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Marshall Bell

Marshall Bell

Actor · Born September 28, 1942 (84) · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Archibald Marshall Bell (born September 28, 1942) is an American actor. He has appeared in many character roles in movies and television. His best-known movies are probably A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), Stand by Me (1986), Twins (1988) and Total Recall (1990). Description above from the Wikipedia article Marshall Bell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 28, 1942 (84)
From
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
93 on MovieCove · 124 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 37% in 30 days

What are Marshall Bell's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Bonds
22%
Morality
19%
Power
11%
Survival
10%
Society
10%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 21 · Serious 13 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 22 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 20 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 24 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 21 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 11
Mentor
4 of 11
Threshold guardian
1 of 11
Trickster
1 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Absurd
16
Hopeful
13
Melancholic
12
Warm
12
Other
48

How their films linger

Fun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Marshall Bell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 62 of their 93 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (36).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marshall Bell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

124 credits, 93 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Last Train to Fortune(2025)

    as Station Master

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Dreams(2025)

    as Michael McCarthy

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Blackout(2023)

    as Jack Hammond

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Love Is Love Is Love(2020)

    as John (segment "Sailing Lesson")

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Mainstream(2020)

    as Marty

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Outer Banks(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Doc Marsh

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Word(2017)

    as Edward

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Rules Don't Apply(2016)

    as Colonel Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?(2016)

    as Dwayne

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Thirty Nine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Lawyer

  • Director's Cut(2016)

    as Moving Company Guy

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Congressman(2016)

    as Sherm Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Waffle Street(2015)

    as Miles Drake III

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • 90 Minutes in Heaven(2015)

    as Dr. Greider

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Legends(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nicholas Spiller

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Palo Alto(2013)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • A Bit of Bad Luck(2014)

    as Mr. Creech

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Bling Ring(2013)

    as L.A. Detective #1

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Home, James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Larry

  • To the Wonder(2012)

    as Bob

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me(2012)

    as Lyla's Father

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Newsroom(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Ross Fernholm

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Rock 'n' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Uncle Virgil

  • The American Tetralogy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Bad Handsome Old Man

  • The Rum Diary(2011)

    as Donavon

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Puncture(2011)

    as Jeffrey Dancort

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Remember Alice Bell? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Phillip

  • Footsteps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Mr. Denenberg

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Drake

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Southland(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Chief

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Heidi 4 Paws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Mr. Sesehund (voice)

  • The Xtacles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • In Sickness and in Health (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Carlos' Uncle Bob

  • Fear Itself(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlos' Uncle Bob

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Hamlet 2(2008)

    as Principal Rocker

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Rescue Dawn(2006)

    as Admiral

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Nancy Drew(2007)

    as John Leshing

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Sex and Death 101(2007)

    as Victor Rose III

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Attackmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Headmaster Wheatley

  • The Astronaut Farmer(2006)

    as Judge Miller

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Room 6(2006)

    as Amy's Dad

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Frisky Dingo(2006)

    Show 25 episodes · as Jack Taggart (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Art School Confidential(2006)

    as Lonny

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Capote(2005)

    as Warden Marshall Krutch

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • E-Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Warden

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Stargate: Atlantis(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Terrence Kramer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mike

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Magistrate Claggett

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Dandelion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Uncle Bobby

  • Northfork(2003)

    as Mr. Stalling

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Identity(2003)

    as District Attorney

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • MDs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill 'Wise Guy' Weisman

  • Comic Book Villains(2002)

    as Gun Store Order

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Serving Sara(2002)

    as Warren Cebron

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Beneath Clouds(2002)

    as Boy at Service Station

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Gus

  • The District (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Bennington

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Hutchins Sr.

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Mercy(2000)

    as Gil Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Face the Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Tommy the Bartender

  • Black and White(1999)

    as Toast

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Joseph

  • G vs E (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 22 episodes · Actor

  • Late Last Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Bartender

  • A Slipping-Down Life(1999)

    as Mr. Casey

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Virus(1999)

    as J.W. Woods Jr.

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • One of Our Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Col. Dale Cameron

  • Starship Troopers(1997)

    as General Owen

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The End of Violence(1997)

    as Call

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Brave(1997)

    as Larry

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Truth or Consequences, N.M.(1997)

    as Police Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Millennium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as The Judge

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Warden Michaels

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Crazy Horse(1996)

    as Senator William B. Allison

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Too Fast Too Young(1996)

    as Detective Quentin Thompson

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead(1995)

    as Lt. Atwater

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • W.E.I.R.D. World(1995)

    as Kendall

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Single Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Gottlieb

  • Runway One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Hanson

  • Operation Dumbo Drop(1995)

    as Colonel Pederson

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Sliders(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Vortak

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Payback(1995)

    as Tom "Gully" Gullerman

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Just Looking(1995)

    as Dave

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Love Is a Gun(1994)

    as Jean's Husband

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Probable Cause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Instructor

  • The Puppet Masters(1994)

    as General Morgan

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Natural Born Killers(1994)

    as Deputy #1

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Airheads(1994)

    as Carl Mace

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Silence of the Hams(1994)

    as Cross Dressing Agent

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Chase(1994)

    as Ari Josephson

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Heaven & Earth(1993)

    as Dinner Guest #3

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Calvin Henderson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Undercover Blues(1993)

    as Sikes

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Innocent Blood(1992)

    as Marsh

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sound Guy

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Diggstown(1992)

    as Warden Bates

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Leather Jackets(1991)

    as Stranger

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Vagrant(1992)

    as The Vagrant

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Palace Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Heroes of Desert Storm(1991)

    as Walter Wojdakowski

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Oscar(1991)

    as Reporter #1

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hull High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mr. Fancher

  • Air America(1990)

    as O.V.

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Dick Tracy(1990)

    as Lips' Cop

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Total Recall(1990)

    as George / Kuato

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Husband (segment "And All Through the House") · as Rock (segment "Forever Ambergris")

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Twins(1988)

    as Webster

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Wildfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Lewis

  • Tucker: The Man and His Dream(1988)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Be Good(1988)

    as Chief Elkans

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Cherry 2000(1987)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Tour of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt. Ralph Carlton

  • The Oldest Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 14 episodes · as Gordon Lane

  • Wiseguy(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • No Way Out(1987)

    as Assassin

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Manhunter(1986)

    as Atlanta Policeman

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Stand by Me(1986)

    as Mr. Lachance

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Seven Minutes in Heaven(1986)

    as Jeff's Stepfather

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge(1985)

    as Coach Schneider

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Birdy(1984)

    as Ronsky

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 124 titles from 1981 to 2026; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

Total Recall (1990)

$261M worldwide

Highest rated

Stand by Me (1986)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

Film career

19812026

Peak 1987 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting124 of 124: 124 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

1980s16 · acting1990s45 · acting2000s34 · acting2010s23 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 54 roles
84899499040914

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Marshall Bell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 74; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 93 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th31
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 93 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed13
  • Mixed35

Most divisive · actor

Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? (2016)

85th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Stand by Me (1986)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 44 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Marshall Bell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles20–87 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles10–65 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles35–90 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles18–77 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles30–82 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Marshall Bell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marshall Bell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cary Elwes shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles