Rex Lease

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

160

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 Abbott and Costello Show

    The Abbott and Costello Show

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

  • Frisco Lil

    Frisco Lil

  • Gun Belt

    Gun Belt

  • Wings of Adventure

    Wings of Adventure

  • Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

    Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

  • Jesse James at Bay

    Jesse James at Bay

  • Backlash

    Backlash

  • Sun Valley Cyclone

    Sun Valley Cyclone

  • The Pride of the Yankees

    The Pride of the Yankees

  • The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

    The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

  • The Cowboy and the Bandit

    The Cowboy and the Bandit

  • Custer's Last Stand

    Custer's Last Stand

  • Fast Bullets

    Fast Bullets

  • Heroes of the Alamo

    Heroes of the Alamo

  • Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

    Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

  • On Stage Everybody

    On Stage Everybody

  • The Gallant Legion

    The Gallant Legion

  • In Old Monterey

    In Old Monterey

  • Arizona Terrors

    Arizona Terrors

  • The Last Edition

    The Last Edition

  • The Time of Their Lives

    The Time of Their Lives

  • Swingin' on a Rainbow

    Swingin' on a Rainbow

  • California

    California

  • Sierra Sue

    Sierra Sue

  • S.O.S Tidal Wave

    S.O.S Tidal Wave

  • The Cyclone Kid

    The Cyclone Kid

  • Cavalcade of the West

    Cavalcade of the West

  • Cyclone of the Saddle

    Cyclone of the Saddle

  • Two Sisters

    Two Sisters

  • Flame of Barbary Coast

    Flame of Barbary Coast

  • Custer's Last Stand

    Custer's Last Stand

  • Dead Man's Eyes

    Dead Man's Eyes

  • White Tie and Tails

    White Tie and Tails

  • Gun Cargo

    Gun Cargo

  • Eyes of the Underworld

    Eyes of the Underworld

  • The Phantom Rider

    The Phantom Rider

  • Calling Dr. Death

    Calling Dr. Death

  • Perils of the Wilderness

    Perils of the Wilderness

  • Billy the Kid's Range War

    Billy the Kid's Range War

  • You Came Along

    You Came Along

  • Eagle Squadron

    Eagle Squadron

  • South of the Border

    South of the Border

  • In Old Cheyenne

    In Old Cheyenne

  • Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

    Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

  • Nevada City

    Nevada City

  • The Lone Ranger Rides Again

    The Lone Ranger Rides Again

  • The Wild North

    The Wild North

  • Keep 'Em Slugging

    Keep 'Em Slugging

  • Daredevils of the West

    Daredevils of the West

  • The Younger Generation

    The Younger Generation

  • Colorado Sundown

    Colorado Sundown

  • Lady in a Jam

    Lady in a Jam

  • The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

    The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

  • Under Texas Skies

    Under Texas Skies

  • Tomorrow We Live

    Tomorrow We Live

  • Idaho

    Idaho

  • The Silver Bullet

    The Silver Bullet

  • The Mysterious Pilot

    The Mysterious Pilot

  • The Trail Blazers

    The Trail Blazers

  • Professor Beware

    Professor Beware

  • The Crimson Ghost

    The Crimson Ghost

  • Night Time in Nevada

    Night Time in Nevada

  • Broadway Daddies

    Broadway Daddies

  • Stolen Love

    Stolen Love

  • Ten Laps to Go

    Ten Laps to Go

  • Singing Guns

    Singing Guns

  • Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

  • Riders of the Rio Grande

    Riders of the Rio Grande

  • The College Hero

    The College Hero

  • Firebrands of Arizona

    Firebrands of Arizona

  • Swing It, Sailor!

    Swing It, Sailor!

  • The Ghost Rider

    The Ghost Rider

  • Ride, Vaquero!

    Ride, Vaquero!

