About

Known credits:
156
Birthday:
1903-02-11
Place of birth:
Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA
Website:
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Rex Lease

Overview

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 McCoy silents at MGM, one of which was The Law of the Range (1928) which had a very young Joan Crawford as the heroine and Rex as the "Solitaire Kid". Tim and Lease became friends, and over the next dozen or so years he appeared in seven more McCoy westerns.

He had a featured role in director Frank Capra's The Younger Generation (1929), a tale of a Jewish family that move to a more upscale neighborhood.

He successfully made the transition to talkies, and starred in melodramas, action flicks, old dark house mysteries, and comedies as well as a couple of western serials and about a dozen low-budget sagebrush yarns and outdoor adventures.

In between lead roles, Lease did featured parts in some B westerns. He was Hoot Gibson's brother in Cavalcade of the West (1936); Rex played the "Pecos Kid" in McCoy's Lightnin' Bill Carson (1936); and he worked in a couple of Tom Tylers, Ridin' On (1936) and Fast Bullets (1936). Rex's finale as a star had him teaming up with Rin-Tin-Tin Jr. in The Silver Trail (1937).

Though no longer afforded star billing, he continued in smaller roles into the 1950s in films and on TV.

Known for

Acting
1957 A Hatful of Rain Actor Man at Mailbox (uncredited) 59
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1957 The Unholy Wife Actor Mr. White (uncredited) 58
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1956 Backlash Actor Sergeant Blane (uncredited) 59
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1956 Perils of the Wilderness Actor Sergeant Jim Rodney 59
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1953 Shadows of Tombstone Actor Fake Drunk 59
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1953 Gun Belt Actor Lynch Mob Member (uncredited) 59
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1953 Ride, Vaquero! Actor Deputy 58
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1952 Toughest Man in Arizona Actor N/A
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1952 Lost in Alaska Actor Old-Timer 59
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1952 Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair Actor Sheriff 58
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1952 Colorado Sundown Actor Rancher who finds dog 58
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1952 The Wild North Actor Townsman (uncredited) 59
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1951 Pals of the Golden West Actor Cattleman at Meeting (uncredited) N/A
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1950 Frisco Tornado Actor Henchman 59
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1950 Covered Wagon Raid Actor Bob Davis 59
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1950 Hills of Oklahoma Actor Joe Brant N/A
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1950 Curtain Call at Cactus Creek Actor Yellowstone 59
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1950 Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town Actor Clallan County Sheriff (uncredited) 59
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1950 Code of the Silver Sage Actor Captain Matthews 59
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1950 Singing Guns Actor Stage Driver 58
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1949 Gun Cargo Actor Capt. Jim Parker N/A
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1948 Out of the Storm Actor Gus Clute 59
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1948 Night Time in Nevada Actor Officer (uncredited) 58
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1948 A Foreign Affair Actor M.P. Lieutenant (uncredited) 61
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1948 The Gallant Legion Actor Conductor 59
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1947 The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap Actor Hank 58
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1947 Buck Privates Come Home Actor Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited) 59
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1947 California Actor Stranger (uncredited) 59
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1946 The Crimson Ghost Actor Bain 58
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1946 White Tie and Tails Actor Briggs (uncredited) 58
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1946 The Time of Their Lives Actor Sgt. Makepeace 59
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1946 Canyon Passage Actor Card Player (uncredited) 59
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1946 Sun Valley Cyclone Actor Army Sergeant 58
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1946 Days of Buffalo Bill Actor Bill Clinker N/A
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1946 The Phantom Rider Actor Randall 59
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1945 Why Girls Leave Home Actor Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) 59
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1945 Swingin' on a Rainbow Actor Cab Driver (uncredited) N/A
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1945 On Stage Everybody Actor Onlooker (uncredited) N/A
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1945 You Came Along Actor Airport Attendant (uncredited) 59
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1945 The Naughty Nineties Actor Sheriff Wright (uncredited) 59
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1945 Springtime in Texas Actor Pete Grant N/A
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1945 Santa Fe Saddlemates Actor Smiley 59
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1945 Flame of Barbary Coast Actor Collingswood 58
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1945 Lone Texas Ranger Actor Henchman Whitey 59
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1945 Earl Carroll Vanities Actor Policeman 58
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1944 Firebrands of Arizona Actor Deputy Mike 58
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1944 Dead Man's Eyes Actor 59
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1944 Code of the Prairie Actor N/A
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1944 Bordertown Trail Actor Sgt. Jenkins N/A
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1944 Call of the Rockies Actor Miner Kendall 59
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1943 Calling Dr. Death Actor 59
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1943 Phony Express Actor Red's Henchman 58
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1943 Corvette K-225 Actor Coxswain 58
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1943 So's Your Uncle Actor Hotel Clerk 58
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1943 Riders of the Rio Grande Actor Father of Twins N/A
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1943 Daredevils of the West Actor Jack N/A
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1943 King of the Cowboys Actor Bridge Henchman 58
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1943 Idaho Actor Henchman 58
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1943 Keep 'Em Slugging Actor Personnel Manager 58
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1943 Haunted Ranch Actor Rex Lease 59
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1943 Dead Man's Gulch Actor Henchman N/A
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1943 Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground Actor Zeke Larkin N/A
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1942 The Mummy's Tomb Actor Townsman (uncredited) 58
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1942 Eyes of the Underworld Actor (uncredited) 58
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1942 Tomorrow We Live Actor Shorty 58
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1942 Sunset Serenade Actor Martin Rider 58
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1942 Boss of Hangtown Mesa Actor Bert Lawler N/A
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1942 The Silver Bullet Actor Rance Harris 58
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1942 The Pride of the Yankees Actor Spectator (uncredited) 61
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1942 Lady in a Jam Actor Drunk (uncredited) 58
