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Jack Rice | |
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Jack Rice appeared with "I Love Lucy" star William Frawley here in a scene from the 1947 film "Blondie's Anniversary". | |
Vital information | |
Gender: | Male |
Born: | May 14, 1893 |
Birthplace: | Michigan, U.S. |
Died | Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation/ Career: |
Actor |
Years active: | 1933-1963 |
Family and Personal information | |
Character/Show information | |
Appeared on/ involved with: |
I Love Lucy |
Episodes appeared in: | "Lucy Meets Orson Welles" |
Appears as: | Macy's store clerk |
Jack Rice (born May 14, 1893–died December 14, 1968) appeared as a Macy's Department Store cler in the episode of I Love Lucy titled "Lucy Meets Orson Welles" in Season 5. . A revered character actor, Lou was best known for appearing as the scrounging, freeloading brother-in-law in Edgar Kennedy's series of short domestic comedy films at the RKO studios, and also as "Ollie" in around a dozen of Columbia film studio's series of the Blondie comic strip, which starred Penny Singleton; he also appeared with "I Love Lucy" star William Frawley in 1947's Blondie's Anniversary film. . He also played roles in many other shorts, feature films and TV. A versatile character actor with an extenisve resume both in motion pictures and television, He appeared in the films Son of Flubber (1963), That Touch of Mink (1962), Ransom'! (1956), The Spirit of 1976 (1935), The Pride of St. Louis (1952), Blondie's Big Deal (1949), Little Orphan Annie (1938), Walking On Air (1936) and The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959). He also appeared in the television programs, Bonanza, Checkmate and I Love Lucy.
Selected filmography[]
- Glying Down to Rio (1933)
- Dummy Ache (1936)
- Swing Time (1936)
- Stage Door (1937)
- [[Wikipedia:Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance (1937)
- Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
- [[Foreign Correspondent (film)|Foreign Correspondent (1940)
- Hat Check Honey (1944)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
- Crashing Las Vegas (1956)
- That Touch of Mink (1962)
- Son of Flubber (1963)
External links[]
- Jack Rice at the Internet Movie Database
- Jack Rice at Find a Grave Memorial