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
Prominent works featuring Rex Bell
The Misfits
Dawn on the Great Divide
Diamond Trail
Salute
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Happy Days
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
They Had to See Paris
Pleasure Crazed
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (41 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2012 |
 | Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1999 |
 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Misfits | Old Cowboy (uncredited) | Movie | 1961 |
| Cowboys & Injuns | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1950 | |
 | Dawn on the Great Divide | Jack Carson | Movie | 1942 |
 | Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die | Virgil Earp | Movie | 1942 |
 | Stormy Trails | Tom Storm | Movie | 1936 |
 | Law and Lead | Jimmy Sawyer | Movie | 1936 |
 | Men of the Plains | Jim Dean - aka Tom Porter | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Idaho Kid | Todd Hollister aka Idaho | Movie | 1936 |
 | West of Nevada | Jim Carden, posing as Jim Lloyd | Movie | 1936 |
 | Too Much Beef | Johnny Argyle alias Tucson Smith | Movie | 1936 |
 | Saddle Aces | Steve Brandt | Movie | 1935 |
| Fighting Pioneers | Lieutenant Bentley | Movie | 1935 | |
 | The Tonto Kid | 'Skeets" Slawson aka The Tonto Kid | Movie | 1934 |
 | Gunfire | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1934 |
 | Rainbow Ranch | Ed "Tex" Randall | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Fugitive | Joe Kean | Movie | 1933 |
 | Fighting Texans | Randy Graves | Movie | 1933 |
 | Crashing Broadway | Tad Wallace | Movie | 1933 |
 | Diamond Trail | 'Speed' Morgan, posing as Frisco Eddie | Movie | 1933 |
 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1933 |
 | Lucky Larrigan | Craig Larrigan | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Man from Arizona | Kent Rogers | Movie | 1932 |
 | Broadway to Cheyenne | 'Breezy' Kildare | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Arm of the Law | Robin Dale, a Reporter | Movie | 1932 |
 | Forgotten Women | Jimmy Burke | Movie | 1931 |
 | Battling with Buffalo Bill | Dave Archer | Movie | 1931 |
| Disappearing Enemies | Paul | Movie | 1931 | |
 | Lightnin' | Larry - Betty's Husband | Movie | 1930 |
 | True to the Navy | Eddie | Movie | 1930 |
 | Courage | Lynn Willard | Movie | 1930 |
 | Harmony at Home | Dick Grant | Movie | 1930 |
 | They Had to See Paris | Clark McCurdy | Movie | 1929 |
 | Happy Days | Rex Bell | Movie | 1929 |
 | Salute | Cadet (uncredited) | Movie | 1929 |
 | Pleasure Crazed | Peters | Movie | 1929 |
 | Joy Street | Eddie | Movie | 1929 |
 | The Cowboy Kid | Jim Barrett | Movie | 1928 |
| Wild West Romance | Phil O'Malley | Movie | 1928 |