Marshall Bell

 ( American Male Film Actors ) 

Archibald Marshall Bell (born September 28, 1942) is an American character actor. He has appeared in many character actor roles in film and television. He is known for roles in (1985), Stand by Me (1986), Twins (1988), Total Recall (1990) and Starship Troopers (1997).

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, academic major in sociology, and served three years in the Army. He eventually became a consultant, teaching business executives to improve their speaking skills.

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 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 film/crime film thriller Dick Tracy (1990) opposite Warren Beatty; the title role of a frightening homelessness 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 film/mystery film 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 animation feature film Heidi 4 Paws (2008).