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Jack Rice was an American actor best known for appearing as the scrounging, freeloading brother-in-law in Edgar Kennedy's series of short domestic comedy films at the RKO studio, and also as "Ollie" in around a dozen of Columbia Pictures's series of the Blondie comic strip.
Born
Sunday, 14 May 1893
Died
Saturday, 14 December 1968
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Son of Flubber | 2nd Juror | 1963 |
| That Touch of Mink | Customer at Automat | 1962 |
| Checkmate | Teddy - the Waiter | 1960 |
| Bonanza | Van Meer | 1959 |
| The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock | Booster | 1959 |
| Markham | Flora's Husband | 1959 |
| Rescue 8 | Mr. Barton | 1958 |
| Too Much, Too Soon | Druggist | 1958 |
| The Gray Ghost | William | 1957 |
| M Squad | Mr. Carmedy | 1957 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Son of Flubber | 2nd Juror | 1963 |
| That Touch of Mink | Customer at Automat | 1962 |
| Checkmate | Teddy - the Waiter | 1960 |
| Bonanza | Van Meer | 1959 |
| The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock | Booster | 1959 |
| Markham | Flora's Husband | 1959 |
| Rescue 8 | Mr. Barton | 1958 |
| Too Much, Too Soon | Druggist | 1958 |
| The Gray Ghost | William | 1957 |
| M Squad | Mr. Carmedy | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Mr. Neegan | 1956 |
| Hey, Jeannie! | Agency Man | 1956 |
| Crashing Las Vegas | Wiley | 1956 |
| Ransom! | George's Assistant | 1956 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Mr. Robinson | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Room Clerk | 1955 |
| TV Reader's Digest | Williams | 1955 |
| It's a Great Life | Mr. Hempstead | 1954 |
| Topper | Bank Clerk | 1953 |
| The Marksman | Clerk | 1953 |
| The Silver Whip | Clyde Morrison, Silver City Telegrapher | 1953 |
| The Life of Riley | Mac Elroy | 1953 |
| Stars and Stripes Forever | Mr. Jones | 1952 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Digby - the Butler / Frantic Patient | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Henry | 1952 |
| The Brigand | Tailor | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Desk Clerk / First Chess Club Official / Personnel Man | 1952 |
| Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick | Hotel Clerk | 1952 |
| The Pride of St. Louis | Voorhees | 1952 |
| I Love Lucy | Macy's Clerk | 1951 |
| So You Want to Be a Bachelor | Best Man at Wedding | 1951 |
| Corky of Gasoline Alley | Ames | 1951 |
| Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard | Power Company Clerk | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Mr. Peters | 1950 |
| Shakedown | Floorwalker | 1950 |
| Beware of Blondie | Ollie Shaw | 1950 |
| The Good Humor Man | Roger, Bridegroom | 1950 |
| The Sickle or the Cross | Radio Engineer | 1949 |
| Take One False Step | Good Humor Man | 1949 |
| The Barkleys of Broadway | Ticket Man | 1949 |
| Fireside Theatre | Lindley | 1949 |
| Take Me Out to the Ball Game | Room Clerk | 1949 |
| Blondie's Big Deal | Ollie | 1949 |
| Blondie's Secret | Ollie | 1948 |
| Variety Time | Edgar's Brother-in-Law - clip from 'I'll Build It Myself' | 1948 |
| Dig That Gold | Florence's Brother | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Audience Bow | 1948 |
| Blondie's Reward | Ollie Merton | 1948 |
| My Dog Rusty | Jack, the Photographer | 1948 |
| The Return of the Whistler | George / George Sawyer | 1948 |
| The Bride Goes Wild | Reporter | 1948 |
| Blondie's Anniversary | Ollie Shaw | 1947 |
| It Had to Be You | Floorwalker | 1947 |
| Her Husband's Affairs | Slocum | 1947 |
| Cass Timberlane | Vincent Osprey - Arthur Olliford's Attorney | 1947 |
