Hank Bell (January 21, 1892 – February 4, 1950) was an American film actor. 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.
Selected filmography YearTitleRole1920The Last Straw Pat Webb (film debut)1923Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande Henchman 1925 Gold and Grit Sheriff 1926 Double Daring Lee Falcon1926The Terror Sheriff1929Rio Rita Texas Ranger (uncredited) 1930Under a Texas Moon Cannon Loader (uncredited) 1930Abraham Lincoln Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited) 1930Billy the Kid Henchman Polka Dot (uncredited) 1930Breed of the West Sheriff Cole 1932 South of Santa Fe Henchman 1932 The Wyoming Whirlwind Henchman1932Law and Order Barfly (uncredited) 1935The Arizonian Man Paying Fine in Courtroom (uncredited) 1935 The Cheyenne Tornado Sheriff (uncredited)1935Dante's Inferno Carnival Worker (uncredited) 1935 Blazing Guns Sam, Vigilante (uncredited)1935Call of the Wild Waiter (uncredited)1935Westward Ho Mark Wyatt 1936The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Tolliver Clan Member (uncredited)1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited) 1937Way Out West Barfly (uncredited) 1937Wells Fargo Medical Attendant (uncredited) 1937Two Gun Law Cookie1937 Outlaws of the Prairie Jim1937Valley of Terror Sheriff Judson1938The Buccaneer Pirate (uncredited) 1938The Texans Soldier (uncredited) 1938 Rio Grande Hank1938Gun Law Townsman disarming the Sheriff (uncredited) 1938 Call of the Rockies Rankin1939Dodge City Arrested Mustached Man (uncredited) 1939Frontier Marshal Townsman with Large Mustache (uncredited) 1939 The Thundering West Tucson1939 The Taming of the West Marshall Bates1940Boom Town Hank - Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)1940My Little Chickadee Townsman (uncredited) 1940Virginia City Barfly (uncredited) 1940Dark Command Townsman (uncredited)1940The Westerner Deputy (uncredited) 1940 Covered Wagon TrailsSheriff1941Western Union Telegraph Worker (uncredited) 1941They Died with Their Boots On 1st Michigan Officer (uncredited) 1941Texas Hank - King Ranch Foreman (uncredited) 1942Valley of the Sun Hank 1942Ride 'Em Cowboy Napping Cowpoke with Rake (uncredited) 1942The Great Man's Lady Man #1 - Hoyt City (uncredited) 1943The Ox-Bow Incident Red (uncredited) 1943The Desperadoes Poker Player (uncredited) 1943Hit the Ice Sleigh Driver (uncredited) 1944The Miracle of Morgan's Creek Homecoming Spectator (uncredited) 1944The Great Moment Onlooker (uncredited) 1945Salome, Where She Danced Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)1945Flame of Barbary Coast Hank (uncredited)1945Along Came Jones Posse Rider (uncredited) 1946The Virginian Rider with News of Teacher (uncredited) 1946The Wife of Monte Cristo Minor Role (uncredited) 1946My Darling Clementine Opera House Patron (uncredited) 1946Duel in the Sun McCanles Ranch Hand (uncredited) 1947California Wagon Driver (uncredited) 1947Trail Street Pedestrian Passing Newspaper Office (uncredited) 1947The Egg and I Reveler at Country Dance (uncredited)1949The Fighting Kentuckian Militiaman at Festival (uncredited) 1950Fancy Pants Barfly (uncredited) 1950Gunslingers Hollister1952Montana Belle Blackjack Bystander (uncredited)
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