Rex Lease

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

164

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-02-11

Day of death

1966-01-03 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Rex Lease

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.

Known For

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • The Shadow

    The Shadow

  • Ten Laps to Go

    Ten Laps to Go

  • S.O.S Tidal Wave

    S.O.S Tidal Wave

  • The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

    The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

  • The Abbott and Costello Show

    The Abbott and Costello Show

  • Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

  • Borrowed Wives

    Borrowed Wives

  • The Gazebo

    The Gazebo

  • Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

    Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

  • The Pride of the Yankees

    The Pride of the Yankees

  • A Foreign Affair

    A Foreign Affair

  • The Time of Their Lives

    The Time of Their Lives

  • The Man from Guntown

    The Man from Guntown

  • Backlash

    Backlash

  • A Hatful of Rain

    A Hatful of Rain

  • Professor Beware

    Professor Beware

  • Days of Buffalo Bill

    Days of Buffalo Bill

  • California

    California

  • Fast Bullets

    Fast Bullets

  • The Mummy's Tomb

    The Mummy's Tomb

  • Sierra Sue

    Sierra Sue

  • Billy the Kid's Range War

    Billy the Kid's Range War

  • Arizona Terrors

    Arizona Terrors

  • Roarin' Guns

    Roarin' Guns

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

  • Fighting Caballero

    Fighting Caballero

  • Nevada City

    Nevada City

  • Two Sisters

    Two Sisters

  • Lost in Alaska

    Lost in Alaska

  • The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

    The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

  • Inside Information

    Inside Information

  • Gun Cargo

    Gun Cargo

  • Rancho Grande

    Rancho Grande

  • Calling Dr. Death

    Calling Dr. Death

  • Singing Guns

    Singing Guns

  • Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

    Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

  • Idaho

    Idaho

  • Why Girls Leave Home

    Why Girls Leave Home

  • The Monster Walks

    The Monster Walks

  • Eagle Squadron

    Eagle Squadron

  • Sunny Skies

    Sunny Skies

  • Dead Man's Eyes

    Dead Man's Eyes

  • Chalk Marks

    Chalk Marks

  • Colorado Sundown

    Colorado Sundown

  • Earl Carroll Vanities

    Earl Carroll Vanities

  • Jesse James at Bay

    Jesse James at Bay

  • Toughest Man in Arizona

    Toughest Man in Arizona

  • Broadway Daddies

    Broadway Daddies

  • A Chump at Oxford

    A Chump at Oxford

  • The Cyclone Kid

    The Cyclone Kid

  • The Cowboy and the Bandit

    The Cowboy and the Bandit

  • Keep 'Em Slugging

    Keep 'Em Slugging

  • One Man's Law

    One Man's Law

  • South of the Border

    South of the Border

  • The Wild North

    The Wild North

  • Custer's Last Stand

    Custer's Last Stand

  • Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

    Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

  • White Tie and Tails

    White Tie and Tails

  • Perils of the Wilderness

    Perils of the Wilderness

  • Saboteur

    Saboteur

  • Queen of the Chorus

    Queen of the Chorus

  • Not for Publication

    Not for Publication

  • The Younger Generation

    The Younger Generation

  • Midnight Morals

    Midnight Morals

  • Buck Privates Come Home

    Buck Privates Come Home

  • Hot Curves

    Hot Curves

  • The Gallant Legion

    The Gallant Legion

  • The Adventures of Champion

    The Adventures of Champion

  • Tomorrow We Live

    Tomorrow We Live

  • The Trail Blazers

    The Trail Blazers

  • Riders of the Rio Grande

    Riders of the Rio Grande

  • Lady in a Jam

    Lady in a Jam

  • Heroes of the Alamo

    Heroes of the Alamo

  • Daredevils of the West

    Daredevils of the West

  • Stolen Love

    Stolen Love

  • Desert Patrol

    Desert Patrol

  • On Stage Everybody

    On Stage Everybody

  • Flame of Barbary Coast

    Flame of Barbary Coast

  • Cyclone of the Saddle

    Cyclone of the Saddle

