Rex Bell

Rex Bell

Known for

Acting

Born

October 16, 1903

Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

July 4, 1962 (aged 58)

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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Best known work

The Misfits
The Misfits
1961
Hollywood
Hollywood
1980
Dawn on the Great Divide
Dawn on the Great Divide
1942
They Had to See Paris
They Had to See Paris
1929
Broadway to Cheyenne
Broadway to Cheyenne
1932
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
Salute
Salute
1929
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
1933
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
The Arm of the Law
The Arm of the Law
1932

Filmography

  1. 2012

    Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
  2. 1999

    Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

    as Self (archive footage)

  3. 1983

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  4. 1980

    HollywoodTV

    as Self (archive footage, uncredited) (1 episode)

  5. 1961

    The Misfits

    as Old Cowboy (uncredited)

  6. 1950

  7. 1942

  8. 1942

  9. 1936

    Stormy Trails

    as Tom Storm

  10. 1936

    Law and Lead

    as Jimmy Sawyer

  11. 1936

    Men of the Plains

    as Jim Dean - aka Tom Porter

  12. 1936

    The Idaho Kid

    as Todd Hollister aka Idaho

  13. 1936

    West of Nevada

    as Jim Carden, posing as Jim Lloyd

  14. 1936

    Too Much Beef

    as Johnny Argyle alias Tucson Smith

  15. 1935

    Saddle Aces

    as Steve Brandt

  16. 1935

    Fighting Pioneers

    as Lieutenant Bentley

  17. 1934

    The Tonto Kid

    as 'Skeets" Slawson aka The Tonto Kid

  18. 1934

  19. 1933

    Rainbow Ranch

    as Ed "Tex" Randall

  20. 1933

    The Fugitive

    as Joe Kean

  21. 1933

    Fighting Texans

    as Randy Graves

  22. 1933

    Crashing Broadway

    as Tad Wallace

  23. 1933

    Diamond Trail

    as 'Speed' Morgan, posing as Frisco Eddie

  24. 1933

  25. 1932

    Lucky Larrigan

    as Craig Larrigan

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