Rex De Rosselli (May 1, 1878 – July 21, 1941), was an American actor of the
silent era
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, mainly appearing in
Westerns
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. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in
Kentucky
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and died in
East Saint Louis. He also served as head trainer of the
Universal City Zoo from approximately 1915 to 1917. Rex De Rosselli was described as a "silver-haired
Beau Brummell
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" who alternated film work in the winters and circus work in the summers.
Selected filmography
* ''The Dynamiters'' (1912), directed by
William Duncan
* ''
The Cattle Thief's Escape'' (1913)
* ''
The Spy'' (1914)
* ''
Graft
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'' (1915)
* ''
Coral
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'' (1915)
* ''
The Gift Girl
The Gift Girl is a 1917 American silent film, silent comedy film, comedy directed by Rupert Julian based on the story by Harry R. Durant. The film stars Louise Lovely and Emory Johnson. The photoplay was produced by the Universal Film Manufacturi ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Money Madness'' (1917)
* ''
The Fighting Gringo'' (1917)
* ''
The Brazen Beauty'' (1918)
* ''
The Wine Girl'' (1918)
* ''
The Lion's Claws'' (1918)
* ''
Elmo the Mighty'' (1919)
* ''
Reputation
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...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Man Tamer'' (1921)
* ''
The Rowdy'' (1921)
* ''
Lazy Lightning
''Lazy Lightning'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by William Wyler and starring Art Acord, Fay Wray, and Robert Gordon.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Lance Lighton, a lazy wanderer, is arrested for vagrancy and tak ...
'' (1926)
See also
*
Universal City Zoo, where De Rosselli was head trainer
References
External links
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1878 births
1941 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
Male actors from Kentucky
20th-century American male actors
Male Western (genre) film actors
Animal trainers
Zoo directors
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