Hank Bell
Born(1892-01-21)January 21, 1892
DiedFebruary 4, 1950(1950-02-04) (aged 58)
OccupationActor
Years active1920-1950

Hank Bell (January 21, 1892 February 4, 1950) was an American film actor.[1] He appeared in more than 370 films between 1920 and 1950. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack. Bell was nicknamed "Handlebar" for his mustache, which sometimes measured 18 inches from tip to tip.[2]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRole
1920The Last StrawPat Webb (film debut)
1923Don Quickshot of the Rio GrandeHenchman
1925Gold and GritSheriff
1926Double DaringLee Falcon
1926The TerrorSheriff
1929Rio RitaTexas Ranger (uncredited)
1930Under a Texas MoonCannon Loader (uncredited)
1930Abraham LincolnTownsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)
1930Billy the KidHenchman Polka Dot (uncredited)
1930Breed of the WestSheriff Cole
1932South of Santa FeHenchman
1932The Wyoming WhirlwindHenchman
1932Law and OrderBarfly (uncredited)
1935The ArizonianMan Paying Fine in Courtroom (uncredited)
1935The Cheyenne TornadoSheriff (uncredited)
1935Dante's InfernoCarnival Worker (uncredited)
1935Blazing GunsSam, Vigilante (uncredited)
1935Call of the WildWaiter (uncredited)
1935Westward HoMark Wyatt
1936The Trail of the Lonesome PineTolliver Clan Member (uncredited)
1936Mr. Deeds Goes to TownUnemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited)
1937Way Out WestBarfly (uncredited)
1937Wells FargoMedical Attendant (uncredited)
1937Two Gun LawCookie
1937Outlaws of the PrairieJim
1937Valley of TerrorSheriff Judson
1938The BuccaneerPirate (uncredited)
1938The TexansSoldier (uncredited)
1938Rio GrandeHank
1938Gun LawTownsman disarming the Sheriff (uncredited)
1938Call of the RockiesRankin
1939Dodge CityArrested Mustached Man (uncredited)
1939Frontier MarshalTownsman with Large Mustache (uncredited)
1939The Thundering WestTucson
1939The Taming of the WestMarshall Bates
1940Boom TownHank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
1940My Little ChickadeeTownsman (uncredited)
1940Virginia CityBarfly (uncredited)
1940Dark CommandTownsman (uncredited)
1940The WesternerDeputy (uncredited)
1940Covered Wagon TrailsSheriff
1941Western UnionTelegraph Worker (uncredited)
1941They Died with Their Boots On1st Michigan Officer (uncredited)
1941TexasHank - King Ranch Foreman (uncredited)
1942Valley of the SunHank
1942Ride 'Em CowboyNapping Cowpoke with Rake (uncredited)
1942The Great Man's LadyMan #1 - Hoyt City (uncredited)
1943The Ox-Bow IncidentRed (uncredited)
1943The DesperadoesPoker Player (uncredited)
1943Hit the IceSleigh Driver (uncredited)
1944The Miracle of Morgan's CreekHomecoming Spectator (uncredited)
1944The Great MomentOnlooker (uncredited)
1945Salome, Where She DancedStagecoach Driver (uncredited)
1945Flame of Barbary CoastHank

(uncredited)

1945Along Came JonesPosse Rider (uncredited)
1946The VirginianRider with News of Teacher (uncredited)
1946The Wife of Monte CristoMinor Role (uncredited)
1946My Darling ClementineOpera House Patron (uncredited)
1946Duel in the SunMcCanles Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1947CaliforniaWagon Driver (uncredited)
1947Trail StreetPedestrian Passing Newspaper Office (uncredited)
1947The Egg and IReveler at Country Dance (uncredited)
1949The Fighting KentuckianMilitiaman at Festival (uncredited)
1950Fancy PantsBarfly (uncredited)
1950GunslingersHollister
1952Montana BelleBlackjack Bystander (uncredited)

References

  1. Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 9781476609058. Retrieved December 27, 2018 via Google Books.
  2. "Character Actor Claims Longest Mustache". The Tampa Tribune. Florida, Tampa. April 25, 1943. p. 36. Retrieved April 18, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
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