Bob Steele
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bob Steele (January 23, 1907 - December 21, 1988) was an American actor. He was born Robert Adrian Bradbury in Portland, Oregon, into a vaudeville family. After years of touring, the family settled down in Hollywood in the late 1910s, where his father, Robert N. Bradbury, soon found work in the movies, first as an actor, later as a director, and by 1920, he hired Bob and his twin brother Bill (1907–1971) as juvenile leads for a series of adventure movies entitled "The Adventures of Bob and Bill". Bob's career began to take off for good in 1927, when he was hired by production company Film Booking Offices of America (FBO) to star in a series of Westerns. Bob—who was rechristened Bob Steele at FBO—soon made a name for himself, and in the late 1920s, 1930s and 1940s starred in B-Westerns for almost every minor film studio, including Monogram, Supreme, Tiffany, Syndicate, Republic (including several films of the Three Mesquiteers series) and Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) (including the initial films of their "Billy the Kid" series), plus he had the occasional role in an A-movie, as in the adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men from 1939. In the 1940s, Bob's career as a cowboy hero was on the decline, but he kept himself working by accepting supporting roles in many big movies like Howard Hawks' The Big Sleep, or the John Wayne vehicles Island in the Sky, Rio Bravo and Rio Lobo. Besides these he also made occasional appearances in science fiction films like Atomic Submarine and Giant from the Unknown and did lots of television work, culminating in a regular supporting role in the army comedy F Troop (1965–1967), which allowed him to show his comic talent. Steele played the character of Trooper Duffy who claimed to have been "shoulder to shoulder with Davy Crockett at the Alamo"-in fact Steele played in With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo in 1926. Bob Steele died on December 21, 1988 from emphysema after a long sickness. Bob Steele is said to have been the inspiration for the character "Cowboy Bob" in the Dennis The Menace comic strip. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Steele (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 1976 · The Shootist as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
- 1976 · Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch as (archive footage)
- 1974 · Nightmare Honeymoon as Charlie
- 1973 · Charley Varrick as Bank Guard (uncredited)
- 1971 · Something Big as Teamster #3
- 1971 · Skin Game as Bidder (uncredited)
- 1970 · Rio Lobo as Rio Lobo Deputy (uncredited)
- 1969 · Then Came Bronson as
- 1969 · Doc as Toby
- 1969 · The Great Bank Robbery as First Guard
- 1968 · Hang 'em High as Jenkins
- 1966 · Family Affair as
- 1965 · F Troop as Trooper Duffy
- 1965 · The Bounty Killer as Red - Henchman
- 1965 · Town Tamer as Ken
- 1965 · Requiem for a Gunfighter as Max Smith
- 1965 · Shenandoah as Union Train Guard
- 1965 · Taggart as Earl (uncredited)
- 1964 · Bullet for a Badman as Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1963 · 4 for Texas as Bank Board Member
- 1963 · McLintock! as Train Engineer
- 1963 · Wall of Noise as Trainer
- 1962 · The Wild Westerners as Casey Banner
- 1962 · Six Black Horses as Puncher
- 1961 · The Comancheros as Pa Schofield (uncredited)
- 1960 · National Velvet as Clive
- 1960 · Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge as Ben
- 1960 · Hell Bent for Leather as Jared
- 1959 · The Atomic Submarine as "Grif" Griffin
