Frank Rice
Known for: Acting
Born: May 12, 1892
Died: January 9, 1936
Place of birth: Muskegon, Michigan, USA
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.
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Filmography
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6.5
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
7.0
The Oregon Trail
1936
7.5
Too Tough to Kill
1935
7.0
The Ivory-Handled Gun
1935
6.3
Valley of Wanted Men
1935
5.3
She Couldn't Take It
1935
5.8
Cheers of the Crowd
1935
8.0
Trails of the Wild
19355.0
Hard Rock Harrigan
1935
7.0
Border Brigands
1935
6.3
Public Hero Number 1
1935
8.0
Stone of Silver Creek
1935
8.0
Loser's End
1935
10.0
Terror of the Plains
1934
6.7
The Notorious Sophie Lang
1934
7.0
The Red Rider
1934
8.7
Charlie Chan's Courage
1934
6.7
The Fighting Ranger
1934
7.5
David Harum
1934
5.3
Wheels of Destiny
1934
6.9
Penthouse
1933
10.0
The Trail Drive
1933
8.0
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
1933
8.5
King of the Arena
1933
5.1
Somewhere in Sonora
1933
4.6
Phantom Thunderbolt
1933
6.0
Robbers' Roost
1932
4.3
Forbidden Trail
1932
6.9
Horse Feathers
1932
7.0
Hello Trouble
1932
6.2
The Wet Parade
1932
5.7
Love Affair
1932
8.5
The Sunset Trail
1932
5.6
The Menace
1932
7.0
The False Madonna
19317.0
Mounted Fury
1931
4.4
Corsair
1931
8.0
Shotgun Pass
1931
8.0
Freighters of Destiny
1931
6.0
Border Law
1931
5.4
The Squaw Man
1931
7.0
Riders of the North
1931
7.0
The Conquering Horde
1931
6.6
Chickens Come Home
19317.0
Love Your Neighbor
1930
6.5
Shadow Ranch
1930
10.0
Song of the Caballero
1930
7.5
Mountain Justice
1930
8.0
The Fighting Legion
19306.5
Down with Husbands
1930
9.0
Parade of the West
1930
10.0
Dangerous Females
1929
9.0
Faro Nell or, In Old Californy
1929
7.0
The Wagon Master
19298.0
Pals of the Prairie
1929
NR
Stairs of Sand
1929
9.0
The Overland Telegraph
1929
7.0
The Royal Rider
1929
9.0
The Lawless Legion
1929NR
The Vagabond Cub
1929
8.0
Orphan of the Sage
1928
9.0
Headin' for Danger
1928
7.0
Rough Ridin' Red
1928
8.0
Young Whirlwind
19288.0
The Bantam Cowboy
1928
7.0
The Hound of Silver Creek
1928
7.0
A Thief in the Dark
19287.0
The Pinto Kid
1928
7.0
Won in the Clouds
19287.0
The Slingshot Kid
1927
10.0
Wolf Fangs
1927
9.0
Sky High Saunders
19279.0
The Boy Rider
1927
10.0
Three Miles Up
1927
7.0
Tom's Gang
1927
9.0
Red Signals
1927
10.0
Flying High
1926
7.0
With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo
1926
9.0
With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness
1926
10.0
The Border Sheriff
1926
7.0
The Fighting Buckaroo
1926
8.0
The Call of Courage
192510.0
Two-Fisted Jones
1925
8.0
Spook Ranch
1925
8.0
The Gold Rush
19257.0
Riders of Mystery
1925
7.0
Ridin' Pretty
1925NR
Just Plain Folks
1925
7.5
The Cloud Rider
192510.0
The Air Hawk
1924
10.0
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
1924
6.0
Dynamite Dan
1924
10.0
Wolves of the North
1924
9.0
The Galloping Ace
1924
7.0
The Red Warning
1923
6.0
Desert Rider
1923
6.5
The Forbidden Trail
1923
7.0
Riders of the Law
1922
NR
Richelieu
1914