Jack Rice (born Earl Clifford Rice; May 14, 1893 – December 14, 1968) 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" (a.k.a. "Oliver Merton" and "Oliver Shaw") in around a dozen of Columbia Pictures's series of the Blondie comic strip.[1]

Jack Rice
Rice in Niagara Falls (1941)
Born
Earl Clifford Rice

(1893-05-14)May 14, 1893
DiedDecember 14, 1968(1968-12-14) (aged 75)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeValhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1920–1963

Death

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Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rice died in Woodland Hills at the age of 75. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.[2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "JACK RICE". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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