Rex Lease
Rex Lease
At first studying for the ministry, in college he was attracted to acting; at age 21 he went to Hollywood, working for several years as an extra. His first lead role came in A Woman Who Sinned (1924); three years later he was elevated to star status after his lead role opposite Sharon Lynne in Clancy's Kosher Wedding (1927). For the next several years he played romantic leads in numerous mysteries, drawing-room dramas, and comedies, and easily made the transition into the sound era. In the mid '30s he began specializing in Westerns and action serials, and last starred in 1936; after that he played supporting roles, both as the heroes' buddies and low-down villains, in dozens of B-Westerns and serials. ~ All Movie Guide
Filmography of Rex Lease:
- Desert Patrol with Bob Steele , Ted Adams , Forrest Taylor , Budd Buster , Steve Clark , Jack Ingram , Tex Palmer
- Stardust on the Sage with Gene Autry , Smiley Burnette , Edith Fellows , Louise Currie , Emmett Vogan , Vince Barnett , Betty Farrington , Roy Barcroft , Tom London , Griff Barnett , Edward Cassidy , Edmund Cobb , Frank Ellis , Franklin Farnum , William Henry , Frank LaRue , Merrill McCormack , Monte Montague , Lee Shumway , Fred Burns , Frank O'Connor
- Ridin' On with Joan Barclay , Earl Dwire , Robert McKenzie , Tom Tyler , Roger Williams
- Home in Wyomin' with Gene Autry , Smiley Burnette , Olin Howland , Chick Chandler , Forrest Taylor , James Seay , Charles Lane , Hal Price , William Benedict , Bud Geary , Jack Kirk , Ted Mapes , Kermit Maynard , Jean Porter , Cyril Ring , Lee Shumway , Betty Farrington
- Brute Force with Burt Lancaster , Hume Cronyn , Charles Bickford , Yvonne DeCarlo , Ann Blyth , Howard Duff , Ella Raines , Roman Bohnen , Edmund Cobb , Jeff Corey , Jay C. Flippen , Richard Gaines , John Harmon , John Hoyt , Sam Levene , Charles McGraw , Frank Puglia , Ray Teal , Crane Whitley , Vince Barnett , James Bell , Whit Bissell , Paul Bryar , Eddy Chandler , Al Ferguson , Herbert Heywood , Al Hill , Francis J. McDonald , Kenneth MacDonald , Frank Marlowe , Howard M. Mitchell , Gene Roth , Glenn Strange , Billy Wayne
- Saboteur with Priscilla Lane , Robert Cummings , Norman Lloyd , Otto Kruger , Murray Alper , Vaughan Glaser , Alma Kruger , Dorothy Peterson , Alan Baxter , Clem Bevans , Oliver Blake , Al Bridge , Paul E. Burns , Hans Conried , Kernan Cripps , Billy Curtis , Pedro DeCordoba , Ralph Dunn , John Eldredge , Pat Flaherty , James Flavin , Jack Gardner , William Gould , Charles Halton , Margaret Hayes , Samuel S. Hinds , Selmer Jackson , Milton Kibbee , Frank Marlowe , Kermit Maynard , Belle Mitchell , Emory Parnell , Lee Phelps , Cyril Ring , William H. Ruhl , Charles Sherlock , Harry Strang , Torin Thatcher , Archie Twitchell , Dale vanSickel , Claire Whitney , Ian Wolfe , Will Wright , Duke York
- The Prodigal with Lana Turner , Edmund Purdom , Louis Calhern , Audrey Dalton , Neville Brand , Taina Elg , Walter Hampden , Francis L. Sullivan , Joseph Wiseman , Cecil Kellaway , Henry Daniell , Paul Cavanagh , Jay Novello , Dorothy Adams , Richard Devon , Charles Wagenheim , Paul Bryar , John Dehner , Jody Gilbert , Allison Hayes , George J. Lewis , Chuck Roberson , Almira Sessions
