information

1934Movie6.5
Land of Fighting Men
7.0

Land of Fighting Men

1938Movie7.0
The Cancelled Debt
10.0

The Cancelled Debt

1927Movie10.0
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
10.0

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942Movie10.0
Days of Buffalo Bill
7.0

Days of Buffalo Bill

1946Movie7.0
Night Time in Nevada
6.8

Night Time in Nevada

1948Movie6.8
Under Texas Skies
5.8

Under Texas Skies

1940Movie5.8
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
5.2

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

1936Movie5.2
The Outlaw Dog
8.0

The Outlaw Dog

1927Movie8.0
Code of the Rangers
10.0

Code of the Rangers

1938Movie10.0
Sunny Skies
4.9

Sunny Skies

1930Movie4.9
The Phantom Cowboy
8.0

The Phantom Cowboy

1941Movie8.0
Swingin' on a Rainbow
7.0

Swingin' on a Rainbow

1945Movie7.0
Borrowed Wives
5.3

Borrowed Wives

1930Movie5.3
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
9.0

Outlaws of the Rio Grande

1941Movie9.0
Code of the Silver Sage
8.0

Code of the Silver Sage

1950Movie8.0
Lone Texas Ranger
6.7

Lone Texas Ranger

1945Movie6.7
Heroes of the Alamo
5.3

Heroes of the Alamo

1937Movie5.3
Ten Laps to Go
5.5

Ten Laps to Go

1936Movie5.5
The Utah Kid
4.7

The Utah Kid

1930Movie4.7
The Ghost Rider
6.3

The Ghost Rider

1935Movie6.3
Tomorrow We Live
4.9

Tomorrow We Live

1942Movie4.9
Riders of the Dark
9.0

Riders of the Dark

1928Movie9.0
Wings of Adventure
5.6

Wings of Adventure

1930Movie5.6
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
4.5

Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle

1925Movie4.5
Chalk Marks
7.0

Chalk Marks

1924Movie7.0
Broadway Daddies
3.7

Broadway Daddies

1928Movie3.7
The Silver Trail
5.6

The Silver Trail

1937Movie5.6
Midnight Morals
7.0

Midnight Morals

1932Movie7.0
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
9.0

Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

1941Movie9.0
Cyclone of the Saddle
5.8

Cyclone of the Saddle

1935Movie5.8
Fighting Caballero
6.3

Fighting Caballero

1935Movie6.3
The Man from Guntown
10.0

The Man from Guntown

1935Movie10.0
The Trail Blazers
7.0

The Trail Blazers

1940Movie7.0
Red Riders of Canada
7.0

Red Riders of Canada

1928Movie7.0
The Mystery Pilot
7.0

The Mystery Pilot

1926Movie7.0
Girls Who Dare
9.0

Girls Who Dare

1929Movie9.0
Queen of the Chorus
8.0

Queen of the Chorus

1928Movie8.0
Firebrands of Arizona
8.0

Firebrands of Arizona

1944Movie8.0
Pals of the Range
7.0

Pals of the Range

1935Movie7.0

TV Shows (4)

Maverick
7.0

Maverick

1957Series7.0
The Abbott and Costello Show
7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952Series7.2
The Cisco Kid
6.2

The Cisco Kid

1950Series6.2
The Adventures of Champion
6.3

The Adventures of Champion

1955Series6.3