Rex Bell
Acting Born Oct 16, 1903 Chicago, Illinois, USA 24 credits
Biography
Rex Bell (born George Francis Beldam; October 16, 1903 – July 4, 1962) was an American actor and politician. Bell primarily appeared in Western films during his career. He also appeared in the 1930 movie True to the Navy, starring Clara Bow; Bell and Bow married the following year.
Bell later became involved in politics with the Nevada Republican Party and was the 21st lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1955 until his death in 1962. He was the second Lieutenant Governor to die in office after Henry C. Davis and as of 2025, he is the most recent to have died in office.
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Full filmography
- The Misfits (1961) as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
- Happy Days (1929) as Rex Bell
- Fighting Pioneers (1935) as Lieutenant Bentley
- Salute (1929) as Cadet (uncredited)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Dawn on the Great Divide (1942) as Jack Carson
- Diamond Trail (1933) as 'Speed' Morgan, posing as Frisco Eddie
- Cowboys & Injuns (1950)
- Lucky Larrigan (1932) as Craig Larrigan
- Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl (1999) as Self (archive footage)
- Pleasure Crazed (1929) as Peters
- Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942) as Virgil Earp
- Saddle Aces (1935) as Steve Brandt
- Broadway to Cheyenne (1932) as 'Breezy' Kildare
- The Cowboy Kid (1928) as Jim Barrett
- Lightnin' (1930) as Larry - Betty's Husband
- Disappearing Enemies (1931) as Paul
- Too Much Beef (1936) as Johnny Argyle alias Tucson Smith
- Men of the Plains (1936) as Jim Dean - aka Tom Porter
- Stormy Trails (1936) as Tom Storm
- Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931) as Dave Archer
- Rainbow Ranch (1933) as Ed "Tex" Randall
- Fighting Texans (1933) as Randy Graves
- They Had to See Paris (1929) as Clark McCurdy