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