Richard Bell (actor)

Richard Bell (died 1672) was an English stage actor. He joined the King's Company based at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1668. Considered a promising actor he appeared in the premieres of two plays by John Dryden and William Wycherley's debut Love in a Wood. His career was cut short when he was killed in a fire that destroyed the Drury Lane theatre in January 1672. A planned role for him in Wycherley's new play The Gentleman Dancing Master had to be cut.

Selected roles

 * Frapolo in The Sisters by James Shirley (1668)
 * Christophero in The Island Princess by John Fletcher (1668)
 * Amariel in Tyrannick Love by John Dryden (1669)
 * Honorius in The Roman Empress by William Joyner (1670)
 * Duke of Arcos in The Conquest of Granada by John Dryden (1670)
 * Sanco in The Generous Enemies by John Corye (1671)
 * Vincent in Love in a Wood by William Wycherley (1671)
 * Julius Caesar in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (1672)