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Rex Downs(1885-1975)

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Rex Downs was born on 22 August 1885 in Waterville, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Bottled Spider (1914), Defying the Chief (1914) and The Call of the Tribe (1914). He died on 3 February 1975 in Indio, California, USA.
BornAugust 22, 1885
DiedFebruary 3, 1975(89)
BornAugust 22, 1885
DiedFebruary 3, 1975(89)
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Known for

The Bottled Spider
Short
  • Jake Williams - the Former Sheriff
  • 1914
Defying the Chief
Short
  • Snake Eyes - Running Elk's Rival
  • 1914
The Call of the Tribe
Short
  • Captain Huff - Army Surgeon
  • 1914
Brought to Justice
Short
  • Bud Halon - Desperado
  • 1914

Credits

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Actor

  • Nell Shipman in Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers (1918)
    Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers
    • Joe Gregg
    • 1918
  • North of Fifty-Three (1917)
    North of Fifty-Three
    • Joe Brooks
    • 1917
  • Neva Gerber in The Impersonation (1916)
    The Impersonation
    • 1916
  • Helen Holmes in The Runaway Boxcar (1915)
    The Runaway Boxcar
    Short
    • Denny - Yeggman
    • 1915
  • Nerves of Steel (1915)
    Nerves of Steel
    Short
    • Bud Carson - Leader of the Gang
    • 1915
  • Robyn Adair and Helen Holmes in Train Order Number Forty-Five (1915)
    Train Order Number Forty-Five
    Short
    • Borden - Helen's Rival
    • 1915
  • Robyn Adair, Rex Downs, Glen Gano, and Helen Holmes in A Perilous Chance (1915)
    A Perilous Chance
    Short
    • Bull Sterling - Escaped Convict
    • 1915
  • The Broken Train (1915)
    The Broken Train
    Short
    • Wheeler - a Crook
    • 1915
  • The Wild Engine (1915)
    The Wild Engine
    6.4
    Short
    • Superindent Marks
    • 1915
  • Helen Holmes in The Box Car Trap (1915)
    The Box Car Trap
    Short
    • Charlie - Gerald's Son, a Brakeman
    • 1915
  • The Girl Engineer
    Short
    • Evans - Williams' Foreman
    • 1915
  • Rex Downs, Helen Holmes, Leo D. Maloney, and George A. Williams in The Girl on the Trestle (1915)
    The Girl on the Trestle
    Short
    • Freight Conductor
    • 1915
  • Helen Holmes and Leo D. Maloney in The Death Train (1915)
    The Death Train
    Short
    • Doyle - Chief of the Counterfeiters
    • 1915
  • The Gambler's Reformation
    Short
    • Enright - a Squaw Man
    • 1914
  • The Cave of Death
    Short
    • Brown - a Trader
    • 1914

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Rex Emerson Downs
  • Born
    • August 22, 1885
    • Waterville, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • February 3, 1975
    • Indio, California, USA

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