Portrait of Rex Lease

Acting

Rex Lease

Career

Active from 1924 to 1950, busiest in 1936 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
52
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Younger Generation
The Younger Generation
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rex Lease Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 7
  • Classic Western 7
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Action 2
  • Romance 2
  • Romantic Tension 2
  • Nostalgic Tone 2
  • Classic Western Adventure 2
  • Retro Entertainment 2
  • Historical Fiction 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

168
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

25 titles ยท average score 61
The Gazebo
The Gazebo (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Poker Player #2

The Unholy Wife
The Unholy Wife (1957)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mr. White (uncredited)

Backlash
Backlash (1956)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sergeant Blane (uncredited)

The Adventures of Champion
The Adventures of Champion (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Assayer

Ride, Vaquero!
Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
GoodWatch score 52

as Deputy

The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Bartender

The Wild North
The Wild North (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

as Townsman (uncredited)

Lost in Alaska
Lost in Alaska (1952)
GoodWatch score 56

as Old-Timer

The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Man Buying Book (uncredited)

Code of the Silver Sage
Code of the Silver Sage (1950)

as Captain Matthews

Frisco Tornado
Frisco Tornado (1950)

as Henchman

1940s

74 titles ยท average score 64
Gun Cargo
Gun Cargo (1949)

as Capt. Jim Parker

Springtime in Texas
Springtime in Texas (1945)

as Pete Grant

Raiders of the West
Raiders of the West (1942)

as Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits

Saboteur
Saboteur (1942)
GoodWatch score 71

as Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe (1941)

as Jeff

The Phantom Cowboy
The Phantom Cowboy (1941)

as Sheriff Ben Jeffers

Billy the Kid's Range War
Billy the Kid's Range War (1941)

as Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid

Death Valley Outlaws
Death Valley Outlaws (1941)

as Marshal Jim Collins

Riders of Black Mountain
Riders of Black Mountain (1940)

as Sheriff Clay Mathews

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Cop (uncredited)

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940)

as Henchman Buck

Under Texas Skies
Under Texas Skies (1940)

as Jim Marsden

1930s

45 titles ยท average score 50
Desert Patrol
Desert Patrol (1938)

as Dan Drury

Cavalcade of the West
Cavalcade of the West (1936)

as Asa Knox aka Ace Carter

Aces and Eights
Aces and Eights (1936)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jose Hernandez

Lightnin' Bill Carson
Lightnin' Bill Carson (1936)

as Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid

Custer's Last Stand
Custer's Last Stand (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

as Kit Cardigan

Rough Riding Ranger
Rough Riding Ranger (1935)

as Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid

The Monster Walks
The Monster Walks (1932)
GoodWatch score 31

as Ted Clayton

Cannonball Express
Cannonball Express (1932)

as Ned Logan

The Sign of the Wolf
The Sign of the Wolf (1931)

as Tom

In Old Cheyenne
In Old Cheyenne (1931)

as Jim the Cheyenne Kid

Chinatown After Dark
Chinatown After Dark (1931)

as Jim Bonner

Hot Curves
Hot Curves (1930)

as Jim Dolan

1920s

24 titles ยท average score 66
Two Sisters
Two Sisters (1929)

as Allan Rhodes

The Younger Generation
The Younger Generation (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

as Eddie Lesser

When Dreams Come True
When Dreams Come True (1929)

as Ben Shelby

The Law of the Range
The Law of the Range (1928)

as Solitaire Kid

Red Riders of Canada
Red Riders of Canada (1928)

as Pierre Duval

The Phantom of the Turf
The Phantom of the Turf (1928)

as John Nichols

Broadway Daddies
Broadway Daddies (1928)

as Richard Kennedy

The College Hero
The College Hero (1927)

as Jim Halloran

Not for Publication
Not for Publication (1927)

as Philip Hale

The Cancelled Debt
The Cancelled Debt (1927)

as Patrick Burke

The Last Alarm
The Last Alarm (1926)

as Tom

Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle (1925)

as The Spirit of the Bottle