Rex Bell
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
The Misfits
1961
as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Days
1929
as Rex Bell
Salute
1929
as Cadet (uncredited)
Lightnin'
1930
as Larry - Betty's Husband
They Had to See Paris
1929
as Clark McCurdy
Too Much Beef
1936
as Johnny Argyle alias Tucson Smith
Dawn on the Great Divide
1942
as Jack Carson
Saddle Aces
1935
as Steve Brandt
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
as Virgil Earp
The Arm of the Law
1932
as Robin Dale, a Reporter
Men of the Plains
1936
as Jim Dean - aka Tom Porter
West of Nevada
1936
as Jim Carden, posing as Jim Lloyd
Forgotten Women
1931
as Jimmy Burke
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
2012
True to the Navy
1930
as Eddie
Law and Lead
1936
as Jimmy Sawyer
Diamond Trail
1933
as 'Speed' Morgan, posing as Frisco Eddie
Battling with Buffalo Bill
1931
as Dave Archer