SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): OCTOBER 29, 2003


                             BELL MICROPRODUCTS INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                   CALIFORNIA
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)



         000-21528                                              94-3057566
(Commission File Number)                                       (IRS Employer
                                                             Identification No.)


                              1941 RINGWOOD AVENUE
                         SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95131-1721
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)


                                 (408) 451-9400
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)







ITEM 7.           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

                  (a)      Financial statements:  None.

                  (b)      Pro forma financial information:  None.

                  (c)      Exhibits:

                           99.1     Press Release dated October 29, 2003 with
                                    respect to financial results


ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On October 29, 2003, Bell Microproducts Inc. issued a press release
announcing its 2003 third quarter financial results. The full text of the press
release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated in this
Report as if fully set forth herein.


The information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in the Current
Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The furnishing of the
information in this Current Report is not intended to, and does not, constitute
a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the
information contained herein is material investor information that is not
otherwise publicly available.







                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        BELL MICROPRODUCTS INC.


                                        By  /s/ James E. Illson
                                            ------------------------------------
Date:  October 29, 2003                     James E. Illson
                                            Executive Vice President, Finance
                                            and Operations and Chief Financial
                                            Officer














                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                             BELL MICROPRODUCTS INC.
                            EXHIBIT INDEX TO FORM 8-K



Date of Report:                                             Commission File No.:
October 29, 2003                                                       000-21528



EXHIBIT NO.      ITEM

  99.1           Press Release dated October 29, 2003 with respect to financial
                 results