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