| The Hucksters | Clerk - Selling Ties | 1947 |
| They Won't Believe Me | Tour Conductor | 1947 |
| Dark Delusion | Floorwalker | 1947 |
| Living in a Big Way | Court Stenographer | 1947 |
| A Likely Story | Secretary to the Senator | 1947 |
| Blondie's Holiday | Ollie Shaw | 1947 |
| Do or Diet | Florence's Brother | 1947 |
| The Pilgrim Lady | Hotel Clerk | 1947 |
| Blondie's Big Moment | Ollie Merton | 1947 |
| So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck | President of Luncheon Club | 1946 |
| The Best Years of Our Lives | Apartment Desk Clerk | 1946 |
| Blondie Knows Best | Ollie Shaw | 1946 |
| Noisy Neighbors | Florence's Brother | 1946 |
| The Runaround | Information Clerk | 1946 |
| Blondie's Lucky Day | Ollie Shaw | 1946 |
| Meet Me on Broadway | Grannis | 1946 |
| Because of Him | Florist | 1946 |
| The Stork Club | Stork Club Captain #2 | 1945 |
| Life with Blondie | Ollie Shaw | 1945 |
| Mother-in-Law's Day | Florence's Brother | 1945 |
| Sunset in El Dorado | Mr. Hollingsworth | 1945 |
| It's Your Move | Jack, Florence's Brother | 1945 |
| Radio Stars on Parade | Theater Usher | 1945 |
| The Naughty Nineties | Waiter | 1945 |
| Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion | Mr. Obie | 1945 |
| Eve Knew Her Apples | Hotel Clerk | 1945 |
| Leave It to Blondie | Ollie Shaw | 1945 |
| Her Lucky Night | Percy | 1945 |
| Under Western Skies | Neil Mathews | 1945 |
| Practically Yours | Courturier | 1944 |
| Carolina Blues | Jerry | 1944 |
| Hi, Beautiful | Board Member | 1944 |
| Bowery to Broadway | Quartette Member | 1944 |
| The Mark of the Whistler | Mailman | 1944 |
| San Diego I Love You | Hotel Clerk | 1944 |
| The Merry Monahans | Ham Actor | 1944 |
| Ever Since Venus | Butler | 1944 |
| Louisiana Hayride | Hotel Clerk | 1944 |
| Lady, Let's Dance | Given | 1944 |
| Hey, Rookie | Highbrow | 1944 |
| Cover Girl | Reporter | 1944 |
| Hat Check Honey | C.B. | 1944 |
| Casanova in Burlesque | Emory, the Dress Designer | 1944 |
| Week-End Pass | Jenkins | 1944 |
| Swingtime Johnny | Bill | 1944 |
| What a Woman! | Tailor | 1943 |
| Campus Rhythm | Company Rep with Flowers | 1943 |
| A Scream in the Dark | Desk Clerk at the Hotel Madison | 1943 |
| Crazy House | Dentist | 1943 |
| Dangerous Blondes | Scott | 1943 |
| So's Your Uncle | Designer | 1943 |
| The Adventures of a Rookie | Jim - Father of Party Guest | 1943 |
| Passport to Suez | Hotel Night Clerk | 1943 |
| So This Is Washington | Golf Hotel Desk Clerk | 1943 |
| Honeymoon Lodge | Surprised Man in Train Station | 1943 |
| Petticoat Larceny | Radio Actor | 1943 |
| Gals, Incorporated | Partridge | 1943 |
| Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Steve | 1943 |
| Get Going | Maitre'd | 1943 |
| Gildersleeve's Bad Day | Hotel Clerk Charlie | 1943 |
| Good Morning, Judge | Hotel Clerk | 1943 |
| She Has What It Takes | Kimball | 1943 |
| Two Weeks to Live | Hotel Clerk | 1943 |
| Reveille with Beverly | Davis | 1943 |
| Lucky Legs | Jewelry Salesman | 1942 |
| The Secret Code | Fred, Jensen's Clerk [Chs.2,4] / Fred, Jensen's Clerk | 1942 |
| Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen | Railway Ticket Agent | 1942 |
| Moonlight Masquerade | Hotel Clerk | 1942 |
| A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Railroad Ticket Clerk | 1942 |
| Take a Letter, Darling | Salesman | 1942 |
| Yokel Boy | Teller | 1942 |
| Brooklyn Orchid | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1942 |
| New York Town | Oliver | 1941 |
| Niagara Falls | Hotel Clerk | 1941 |
| You'll Never Get Rich | 5th Avenue Jewelry Salesman | 1941 |
| Broadway Limited | Haughty Reporter | 1941 |
