Rex Bell
Known For
Acting
Born
1903-10-16 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
1962-07-04
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.
Most Known For
Happy Days
as Rex Bell
The Misfits
as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
Salute
as Cadet (uncredited)
Saddle Aces
as Steve Brandt
Pleasure Crazed
as Peters
Lucky Larrigan
as Craig Larrigan
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
as Virgil Earp
Diamond Trail
as 'Speed' Morgan, posing as Frisco Eddie
They Had to See Paris
as Clark McCurdy
Fighting Pioneers
as Lieutenant Bentley
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Disappearing Enemies
as Paul
Dawn on the Great Divide
as Jack Carson
Crashing Broadway
as Tad Wallace
True to the Navy
as Eddie
Forgotten Women
as Jimmy Burke
Stormy Trails
as Tom Storm
Cowboys & Injuns
The Arm of the Law
as Robin Dale, a Reporter
Men of the Plains
as Jim Dean - aka Tom Porter