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Rex Lease

Rex Lease

Acting Born Feb 11, 1903 -- Died Jan 03, 1966 · 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 d...

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The Grapes of Wrath
7.8
movie
The Grapes of Wrath
as Cop (uncredited)
1940
Saboteur
6.9
movie
Saboteur
as Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)
1942
A Foreign Affair
7.1
movie
A Foreign Affair
as M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited)
1948
The Pride of the Yankees
7.4
movie
The Pride of the Yankees
as Spectator (uncredited)
1942
A Chump at Oxford
6.8
movie
A Chump at Oxford
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
1940
The Mummy's Tomb
5.5
movie
The Mummy's Tomb
as Townsman (uncredited)
1942
Canyon Passage
6.7
movie
Canyon Passage
as Card Player (uncredited)
1946
Backlash
6.5
movie
Backlash
as Sergeant Blane (uncredited)
1956
The Time of Their Lives
7.1
movie
The Time of Their Lives
as Sgt. Makepeace
1946
Maverick
6.9
tv
Maverick
as Poker Player #2
1957
Calling Dr. Death
6.3
movie
Calling Dr. Death
1943
The Gazebo
6.9
movie
The Gazebo
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
1960