Hank Bell

Hank Bell
Born(1892-01-21)January 21, 1892
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 4, 1950(1950-02-04) (aged 58)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
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

Year Title Role
1920 The Last Straw Pat Webb (film debut)
1923 Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande Henchman
1925 Gold and Grit Sheriff
1926 Double Daring Lee Falcon
1926 The Terror Sheriff
1929 Rio Rita Texas Ranger (uncredited)
1930 Under a Texas Moon Cannon Loader (uncredited)
1930 Abraham Lincoln Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)
1930 Billy the Kid Henchman Polka Dot (uncredited)
1930 Breed of the West Sheriff Cole
1932 South of Santa Fe Henchman
1932 The Wyoming Whirlwind Henchman
1932 Law and Order Barfly (uncredited)
1935 The Arizonian Man Paying Fine in Courtroom (uncredited)
1935 The Cheyenne Tornado Sheriff (uncredited)
1935 Dante's Inferno Carnival Worker (uncredited)
1935 Blazing Guns Sam, Vigilante (uncredited)
1935 Call of the Wild Waiter (uncredited)
1935 Westward Ho Mark Wyatt
1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Tolliver Clan Member (uncredited)
1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited)
1937 Way Out West Barfly (uncredited)
1937 Wells Fargo Medical Attendant (uncredited)
1937 Two Gun Law Cookie
1937 Outlaws of the Prairie Jim
1937 Valley of Terror Sheriff Judson
1938 The Buccaneer Pirate (uncredited)
1938 The Texans Soldier (uncredited)
1938 Rio Grande Hank
1938 Gun Law Townsman disarming the Sheriff (uncredited)
1938 Call of the Rockies Rankin
1939 Dodge City Arrested Mustached Man (uncredited)
1939 Frontier Marshal Townsman with Large Mustache (uncredited)
1939 The Thundering West Tucson
1939 The Taming of the West Marshall Bates
1940 Boom Town Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
1940 My Little Chickadee Townsman (uncredited)
1940 Virginia City Barfly (uncredited)
1940 Dark Command Townsman (uncredited)
1940 The Westerner Deputy (uncredited)
1940 Covered Wagon Trails Sheriff
1941 Western Union Telegraph Worker (uncredited)
1941 They Died with Their Boots On 1st Michigan Officer (uncredited)
1941 Texas Hank - King Ranch Foreman (uncredited)
1942 Valley of the Sun Hank
1942 Ride 'Em Cowboy Napping Cowpoke with Rake (uncredited)
1942 The Great Man's Lady Man #1 - Hoyt City (uncredited)
1943 The Ox-Bow Incident Red (uncredited)
1943 The Desperadoes Poker Player (uncredited)
1943 Hit the Ice Sleigh Driver (uncredited)
1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek Homecoming Spectator (uncredited)
1944 The Great Moment Onlooker (uncredited)
1945 Salome, Where She Danced Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
1945 Flame of Barbary Coast Hank

(uncredited)

1945 Along Came Jones Posse Rider (uncredited)
1946 The Virginian Rider with News of Teacher (uncredited)
1946 The Wife of Monte Cristo Minor Role (uncredited)
1946 My Darling Clementine Opera House Patron (uncredited)
1946 Duel in the Sun McCanles Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1947 California Wagon Driver (uncredited)
1947 Trail Street Pedestrian Passing Newspaper Office (uncredited)
1947 The Egg and I Reveler at Country Dance (uncredited)
1949 The Fighting Kentuckian Militiaman at Festival (uncredited)
1950 Fancy Pants Barfly (uncredited)
1950 Gunslingers Hollister
1952 Montana Belle Blackjack 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.