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1942 Eagle Squadron Actor German soldier N/A
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1942 In Old California Actor Gold Strike Rider 58
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1942 The Cyclone Kid Actor Henchman Ben Rankin 58
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1942 Saboteur Actor Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited) 63
Fair
1942 Frisco Lil Actor 59
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1942 Raiders of the West Actor Henchman Joe - Pete in Credits N/A
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1942 Arizona Terrors Actor First Toll Collector Henchman N/A
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1941 Sierra Sue Actor Rancher Rex N/A
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1941 Jesse James at Bay Actor Henchman Gregg 58
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1941 Tonto Basin Outlaws Actor Stanley, Jane's Editor N/A
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1941 Death Valley Outlaws Actor Marshal Jim Collins N/A
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1941 Outlaws of Cherokee Trail Actor Fake Marshall N/A
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1941 Bad Man of Deadwood Actor Townsman 58
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1941 Billy the Kid in Santa Fe Actor Jeff 58
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1941 Nevada City Actor Masked Henchman 58
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1941 Outlaws of the Rio Grande Actor Henchman Luke N/A
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1941 The Phantom Cowboy Actor Sheriff Ben Jeffers 59
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1941 Billy the Kid's Range War Actor Henchman Buck posing as Billy the Kid 59
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1940 Billy the Kid's Gun Justice Actor Henchman Buck 58
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1940 Riders of Black Mountain Actor Sheriff Clay Mathews N/A
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1940 The Trail Blazers Actor Engineer Reynolds N/A
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1940 Under Texas Skies Actor Jim Marsden 58
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1940 One Man's Law Actor Spike Hudkins N/A
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1940 Rancho Grande Actor Henchman Joe 58
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1940 The Grapes of Wrath Actor Cop (uncredited) 71
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1940 A Chump at Oxford Actor Bank Robber (uncredited) 60
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1940 The Shadow Actor Garage Henchman 58
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1939 South of the Border Actor Telegrapher 58
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1939 In Old Monterey Actor Soldier 58
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1939 S.O.S Tidal Wave Actor Ambulance Attendant 59
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1939 The Lone Ranger Rides Again Actor Evans 59
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1938 Land of Fighting Men Actor Ed -Henchman N/A
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1938 Professor Beware Actor Reporter 59
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1938 Desert Patrol Actor Dan Drury N/A
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1938 Code of the Rangers Actor Jack Strong N/A
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1938 Midnight Intruder Actor Track Spectator (uncredited) 58
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1938 Swing It, Sailor! Actor Interne 59
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1937 The Mysterious Pilot Actor "Kansas" Eby N/A
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1937 Heroes of the Alamo Actor Colonel William B. Travis 59
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1937 The Silver Trail Actor Bob Crandall 58
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1936 Ten Laps to Go Actor Larry Evans 59
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1936 Fury Below Actor Joe Norsen 58
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1936 Cavalcade of the West Actor Asa Knox aka Ace Carter 58
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1936 Aces and Eights Actor Jose Hernandez 59
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1936 The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand Actor Walter Jameson 58
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1936 Lightnin' Bill Carson Actor Fred Rand aka The Pecos Kid 59
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1936 Custer's Last Stand Actor Kit Cardigan / John C. Cardigan N/A
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1936 Ridin' On Actor Danny O'Neil N/A
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1936 Roarin' Guns Actor Jerry 59
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1936 Custer's Last Stand Actor Kit Cardigan 59
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1936 Fast Bullets Actor Jimmy 59
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1935 The Man from Guntown Actor Alan McArthur N/A
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1935 Rough Riding Ranger Actor Corporal Daniels aka Tombstone Kid N/A
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1935 Fighting Caballero Actor Joaquin Florenz 58
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1935 The Ghost Rider Actor Dave 58
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1935 Cyclone of the Saddle Actor Andy 59
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1935 Pals of the Range Actor Steve Barton N/A
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1935 The Cowboy and the Bandit Actor Bill Bodie 58
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1934 Inside Information Actor Lloyd Wilson 58
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1932 Midnight Morals Actor Preen Lazetti N/A
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1932 The Monster Walks Actor Ted Clayton 58
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1931 Chinatown After Dark Actor Jim Bonner 58
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1931 In Old Cheyenne Actor Jim the Cheyenne Kid N/A
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1931 The Sign of the Wolf Actor Tom N/A
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1930 The Utah Kid Actor Cal Reynolds N/A
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1930 Borrowed Wives Actor Peter Foley 58
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1930 Wings of Adventure Actor Dave Kent 59
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1930 Hot Curves Actor Jim Dolan 59
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1930 Sunny Skies Actor Jim Grant 58
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1930 Troopers Three Actor Eddie Haskins 59
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1929 Two Sisters Actor Allan Rhodes 58
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1929 The Younger Generation Actor Eddie Lesser 58
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1929 Girls Who Dare Actor Chet Randolf N/A
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1928 Stolen Love Actor Bill N/A
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1928 Broadway Daddies Actor Richard Kennedy 58
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1928 Red Riders of Canada Actor Pierre Duval N/A
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1928 Queen of the Chorus Actor Billy Cooke N/A
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1928 The Law of the Range Actor Solitaire Kid 58
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1927 The College Hero Actor Jim Halloran 58
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1927 The Outlaw Dog Actor Bill Brady N/A
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1927 Moulders of Men Actor Jim Barry N/A
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1926 The Last Alarm Actor Tom N/A
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1926 The Mystery Pilot Actor Bob Jones N/A
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1925 The Last Edition Actor Clarence Walker 58
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1925 Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle Actor The Spirit of the Bottle 59
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1924 Chalk Marks Actor Bert Thompson N/A
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