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