Bill Nestell (March 3, 1893 – October 18, 1966) was an American film actor and stuntman. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1926 and 1950. He was born in

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Selected filmography

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Sir Lumberjack ''Sir Lumberjack'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Kathleen Myers, and Tom Kennedy. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Bill Barlow, a ne’er-do-well decides reform him ...

'' (1926) * ''

When the Law Rides ''When the Law Rides'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Jane Reid and Frankie Darro.Langman, p. 504 Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom O'Malley * Jane Reid as Becky Ross * Frankie Darro as Fra ...

'' (1928) * '' Cheyenne Trails'' (1928) * '' The Fighting Legion'' (1930) * ''

Desert Vengeance ''Desert Vengeance'' is a 1931 American western film directed by Louis King and starring Buck Jones, Barbara Bedford and Douglas Gilmore.Pitts p.86 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Cast * Buck Jones as Jim Cardew (as Charles ...

'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1939) * ''

New Frontier The term ''New Frontier'' was used by Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in his acceptance speech in the 1960 United States presidential election to the Democratic National Convention at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as the ...

'' (1939) * '' Three Faces West'' (1940)

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* 1893 births 1966 deaths American male film actors 20th-century American male actors Male Western (genre) film actors {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub