Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 12, 1892
Place of Birth:
Muskegon, Michigan, USA
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Frank Rice
Biography
Frank Rice was born in Muskegon, Michigan in 1892 and passed away January 9, 1936 in Los Angeles of nephritis and hepatitis (both of which affect the kidneys).
Rice began film work in silents, doing bit and supporting roles in various films, including oaters starring Jack Hoxie, Bill Cody, Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard, Pete Morrison and Buck Jones. In the late 1920s, he settled in as the mature helper/sidekick to youngster Buzz Barton in Buzz's series at Film Booking Office (FBO).
During the 1930s, Rice continued his saddle pal duties, appearing most frequently with Buck Jones and Ken Maynard. But he also assisted or had support roles in westerns with Tom Keene at RKO, Reliable's Jack Perrin and Tom Tyler, Tim McCoy at Columbia, at Fox with George O'Brien, and with John Wayne in his Warners series.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | Zeke Denker |
| 1936 | The Oregon Trail | Red |
| 1935 | Loser's End | Amos |
| 1935 | Valley of Wanted Men | Ned |
| 1935 | Cheers of the Crowd | |
| 1935 | Stone of Silver Creek | Tom Lucas |
| 1935 | Too Tough to Kill | Swede Mulhausen |
| 1935 | Hard Rock Harrigan | McClintock, Superindendant |
| 1935 | Trails of the Wild | Missouri |
| 1935 | Border Brigands | Rocky O'Leary, RCMP |
| 1935 | She Couldn't Take It | Milkman |
| 1935 | Public Hero Number 1 | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Ivory-Handled Gun | Pike |
| 1934 | Wheels of Destiny | Pinwheel |
| 1934 | Terror of the Plains | Banty (Tom's Sidekick) |
| 1934 | The Fighting Ranger | Thunder, Texas Ranger |
| 1934 | The Red Rider | Deputy Harp Harris |
| 1934 | Charlie Chan's Courage | Prospector |
| 1934 | The Notorious Sophie Lang | Cop (uncredited) |
| 1934 | David Harum | Robinson (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Phantom Thunderbolt | Nevady |
| 1933 | King of the Arena | Tin Star |
| 1933 | The Fiddlin' Buckaroo | Banty |
| 1933 | The Trail Drive | 'Thirsty' |
| 1933 | Somewhere in Sonora | Riley |
| 1933 | Penthouse | Unknown Man on Phone (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Hello Trouble | Hardpan - the Cook |
| 1932 | The Sunset Trail | Taterbug |
| 1932 | The Menace | Jim |
| 1932 | Forbidden Trail | Sheriff Hibbs |
| 1932 | Horse Feathers | Doorman at Speakeasy (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Robbers' Roost | Daniels |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade | Expectant Father / Bootleg Thug (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Love Affair | Eddie - Aviator (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Corsair | Fish Face |
| 1931 | The Squaw Man | Grouchy |
| 1931 | Freighters of Destiny | 'Rough' |
| 1931 | The False Madonna | Bus Driver |
| 1931 | Border Law | Thunder Rogers |
| 1931 | Chickens Come Home | Hardy's Dinner Servant |
| 1931 | The Conquering Horde | Spud Grogan |
| 1931 | Riders of the North | The Parson |
| 1931 | Shotgun Pass | Sagebrush |
| 1930 | Love Your Neighbor | |
| 1930 | Down with Husbands | Archie Winnem |
| 1930 | Parade of the West | Snuffy |
| 1930 | The Fighting Legion | 'Cloudy' Jones |
| 1930 | Song of the Caballero | Andrea |
| 1930 | Shadow Ranch | Ranny Williams |
| 1929 | The Overland Telegraph | Easy |
| 1929 | The Royal Rider | Wild West Show Member |
| 1929 | The Vagabond Cub | Hank Robbins |
| 1929 | Pals of the Prairie | Hank Robbins |
| 1929 | The Lawless Legion | Flapjack |
| 1929 | The Wagon Master | Grasshoper Jim |
| 1929 | Dangerous Females | The Man |
| 1929 | Faro Nell | |
| 1929 | Stairs of Sand | Stage Driver |
| 1928 | The Hound of Silver Creek | Slim Terwilliger |
| 1928 | Headin' for Danger | Andy Johnson |
| 1928 | Won in the Clouds | Percy Hogan |
| 1928 | Orphan of the Sage | Hank Robbins |
| 1928 | The Bantam Cowboy | Sidewinder Steve |
| 1928 | Rough Ridin' Red | Hank Robbins |
| 1928 | Young Whirlwind | Hank |
| 1927 | Red Signals | The Professor |
| 1927 | Three Miles Up | Professor |
| 1927 | Tom's Gang | Andy Barker |
| 1927 | Sky High Saunders | 'Whispering' Hicks |
| 1926 | The Fighting Buckaroo | Any Parker |
| 1926 | With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness | Hank Vaughan |
| 1926 | With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo | Lige Beardsley |
| 1926 | The Border Sheriff | Marsh Hewitt |
| 1926 | Flying High | Haines - the Mechanic |
| 1925 | The Call of Courage | Slim |
| 1925 | Just Plain Folks | |
| 1925 | The Cloud Rider | Hank Higgins |
| 1925 | Spook Ranch | Sheriff |
| 1925 | The Gold Rush | Man in Dance Hall (uncredited) |
| 1925 | Ridin' Pretty | Barb Wire |
| 1924 | The Ridin' Kid from Powder River | Cal Huxley |
| 1924 | Dynamite Dan | Boss |
| 1924 | Wolves of the North | Dan Martin |
| 1923 | The Forbidden Trail | Toby Jones |
| 1923 | The Red Warning | Toby Jones |
| 1923 | Desert Rider | Toby Jones |
| 1922 | Riders of the Law | Toby Jones |
| 1914 | Richelieu | Huget |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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