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