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Rex Lease

Rex Lease
Rex Lease
Born: 1901 in Central City, West Virginia
Died: Jan 03, 1966 in Hollywood, California
Occupation: Actor,
Active: '20s-'50s
Major Genres: Western, Action
Career Highlights: People's Choice, The Phantom Cowboy, Desert Patrol
First Major Screen Credit: The Last Edition (1925)
5 Videos for Rex Lease
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950) The Naughty Nineties (1945) Custer's Last Stand (1936)
The Perils of Pauline (1947) Saboteur (1942)
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Biography:

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.