Marshall Bell

Marshall Bell
Marshall Bell, 2009
Born	Archibald Marshall Bell (1942-09-28) September 28, 1942 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984–present
Spouse(s)	Milena Canonero (m. 1980)

Archibald Marshall Bell (born September 28, 1942) is an American character actor. He has appeared in many character roles in movies and television. He is known for roles in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), Stand by Me (1986), Twins (1988), Total Recall (1990) and Starship Troopers (1997).

Early life and education

Bell was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he lived until age 13. His family then moved to Denver, Colorado. Bell attended boarding school at St. Paul's, Concord, New Hampshire, but was expelled. He then went to Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, where he became interested in acting after performing as Elwood Dowd in the play Harvey.

Bell was discouraged by others, however, who told him he was not a good enough actor, and did not act again for over 20 years. He attended the University of Colorado, majoring in sociology, and served three years in the Army. He eventually became a consultant, teaching business executives to improve their speaking skills.

Career

Bell's movie debut was in the role as Ronsky in Alan Parker's drama Birdy (1984). After Birdy, he played Gerry Jones in the Fred Roos comedy Seven Minutes in Heaven (1985). His first major role was as the cruel Coach Schneider in the slasher/horror A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985). Bell played Mr. Lachance, Gordie's grieving father, in the adventure/drama Stand by Me (1986); the ruthless hitman, Webster, in the comedy Twins (1988) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito; and George, who has mutant Martian resistance leader, Kuato, attached to his stomach, in director Paul Verhoeven's blockbuster science fiction/adventure Total Recall (1990) starring Schwarzenegger.

He made his TV acting debut in the series The Oldest Rookie in 1987, playing Det. Gordon Lane. Bell starred as Ford Plasko in the short-lived series G vs E. His many guest appearances include Hill Street Blues, Wiseguy, Tales from the Crypt, The X-Files, Millennium, Deadwood and House. He has also appeared in a TV commercial for IBM.

Other movie roles include Lips' Cop in the action/crime thriller Dick Tracy (1990) opposite Warren Beatty; the title role of a frightening homeless man terrorizing Bill Paxton's character in the comedy/thriller The Vagrant (1992) opposite Paxton and Michael Ironside; General Owen in the science fiction/adventure Starship Troopers (1997); the warden, Marshall Krutch, in the award-winning biopic Capote (2005) opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman; John Leshing in the family/mystery Nancy Drew (2007) opposite Emma Roberts; and Principal Rocker in the comedy Hamlet 2 (2008). Bell also played the voice acting role as Mr. Sesehund in the animated feature Heidi 4 Paws (2008).

Personal life

Bell is married to Milena Canonero, a four-time Oscar-winning costume designer, and they live in West Hollywood, California.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Birdy	Ronsky
1985	Seven Minutes in Heaven	Gerry Jones
1985	A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge	Coach Schneider
1986	Legal Eagles	Process Server	Uncredited
1986	Manhunter	Atlanta Policeman	Uncredited
1986	Stand by Me	Mr. LaChance
1987	No Way Out	Contra #1
1987	Cherry 2000	Bill
1988	Johnny Be Good	Chief Elkans
1988	Tucker: The Man and His Dream	Frank
1988	Wildfire	Lewis
1988	Twins	Webster, The Hitman
1990	Total Recall	George / Kuato
1990	Dick Tracy	Lip's Cop
1990	Air America	Q.V.
1991	Oscar	Reporter #1
1992	The Vagrant	The Vagrant
1992	Leather Jackets	Stranger
1992	Diggstown	Warden Bates
1992	Innocent Blood	March
1993	Undercover Blues	Sykes
1993	Heaven & Earth	Dinner Guest #3
1994	The Chase	Ari Josephson
1994	The Silence of the Hams	Cross Dressing Agent
1994	Airheads	Carl Mace
1994	Natural Born Killers	Deputy #1
1994	The Puppet Masters	General Morgan
1994	Love Is a Gun	Jean's Husband
1995	Payback	Tom 'Gully' Gullerman
1995	Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead	Lieutenant Atwater
1995	Operation Dumbo Drop	Colonel Pederson
1995	Just Looking	Dave
1996	Too Fast Too Young	Detective Quentin Thompson
1997	Truth or Consequences, N.M.	Police Lieutenant
1997	The Brave	Larry
1997	The End of Violence	Sheriff Call
1997	Starship Troopers	General Owen
1997	One of Our Own	Colonel Dale Cameron
1999	Virus	J.W. Woods Jr.
1999	A Slipping-Down Life	Mr. Casey
1999	Black and White	'Toast'
2000	Mercy	Gil Reynolds
2000	Sand	Gus
2000	Face the Music	Tommy The Bartender
2002	Beneath Clouds	Boy At Service Station
2002	Serving Sara	Warren Cebron
2003	Northfork	Mr. Stalling
2003	Identity	District Attorney
2004	Dandelion	Uncle Bobby
2005	Rebound	NCBA Vice President	Uncredited
2005	Capote	Warden Marshall Krutch
2005	Pomegranate	Producer
2006	Art School Confidential	Lonny
2006	Room 6	Mr. Roberts
2006	Rescue Dawn	Admiral Berrington
2006	The Astronaut Farmer	Judge Miller
2006	Little Chenier	Tuck Dupuis
2007	Nancy Drew	John Leshing
2007	Sex and Death 101	Victor Rose III
2007	The Final Season	Harvey Makepeace
2008	Hamlet 2	Principal Rocker
2008	Stargate Atlantis	Terrence Kramer	Season 5: Episode 16 "Brain Storm "
2009	Heidi 4 Paws	Mr. Sesehund	Voice
2010	The Rock 'n' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher	Uncle Virgil
2010	Footsteps	Mr. Dennenberg
2011	Puncture	Jeffrey Dancort
2011	The Rum Diary	Donovan
2012	Somebody Up There Likes Me	Lyla's Father
2012	To the Wonder	Bob
2013	Vertical	Walter Stewart
2013	The Bling Ring	L.A. Detective #1
2013	Palo Alto	Jake
2014	A Bit of Bad Luck	Mr. Creech
2014	Home, James	Larry
2015	90 Minutes in Heaven	Dr. Greider
2015	Waffle Street	Miles Drake III
2016	Director's Cut	Moving Company Guy
2016	Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?	Dwayne
2016	The Congressman	Sherm Hawkins
2016	Rules Don't Apply	Colonel Maxwell
2016	Thirty Nine	Lawyer
2017	The Last Word	Mr. Daniels
2020	Mainstream	Marty
2020	Love Is Love Is Love	John
2021	Outer Banks	Doctor	Season 2, Episode 3: "Prayers"

External links

• Marshall Bell at the Internet Movie Database
• Marshall Bell at AllMovie
• Marshall Bell at Hollywood.com at archive.today (archived January 25, 2013)