Monday, December 4, 2023

Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Eileen Bell

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Eileen Bell was a British actress who has appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout her career. Born Eileen Julia Bell on November 7, 1918, in Paddington, London, England. She began her career in the theatre, appearing in a number of plays in the West End. Bell made her film debut in the 1945 film “The Bells of St. Mary's”, starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. She went on to appear in a number of other films, including “The Man in the White Suit” (1951), “The Cruel Sea” (1953), and “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1956). Bell has also appeared in numerous television shows, including ‘The Avengers’, ‘The Saint’, and ‘Doctor Who’. She has also appeared in a number of stage productions, including “The Importance of Being Earnest” and “The Lady's Not for Burning”. Bell was married to Tobin Bell [1912-1977] and was the mother of three children including producer, director, actor Tobin Bell Jr. [1942- ] and the grandmother of musician songwriter Cooper Bell.

Eileen Bell died in Weymouth, Massachusetts on July 28, 2018 at the age of 99.

Eileen’s only Euro-western film appearance was in the 1939 comedy “The Frozen Limits” starring The Crazy Gang’ and directed by Marcel Varnel.

BELL, Eileen (Eileen Julia Bell) [11/7/1918, Paddington, London, England, U.K. – 7/28/2018, Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.A.] – theater, radio, film actress, married to Tobin Bell (Joseph Henry Tobin Jr.) [1912-1977] (194?-1977) mother of Charles Tobin [1940-    ],  producer, director, actor Tobin Bell (Joseph Henry Tobin, Jr.) [1942-    ], Wendy Tobin Stahlka [1945-    ], grandmother of musician, songwriter Cooper Bell .

The Frozen Limits – 1939 (Jill)

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