- 1959 · The Rebel as Will Randall
- 1959 · The Rebel as Jess Kirby
- 1959 · Pork Chop Hill as Col. Kern
- 1959 · Rio Bravo as Matt Harris (uncredited)
- 1959 · Rawhide as Deputy Art Gray
- 1958 · Lawman as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
- 1958 · The Texan as Luke Short
- 1958 · Once Upon a Horse... as Bob Steele
- 1958 · The Bonnie Parker Story as Armored Truck Guard (uncredited)
- 1958 · Giant from the Unknown as Sheriff Parker
- 1957 · Decision at Sundown as Irv
- 1957 · The Parson and the Outlaw as Ace Jardine
- 1957 · Maverick as Walter Jackson
- 1957 · Maverick as Wells
- 1957 · Maverick as Jailed Cowhand Billy (uncredited)
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Sam Shoulders
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as
- 1957 · Duel at Apache Wells as Joe Dunn
- 1956 · Gun for a Coward as Durkee
- 1956 · Pardners as Shorty
- 1956 · The Steel Jungle as Dan Bucci
- 1955 · The Spoilers as Miner
- 1955 · The Fighting Chance as Curly
- 1955 · Last of the Desperados as Charlie Bowdre
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as Deputy Sheriff Dodd
- 1955 · Cheyenne as Dugan
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Sam Gordon
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Coe
- 1955 · The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as
- 1955 · The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Deputy Marshal Sam (uncredited)
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Ben
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Soto Man (uncredited)
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Rebel Arsonist (uncredited)
- 1954 · The Outcast as Dude Rankin
- 1954 · Drums Across the River as Billy Costa
- 1953 · Island in the Sky as Wilson
- 1953 · Column South as McAfee
- 1953 · Savage Frontier as Sam Webb
- 1953 · San Antone as Bob Coolidge
- 1952 · The Lion and the Horse as Matt Jennings
- 1952 · Bugles in the Afternoon as Rider Who Announces Custer Is Dead
- 1952 · Rose of Cimarron as Rio
- 1951 · Cattle Drive as Charlie "Careless" Morgan
- 1951 · Fort Worth as Shorty
- 1951 · Silver Canyon as Walt Middler
- 1951 · The Enforcer as Herman
- 1950 · The Savage Horde as Dancer
- 1949 · South of St. Louis as Slim Hansen
- 1947 · Bandits of Dark Canyon as Ed Archer
- 1947 · Killer McCoy as Sailor Graves
- 1947 · Exposed as Chicago
- 1947 · Cheyenne as Bucky
- 1947 · Twilight on the Rio Grande as Dusty Morgan
- 1946 · Rio Grande Raiders as Jeff Carson
- 1946 · The Big Sleep as Lash Canino
- 1946 · Thunder Town as Jim Brandon
- 1946 · Sheriff of Redwood Valley as The Reno Kid
- 1946 · Ambush Trail as Curley Thompson
- 1946 · Six Gun Man as Stormy Storm
- 1945 · Northwest Trail as RCMP Matt O'Brien
- 1945 · Navajo Kid as Tom "The Navajo Kid" Kirk
- 1945 · Wildfire as Happy Haye
- 1944 · Trigger Law as Bob Steele
- 1944 · The Utah Kid as Bob Roberts
- 1944 · Marked Trails as Bob Stevens
- 1944 · Sonora Stagecoach as Bob Steele
- 1944 · Outlaw Trail as Bob
- 1944 · Arizona Whirlwind as Bob Steele
- 1944 · Westward Bound as Bob Steele
- 1943 · Death Valley Rangers as Bob Steele
- 1943 · Revenge of the Zombies as Sheriff
- 1943 · Riders of the Rio Grande as Tucson Smith
- 1943 · Santa Fe Scouts as Tucson Smith
- 1943 · The Blocked Trail as Tucson Smith
- 1943 · Thundering Trails as Tucson Smith
- 1942 · Valley of Hunted Men as Tucson Smith
- 1942 · Shadows on the Sage as 'Tucson' Smith / Curly Joe
- 1942 · The Phantom Plainsmen as Tucson Smith
- 1942 · Westward Ho as Tucson Smith
- 1942 · Raiders of the Range as Tucson Smith
- 1942 · Code of the Outlaw as Tucson Smith