| Adventure in Washington | Announcer | 1941 |
| Men of the Timberland | MacGregor's Secretary | 1941 |
| Ellery Queen, Master Detective | Rogers' Assistant | 1940 |
| The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date | Salesman Helping Lanyard | 1940 |
| The Flag of Humanity | Dr. Louis Appia | 1940 |
| He Stayed for Breakfast | Marianne's Chauffeur | 1940 |
| Foreign Correspondent | Donald | 1940 |
| The Lady in Question | Gaston | 1940 |
| We Who Are Young | Savoy-Carlton Hotel Clerk | 1940 |
| Passport to Alcatraz | Detective | 1940 |
| Turnabout | Second Photographer | 1940 |
| Five Little Peppers at Home | Bainbridge | 1940 |
| Danger on Wheels | Parker | 1940 |
| The Shadow | Taylor | 1940 |
| Money to Burn | Thorne | 1939 |
| Blondie Brings Up Baby | Detective with Mason | 1939 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Lang | 1939 |
| Sabotage | Undetermined Supporting Role | 1939 |
| Those High Grey Walls | Bruised-Hand Convict | 1939 |
| Five Little Peppers and How They Grew | Mr. Barker | 1939 |
| Baby Daze | Expectant Father Prostrate on Couch | 1939 |
| The Rookie Cop | Jewelry Store Owner | 1939 |
| The Flying Irishman | Airplane Owner Selling It to Corrigan | 1939 |
| Twelve Crowded Hours | Professor Busby | 1939 |
| Little Orphan Annie | Bugs MacIntosh | 1938 |
| The Mad Miss Manton | Doctor | 1938 |
| Carefree | Man with Walking Cane | 1938 |
| Crime Ring | Goshen's Employee | 1938 |
| Arson Gang Busters | Bradbury | 1938 |
| I Met My Love Again | Professor George B. Stockwell | 1938 |
| Wise Girl | Actor in Department Store Window | 1937 |
| Lady Behave! | Clerk | 1937 |
| Harris in the Spring | George | 1937 |
| She Married an Artist | Attendant | 1937 |
| Stage Door | Playwright | 1937 |
| Easy Living | Man in Ball's Outer Office | 1937 |
| Shall We Dance | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1937 |
| The Plough and the Stars | Minor Role | 1936 |
| Mummy's Boys | Second Officer | 1936 |
| Walking on Air | Radio Program Sponsor | 1936 |
| Swing Time | Wedding Guest | 1936 |
| Dummy Ache | Florence's Brother | 1936 |
| The Bride Walks Out | New Year's Eve Emcee | 1936 |
| Rhythm on the Range | Train Station Smoocher | 1936 |
| The Last Outlaw | Card Player | 1936 |
| Murder on a Bridle Path | Violet's Hotel Manager | 1936 |
| The Farmer in the Dell | Charlie | 1936 |
| Silly Billies | Cavalry Officer | 1936 |
| Will Power | Brother | 1936 |
| Love on a Bet | Passenger Waiting for Washroom | 1936 |
| Tough Guy | Percy | 1936 |
| Gasoloons | Florence's Brother | 1936 |
| Foolish Hearts | McKenzie | 1935 |
| Annie Oakley | Bit Man in Saloon | 1935 |
| Hi, Gaucho! | Pasquale - Horse Thief | 1935 |
| A Quiet Fourth | 1935 | |
| Woman Wanted | Man Walking With Cane in Hotel | 1935 |
| Edgar Hamlet | Florence's Brother | 1935 |
| Alibi Bye Bye | Desk Clerk | 1935 |
| Break of Hearts | New Year's Eve Celebrant | 1935 |
| Sock Me to Sleep | Florence's Brother | 1935 |
| Hit and Rum | Attorney | 1935 |
| Brick-a-Brac | Brother | 1935 |
| Lightning Strikes Twice | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1934 |
| Poisoned Ivory | Florence's Brother | 1934 |
| Kid Millions | Ship's Passenger | 1934 |
| Lady by Choice | Nightclub Patron | 1934 |
| A Blasted Event | Brother | 1934 |
| His Greatest Gamble | Gambling Casino Patron | 1934 |
| Contented Calves | Stocking Company Representative | 1934 |
| The Girl from Missouri | Party Guest Dancing with Countess | 1934 |
| Odor in the Court | Thackery D. Ward, Attorney | 1934 |
| Flying Down to Rio | Yankee Clipper | 1933 |
| Morning Glory | Newspaperman | 1933 |
| No Marriage Ties | Newspaper Office Worker | 1933 |