  • A Foreign Affair

    A Foreign Affair

  • The Phantom Cowboy

    The Phantom Cowboy

  • The Monster Walks

    The Monster Walks

  • Midnight Intruder

    Midnight Intruder

  • The Adventures of Champion

    The Adventures of Champion

  • Call of the Rockies

    Call of the Rockies

  • The Shadow

    The Shadow

  • King of the Cowboys

    King of the Cowboys

  • Sunny Skies

    Sunny Skies

  • The Outlaw Dog

    The Outlaw Dog

  • Chalk Marks

    Chalk Marks

  • Aces and Eights

    Aces and Eights

  • A Chump at Oxford

    A Chump at Oxford

  • Outlaws of the Rio Grande

    Outlaws of the Rio Grande

  • Lost in Alaska

    Lost in Alaska

  • Sunset Serenade

    Sunset Serenade

  • Riders of the Dark

    Riders of the Dark

  • In Old California

    In Old California

  • Code of the Rangers

    Code of the Rangers

  • The Man from Guntown

    The Man from Guntown

  • Dead Man's Gulch

    Dead Man's Gulch

  • The Mummy's Tomb

    The Mummy's Tomb

  • Fighting Caballero

    Fighting Caballero

  • Queen of the Chorus

    Queen of the Chorus

  • So's Your Uncle

    So's Your Uncle

  • Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

    Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

  • Santa Fe Saddlemates

    Santa Fe Saddlemates

  • Toughest Man in Arizona

    Toughest Man in Arizona

  • Pals of the Range

    Pals of the Range

  • Borrowed Wives

    Borrowed Wives

  • Rancho Grande

    Rancho Grande

  • A Hatful of Rain

    A Hatful of Rain

  • Buck Privates Come Home

    Buck Privates Come Home

  • Covered Wagon Raid

    Covered Wagon Raid

  • Fury Below

    Fury Below

  • Girls Who Dare

    Girls Who Dare

  • Earl Carroll Vanities

    Earl Carroll Vanities

  • The Law of the Range

    The Law of the Range

  • Saboteur

    Saboteur

  • Days of Buffalo Bill

    Days of Buffalo Bill

  • Out of the Storm

    Out of the Storm

  • Desert Patrol

    Desert Patrol

  • Raiders of the West

    Raiders of the West

  • Inside Information

    Inside Information

  • Midnight Morals

    Midnight Morals

  • The Naughty Nineties

    The Naughty Nineties

  • Red Riders of Canada

    Red Riders of Canada

  • One Man's Law

    One Man's Law

  • Why Girls Leave Home

    Why Girls Leave Home

  • Moulders of Men

    Moulders of Men

  • Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

    Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

  • The Unholy Wife

    The Unholy Wife

  • Roarin' Guns

    Roarin' Guns

  • Pals of the Golden West

    Pals of the Golden West

  • Riders of Black Mountain

    Riders of Black Mountain

  • Death Valley Outlaws

    Death Valley Outlaws

  • Frisco Tornado

    Frisco Tornado

  • Hills of Oklahoma

    Hills of Oklahoma

  • Tonto Basin Outlaws

    Tonto Basin Outlaws

  • Land of Fighting Men

    Land of Fighting Men

  • Rough Riding Ranger

    Rough Riding Ranger

  • Code of the Prairie

    Code of the Prairie

  • Chinatown After Dark

    Chinatown After Dark

  • Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

    Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

  • Haunted Ranch

    Haunted Ranch

  • The Sign of the Wolf

    The Sign of the Wolf

  • The Last Alarm

    The Last Alarm

  • Bad Man of Deadwood

    Bad Man of Deadwood

  • Corvette K-225

    Corvette K-225

  • Springtime in Texas

    Springtime in Texas

  • The Mystery Pilot

    The Mystery Pilot

  • Lone Texas Ranger

    Lone Texas Ranger

  • Lightnin' Bill Carson

    Lightnin' Bill Carson

  • Phony Express

    Phony Express

  • Bordertown Trail

    Bordertown Trail

  • Shadows of Tombstone

    Shadows of Tombstone

  • Hot Curves

    Hot Curves

  • Boss of Hangtown Mesa

    Boss of Hangtown Mesa

  • Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle

    Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle

  • Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

    Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

  • The Utah Kid

    The Utah Kid

  • Code of the Silver Sage

    Code of the Silver Sage

  • The Silver Trail

    The Silver Trail

  • Ridin' On

    Ridin' On

  • Troopers Three

    Troopers Three