Actor, Singer. He was best known for playing the character roles of sheriffs, miners, RCMP officers, engineers, sidekicks, stagehands, and settlers, in several classic westerns of the 1920s and 1930s. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Lige Beardsley' in the historical biographical western film, "With Davy Crockett At The Fall Of The Alamo" (1926). The film which was directed by Robert N. Bradbury, written for the screen by Ben Ali Newman, and Clover Roscoe, and which also starred Cullen Landis, Kathryn McGuire, Jay Morley, Anne Berryman, Edward Hearn, Fletcher Norton, Thomas G. Lingham, Bob Fleming, Betty Brown, Steve Clemente, Joe Rickson, Bob Steele, and Ralph McCullough, focuses on Davy Crockett before & during his time at the Battle of the Alamo as one of the defenders, and ultimately, one of those who gave their lives. He is also best remembered for his role as the 'Sheriff' in the western film, "Spook Ranch" (1925), and as 'Hank Vaughan' in the biographical western film, "Daniel Boone Thru The Wilderness" (1926). He was born one of five children as Frank Thomas Rice in Muskegon, Michigan, to Robert Benjamin Rice (1860-1923), and his wife Mary M. Young Rice (1860-1937), on May 13, 1892. He was educated locally and later moved to Portland, Oregon, where he continued with his education. He also worked at a series of jobs including as a salesman for a Real Estate business while living in Portland, Oregon. He later moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue an acting career. He made his actual film debut playing the role of a 'Sheriff' in the short western film, "Betty's Bandit" (1912), which also starred Harry A. Pollard, Lloyd Ingraham, and Henry Otto. Besides, "Betty's Bandit" (1912), "Spook Ranch" (1925), "Daniel Boone Thru The Wilderness" (1926), and "Davy Crockett At The Fall Of The Alamo" (1926), his many other film credits include, "Just In Time" (1913), "Richelieu" (1914), "A Man From Nowhere" (1920), "The Sage-Brush Musketeers" (1921), "Riders Of The Law" (1922), "The Forbidden Trail" (1923), "Blood Test" (1923), "Desert Rider" (1923), "The Ghost City" (1923), "The Red Warning" (1923), "Wanted By The Law" (1924), "The Galloping Ace" (1924), "Wolves Of The North" (1924), "Dynamite Dan" (1924), "The Ridin' Kid From Powder River" (1924), "The Air Hawk" (1924), "The Cloud River" (1925), "Just Plain Folks" (1925), "Ridin' Pretty" (1925), "Riders Of Mystery" (1925), "Moccasins" (1925), "The Speed Demon" (1925), "The Gold Rush" (1925), "Two-Fisted Jones" (1925), "The Call Of Courage" (1925), "The Fighting Buckaroo" (1926), "The Border Sheriff" (1926), "The Fighting Peacemaker" (1926), "The Steeplechaser" (1926), "Flying High" (1926), "Red Signals" (1927), "Tom's Gang" (1927), "Three Miles Up" (1927), "The Boy Rider" (1927), "Sky-High Saunders" (1927), "Wolf Fangs" (1927), "The Slingshot Kid" (1927), "Won In The Clouds" (1928), "The Pinto Kid" (1928), "Thief In The Dark" (1928), "The Hound Of Silver Creek" (1928), "The Bantam Cowboy" (1928), "Young Whirlwind" (1928), "Rough Ridin' Red" (1928), "Headin' For Danger" (1928), "Ophan Of The Sage" (1928), "The Vagabond Cub" (1929), "The Royal Rider" (1929), "The Lawless Legion" (1929), "The Overland Telegraph" (1929), "The Border Wildcat" (1929), "Stairs Of Sand" (1929), "Pals Of The Prairie" (1929), "The Wagon Master" (1929), "Faro Nell" (1929), "Dangerous Females" (1929), "Parade Of The West" (1930), "The Bearded Lady" (1930), "Down With Husbands" (1930), "The Arizona Kid" (1930), "The Fighting Legion" (1930), "Mountain Justice" (1930), "Song Of The Caballero" (1930), "Sons Of The Saddle" (1930), "The Storm" (1930), "Shadow Ranch" (1930), "Whoopee!" (1930), "Love Your Neighbor" (1930), "Dizzy Dates" (1930), "Dumbbells In Derbies" (1931), "Chickens Come Home" (1931), "The Conquering Horde" (1931), "Riders Of The North" (1931), "The Squaw Man" (1931), "Border Law" (1931, in which he sang the song, "If You Fall In Love"), "Freighters Of Destiny" (1931), "Shotgun Pass" (1931), "Corsair" (1931), "Mounted Fury" (1931), "The False Madonna" (1931), "Sunset Trail" (1932), "The Menace" (1932), "Polly Of The Circus" (1932), "The Wet Parade" (1932), "Love Affair" (1932), "Sky Bride" (1932), "Strangers Of The Evening" (1932), "Mystery Ranch" (1932), "Hello Trouble" (1932), "Horse Feathers" (1932), "Pack Up Your Troubles" (1932), "Tess Of The Storm Country" (1932), "Forbidden Trail" (1932), "Robbers' Roost" (1932), "The Thundering Herd" (1933), "Phantom Thunderbolt" (1933), "Somewhere In Sonora" (1933), "King Of The Arena" (1933), "Horse Play" (1933), "Thundering Taxis" (1933), "The Fiddlin' Buckaroo" (1933, in which he sang the songs, "Turkey In The Straw" and "The Wearing Of The Green"), "Her First Mate" (1933), "The Trail Drive" (1933), "Penthouse" (1933), "One Awful Night" (1933), "Wheels Of Destiny" (1934), "David Harum" (1934), "Wharf Angel" (1934), "The Fighting Ranger" (1934, in which he sang the song,"Adios, Adious"), "The Last Round-Up" (1934), "Charlie Chan's Courage" (1934), "The Red Rider" (1934), "The Notoriuos Sophie Lang" (1934), "You Belong To Me" (1934), "Wagon Wheels" (1934), "Belle Of The Nineties" (1934), "Terror Of The Plains" (1934), "One Hour Late" (1934), "Loser's End" (1935), "Ruggles Of Red Gap" (1935), "Princess O'Hara" (1935), "Stone Of Silver Creek" (1935), "Public Hero Number 1" (1935), "Border Brigands" (1935), "Hard Rock Harrigan" (1935), "Trails Of The Wild" (1935), "Cheers Of The Crowd" (1935), "The Public Menace" (1935), "Powdersmoke Range" (1935), "She Couldn't Take It" (1935), "Barbary Coast" (1935), "Valley Of The Wanted Men" (1935), "The Ivory-Handled Gun" (1935), "Nevada" (1935), "Too Tough To Kill" (1935), "The Oregon Trail" (1936), and his last role as 'Zeke Denker' in the western film, "The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" (1936). His acting career was cut tragically short after he developed nephritis and hepatitis and passed away unexpectedly in Los Angeles, California, on January 9, 1936, at the age of 43. He was married to Louise Kaufman Rice (1898-1997), with whom he had one child, a daughter they named Barbara born in 1923. He was also the Brother-in-law of actor and one-time heavyweight contender Al Kaufman (1888-1957).