Career
Rex Downing started his film career in several Our Gang comedies, but his roles there and in feature films were usually small. He received first attention when he played Young Heathcliff in the 1939 William Wyler film, which was nominated for eight Oscars. In the following time Downing had a major role in the B-Movie serial and played young Tyrone Power in.
After his service in World World War II, he returned to film business in 1946, but only got small parts.
He left film business in 1948 and later became a teacher around Los Los Angeles