



Rex Bell
Acting1903Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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Known For
Acting History
1999
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
as Self (archive footage)
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
The Misfits
as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
1950
1942
Dawn on the Great Divide
as Jack Carson
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
as Virgil Earp
1936
Stormy Trails
as Tom Storm
Law and Lead
as Jimmy Sawyer
West of Nevada
as Jim Carden, posing as Jim Lloyd
The Idaho Kid
as Todd Hollister aka Idaho
Men of the Plains
as Jim Dean - aka Tom Porter
Too Much Beef
as Johnny Argyle alias Tucson Smith
1935
Saddle Aces
as Steve Brandt
1934
The Tonto Kid
as 'Skeets" Slawson aka The Tonto Kid
1933
Fighting Texans
as Randy Graves
Rainbow Ranch
as Ed "Tex" Randall
Diamond Trail
as 'Speed' Morgan, posing as Frisco Eddie
Crashing Broadway
as Tad Wallace
1932
The Arm of the Law
as Robin Dale, a Reporter
Broadway to Cheyenne
as 'Breezy' Kildare
Lucky Larrigan
as Craig Larrigan
The Man from Arizona
as Kent Rogers
1931
Battling with Buffalo Bill
as Dave Archer
Forgotten Women
as Jimmy Burke
1930
True to the Navy
as Eddie
Courage
as Lynn Willard
Lightnin'
as Larry - Betty's Husband
Harmony at Home
as Dick Grant
1929
Joy Street
as Eddie
Salute
as Cadet (uncredited)
Happy Days
as Rex Bell
They Had to See Paris
as Clark McCurdy
1928
The Cowboy Kid
as Jim Barrett







