Frank Rice (May 13, 1892 – January 9, 1936) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1912 and 1936. He was born in

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, and died in

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. Rice was educated in

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Selected filmography

* '' Richelieu'' (1914) - Huget * ''A Man from Nowhere'' (1920) - Toby Jones * '' Riders of the Law'' (1922) - Toby Jones * '' The Forbidden Trail'' (1923) - Toby Jones * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Desert Rider'' (1923) - Toby Jones * '' The Ghost City'' (1923) - Sagebrush Hilton * '' The Red Warning'' (1923) - Toby Jones * '' Wanted by the Law'' (1924) - Jerry Hawkins * '' The Galloping Ace'' (1924) - Knack Williams * '' Wolves of the North'' (1924) - Dan Martin * '' Dynamite Dan'' (1924) - Boss * ''

The Ridin' Kid from Powder River ''The Ridin' Kid from Powder River'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson. It was based on a novel by Henry Herbert Knibbs and produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot As descr ...

'' (1924) - Cal Huxley * '' The Air Hawk'' (1924) - Hank * '' The Cloud Rider'' (1925) - Hank Higgins * ''

Ridin' Pretty ''Ridin' Pretty'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring William Desmond, Ann Forrest, and Stanhope Wheatcroft. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Arizona cowboy Sky Parker (Desmond) goe ...

'' (1925) - Barb Wire * ''Just Plain Folks'' (1925) * '' Riders of Mystery'' (1925) - Jerry Jones * ''Moccasins'' (1925) - 'Hard Tack' Avery, the sheriff * '' The Speed Demon'' (1925) - Col. Warren's butler * ''

The Gold Rush ''The Gold Rush'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film also stars Chaplin in his The Tramp, Little Tramp persona, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray (actor), Tom Murray, Henry Ber ...

'' (1925) - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited) * '' Spook Ranch'' (1925) - Sheriff * '' Two-Fisted Jones'' (1925) - Old Bill * '' The Call of Courage'' (1925) - Slim * '' The Fighting Buckaroo'' (1926) - Any Parker * '' The Border Sheriff'' (1926) - Marsh Hewitt * '' Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness'' (1926) - Hank Vaughan * '' The Fighting Peacemaker'' (1926) - Sheriff * '' With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo'' (1926) - Lige Beardsley * '' Flying High'' (1926) - Haines - the Mechanic * ''Red Signals'' (1927) - The Professor * ''

Tom's Gang ''Tom's Gang'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Sharon Lynn and Frankie Darro.Langman, p. 459 Cast * Tom Tyler as Dave Collins * Sharon Lynn as Lucille Rogers * Frankie Darro ...

'' (1927) - Andy Barker * '' Three Miles Up'' (1927) - Professor * '' The Boy Rider'' (1927) - Hank Robbins * '' Wolf Fangs'' (1927) - Pete * '' The Slingshot Kid'' (1927) - Toby * ''

Won in the Clouds ''Won in the Clouds'' is a 1928 American silent film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and starring Al Wilson. Like many actors in the silent film era, Wilson did not survive the transition to "talkies", with ''Won in the Clouds'', one of his las ...

'' (1928) - Percy Hogan * '' The Pinto Kid'' (1928) - Hank Robbins * '' The Hound of Silver Creek'' (1928) - Slim Terwilliger * '' A Thief in the Dark'' (1928) * '' The Bantam Cowboy'' (1928) - Sidewinder Steve *'' Young Whirlwind'' (1928) - Hank * '' Rough Ridin' Red'' (1928) - Hank Robbins * '' Headin' for Danger'' (1928) - Andy Johnson *'' Orphan of the Sage'' (1928) - Hank Robbins * '' The Vagabond Cub'' (1929) - Hank Robbins * '' The Lawless Legion'' (1929) - Flapjack * '' The Royal Rider'' (1929) - Wild West Show Member * '' The Overland Telegraph'' (1929) - Easy * '' Stairs of Sand'' (1929) - Stage Driver * '' Pals of the Prairie'' (1929) - Hank Robbins * ''

The Wagon Master ''The Wagon Master'' is a 1929 American sound part-talkie Western (genre), Western sound film starring Ken Maynard, directed by Harry Joe Brown, and written by Marion Jackson and Leslie Mason. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or ...

'' (1929) - Grasshoper Jim * '' Parade of the West'' (1930) - Snuffy * '' The Fighting Legion'' (1930) - Cloudy Jones * '' The Arizona Kid'' (1930) - Stage Driver (uncredited) * '' Mountain Justice'' (1930) - Man at Dance (uncredited) * '' Song of the Caballero'' (1930) - Andrea * '' Sons of the Saddle'' (1930) - Cowhand (uncredited) * '' The Storm'' (1930) - Pool Player (uncredited) * '' Shadow Ranch'' (1930) - Ranny Williams * ''

Whoopee! ''Whoopee!'' is a 1928 musical comedy play with a book based on Owen Davis's play, ''The Nervous Wreck.'' The musical libretto was written by William Anthony McGuire, with music by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Gus Kahn. The musical premiered o ...

