Rex Bell

Actor

1903-10-16 – 1962-07-04 · Chicago, 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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• The Misfits (1961) — Old Cowboy (uncredited)
• Dawn on the Great Divide (1942) — Jack Carson
• They Had to See Paris (1929) — Clark McCurdy
• Broadway to Cheyenne (1932) — 'Breezy' Kildare
• Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942) — Virgil Earp
• Salute (1929) — Cadet (uncredited)
• Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 (1933)
• The Arm of the Law (1932) — Robin Dale, a Reporter
• Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931) — Dave Archer
• True to the Navy (1930) — Eddie
• Lightnin' (1930) — Larry - Betty's Husband
• The Idaho Kid (1936) — Todd Hollister aka Idaho
• Happy Days (1929) — Rex Bell
• The Tonto Kid (1934) — 'Skeets" Slawson aka The Tonto Kid
• Diamond Trail (1933) — 'Speed' Morgan, posing as Frisco Eddie
• West of Nevada (1936) — Jim Carden, posing as Jim Lloyd
• Stormy Trails (1936) — Tom Storm
• Men of the Plains (1936) — Jim Dean - aka Tom Porter
• Too Much Beef (1936) — Johnny Argyle alias Tucson Smith
• The Man from Arizona (1932) — Kent Rogers
• Crashing Broadway (1933) — Tad Wallace
• Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess (2012)
• Courage (1930) — Lynn Willard
• Gunfire (1934)