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Birthday: May 12, 1892
Place of Birth: Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Frank Rice

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