- The Perils of Pauline with Betty Hutton , John Lund , Constance Collier , William Demarest , Billy DeWolfe , Frank Faylen , Chester Conklin , Paul Panzer , James Finlayson , Hank Mann , Francis J. McDonald , Bert Roach , Stanley Blystone , Eugene Borden , Ethel Clayton , Chester Clute , Charles "Heinie" Conklin , Franklin Farnum , William Farnum , Julia Faye , Frank Ferguson , Bess Flowers , Creighton Hale , Harry Hayden , John "Skins" Miller , Harry "Snub" Pollard , Tom Dugan
- Jesse James at Bay with Roy Rogers , George "Gabby" Hayes , Pierre Watkin , Hal Taliaferro , Gale Storm , Roy Barcroft , Jack Kirk , Hank Bell , William Benedict , Budd Buster , Fern Emmett , Kit Guard , Jack O'Shea , Edward Sr. Peil , Jack Rockwell , Roy Rogers , Trigger the Horse , Bob Woodward , Fred Burns , Lloyd Ingraham
- In Old California with John Wayne , Binnie Barnes , Helen Parrish , Patsy Kelly , Edgar Kennedy , Dick Purcell , Harry T. Shannon , Charles Halton , Emmett Lynn , Milton Kibbee , Anne O'Neal , Richard Alexander , Hooper Atchley , Stanley Blystone , Lynne Carver , Chester Conklin , Pedro DeCordoba , Albert Dekker , Frank Ellis , Martin Garralaga , Frank S. Hagney , Robert Emmett Homans , Olin Howland , Frank Jaquet , Jack Kirk , George H. Lloyd , Merrill McCormack , Frank Sr. McGlynn , Robert McKenzie , Art Mix , James C. Morton , Jack O'Shea , Bud Osborne , Ralph Peters , Ruth Robinson , Forrest Taylor , Minerva Urecal , Guy Usher , Charles "Slim" Whitaker , Horace B. Carpenter , Edwin Brady
- Idaho with Roy Rogers , Smiley Burnette , Virginia Grey , Harry T. Shannon , Ona Munson , Dick Purcell , Onslow Stevens , Arthur Hohl , Hal Taliaferro , Roy Barcroft , Pat Brady , Al Bridge , James Bush , Tristram Coffin , John Dilson , Earl Hodgins , Jack Ingram , Eddie Kane , Jack Kirk , Tom London , Jack Mulhall , Sons of the Pioneers , Forrest Taylor , Trigger the Horse , Fred Burns , Bob Nolan
- The Grapes of Wrath with Henry Fonda , Jane Darwell , John Carradine , Charles Grapewin , Russell Simpson , John Qualen , Eddie Quillan , Zeffie Tilbury , Frank Sully , Frank Darien , Darryl Hickman , Roger Imhof , Grant Mitchell , Charles D. Brown , Erville Alderson , Arthur Aylesworth , Irving Bacon , Trevor Bardette , Ward Bond , Cliff Clark , Harry Cording , Ralph Dunn , Frank Faylen , Pat Flaherty , James Flavin , Paul Guilfoyle , William Haade , Ben Hall , Herbert Heywood , Robert Emmett Homans , Selmer Jackson , Mae Marsh , Louis Mason , Walter McGrail , Charles B. Middleton , Walter Miller , Adrian Morris , William Pawley , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , Dick Rich , Peggy Ryan , Lee Shumway , Harry Strang , Charles Tannen , Harry Tenbrook , Harry Tyler , Tom Tyler , Eddy C. Waller , Norman Willis , George Breakston , Francis Ford , Frank O'Connor , Jack Pennick , Joseph Sawyer
- Dakota with John Wayne , Vera Ralston , Walter Brennan , Ward Bond , Mike Mazurki , Ona Munson , Olive Blakeney , Hugo Haas , Paul Fix , Grant Withers , Robert Livingston , Olin Howland , Pierre Watkin , Robert H. Barrat , Jonathan Hale , Paul C. Hurst , Eddy C. Waller , Sarah Padden , Jack LaRue , George Cleveland , Selmer Jackson , Claire DuBrey , Roy Barcroft , Eugene Borden , Paul E. Burns , Dorothy Christy , Kenne Duncan , Fred Graham , William Haade , Cliff Lyons , LeRoy Mason , Houseley Sr. Stevenson , Linda Stirling , Victor Varconi , Michael Visaroff , Dick Wessel , Robert Blake , Yakima Canutt
