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Rex Downing

Date of Birth: 21st April 1925
Details of Death: 18th November 2020
Country of Birth: USA

Biography

Rex Downing began in 'Our Gang' comedies, but his roles in these, and in feature films, were usually minor. He first received real attention when he played Young Heathcliff in the 1939 William Wyler film "Wuthering Heights" (1939). This was followed by major roles in "Mandrake, the Magician" (1939) and "Blood and Sand" (1941). After serving in World War Two, he returned to films, but only picked up a few small parts, so he eventually quit acting to become a teacher.

Notes

Brother of boy actor Barry Downing

Filmography

Branded a Coward (1935) (as Young Billy Hume)
Little Sinner (1935)
Our Gang Follies of 1936 (1935)
Teacher's Beau (1935)
General Spanky (1936) (as Kid Army Member - uncredited)
Little Miss Nobody (1936) (as Orphan - uncredited)
Pay As You Exit (1936) (as Audience Member)
The Pinch Singer (1936)
Two Too Young (1936) (as Student - uncredited)
Glove Taps (1937)
Love on Toast (1937)
The Pigskin Palooka (1937)
Wells Fargo (1937)
Black Bandit (1938) (as Young Don)
The Man on the Rock (1938)
Adventure in Diamonds (1939) (as Buttons - uncredited)
Mandrake, the Magician (1939) (as Tommy Houston)
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) (as François Rappard)
The Escape (1939) (as Tommy Rogers)
Wuthering Heights (1939) (as Heathcliff as a Boy)
Blood and Sand (1941)
Men of Boys Town (1941) (as Miles Fenlay)

Roles when Rex Downing was older than 15

The Little Rascals (1955) (as Kid 1935-1937)

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