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Acting

James Bell

Career: Active from 1933 to 1960, busiest in 1951 and 1955 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles: 3
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: I Walked with a Zombie
77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

James Bell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.2, average 5.4
Situational Comedy
1.3, average 2.7
Pop Culture
0.8, average 2.2
Absurdist Humor
0.7, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Western 3
Action-Oriented 2
Character-Driven Plot 2
Psychological Thriller 2
Classic B-Movie 2
Suspenseful 2
Frontier Justice 2
Classic Film Noir 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

91

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1960s

6 titles · average score 57

Twilight of Honor

54

as Charles Crispin

Posse from Hell

59

as Benson

Claudelle Inglish

56

as Josh

Escape to Sonoita

74

as Andy Davis

Checkmate

40

TV show · as Old Ben

The Shape of the River

as John Briggs

1950s

52 titles · average score 63

Bonanza

73

TV show · as Hjalmer Olson

-30-

63

as Ben Quinn

Perry Mason

82

TV show · as J. J. Stanley / P. E. Overbrook

Wagon Train

71

TV show · as Reverend Peters

Texas Lady

41

as Clay Ballard (Clarion owner)

A Lawless Street

56

as Asaph Dean

Riding Shotgun

60

as Doc Winkler

Flying Leathernecks

65

as Colonel

Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas

as Tom White

Red Mountain

51

as Dr. Terry

The Dakota Kid

as Sheriff Tom White

The Company She Keeps

53

as Mr. Neeley

1940s

25 titles · average score 67

The Millerson Case

59

as Ezra Minnich

Blind Spot

59

as Det. Lt. Fred Applegate

Brute Force

81

as Crenshaw

Philo Vance's Secret Mission

as Sheriff Harry Madison

The Unknown

61

as Edward Martin

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

67

as Gus

The Girl of the Limberlost

as Wesley Sinton

I Walked with a Zombie

77

as Dr. Maxwell

The Leopard Man

77

as Dr. Galbraith

My Friend Flicka

77

as Gus

Gangway for Tomorrow

59

as Tom Burke

Holiday Inn

81

as Dunbar

1930s

8 titles · average score 59

Student Tour

as Indian Fakir

Private Detective 62

59

as Whitey

Infernal Machine

as Spencer

White Woman

52

as Hambly

The King's Vacation

63

as Anderson

Day of Reckoning

58

as Slim Williams

Storm at Daybreak

46

as Peter (uncredited)

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

77

as Red (uncredited)