Rex Lease: movies and TV shows
Rex Lease has 174 credits in the archive: 170 films and 4 TV series, from 1924 to 1959. Highest rated: The Grapes of Wrath (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1924 – 1959 · busiest year: 1942 (15 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Gazebo | Stage Manager (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 56 |
| 1957 | Maverick | Poker Player #2 | TV | 6.9 | 54 |
| 1957 | The Unholy Wife | Mr. White (uncredited) | Film | 4.7 | 54 |
| 1957 | A Hatful of Rain | Man at Mailbox (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1956 | Backlash | Sergeant Blane (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1956 | Perils of the Wilderness | Sergeant Jim Rodney | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Champion | Assayer | TV | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1955 | The Prodigal | Purveyor (uncredited) | Film | 4.6 | 52 |
| 1953 | Gun Belt | Lynch Mob Member (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1953 | Ride, Vaquero! | Deputy | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1953 | Shadows of Tombstone | Fake Drunk | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Bartender | TV | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1952 | The Wild North | Townsman (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 49 |
| 1952 | Lost in Alaska | Old-Timer | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1952 | Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair | Sheriff | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1952 | Toughest Man in Arizona | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 1952 | Colorado Sundown | Rancher who finds dog | Film | 5.0 | 49 |
| 1951 | Pals of the Golden West | Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid | Man Buying Book (uncredited) | TV | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1950 | Frisco Tornado | Henchman | Film | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1950 | Curtain Call at Cactus Creek | Yellowstone | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1950 | Singing Guns | Stage Driver | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1950 | Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town | Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1950 | Code of the Silver Sage | Captain Matthews | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1950 | Covered Wagon Raid | Bob Davis | Film | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1950 | Hills of Oklahoma | Joe Brant | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1949 | Gun Cargo | Capt. Jim Parker | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1948 | A Foreign Affair | M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1948 | The Gallant Legion | Conductor | Film | 7.2 | 45 |
| 1948 | Out of the Storm | Gus Clute | Film | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1948 | Night Time in Nevada | Officer (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1947 | California | Stranger (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home | Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1947 | The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap | Hank | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1946 | The Crimson Ghost | Bain | Film | 5.3 | 43 |
| 1946 | Canyon Passage | Card Player (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1946 | The Time of Their Lives | Sgt. Makepeace | Film | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1946 | The People's Choice | Film | 9.0 | 43 | |
| 1946 | Sun Valley Cyclone | Army Sergeant | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1946 | The Phantom Rider | Randall | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1946 | White Tie and Tails | Briggs (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1946 | Days of Buffalo Bill | Bill Clinker | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1945 | Flame of Barbary Coast | Collingswood | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties | Sheriff Wright (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1945 | Santa Fe Saddlemates | Smiley | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1945 | Lone Texas Ranger | Henchman Whitey | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1945 | Springtime in Texas | Pete Grant | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1945 | Earl Carroll Vanities | Policeman | Film | 5.4 | 42 |
| 1945 | Why Girls Leave Home | Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 42 |
| 1945 | You Came Along | Airport Attendant (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1945 | Swingin' on a Rainbow | Cab Driver (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1945 | On Stage Everybody | Onlooker (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1945 | Blonde Ransom | Policeman (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1944 | Dead Man's Eyes | Film | 6.6 | 41 | |
| 1944 | Call of the Rockies | Miner Kendall | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1944 | Bordertown Trail | Sgt. Jenkins | Film | 9.0 | 41 |
| 1944 | Code of the Prairie | Film | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1944 | Firebrands of Arizona | Deputy Mike | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1943 | Phony Express | Red's Henchman | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Coxswain | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1943 | So's Your Uncle | Hotel Clerk | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1943 | King of the Cowboys | Bridge Henchman | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1943 | Daredevils of the West | Jack | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1943 | Calling Dr. Death | Film | 6.4 | 40 | |
| 1943 | Keep 'Em Slugging | Personnel Manager | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1943 | Riders of the Rio Grande | Father of Twins | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1943 | Idaho | Henchman | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1943 | Haunted Ranch | Rex Lease | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1943 | Dead Man's Gulch | Henchman | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1943 | Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground | Zeke Larkin | Film | 9.0 | 40 |
| 1942 | Saboteur | Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1942 | The Pride of the Yankees | Spectator (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1942 | The Mummy's Tomb | Townsman (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 39 |
| 1942 | In Old California | Gold Strike Rider | Film | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1942 | Eyes of the Underworld | (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 39 |
| 1942 | Eagle Squadron | German soldier | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Drunk (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 39 |
| 1942 | Tomorrow We Live | Shorty | Film | 4.9 | 39 |
| 1942 | Raiders of the West | Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1942 | Arizona Terrors | First Toll Collector Henchman | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1942 | The Silver Bullet | Rance Harris | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1942 | The Cyclone Kid | Henchman Ben Rankin | Film | 5.0 | 39 |
