Biography
James Harlee Bell (December 1, 1891 β October 26, 1973) was an American film and stage actor who appeared in about 150 films and television shows through 1964.
Bell was born in Suffolk, Virginia, and graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1911 with a degree in electrical engineering. In 1920, he made his theatrical debut as Venustiano in The Bad Man. He worked steadily on Broadway through 1941.
Bell's first film role was in I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang in 1932. He appeared in the films I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man, both of which were directed by Jacques Tourneur, produced by Val Lewton, and released in 1943.
Among his television appearances were four guest roles on the legal drama series Perry Mason. In 1958, he played murder victim J.J. Stanley in the episode "The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister", and murderer P.E. Overbrook in "The Case of the Lazy Lover." In 1960, he played murderer Zack Davis in "The Case of the Frantic Flyer", and murder victim Silas Vance in "The Case of the Lavender Lipstick". That same year, Bell appeared as Dr. Malcolm Allen in the Western TV series Laramie, in the episode "Street of Hate".
Filmography
all 83
Movies 78
TV Shows 5
self 1
Twilight of Honor (1963)
Claudelle Inglish (1961)
Posse from Hell (1961)
Escape to Sonoita (1960)
-30- (1959)
The Oregon Trail (1959)
The Trap (1959)
In Love and War (1958)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
The Tin Star (1957)
Johnny Trouble (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
Back from the Dead (1957)
The Lonely Man (1957)
Whirlybirds (1957)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)
Huk! (1956)
A Day of Fury (1956)
Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
Man on the Ledge (1955)
Texas Lady (1955)
A Lawless Street (1955)
Sincerely Yours (1955)
Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
The Tilted Tenderfoot (1955)
Marty (1955)
Black Tuesday (1954)
About Mrs. Leslie (1954)
Riding Shotgun (1954)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Crime Wave (1953)
Devil's Canyon (1953)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953)
The Last Posse (1953)
The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres (1953)
Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
Ride the Man Down (1952)
Wild Horse Ambush (1952)
Crossroads - U.S.A. (1952)
Japanese War Bride (1952)
Red Mountain (1951)
Arizona Manhunt (1951)
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
The Dakota Kid (1951)
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas (1951)
The Company She Keeps (1951)
Dial 1119 (1950)
Streets of Laredo (1949)
Roughshod (1949)
Sealed Verdict (1948)
Black Eagle (1948)
I, Jane Doe (1948)
Killer McCoy (1947)
Driftwood (1947)
Philo Vance's Secret Mission (1947)
Brute Force (1947)
The Millerson Case (1947)
The Sea of Grass (1947)
Blind Spot (1947)
Dead Reckoning (1947)
The Unknown (1946)
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
The Girl of the Limberlost (1945)
Blood on the Sun (1945)
Thunderhead - Son of Flicka (1945)
I Love a Soldier (1944)
Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
My Friend Flicka (1943)
The Leopard Man (1943)
I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
Holiday Inn (1942)
Student Tour (1934)
White Woman (1933)
Day of Reckoning (1933)
Storm at Daybreak (1933)
Private Detective 62 (1933)
Infernal Machine (1933)
The King's Vacation (1933)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
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GenderMale
Birthday1891-11-30
Deathday1973-10-26 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceSuffolk, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJames Harlee Bell
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