Rex Bell
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rex Bell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Hollywood
1980
The Misfits
1961
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
1933
The Arm of the Law
1932
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Happy Days
1929
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
Salute
1929
Men of the Plains
1936
Battling with Buffalo Bill
1931
Diamond Trail
1933
Filmography
Hollywood
as Self (archive footage, uncredited) · 1980
The Misfits
as Old Cowboy (uncredited) · 1961
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
· 1933
The Arm of the Law
as Robin Dale, a Reporter · 1932
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1983
Happy Days
as Rex Bell · 1929
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self (archive footage) · 1999
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
as Virgil Earp · 1942
Salute
as Cadet (uncredited) · 1929
Men of the Plains
as Jim Dean - aka Tom Porter · 1936
Battling with Buffalo Bill
as Dave Archer · 1931
Diamond Trail
as 'Speed' Morgan, posing as Frisco Eddie · 1933
Fighting Pioneers
as Lieutenant Bentley · 1935
Dawn on the Great Divide
as Jack Carson · 1942
Pleasure Crazed
as Peters · 1929
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
· 2012
True to the Navy
as Eddie · 1930
They Had to See Paris
as Clark McCurdy · 1929
The Man from Arizona
as Kent Rogers · 1932
Saddle Aces
as Steve Brandt · 1935
The Tonto Kid
as 'Skeets" Slawson aka The Tonto Kid · 1934
Too Much Beef
as Johnny Argyle alias Tucson Smith · 1936
Law and Lead
as Jimmy Sawyer · 1936
Lucky Larrigan
as Craig Larrigan · 1932
West of Nevada
as Jim Carden, posing as Jim Lloyd · 1936
The Idaho Kid
as Todd Hollister aka Idaho · 1936
Broadway to Cheyenne
as 'Breezy' Kildare · 1932
Lightnin'
as Larry - Betty's Husband · 1930
The Cowboy Kid
as Jim Barrett · 1928
Wild West Romance
as Phil O'Malley · 1928
The Fugitive
as Joe Kean · 1933
Stormy Trails
as Tom Storm · 1936
Forgotten Women
as Jimmy Burke · 1931
Disappearing Enemies
as Paul · 1931
Courage
as Lynn Willard · 1930
Gunfire
· 1934
Fighting Texans
as Randy Graves · 1933
Rainbow Ranch
as Ed "Tex" Randall · 1933
Crashing Broadway
as Tad Wallace · 1933
Cowboys & Injuns
· 1950
Harmony at Home
as Dick Grant · 1930
Joy Street
as Eddie · 1929