'' (1930) - Cowhand Cook (uncredited) * '' The Conquering Horde'' (1931) - Spud Grogan * '' Riders of the North'' (1931) - The Parson * '' The Squaw Man'' (1931) - Grouchy * '' Border Law'' (1931) - Thunder Rogers * '' Freighters of Destiny'' (1931) - Rough * '' Shotgun Pass'' (1931) - Sagebrush * '' Corsair'' (1931) - Fish Face * '' Mounted Fury'' (1931) - Sandy McNab * '' The False Madonna'' (1931) - Bus Driver (uncredited) * '' The Sunset Trail'' (1932) - Taterbug Watson * '' The Menace'' (1932) - Jim (uncredited) * '' Polly of the Circus'' (1932) - Billboard Poster (uncredited) * '' Love Affair'' (1932) - Eddie - Aviator (uncredited) * '' The Wet Parade'' (1932) - Expectant Father / Bootleg Thug (uncredited) * '' Sky Bride'' (1932) - House Detective (uncredited) * '' Strangers of the Evening'' (1932) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' Mystery Ranch'' (1932) - Tex - Barfly (uncredited) * '' Hello Trouble'' (1932) - Hardpan - the Cook * '' Horse Feathers'' (1932) - Doorman at Speakeasy (uncredited) * '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1932) - Perkins (uncredited) * '' Tess of the Storm Country'' (1932) - Thug (uncredited) * ''

Forbidden Trail ''Forbidden Trail'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enforcement o ...

'' (1932) - Sheriff Hibbs * '' Robbers' Roost'' (1932) - Daniels (uncredited) * '' The Thundering Herd'' (1933) - Blacksmith * '' Phantom Thunderbolt'' (1933) - Nevady * ''

Somewhere in Sonora ''Somewhere in Sonora'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film of the same name. The story was based on a 1925 novel named "Somewhere South" by Wil ...

'' (1933) - Riley * '' King of the Arena'' (1933) - Tin Star * '' Horse Play'' (1933) - Farmer (uncredited) * '' The Fiddlin' Buckaroo'' (1933) - Banty * '' Her First Mate'' (1933) - Sailor on Whaler (uncredited) * '' The Trail Drive'' (1933) - Thirsty * '' Penthouse'' (1933) - Unknown Man on Phone (uncredited) * '' Wheels of Destiny'' (1934) - Pinwheel * '' David Harum'' (1934) - Robinson (uncredited) * ''

Wharf Angel ''Wharf Angel'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by William Cameron Menzies and George Somnes and starring Victor McLaglen, Dorothy Dell, David Landau, and Preston Foster. ''Wharf Angel'' was the first screenplay of Stephen Morehouse A ...

'' (1934) - Sailor on 'The Coyote' (uncredited) * '' The Fighting Ranger'' (1934) - Thunder, Texas Ranger * '' The Last Round-Up'' (1934) - Shrimp * '' Charlie Chan's Courage'' (1934) - Prospector * '' The Red Rider'' (1934, Serial) - Deputy Harp Harris hs. 1-2, 15(uncredited) * '' The Notorious Sophie Lang'' (1934) - Cop (uncredited) * '' You Belong to Me'' (1934) - Stagehand (uncredited) * '' Wagon Wheels'' (1934) - Settler (uncredited) * ''

Belle of the Nineties ''Belle of the Nineties'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Leo McCarey and released by Paramount Pictures. Mae West's fourth motion picture, it was based on her original story ''It Ain't No Sin'', which was also to be the film's title ...

'' (1934) - Best Man at Wedding (uncredited) * '' Terror of the Plains'' (1934) - Banty - Tom's Sidekick * '' One Hour Late'' (1934) - Engineer (uncredited) * '' Loser's End'' (1935) - Amos Butts * ''

Ruggles of Red Gap ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring: Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 nove ...

'' (1935) - Hank Adams (uncredited) * '' Princess O'Hara'' (1935) - Laramie Pink (uncredited) * '' Stone of Silver Creek'' (1935) - Tom Lucas * '' Public Hero No. 1'' (1935) - Cab Driver (uncredited) * '' Border Brigands'' (1935) - Rocky O'Leary, RCMP * '' Hard Rock Harrigan'' (1935) - McClintock - Superindendant * '' Trails of the Wild'' (1935) - Missouri * '' Cheers of the Crowd'' (1935) - (uncredited) * '' The Public Menace'' (1935) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' Powdersmoke Range'' (1935) - Sourdough Jenkins (uncredited) * '' She Couldn't Take It'' (1935) - Milkman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Miner (uncredited) * '' Valley of Wanted Men'' (1935) - Ned (Storekeeper) * '' The Ivory-Handled Gun'' (1935) - Pike * ''

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'' (1935) - Shorty * '' Too Tough to Kill'' (1935) - Swede Mulhauser (uncredited) * '' The Oregon Trail'' (1936) - Red * '' The Trail of the Lonesome Pine'' (1936) - Zeke Denker

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rice, Frank 1892 births 1936 deaths People from Muskegon, Michigan Deaths from hepatitis American male film actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Michigan Male Western (genre) film actors