| 1942 | Frisco Lil | Film | 8.3 | 39 | |
| 1942 | Sunset Serenade | Martin Rider | Film | 6.2 | 39 |
| 1942 | Boss of Hangtown Mesa | Bert Lawler | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1941 | Tonto Basin Outlaws | Stanley, Jane's Editor | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1941 | Death Valley Outlaws | Marshal Jim Collins | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1941 | The Phantom Cowboy | Sheriff Ben Jeffers | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1941 | Bad Man of Deadwood | Townsman | Film | 5.3 | 38 |
| 1941 | Jesse James at Bay | Henchman Gregg | Film | 4.8 | 38 |
| 1941 | Outlaws of the Rio Grande | Henchman Luke | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid's Range War | Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid in Santa Fe | Jeff | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1941 | Outlaws of Cherokee Trail | Fake Marshall | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1941 | Nevada City | Masked Henchman | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1941 | Sierra Sue | Rancher Rex | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath | Cop (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 37 |
| 1940 | A Chump at Oxford | Bank Robber (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 37 |
| 1940 | Billy the Kid's Gun Justice | Henchman Buck | Film | 5.2 | 37 |
| 1940 | The Shadow | Garage Henchman | Film | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1940 | Under Texas Skies | Jim Marsden | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1940 | Riders of Black Mountain | Sheriff Clay Mathews | Film | 9.0 | 37 |
| 1940 | One Man's Law | Spike Hudkins | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1940 | Rancho Grande | Henchman Joe | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1940 | The Trail Blazers | Engineer Reynolds | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1939 | The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Evans | Film | 7.3 | 36 |
| 1939 | South of the Border | Telegrapher | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1939 | S.O.S Tidal Wave | Ambulance Attendant | Film | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1939 | In Old Monterey | Soldier | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1938 | Desert Patrol | Dan Drury | Film | 9.0 | 35 |
| 1938 | Midnight Intruder | Track Spectator (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 35 |
| 1938 | Swing It, Sailor! | Interne | Film | 7.5 | 35 |
| 1938 | Professor Beware | Reporter | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1938 | Code of the Rangers | Jack Strong | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1938 | Land of Fighting Men | Ed -Henchman | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1937 | The Mysterious Pilot | "Kansas" Eby | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1937 | Heroes of the Alamo | Colonel William B. Travis | Film | 5.3 | 34 |
| 1937 | The Silver Trail | Bob Crandall | Film | 5.6 | 34 |
| 1936 | Aces and Eights | Jose Hernandez | Film | 5.6 | 33 |
| 1936 | Roarin' Guns | Jerry | Film | 7.7 | 33 |
| 1936 | Fury Below | Joe Norsen | Film | 5.0 | 33 |
| 1936 | Cavalcade of the West | Asa Knox aka Ace Carter | Film | 5.2 | 33 |
| 1936 | Custer's Last Stand | Kit Cardigan | Film | 5.3 | 33 |
| 1936 | Lightnin' Bill Carson | Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1936 | Custer's Last Stand | Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan | Film | 8.0 | 33 |
| 1936 | The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand | Walter Jameson | Film | 5.2 | 33 |
| 1936 | Fast Bullets | Jimmy | Film | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1936 | Ten Laps to Go | Larry Evans | Film | 5.5 | 33 |
| 1936 | Ridin' On | Danny O'Neil | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1935 | Rough Riding Ranger | Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1935 | The Cowboy and the Bandit | Bill Bodie | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1935 | Cyclone of the Saddle | Andy | Film | 5.8 | 32 |
| 1935 | The Ghost Rider | Dave | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1935 | Fighting Caballero | Joaquin Florenz | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1935 | The Man from Guntown | Alan McArthur | Film | 10.0 | 32 |
| 1935 | Pals of the Range | Steve Barton | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1934 | Inside Information | Lloyd Wilson | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1932 | Cannonball Express | Ned Logan | Film | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1932 | The Monster Walks | Ted Clayton | Film | 4.2 | 29 |
| 1932 | Midnight Morals | Preen Lazetti | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1931 | Is There Justice? | Jerry Heath | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1931 | In Old Cheyenne | Jim the Cheyenne Kid | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1931 | Chinatown After Dark | Jim Bonner | Film | 4.2 | 28 |
| 1931 | The Sign of the Wolf | Tom | Film | 10.0 | 28 |
| 1930 | Hot Curves | Jim Dolan | Film | 6.8 | 27 |
| 1930 | Sunny Skies | Jim Grant | Film | 4.9 | 27 |
| 1930 | Wings of Adventure | Dave Kent | Film | 5.6 | 27 |
| 1930 | Troopers Three | Eddie Haskins | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1930 | The Utah Kid | Cal Reynolds | Film | 4.7 | 27 |
| 1930 | Borrowed Wives | Peter Foley | Film | 5.3 | 27 |
| 1929 | When Dreams Come True | Ben Shelby | Film | 9.0 | 26 |
| 1929 | The Younger Generation | Eddie Lesser | Film | 6.9 | 26 |
| 1929 | Two Sisters | Allan Rhodes | Film | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1929 | Girls Who Dare | Chet Randolf | Film | 9.0 | 26 |
| 1928 | The Law of the Range | Solitaire Kid | Film | 4.7 | 25 |
| 1928 | The Phantom of the Turf | John Nichols | Film | 9.0 | 25 |
| 1928 | Riders of the Dark | Jim Graham | Film | 9.0 | 25 |
| 1928 | Stolen Love | Bill | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1928 | Red Riders of Canada | Pierre Duval | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1928 | Queen of the Chorus | Billy Cooke | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1928 | Broadway Daddies | Richard Kennedy | Film | 3.7 | 25 |
| 1927 | Clancy's Kosher Wedding | Tom Clancy | Film | 9.0 | 24 |
| 1927 | The Cancelled Debt | Patrick Burke | Film | 10.0 | 24 |
| 1927 | The College Hero | Jim Halloran | Film | 5.3 | 24 |
| 1927 | Moulders of Men | Jim Barry | Film | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1927 | Not for Publication | Philip Hale | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1927 | The Outlaw Dog | Bill Brady | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1926 | The Last Alarm | Tom | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1926 | Somebody's Mother | Peter | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1926 | The Mystery Pilot | Bob Jones | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1925 | The Last Edition | Clarence Walker | Film | 6.2 | 22 |
| 1925 | Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle | The Spirit of the Bottle | Film | 4.5 | 22 |
| 1924 | A Woman Who Sinned | Her Son as an Adult | Film | 5.0 | 21 |
| 1924 | Chalk Marks | Bert Thompson | Film | 7.0 | 21 |