James Bell: movies and TV shows
James Bell has 91 credits in the archive: 79 films and 12 TV series, from 1932 to 1963. Highest rated: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1932 – 1963 · busiest year: 1955 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Twilight of Honor | Charles Crispin | Film | 6.5 | 71 |
| 1961 | Posse from Hell | Benson | Film | 6.2 | 69 |
| 1961 | Claudelle Inglish | Josh | Film | 5.2 | 69 |
| 1960 | Checkmate | Old Ben | TV | 4.8 | 68 |
| 1960 | Escape to Sonoita | Andy Davis | Film | 7.3 | 68 |
| 1960 | The Shape of the River | John Briggs | Film | — | 68 |
| 1959 | The Trap | Clint Edwards | Film | 6.9 | 67 |
| 1959 | -30- | Ben Quinn | Film | 6.0 | 67 |
| 1959 | The Oregon Trail | Jeremiah Cooper | Film | 5.7 | 67 |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Boniface Terry | TV | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Alex | TV | 6.3 | 66 |
| 1958 | Bronco | Station Agent (uncredited) | TV | 6.0 | 66 |
| 1958 | In Love and War | Sidney Lenaine | Film | 6.7 | 66 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | P. E. Overbrook | TV | 7.7 | 65 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | J. J. Stanley | TV | 7.7 | 65 |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds | Walt Elliott | TV | 5.9 | 65 |
| 1957 | The Tin Star | Judge Thatcher | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1957 | The Lonely Man | Judge Hart | Film | 6.1 | 65 |
| 1957 | Johnny Trouble | Rev. Harrington | Film | 4.6 | 65 |
| 1957 | Four Girls in Town | Walter Conway | Film | 2.8 | 65 |
| 1957 | Back from the Dead | Mr. Bradley | Film | 5.1 | 65 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Judge Garrison | TV | 6.2 | 64 |
| 1956 | Huk! | Stephen Rogers | Film | 5.2 | 64 |
| 1956 | Tribute to a Bad Man | L.A. Peterson | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 1956 | The Search for Bridey Murphy | Hugh Lynn Cayce | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1956 | A Day of Fury | Doc Logan | Film | 5.9 | 64 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Andy Davis | TV | 7.8 | 63 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Mr. Cosick | TV | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1955 | Marty | Mr. Snyder (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 63 |
| 1955 | Texas Lady | Clay Ballard (Clarion owner) | Film | 5.7 | 63 |
| 1955 | A Lawless Street | Asaph Dean | Film | 5.6 | 63 |
| 1955 | Lay That Rifle Down | Mr. Fetcher | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1955 | Sincerely Yours | Grandpa Hunt | Film | 5.9 | 63 |
| 1955 | The Tilted Tenderfoot | Jim Corbett, trapper | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1955 | Man on the Ledge | Mr. Cosick | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1955 | Teen-Age Crime Wave | Thomas Paul Grant | Film | 4.9 | 63 |
| 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story | Mr. Burger | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1954 | Riding Shotgun | Doc Winkler | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 1954 | Black Tuesday | John Norris | Film | 6.2 | 62 |
| 1954 | About Mrs. Leslie | Mr. Herbert Poole | Film | 7.4 | 62 |
| 1953 | Crime Wave | Daniel O'Keefe | Film | 7.1 | 61 |
| 1953 | The Last Posse | Will Romer | Film | 6.3 | 61 |
| 1953 | Hannah Lee: An American Primitive | Man at Carousel | Film | 6.7 | 61 |
| 1953 | Devil's Canyon | Dr. Betts | Film | 5.0 | 61 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Cass Martin | TV | 7.8 | 60 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Pop Latshaw | TV | 7.8 | 60 |
| 1952 | Crossroads - U.S.A. | Mr. Farnum | Film | — | 60 |
| 1952 | Million Dollar Mermaid | Judge | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1952 | Ride the Man Down | John Evarts | Film | 7.7 | 60 |
| 1952 | Wild Horse Ambush | Sheriff Tom White | Film | 10.0 | 60 |
| 1952 | Japanese War Bride | Ed Sterling | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 1951 | Flying Leathernecks | Colonel | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 1951 | Red Mountain | Dr. Terry | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1951 | The Company She Keeps | Mr. Neeley | Film | 6.2 | 59 |
| 1951 | Arizona Manhunt | Sheriff Tom White | Film | 7.5 | 59 |
| 1951 | Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas | Tom White | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1951 | The Dakota Kid | Sheriff Tom White | Film | 7.5 | 59 |
| 1950 | Dial 1119 | Harrison D. Barnes | Film | 5.5 | 58 |
| 1949 | Streets of Laredo | Ike | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1949 | Roughshod | Pa (Ed) Wyatt | Film | 5.7 | 57 |
| 1948 | I, Jane Doe | Judge Bertrand | Film | 6.4 | 56 |
| 1948 | Sealed Verdict | Mr. Hockland | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1948 | Black Eagle | Frank Hayden | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1947 | Brute Force | Crenshaw | Film | 7.3 | 55 |
| 1947 | Driftwood | Sheriff Bolton | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Sam Hall | Film | 6.1 | 55 |
| 1947 | The Millerson Case | Ezra Minnich | Film | 5.9 | 55 |
| 1947 | Killer McCoy | Father Patrick Ryan | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1947 | Blind Spot | Det. Lt. Fred Applegate | Film | 5.3 | 55 |
| 1947 | Philo Vance's Secret Mission | Sheriff Harry Madison | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1946 | Dead Reckoning | Father Logan | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1946 | The Spiral Staircase | Constable | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1946 | The Unknown | Edward Martin | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1945 | Blood on the Sun | Charley Sprague | Film | 5.9 | 53 |
| 1945 | Thunderhead: Son of Flicka | Gus | Film | 6.6 | 53 |
| 1945 | The Girl of the Limberlost | Wesley Sinton | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1944 | I Love a Soldier | Williams | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1943 | So Proudly We Hail | Col. White | Film | 5.9 | 51 |
| 1943 | I Walked with a Zombie | Dr. Maxwell | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1943 | My Friend Flicka | Gus | Film | 5.9 | 51 |
| 1943 | The Leopard Man | Dr. Galbraith | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1943 | Gangway for Tomorrow | Tom Burke | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1942 | Holiday Inn | Dunbar | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1934 | Student Tour | Indian Fakir | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1933 | Infernal Machine | Spencer | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1933 | Private Detective 62 | Whitey | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1933 | The King's Vacation | Anderson | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1933 | White Woman | Hambly | Film | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1933 | Storm at Daybreak | Peter (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1933 | Day of Reckoning | Slim Williams | Film | 5.1 | 41 |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Red (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 40 |