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
California
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, and died in
Bishop, California
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from a
heart attack
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.
Selected filmography
* ''
Sir Lumberjack'' (1926)
* ''
When the Law Rides'' (1928)
* ''
Cheyenne Trails'' (1928)
* ''
The Fighting Legion'' (1930)
* ''
Desert Vengeance
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Cast
* Buck Jones as Jim Cardew (as Cha ...
'' (1931)
* ''
The Night Riders'' (1939)
* ''
New Frontier
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'' (1939)
* ''
Three Faces West'' (1940)
References
External links
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1893 births
1966 deaths
American male film actors
20th-century American male actors
Male Western (genre) film actors
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