Rex Bell
Known for ActingBorn 1903-10-16 — died 1962-07-04Chicago, Illinois, USA
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)
Happy Days
1929 · as Rex Bell
Salute
1929 · as Cadet (uncredited)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999 · as Self (archive footage)
Fighting Pioneers
1935 · as Lieutenant Bentley
Diamond Trail
1933 · as 'Speed' Morgan, posing as Frisco Eddie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dawn on the Great Divide
1942 · as Jack Carson
Saddle Aces
1935 · as Steve Brandt
Lucky Larrigan
1932 · as Craig Larrigan
Disappearing Enemies
1931 · as Paul
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942 · as Virgil Earp
Pleasure Crazed
1929 · as Peters
Lightnin'
1930 · as Larry - Betty's Husband
Too Much Beef
1936 · as Johnny Argyle alias Tucson Smith
Men of the Plains
1936 · as Jim Dean - aka Tom Porter
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
1933
The Arm of the Law
1932 · as Robin Dale, a Reporter