Rex Bell
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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Acting
Movie
The Misfits
as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
1961
Movie
Dawn on the Great Divide
as Jack Carson
1942
Movie
They Had to See Paris
as Clark McCurdy
1929
Movie
Broadway to Cheyenne
as 'Breezy' Kildare
1932
Movie
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
as Virgil Earp
1942
Movie
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
1933
Movie
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Movie
The Arm of the Law
as Robin Dale, a Reporter
1932
Movie
Salute
as Cadet (uncredited)
1929
Movie
Battling with Buffalo Bill
as Dave Archer
1931
Movie
True to the Navy
as Eddie
1930
Movie
Lightnin'
as Larry - Betty's Husband
1930
Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Movie
The Idaho Kid
as Todd Hollister aka Idaho
1936
Movie
Happy Days
as Rex Bell
1929
Movie
Fighting Pioneers
as Lieutenant Bentley
1935
Movie
The Tonto Kid
as 'Skeets" Slawson aka The Tonto Kid
1934
Movie
Diamond Trail
as 'Speed' Morgan, posing as Frisco Eddie
1933
Movie
West of Nevada
as Jim Carden, posing as Jim Lloyd
1936
Movie
Stormy Trails
as Tom Storm
1936
Movie
Men of the Plains
as Jim Dean - aka Tom Porter
1936
Movie
Too Much Beef
as Johnny Argyle alias Tucson Smith
1936
Movie
The Man from Arizona
as Kent Rogers
1932
Movie
Crashing Broadway
as Tad Wallace
1933