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James Bell

Actor

James Bell

Born November 30, 1891 in Suffolk, Virginia, USADied October 26, 197379 films

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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang posterFirst watchI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang19327.8as Red (uncredited)A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Marty poster7.5Marty1955I Walked with a Zombie poster6.8I Walked with a Zombie1943The Spiral Staircase poster7.0The Spiral Staircase1946Brute Force poster7.3Brute Force1947Holiday Inn poster7.1Holiday Inn1942The Glenn Miller Story poster7.0The Glenn Miller Story1954The Tin Star poster7.0The Tin Star1957Dead Reckoning poster6.9Dead Reckoning1946

Filmography

79 films as actor
  1. 1963Twilight of HonorCharles Crispin
  2. 1961Claudelle InglishJosh
  3. 1961Posse from HellBenson
  4. 1960Escape to SonoitaAndy Davis
  5. 1960The Shape of the RiverJohn Briggs
  6. 1959-30-Ben Quinn
  7. 1959The Oregon TrailJeremiah Cooper
  8. 1959The TrapClint Edwards
  9. 1958In Love and WarSidney Lenaine
  10. 1957The Tin StarJudge Thatcher
  11. 1957Johnny TroubleRev. Harrington
  12. 1957Back from the DeadMr. Bradley
  13. 1957The Lonely ManJudge Hart
  14. 1957Four Girls in TownWalter Conway
  15. 1956The Search for Bridey MurphyHugh Lynn Cayce
  16. 1956Huk!Stephen Rogers
  17. 1956A Day of FuryDoc Logan
  18. 1956Tribute to a Bad ManL.A. Peterson
  19. 1955Man on the LedgeMr. Cosick
  20. 1955Texas LadyClay Ballard (Clarion owner)
  21. 1955A Lawless StreetAsaph Dean
  22. 1955Sincerely YoursGrandpa Hunt
  23. 1955Teen-Age Crime WaveThomas Paul Grant
  24. 1955Lay That Rifle DownMr. Fetcher
  25. 1955The Tilted TenderfootJim Corbett, trapper
  26. 1955MartyMr. Snyder (uncredited)
  27. 1954Black TuesdayJohn Norris
  28. 1954About Mrs. LeslieMr. Herbert Poole
  29. 1954Riding ShotgunDoc Winkler
  30. 1954The Glenn Miller StoryMr. Burger
  31. 1953Crime WaveDaniel O'Keefe
  32. 1953Devil's CanyonDr. Betts
  33. 1953Hannah Lee: An American PrimitiveMan at Carousel
  34. 1953The Last PosseWill Romer
  35. 1952Million Dollar MermaidJudge
  36. 1952Ride the Man DownJohn Evarts
  37. 1952Wild Horse AmbushSheriff Tom White
  38. 1952Crossroads - U.S.A.Mr. Farnum
  39. 1952Japanese War BrideEd Sterling
  40. 1951Arizona ManhuntSheriff Tom White
  41. 1951Flying LeathernecksColonel
  42. 1951Red MountainDr. Terry
  43. 1951The Dakota KidSheriff Tom White
  44. 1951Buckaroo Sheriff of TexasTom White
  45. 1951The Company She KeepsMr. Neeley
  46. 1950Dial 1119Harrison D. Barnes
  47. 1949Streets of LaredoIke
  48. 1949RoughshodPa (Ed) Wyatt
  49. 1948Sealed VerdictMr. Hockland
  50. 1948Black EagleFrank Hayden
  51. 1948I, Jane DoeJudge Bertrand
  52. 1947Killer McCoyFather Patrick Ryan
  53. 1947DriftwoodSheriff Bolton
  54. 1947Philo Vance's Secret MissionSheriff Harry Madison
  55. 1947Brute ForceCrenshaw
  56. 1947The Millerson CaseEzra Minnich
  57. 1947The Sea of GrassSam Hall
  58. 1947Blind SpotDet. Lt. Fred Applegate
  59. 1946Dead ReckoningFather Logan
  60. 1946The UnknownEdward Martin
  61. 1946The Spiral StaircaseConstable
  62. 1945The Girl of the LimberlostWesley Sinton
  63. 1945Blood on the SunCharley Sprague
  64. 1945Thunderhead: Son of FlickaGus
  65. 1944I Love a SoldierWilliams
  66. 1943Gangway for TomorrowTom Burke
  67. 1943So Proudly We HailCol. White
  68. 1943My Friend FlickaGus
  69. 1943The Leopard ManDr. Galbraith
  70. 1943I Walked with a ZombieDr. Maxwell
  71. 1942Holiday InnDunbar
  72. 1934Student TourIndian Fakir
  73. 1933White WomanHambly
  74. 1933Day of ReckoningSlim Williams
  75. 1933Storm at DaybreakPeter (uncredited)
  76. 1933Private Detective 62Whitey
  77. 1933Infernal MachineSpencer
  78. 1933The King's VacationAnderson
  79. 1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangRed (uncredited)