Rex Bell

Acting

Rex Bell

Born October 16, 1903Chicago, Illinois, USA41 credits

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

Filmography

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The Misfits
1961The Misfits
as Old Cowboy (uncredited)Movie
Dawn on the Great Divide
1942Dawn on the Great Divide
as Jack CarsonMovie
Stormy Trails
1936Stormy Trails
as Tom StormMovie
Law and Lead
1936Law and Lead
as Jimmy SawyerMovie
Men of the Plains
1936Men of the Plains
as Jim Dean - aka Tom PorterMovie
The Idaho Kid
1936The Idaho Kid
as Todd Hollister aka IdahoMovie
West of Nevada
1936West of Nevada
as Jim Carden, posing as Jim LloydMovie
Too Much Beef
1936Too Much Beef
as Johnny Argyle alias Tucson SmithMovie
Saddle Aces
1935Saddle Aces
as Steve BrandtMovie
F
1935Fighting Pioneers
as Lieutenant BentleyMovie
The Tonto Kid
1934The Tonto Kid
as 'Skeets" Slawson aka The Tonto KidMovie
Rainbow Ranch
1933Rainbow Ranch
as Ed "Tex" RandallMovie
The Fugitive
1933The Fugitive
as Joe KeanMovie
Fighting Texans
1933Fighting Texans
as Randy GravesMovie
Crashing Broadway
1933Crashing Broadway
as Tad WallaceMovie
Diamond Trail
1933Diamond Trail
as 'Speed' Morgan, posing as Frisco EddieMovie
Lucky Larrigan
1932Lucky Larrigan
as Craig LarriganMovie
The Man from Arizona
1932The Man from Arizona
as Kent RogersMovie
Broadway to Cheyenne
1932Broadway to Cheyenne
as 'Breezy' KildareMovie
The Arm of the Law
1932The Arm of the Law
as Robin Dale, a ReporterMovie
Forgotten Women
1931Forgotten Women
as Jimmy BurkeMovie
Lightnin'
1930Lightnin'
as Larry - Betty's HusbandMovie
Courage
1930Courage
as Lynn WillardMovie
Harmony at Home
1930Harmony at Home
as Dick GrantMovie
They Had to See Paris
1929They Had to See Paris
as Clark McCurdyMovie
Happy Days
1929Happy Days
as Rex BellMovie
Salute
1929Salute
as Cadet (uncredited)Movie
Pleasure Crazed
1929Pleasure Crazed
as PetersMovie
Joy Street
1929Joy Street
as EddieMovie
The Cowboy Kid
1928The Cowboy Kid
as Jim BarrettMovie
W
1928Wild West Romance
as Phil O'MalleyMovie