Acting

Rex Lease

Born February 11, 1903 · Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA

Died January 3, 1966 · aged 62

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 …

Known For

The Unholy Wife

The Unholy Wife · 1957

The Unholy Wife

MovieThrillerCrime

A woman marries a man for his wealth, then concocts a plan to kill him, take his money, and run off with her lover. Things go wrong when they accidentally kill the wrong person.

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath · 1940

The Grapes of Wrath

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.

Frisco Tornado

Frisco Tornado · 1950

U.S. marshal sets out to end an insurance scam: salesmen provide cow town folk with insurance against outlaw activity, outlaws who work for the insurance salesmen.

The Gazebo

The Gazebo · 1959

MovieComedyCrime

TV writer Elliott Nash buries a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard. But the nervous man can't let the body rest there.

Roarin' Guns

Roarin' Guns · 1936

Tim Corwin- an agent for the Cattlemen's Association- is assigned to look into a range war between settlers and powerful cattle baron Walton.

The Wild North

The Wild North · 1952

MovieAdventureRomance

In the Canadian mountains, a trapper goes on the run accused of a crime and is pursued by a rugged and determined lawman of the Royal North-West Mounted Police.

Saboteur

Saboteur · 1942

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford · 1940

A Chump at Oxford

The boys get jobs as a butler and maid-- Stan in drag-- for a dinner party. When that ends in disaster, they resort to sweeping streets and accidentally capture a bank robber. The grateful bank president sends them to Oxford, at their request, and higher-education hijinks ensue.

Movies

The Unholy Wife

The Unholy Wife · 1957

The Unholy Wife

MovieThrillerCrime

A woman marries a man for his wealth, then concocts a plan to kill him, take his money, and run off with her lover. Things go wrong when they accidentally kill the wrong person.

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath · 1940

The Grapes of Wrath

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.

Frisco Tornado

Frisco Tornado · 1950

U.S. marshal sets out to end an insurance scam: salesmen provide cow town folk with insurance against outlaw activity, outlaws who work for the insurance salesmen.

The Gazebo

The Gazebo · 1959

MovieComedyCrime

TV writer Elliott Nash buries a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard. But the nervous man can't let the body rest there.

Roarin' Guns

Roarin' Guns · 1936

Tim Corwin- an agent for the Cattlemen's Association- is assigned to look into a range war between settlers and powerful cattle baron Walton.

The Wild North

The Wild North · 1952

MovieAdventureRomance

In the Canadian mountains, a trapper goes on the run accused of a crime and is pursued by a rugged and determined lawman of the Royal North-West Mounted Police.

Saboteur

Saboteur · 1942

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford · 1940

A Chump at Oxford

The boys get jobs as a butler and maid-- Stan in drag-- for a dinner party. When that ends in disaster, they resort to sweeping streets and accidentally capture a bank robber. The grateful bank president sends them to Oxford, at their request, and higher-education hijinks ensue.

The Crimson Ghost

The Crimson Ghost · 1946

The Crimson Ghost

MovieAdventureAction

A criminal mastermind known as The Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit all electrical current on the planet.

Phony Express

Phony Express · 1943

MovieComedyWestern

Set in the old west, the stooges are three tramps wanted for vagrancy. After ruining a medicine peddlers show, they arrive in Peaceful Gulch where a picture has been printed declaring them to be three famous lawmen coming to clean up the town. Assigned to guard the bank, the boys have the local gang scared at first, but when the gang learns who the stooges really are, they rob the bank. The boys go in pursuit, find the bad guy's hideout, subdue the bandits and recover the money. Written by Mitch Shapiro

Fury Below

Fury Below · 1936

MovieActionCrime

Jim Cole, heir to a mining operation, takes over the mine, which is suffering from unexplained low production, and is facing a strike by the miners. Jim will soon loose the mine if production doesn't increase and the sabotage continues. Mary Norsen, office-secretary, accidentally learns of a plot by Fred Johnson to wreck the mine and force Cole to sell his coal-mine. She and her brother, Joe, join Cole in his fight to stop Johnson.

A Hatful of Rain

A Hatful of Rain · 1957

A Hatful of Rain

A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.

Aces and Eights

Aces and Eights · 1936

Aces and Eights

MovieWesternAction

A card sharp steps in when a Mexican family's ranch is threatened by swindlers and cheats.

Lightnin' Bill Carson

Lightnin' Bill Carson · 1936

Lightnin' Bill Carson

MovieDramaAdventure

A lawman captures the notorious "Pecos Kid", who is tried and hanged for his crimes--then starts to have doubts as to whether the Kid actually committed the crimes.

Desert Patrol

Desert Patrol · 1938

When a fellow ranger (Julian Madison) is brutally murdered, the Captain sends Dave Austin to investigate the crime, only to stumble upon a money-laundering scheme in the works. With one eye on the killer (Ted Adams), Austin tries to unravel the racket. But keeping his true identity under wraps could be a problem. Rex Lease and Marion Weldon co-star in this classic Western from prolific director Sam Newfield.

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees · 1942

The Pride of the Yankees

MovieDramaFamily

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

So's Your Uncle

So's Your Uncle · 1943

So's Your Uncle

MovieAdventureComedy

Circumstances arise that result in a man impersonating his uncle. As the "uncle", he finds himself pursued by his girlfriend's aunt, who does not approve of their relationship.

Hot Curves

Hot Curves · 1930

The star pitcher on the Pittsburgh ball team gets into trouble with a gold-digging groupie and his catcher helps him get back into the game.

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties · 1945

The Naughty Nineties

In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first act is to change the showboat into a floating gambling house. A ham actor and his bumbling sidekick try to devise a way to help the captain regain ownership of the vessel.

In Old California

In Old California · 1942

In Old California

MovieActionRomance

Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.

Pals of the Golden West

Pals of the Golden West · 1951

Pals of the Golden West

US Border Patrolman Roy Rogers is assigned to prevent a herd of diseased cattle from crossing over from Mexico.

Backlash

Backlash · 1956

Jim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is searching for the one survivor, who supposedly went for help but disappeared with a lot of gold. In the process, he gets several people gunning for him, and he keeps meeting liberated woman Karyl Orton, who may be on a similar mission. Renewed Apache hostilities and an impending range war provide complications.

Covered Wagon Raid

Covered Wagon Raid · 1950

Covered Wagon Raid

Under the leadership of a cutthroat named Grif, a band of outlaws has systematically been robbing and murdering settlers bound for the large Chandler ranch which has been cut up into small parcels of land for purchase.

Cavalcade of the West

Cavalcade of the West · 1936

Cavalcade of the West

MovieActionDrama

Two brothers are separated when young. One becomes the pony express rider Clint Knox and the other the outlaw Ace Carter.

TV Shows

Maverick

Maverick · 1957

SeriesComedyWestern

The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show · 1952

The Abbott and Costello Show

Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields’ boarding house. Lou’s girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Many situations arise leading to slapstick and puns.

The Adventures of Champion

The Adventures of Champion · 1955

The Adventures of Champion

SeriesFamilyWestern

The Adventures of Champion follow a wild stallion named Champion, who remarkably becomes friends with a young boy named Ricky North.The show followed the boy and the horse as they went on crazy adventures in the Southern West during the late 1800s.