Marshall Bell

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, 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 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 1988 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" 2025 Dreams Michael McCarthy TBA Last Train to Fortune Post-production