  • The Naughty Nineties

    The Naughty Nineties

  • Land of Fighting Men

    Land of Fighting Men

  • The Crimson Ghost

    The Crimson Ghost

  • In Old Cheyenne

    In Old Cheyenne

  • The Ghost Rider

    The Ghost Rider

  • Eyes of the Underworld

    Eyes of the Underworld

  • Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

    Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

  • Under Texas Skies

    Under Texas Skies

  • Night Time in Nevada

    Night Time in Nevada

  • Covered Wagon Raid

    Covered Wagon Raid

  • The Silver Bullet

    The Silver Bullet

  • The Law of the Range

    The Law of the Range

  • In Old Monterey

    In Old Monterey

  • In Old California

    In Old California

  • King of the Cowboys

    King of the Cowboys

  • The Unholy Wife

    The Unholy Wife

  • The Last Edition

    The Last Edition

  • Code of the Rangers

    Code of the Rangers

  • Somebody's Mother

    Somebody's Mother

  • So's Your Uncle

    So's Your Uncle

  • You Came Along

    You Came Along

  • Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

    Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

  • Ride, Vaquero!

    Ride, Vaquero!

  • Clancy's Kosher Wedding

    Clancy's Kosher Wedding

  • Fury Below

    Fury Below

  • Call of the Rockies

    Call of the Rockies

  • Firebrands of Arizona

    Firebrands of Arizona

  • Dead Man's Gulch

    Dead Man's Gulch

  • Outlaws of the Rio Grande

    Outlaws of the Rio Grande

  • Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

    Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

  • Santa Fe Saddlemates

    Santa Fe Saddlemates

  • Sun Valley Cyclone

    Sun Valley Cyclone

  • The Mysterious Pilot

    The Mysterious Pilot

  • The Sign of the Wolf

    The Sign of the Wolf

  • The Phantom Rider

    The Phantom Rider

  • Out of the Storm

    Out of the Storm

  • The Phantom Cowboy

    The Phantom Cowboy

  • Riders of Black Mountain

    Riders of Black Mountain

  • Pals of the Golden West

    Pals of the Golden West

  • Swingin' on a Rainbow

    Swingin' on a Rainbow

  • The Last Alarm

    The Last Alarm

  • Gun Belt

    Gun Belt

  • Red Riders of Canada

    Red Riders of Canada

  • Death Valley Outlaws

    Death Valley Outlaws

  • Raiders of the West

    Raiders of the West

  • Wings of Adventure

    Wings of Adventure

  • Swing It, Sailor!

    Swing It, Sailor!

  • Corvette K-225

    Corvette K-225

  • The College Hero

    The College Hero

  • Frisco Tornado

    Frisco Tornado

  • Moulders of Men

    Moulders of Men

  • Troopers Three

    Troopers Three

  • Tonto Basin Outlaws

    Tonto Basin Outlaws

  • Rough Riding Ranger

    Rough Riding Ranger

  • Lightnin' Bill Carson

    Lightnin' Bill Carson

  • Aces and Eights

    Aces and Eights

  • The Lone Ranger Rides Again

    The Lone Ranger Rides Again

  • The Silver Trail

    The Silver Trail

  • Pals of the Range

    Pals of the Range

  • Cavalcade of the West

    Cavalcade of the West

  • Sunset Serenade

    Sunset Serenade

  • Haunted Ranch

    Haunted Ranch

  • Phony Express

    Phony Express

  • Springtime in Texas

    Springtime in Texas

  • Chinatown After Dark

    Chinatown After Dark

  • Midnight Intruder

    Midnight Intruder

  • Bad Man of Deadwood

    Bad Man of Deadwood

  • Shadows of Tombstone

    Shadows of Tombstone

  • Bordertown Trail

    Bordertown Trail

  • Code of the Prairie

    Code of the Prairie

  • Custer's Last Stand

    Custer's Last Stand

  • Frisco Lil

    Frisco Lil

  • Ridin' On

    Ridin' On

  • Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle

    Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle

  • Hills of Oklahoma

    Hills of Oklahoma

  • The Utah Kid

    The Utah Kid

  • Lone Texas Ranger

    Lone Texas Ranger

  • Boss of Hangtown Mesa

    Boss of Hangtown Mesa

  • Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

    Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

  • Code of the Silver Sage

    Code of the Silver Sage

  • Girls Who Dare

    Girls Who Dare

  • Riders of the Dark

    Riders of the Dark

  • The Mystery Pilot

    The Mystery Pilot

  • The Outlaw Dog

    The Outlaw Dog