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Rex Bell

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rex Bell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
2012
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999 • Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Misfits
The Misfits
1961 • Old Cowboy (uncredited)
Dawn on the Great Divide
Dawn on the Great Divide
1942 • Jack Carson
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942 • Virgil Earp
Stormy Trails
Stormy Trails
1936 • Tom Storm
Law and Lead
Law and Lead
1936 • Jimmy Sawyer

Full filmography

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999 • Self (archive footage)
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Misfits
The Misfits
1961 • Old Cowboy (uncredited)
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Stormy Trails
Stormy Trails
1936 • Tom Storm
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Law and Lead
Law and Lead
1936 • Jimmy Sawyer
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Men of the Plains
Men of the Plains
1936 • Jim Dean - aka Tom Porter
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The Idaho Kid
The Idaho Kid
1936 • Todd Hollister aka Idaho
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West of Nevada
West of Nevada
1936 • Jim Carden, posing as Jim Lloyd
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Too Much Beef
Too Much Beef
1936 • Johnny Argyle alias Tucson Smith
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Saddle Aces
Saddle Aces
1935 • Steve Brandt
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Fighting Pioneers
1935 • Lieutenant Bentley
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The Tonto Kid
The Tonto Kid
1934 • 'Skeets" Slawson aka The Tonto Kid
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Rainbow Ranch
Rainbow Ranch
1933 • Ed "Tex" Randall
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The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1933 • Joe Kean
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Fighting Texans
Fighting Texans
1933 • Randy Graves
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Crashing Broadway
Crashing Broadway
1933 • Tad Wallace
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Diamond Trail
Diamond Trail
1933 • 'Speed' Morgan, posing as Frisco Eddie
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Lucky Larrigan
Lucky Larrigan
1932 • Craig Larrigan
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The Man from Arizona
The Man from Arizona
1932 • Kent Rogers
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Broadway to Cheyenne
Broadway to Cheyenne
1932 • 'Breezy' Kildare
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The Arm of the Law
The Arm of the Law
1932 • Robin Dale, a Reporter
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Forgotten Women
Forgotten Women
1931 • Jimmy Burke
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Lightnin'
Lightnin'
1930 • Larry - Betty's Husband
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Courage
Courage
1930 • Lynn Willard
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Harmony at Home
Harmony at Home
1930 • Dick Grant
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They Had to See Paris
They Had to See Paris
1929 • Clark McCurdy
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Happy Days
Happy Days
1929 • Rex Bell
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Salute
Salute
1929 • Cadet (uncredited)
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Joy Street
Joy Street
1929 • Eddie
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The Cowboy Kid
The Cowboy Kid
1928 • Jim Barrett
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Wild West Romance
1928 • Phil O'Malley
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Rex Bell – Biography, Known For & Filmography