Frank Rice
Born: 1892-05-12 in Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Died: 1936-01-09
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1936
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine as Zeke Denker
- The Oregon Trail as Red
1935
- Border Brigands as Rocky O'Leary, RCMP
- Public Hero Number 1 as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- Loser's End as Amos
- The Ivory-Handled Gun as Pike
- Too Tough to Kill as Swede Mulhausen
- Trails of the Wild as Missouri
- Valley of Wanted Men as Ned
- Cheers of the Crowd
- Hard Rock Harrigan as McClintock, Superindendant
- She Couldn't Take It as Milkman
- Stone of Silver Creek as Tom Lucas
1934
- The Red Rider as Deputy Harp Harris
- The Notorious Sophie Lang as Cop (uncredited)
- Terror of the Plains as Banty (Tom's Sidekick)
- Charlie Chan's Courage as Prospector
- David Harum as Robinson (uncredited)
- Wheels of Destiny as Pinwheel
- The Fighting Ranger as Thunder, Texas Ranger
1933
- Penthouse as Unknown Man on Phone (uncredited)
- King of the Arena as Tin Star
- The Fiddlin' Buckaroo as Banty
- Phantom Thunderbolt as Nevady
- Somewhere in Sonora as Riley
- The Trail Drive as 'Thirsty'
1932
- Horse Feathers as Doorman at Speakeasy (uncredited)
- Forbidden Trail as Sheriff Hibbs
- The Menace as Jim
- The Wet Parade as Expectant Father / Bootleg Thug (uncredited)
- Robbers' Roost as Daniels
- Hello Trouble as Hardpan - the Cook
- Love Affair as Eddie - Aviator (uncredited)
- The Sunset Trail as Taterbug
1931
- Border Law as Thunder Rogers
- Riders of the North as The Parson
- The Squaw Man as Grouchy
- Chickens Come Home as Hardy's Dinner Servant
- Shotgun Pass as Sagebrush
- Corsair as Fish Face
- Freighters of Destiny as 'Rough'
- The Conquering Horde as Spud Grogan
- The False Madonna as Bus Driver
1930
- Shadow Ranch as Ranny Williams
- Down with Husbands as Archie Winnem
- Parade of the West as Snuffy
- Song of the Caballero as Andrea
- The Fighting Legion as 'Cloudy' Jones
- Love Your Neighbor
1929
- Dangerous Females as The Man
- Stairs of Sand as Stage Driver
- The Lawless Legion as Flapjack
- The Wagon Master as Grasshoper Jim
- The Royal Rider as Wild West Show Member
- Faro Nell
- The Vagabond Cub as Hank Robbins
- The Overland Telegraph as Easy
- Pals of the Prairie as Hank Robbins
1928
- A Thief in the Dark
- The Bantam Cowboy as Sidewinder Steve
- Rough Ridin' Red as Hank Robbins
- Won in the Clouds as Percy Hogan
- Headin' for Danger as Andy Johnson
- The Hound of Silver Creek as Slim Terwilliger
- Young Whirlwind as Hank
- Orphan of the Sage as Hank Robbins
1927
- Red Signals as The Professor
- Tom's Gang as Andy Barker
- Sky High Saunders as 'Whispering' Hicks
- Three Miles Up as Professor
- The Boy Rider as Hank Robbins
1926
- The Border Sheriff as Marsh Hewitt
- With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo as Lige Beardsley
- Flying High as Haines - the Mechanic
- With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness as Hank Vaughan
- The Fighting Buckaroo as Any Parker
1925
- The Gold Rush as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- Ridin' Pretty as Barb Wire
- The Cloud Rider as Hank Higgins
- The Call of Courage as Slim
- Spook Ranch as Sheriff
- Just Plain Folks
1924
- Wolves of the North as Dan Martin
- The Ridin' Kid from Powder River as Cal Huxley
- Dynamite Dan as Boss
1923
- The Red Warning as Toby Jones
- The Forbidden Trail as Toby Jones
- Desert Rider as Toby Jones
1922
- Riders of the Law as Toby Jones
1914
- Richelieu as Huget