- Copper Canyon with Ray Milland , Hedy Lamarr , MacDonald Carey , Mona Freeman , Frank Faylen , Hope Emerson , Taylor Holmes , Peggy Knudsen , James Burke , Percy Helton , Philip vanZandt , Francis Pierlot , Stanley Andrews , Hank Bell , Harry Jr. Carey , Julia Faye , Kit Guard , Earl Hodgins , Stuart Holmes , Robert F. Kortman , Ethan Laidlaw , Buddy Roosevelt , Bobby Watson , Ian Wolfe
- Bad Man of Deadwood with Roy Rogers , George "Gabby" Hayes , Henry Brandon , Herbert Rawlinson , Hal Taliaferro , Jay Novello , Horace Murphy , Monte Blue , Ralf Harolde , Jack Kirk , Eddie Acuff , Ernie S. Adams , Robert W. Frazer , Harry Sr. Harvey , George H. Lloyd , Tom London , Jack O'Shea , Jack Rockwell , Archie Twitchell , Bob Woodward , Fred Burns , Yakima Canutt , Lloyd Ingraham , George Morrell
Rex Lease Trivia
What role did Rex Lease portray in Chinatown After Dark?
Rex Lease played Jim Bonner in Chinatown After Dark
Who did Rex Lease play in Desert Patrol?
Rex Lease was Dan Drury in Desert Patrol
Who did Rex Lease play in Boss of Hangtown Mesa?
Rex Lease was Bert Lawler in Boss of Hangtown Mesa
What role did Rex Lease portray in Heroes of the Alamo?
Rex Lease played William B. Travis in Heroes of the Alamo
What role did Rex Lease play in Aces and Eights?
Rex Lease played Jose Hernendez in Aces and Eights
Who did Rex Lease play in Rancho Grande?
Rex Lease was Travis in Rancho Grande
Who did Rex Lease play in Flame of Barbary Coast?
Rex Lease was Collingswood, headwaiter in Flame of Barbary Coast
Who did Rex Lease play in Bells of Coronado?
Rex Lease was Foreman in Bells of Coronado
Who did Rex Lease play in South of the Border?
Rex Lease was Flint in South of the Border
Who did Rex Lease portray in Money from Home?
Rex Lease was Conductor in Money from Home
Who did Rex Lease play in In Old Monterey?
Rex Lease was soldier in In Old Monterey
Who did Rex Lease play in Brute Force?
Rex Lease was Hearse Driver in Brute Force
Who did Rex Lease portray in Saboteur?
Rex Lease was Plant Counterman in Saboteur
What role did Rex Lease play in The Prodigal?
Rex Lease played Purveyor in The Prodigal
What role did Rex Lease play in The Perils of Pauline?
Rex Lease played Reporter in The Perils of Pauline
What role did Rex Lease play in The Monster Walks?
Rex Lease played Ted Clayton in The Monster Walks
Who did Rex Lease play in Letter from an Unknown Woman?
Rex Lease was Station Attendant in Letter from an Unknown Woman
What role did Rex Lease play in The Grapes of Wrath?
Rex Lease played Cop in The Grapes of Wrath
Who did Rex Lease portray in Dakota?
Rex Lease was Railroad Conductor in Dakota
What role did Rex Lease portray in Copper Canyon?
Rex Lease played Southerner in Copper Canyon
What role did Rex Lease portray in Colorado Sundown?
Rex Lease played Rancher in Colorado Sundown
Who did Rex Lease portray in The Clutching Hand [Serial]?
Rex Lease was Walter Jameson in The Clutching Hand [Serial]
Who did Rex Lease portray in Bad Man of Deadwood?
Rex Lease was townsman in Bad Man of Deadwood
