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