Rex Bell
Actor
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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Filmography
Dawn on the Great Divide
as Jack Carson 1942
They Had to See Paris
as Clark McCurdy 1929
Broadway to Cheyenne
as 'Breezy' Kildare 1932
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
as Virgil Earp 1942
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
1933
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
as Self (archive footage) 1999
The Arm of the Law
as Robin Dale, a Reporter 1932
Salute
as Cadet (uncredited) 1929
Battling with Buffalo Bill
as Dave Archer 1931
True to the Navy
as Eddie 1930
Lightnin'
as Larry - Betty's Husband 1930
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983
The Idaho Kid
as Todd Hollister aka Idaho 1936
Happy Days
as Rex Bell 1929
Fighting Pioneers
as Lieutenant Bentley 1935
The Tonto Kid
as 'Skeets" Slawson aka The Tonto Kid 1934