Rex Bell
Known for Acting · 41 credits
- Born
- 1903-10-16
- Died
- 1962-07-04
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- George Francis Beldam
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
The Misfits
1961
as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Lightnin'
1930
as Larry - Betty's Husband
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
as Virgil Earp
Happy Days
1929
as Rex Bell
TV Shows (1)
Movies (40)
The Misfits
1961
as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Lightnin'
1930
as Larry - Betty's Husband
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
as Virgil Earp
Happy Days
1929
as Rex Bell
Salute
1929
as Cadet (uncredited)
Dawn on the Great Divide
1942
as Jack Carson
The Fugitive
1933
as Joe Kean
Crashing Broadway
1933
as Tad Wallace
Courage
1930
as Lynn Willard
Rainbow Ranch
1933
as Ed "Tex" Randall
Broadway to Cheyenne
1932
as 'Breezy' Kildare
The Arm of the Law
1932
as Robin Dale, a Reporter
The Man from Arizona
1932
as Kent Rogers
True to the Navy
1930
as Eddie
They Had to See Paris
1929
as Clark McCurdy
Fighting Pioneers
1935
as Lieutenant Bentley
Forgotten Women
1931
as Jimmy Burke
Diamond Trail
1933
as 'Speed' Morgan, posing as Frisco Eddie
Pleasure Crazed
1929
as Peters
Law and Lead
1936
as Jimmy Sawyer
Gunfire
1934
Stormy Trails
1936
as Tom Storm
Too Much Beef
1936
as Johnny Argyle alias Tucson Smith
The Idaho Kid
1936
as Todd Hollister aka Idaho
Harmony at Home
1930
as Dick Grant
West of Nevada
1936
as Jim Carden, posing as Jim Lloyd
Joy Street
1929
as Eddie
Men of the Plains
1936
as Jim Dean - aka Tom Porter
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
1933
Saddle Aces
1935
as Steve Brandt
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
2012
The Tonto Kid
1934
as 'Skeets" Slawson aka The Tonto Kid
Lucky Larrigan
1932
as Craig Larrigan
Battling with Buffalo Bill
1931
as Dave Archer
Fighting Texans
1933
as Randy Graves
Disappearing Enemies
1931
as Paul
The Cowboy Kid
1928
as Jim Barrett
Wild West Romance
1928
as Phil O'Malley
About Rex Bell
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 recen… With 41 credits spanning from 1928 to 2012, Rex Bell has appeared in 40 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Rex Bell Movies
- The Misfits (1961) — as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl (1999) — as Self (archive footage)
- Lightnin' (1930) — as Larry - Betty's Husband
- Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942) — as Virgil Earp
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