George Bell, a former Harlem Globetrotter, actor and law enforcement officer who held the record for the tallest man in America, has died at age 67. Called a “gentle giant,” Bell, who was born in Portsmouth,

George Bell, a former deputy in Norfolk, Virginia, who played for the Harlem Globetrotters, has died. WCNC Charlotte reports Bell, who was 7 feet 8 inches tall, was also known as the world's tallest man.