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









