Marshall Bell Biography

Birthday: 1942-09-28
Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma USA
Height: 6' 1¼" (1.86 m)
Wiki Biography: A tall, imposing character actor with a penetrating stare, Marshall Bell has provided excellent support in a variety of roles and genres. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on September 28, 1942, and had been working as a consultant, teaching senior executives how to improve their speaking skills, prior to starting an acting career relatively late in life. His connection was his wife, the veteran costume designer Milena Canonero, herself a winner of three Academy Awards and nominee for five more. He made his motion picture debut in the drama "Birdy", which was seen by enough people to effectively jump-start his career. One of his next few roles was one of his most infamous: the creepy Coach Schneider of "A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge". But the role that really got him noticed was as resistance leader George / Kuato in "Total Recall" (the role re-united him with Arnold Schwarzenegger, as he'd played a hit man in the comedy "Twins"). Other substantial film roles include a frightening homeless man terrorizing Bill Paxton in the movie "The Vagrant", Gordies' emotionally distant father in "Stand By Me", and General Owen in the movie "Starship Troopers", re-uniting him with "Total Recall" director Paul Verhoeven. He's done many TV series, including 'G vs. E', 'Wiseguy', 'The X-Files', 'Tales from the Crypt', 'Hill Street Blues', 'House', and 'Deadwood'. He's also appeared in commercials and done voice-over work.
A solid, reliable actor with an authoritative presence, Bell is a natural for playing "tough guy" roles, although movies like "Airheads" show him to be able to play comedy equally well. He continues to add many credits to his resume, including the critically acclaimed "Capote", the prisoner of war drama "Rescue Dawn", and the family film "Nancy Drew".
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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The Oldest Rookie | Det. Gordon Lane | 1987 | Crime |
Hull High | Mr. Fancher | 1990 | Drama |
Air America | 1998 - 1999 | Action | |
Good vs Evil | Ford Plasko | 1999 - 2000 | |
Identity | 2006 - 2006 | Mystery | |
Nancy Drew | 3131 | Comedy |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
---|---|---|---|
A Slipping-Down Life | 0000 | ||
Virus | J. W. Woods Jr. | 1980 | Reality Tv, Sport, 0 |
Birdy | Ronsky | 1984 | Drama |
Stand by Me | Mr. Lachance | 1986 | Comedy, 0 |
Cherry 2000 | 1987 | Sport, 0 | |
Johnny Be Good | Chief Elkans | 1988 | |
Tucker: The Man and His Dream | 1988 | ||
Wildfire | Lewis | 1988 | Drama |
Total Recall | George | 1990 | |
Air America | 1990 | 0, 0 | |
The Heroes of Desert Storm | 1991 | Drama | |
Innocent Blood | 1992 | 0, Reality Tv, Game Show | |
The Vagrant | 1992 | 0, Reality Tv | |
Undercover Blues | 1993 | Comedy, Crime | |
Airheads | Carl Mace | 1994 | 0, Comedy |
The Puppet Masters | 1994 | Game Show, Reality Tv | |
Love Is a Gun | Jean's Husband | 1994 | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
Payback | Tom "Gully" Gullerman | 1995 | Thriller |
Operation Dumbo Drop | 1995 | Action, Adventure, Comedy | |
Too Fast Too Young | Det. Quentin Thompson | 1996 | Drama |
Crazy Horse | 1996 | Drama | |
Starship Troopers | General Owen | 1997 | Game Show, Sport, 0, 0 |
Truth or Consequences, N.M. | 1997 | 0, Comedy, 0, Biography | |
The Brave | Larry | 1997 | Drama |
The End of Violence | 1997 | Drama, Thriller | |
One of Our Own | Col. Dale Cameron | 1998 | Crime, Drama |
Black and White | Toast | 2001 | Mystery, Thriller |
Serving Sara | 2002 | Biography | |
Sand | Gus | 2002 | Drama |
Identity | 2003 | Game Show | |
Pomegranate | Producer | 2005 | Drama |
Rescue Dawn | Admiral | 2006 | 0, Romance |
Room 6 | 2006 | Reality Tv | |
Face the Music | Tommy the Bartender | 2006 | Comedy, Music |
Nancy Drew | 2007 | Adventure, Comedy, Crime | |
The Final Season | 2007 | Drama, Sport | |
Seven Minutes in Heaven | 2008 | 0, Biography | |
Little Chenier | 2008 | Drama | |
Hamlet 2 | Principal Rocker | 2008 | Comedy, Music |
Heidi 4 Paws | Mr. Sesehund | 2009 | Family |
Footsteps | Mr. Denenberg | 2010 | Thriller |
Puncture | Jeffrey Danfort | 2011 | |
The Rum Diary | 2011 | 0, 0 | |
The Rock 'n' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher | Uncle Virgil | 2012 | Comedy, Drama |
Thirty Nine | Lawyer | 2013 | Drama |
Vertical | Walter Stewart | 2013 | Drama |
To the Wonder | Bob | 2013 | Drama, Romance |
Somebody Up There Likes Me | Lyla's Father | 2013 | Comedy |
A Bit of Bad Luck | Mr. Creech | 2014 | 0, Game Show |
Home, James | Larry | 2014 | Drama, Romance |
No Way Out | 2015 | 0 | |
Waffle Street | Miles Drake III | 2015 | 0 |
The Congressman | Sherm Hawkins | 2016 |