Jack Rice
Jack Rice was an American actor best known for appearing as the scrounging, freeloading brother-in-law in Edgar Kennedy's series of short domestic comedy films at the RKO studio, and also as "Ollie" in around a dozen of Columbia Pictures's series of the Blondie comic strip.
Death
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rice died in Woodland Hills at the age of 75. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Selected filmography
No Marriage Ties – Newspaper Office Worker Morning Glory – Newspaperman Flying Down to Rio – Yankee Clipper His Greatest Gamble – Gambling Casino Patron The Girl from Missouri – Party Guest Dancing with Countess Lady by Choice – Nightclub Patron Kid Millions – Ship's Passenger Lightning Strikes Twice – Hotel Desk Clerk Break of Hearts – New Year's Eve Celebrant Woman Wanted – Man Walking With Cane in Hotel Hi, Gaucho! – Pasquale – Horse Thief Annie Oakley – Bit Man in Saloon Tough Guy – Percy Love on a Bet – Passenger Waiting for Washroom The [Farmer in the Dell (film)|The Farmer in the Dell] – Charlie Silly Billies – Cavalry Officer Murder on a Bridle Path – Violet's Hotel Manager The Last Outlaw – Card Player Rhythm on the Range – Train Station Smoocher Dummy Ache – Florence's BrotherThe Bride Walks Out – New Year's Eve Emcee Swing Time – Wedding Guest Walking on Air – Sponsor Mummy's Boys – Second Officer The [Plough and the Stars (film)|The Plough and the Stars] – Minor Role Shall We Dance – Hotel Desk Clerk Easy Living – Man in Ball's Outer Office Stage Door – Playwright She Married an Artist – Attendant Lady Behave! – Clerk Wise Girl – Actor in Department Store Window I Met My Love Again – Professor George B. Stockwell Arson Gang Busters – BradburyCrime Ring – Goshen's Employee Carefree – Man with Walking Cane The Mad Miss Manton – Doctor Little Orphan Annie – Bugs MacIntoshTwelve Crowded Hours – Professor Busby The Flying Irishman – Airplane Owner Selling It to Corrigan The Rookie Cop – Jewelry Store Owner Five Little Peppers and How They Grew – Mr. Barker Those High Grey Walls – Bruised-Hand Convict Sabotage – Minor Role Mr. Smith Goes to Washington – Lang Blondie Brings Up Baby – Detective with Mason Money to Burn – ThorneThe Shadow – Taylor Danger on Wheels – ParkerFive Little Peppers at Home – Bainbridge Turnabout – Second Photographer Passport to Alcatraz – Detective We Who Are Young – Savoy-Carlton Hotel Clerk The Lady in Question – Gaston Foreign Correspondent – Donald He Stayed for Breakfast – Marianne's Chauffeur The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date – Salesman Helping Lanyard Ellery Queen, Master Detective – Rogers' Assistant Adventure in Washington – Announcer Men of the Timberland – MacGregor's SecretaryBroadway Limited – Haughty Reporter You'll Never Get Rich – 5th Avenue Jewelry Salesman Niagara Falls – Hotel ClerkNew York Town – Oliver Brooklyn Orchid – Hotel Desk Clerk Yokel Boy – Teller Take a Letter, Darling – Salesman A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen – Railroad Ticket Clerk Moonlight Masquerade – Hotel Clerk Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen – Railway Ticket Agent The Secret Code – Fred, Jensen's Clerk Lucky Legs – Jewelry Salesman Reveille with Beverly – Davis Two Weeks to Live – Hotel Clerk She Has What It Takes – KimballGood Morning, Judge – Hotel Clerk Gildersleeve's Bad Day – Hotel Clerk Charlie Good Luck, Mr. Yates – Steve Gals, Incorporated – Partridge Petticoat Larceny – Radio Actor Honeymoon Lodge – Surprised Man in Train Station Passport to Suez – Hotel Night Clerk So This Is Washington – Golf Hotel Desk Clerk The Adventures of a Rookie – Jim – Father of Party Guest So's Your Uncle – DesignerDangerous Blondes – Scott Crazy House – Dentist A Scream in the Dark – Desk Clerk at the Harvard Arms Campus Rhythm – Company Rep with Flowers Swingtime Johnny – BillWhat a Woman! – Tailor Week-End Pass – JenkinsCasanova in Burlesque – Emory, the Dress Designer Hat Check Honey – C.B.Cover Girl – Reporter Hey, Rookie – Highbrow Lady, Let's Dance – GivenLouisiana Hayride – Hotel Clerk Ever Since Venus – Butler The Merry Monahans – Ham Actor San Diego, I Love You – Hotel Clerk Goin' to Town – ClarkThe Mark of the Whistler – Mailman Bowery to Broadway – Quartette Member Hi, Beautiful – Board Member Carolina Blues – Jerry Practically Yours – Courturier Under Western Skies – Neil MathewsHer Lucky Night – PercyLeave It to Blondie – Ollie Shaw Eve Knew Her Apples – Hotel Clerk Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion – Mr. Obie The Naughty Nineties – Waiter Radio Stars on Parade – Theater Usher Sunset in El Dorado – Mr. Hollingsworth Life with Blondie – Ollie Shaw The Stork Club – Stork Club Captain #2 Because of Him – Florist Meet Me on Broadway – Grannis Blondie's Lucky Day – Ollie Shaw The Runaround – Information Clerk Blondie Knows Best – Ollie Shaw The Best Years of Our Lives – Apartment Desk Clerk Vacation in Reno – Mr. Shark Blondie's Big Moment – Oliver "Ollie" MertonThe Pilgrim Lady – Hotel ClerkBlondie's Holiday – Ollie ShawA Likely Story – Secretary to the Senator Living in a Big Way – Court Stenographer Dark Delusion – Floorwalker They Won't Believe Me – Tour Conductor The Hucksters – Clerk – Selling Ties Cass Timberlane – Vincent Osprey – Arthur Olliford's Attorney Her Husband's Affairs – Slocum It Had to Be You – Floorwalker Blondie's Anniversary – Ollie ShawThe Bride Goes Wild – Reporter The [Return of the Whistler] – George Sawyer My Dog Rusty – Jack, the Photographer Blondie's Reward – Ollie MertonBlondie's Secret – Ollie MertonBlondie's Big Deal – Ollie MertonTake Me Out to the Ball Game – Room Clerk The Barkleys of Broadway – Ticket Man Take One False Step – Good Humor Man The Sickle or the Cross – Radio EngineerThe Good Humor Man – Roger, Bridegroom Beware of Blondie – Ollie ShawShakedown – Floorwalker Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard – Power Company ClerkCorky of Gasoline Alley – Ames Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick – Hotel Clerk The Pride of St. Louis – Voorhees The Brigand – Tailor Stars and Stripes Forever – Mr. Jones The Silver Whip – Clyde Morrison, Silver City Telegrapher The Marksman – ClerkRansom! – George's Assistant Crashing Las Vegas – WileyToo Much, Too Soon – Druggist The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock – Booster That Touch of Mink – Customer at Automat Son of Flubber – 2nd Juror