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Marshall Bell 
Marshall Bell 2009Born September 28, 1942
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USAOccupation Actor Years active 1984 to present Spouse Milena Canonero Website http://www.marshall-bell.com Archibald Marshall Bell (born September 28, 1942)[1] is an American actor. He has appeared in many character roles in movies and television. His best-known movies are probably[citation needed] A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), Stand by Me (1986), Twins (1988) and Total Recall (1990).
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Early life
He 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 the 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.
He is married to Milena Canonero, a renowned Oscar-winning costume designer.
In the early 1980s, British director/producer Alan Parker offered Bell a small role in a movie at the suggestion of American producer Fred Roos.
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, Sharon Stone and Rachel Ticotin.
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).
He and Michael Ironside starred in three movies Total Recall, The Vagrant and Starship Troopers. Marshall Bell is now voicing as Jack Taggart in the animated short [The Xtacles].
Bell stars in the upcoming comedy The Rock 'n Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher.
Over the last 3 years, Bell has played the role of United States' founding father Alexander Hamilton in several television commercials for Citizen Bank
Marshall Bell and his wife, Milena, live in West Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
Year Title Role 1984 Birdy Ronsky 1985 Seven Minutes in Heaven Gerry Jones 1985 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge Coach Schneider 1986 Stand by Me Mr. Lachance 1986 Manhunter Atlanta policeman (uncredited) 1987 Cherry 2000 Bill 1988 Johnny Be Good Chief Elkans 1988 Twins Webster, the hitman 1990 Total Recall George/Kuato 1990 Dick Tracy Lip's Cop 1990 Air America Q.V. 1992 The Vagrant the vagrant 1992 Innocent Blood March 1994 The Chase Ari Josephson 1994 Airheads Carl Mace 1994 Natural Born Killers Deputy #1 1994 The Puppet Masters General Morgan 1995 Payback Tom "Gully" Gullerman 1995 Operation Dumbo Drop Colonel Pederson 1997 Starship Troopers General Owen 1999 Virus J.W. Woods, Jr. 2000 Sand Gus 2002 Serving Sara Warren Cebron 2003 Identity District Attorney 2004 Dandelion Uncle Bobby 2005 Capote Warden Marshall Krutch 2006 Rescue Dawn Admiral Berrington 2006 The Final Season Harvey Makepeace 2007 Nancy Drew John Leshing 2008 Hamlet 2 Principal Rocker 2011 Puncture Jeffrey Dancort 2011 The Rum Diary Donovan References
- ^ "Website". Marshall-Bell.com. http://www.marshall-bell.com. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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Categories:- American film actors
- American television actors
- Actors from Oklahoma
- University of Colorado alumni
- People from Tulsa, Oklahoma
- People from Denver, Colorado
- Actors from Los Angeles, California
- 1942 births
- Living people
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