- 1941 · West of Cimarron as Tucson Smith
- 1941 · Gauchos of El Dorado as 'Tucson' Smith
- 1941 · Outlaws of Cherokee Trail as 'Tucson' Smith
- 1941 · Billy the Kid in Santa Fe as Billy the Kid
- 1941 · Gangs of Sonora as 'Tucson' Smith
- 1941 · Saddlemates as Tucson Smith
- 1941 · Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals as Billy the Kid
- 1941 · Pals of the Pecos as Tucson Smith
- 1941 · The Great Train Robbery as Tom Logan
- 1941 · Prairie Pioneers as Tucson Smith
- 1941 · Billy the Kid's Range War as Billy the Kid
- 1940 · Billy the Kid's Gun Justice as Billy the Kid
- 1940 · Lone Star Raiders as Tucson Smith
- 1940 · The Trail Blazers as Tucson Smith
- 1940 · Billy the Kid in Texas as Billy the Kid
- 1940 · Under Texas Skies as Tucson Smith
- 1940 · City for Conquest as Kid Callahan (uncredited)
- 1940 · Billy the Kid Outlawed as Billy the Kid
- 1940 · The Carson City Kid as Lee Jessup, aka Morgan Reynolds
- 1940 · Pinto Canyon as Sheriff Bob Hall
- 1940 · Wild Horse Valley as Bob Evans
- 1939 · Of Mice and Men as Curley
- 1939 · El Diablo Rides as Bob
- 1939 · The Pal from Texas as Bob Barton
- 1939 · Riders of the Sage as Bob Burke
- 1939 · Mesquite Buckaroo as Bob Allen
- 1939 · Smoky Trails as Bob Archer
- 1939 · Feud of the Range as Bob Gray
- 1938 · Durango Valley Raiders as Keene Cordner
- 1938 · Desert Patrol as Dave Austin
- 1938 · The Feud Maker as Tex Ryan aka Wind River Kid
- 1938 · Thunder in the Desert as Bob Radford
- 1938 · Paroled - To Die as Doug Redfern
- 1937 · Colorado Kid as Colorado Kid
- 1937 · Arizona Gunfighter as Colt Ferron
- 1937 · Ridin' the Lone Trail as Bob McArthur
- 1937 · The Red Rope as Tom Shaw
- 1937 · Doomed at Sundown as Dave Austin
- 1937 · Border Phantom as Larry O'Day
- 1937 · Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin as Dan Stockton
- 1937 · The Trusted Outlaw as Dan Ward
- 1937 · Lightnin' Crandall as Bob Crandall, aka Lightnin' Crandall
- 1936 · The Gun Ranger as Dan Larson
- 1936 · Cavalry as Ted Thorne
- 1936 · Brand of the Outlaws as Gary Gray
- 1936 · The Law Rides as Bruce Conway
- 1936 · Last of the Warrens as Ted Warren
- 1936 · The Kid Ranger as Ray Burton
- 1935 · Trail of Terror as Spike Manning
- 1935 · Alias John Law as Everett Tarkington 'John' Clark
- 1935 · The Rider of the Law as Bob Marlow
- 1935 · Powdersmoke Range as Jeff Ferguson aka Guadalupe Kid
- 1935 · No Man's Range as Jim Hale
- 1935 · Sundown Saunders as Jim Sundown Saunders
- 1935 · Tombstone Terror as Jimmy Dixon / Duke Dixon
- 1935 · Smokey Smith as Smokey Smith
- 1935 · Big Calibre as Bob Neal
- 1935 · Kid Courageous as Bob Bannister
- 1934 · Western Justice as Jim / Ace
- 1934 · The Brand of Hate as Rod Camp
- 1934 · A Demon for Trouble as Bob Worth
- 1933 · The Mystery Squadron as Fred Cromwell
- 1933 · Ranger's Code as Bob Baxter
- 1933 · Galloping Romeo as Bob Rivers
- 1933 · The Gallant Fool as Kit Denton
- 1933 · Trailing North as Lee Evans aka Curly the Kid
- 1933 · Breed of the Border as Speed Brent
- 1932 · The Fighting Champ as Brick Loring
- 1932 · Young Blood as Nick aka The Kid
- 1932 · Texas Buddies as Ted Garner
- 1932 · Hidden Valley as Bob Harding
- 1932 · Son of Oklahoma as Dan Clayton
- 1932 · The Man from Hell's Edges as Bob Williams aka 'Flash' Manning
- 1932 · Riders of the Desert as Bob Houston
- 1932 · Law of the West as Bob Carruthers, alias Bob Morgan
- 1932 · South of Santa Fe as Tom Keene
- 1931 · Near the Trail's End as Marshal Johnny Day
- 1931 · The Nevada Buckaroo as Buck Hurley, aka The Nevada Kid
- 1931 · The Ridin' Fool as Steve Kendall
- 1931 · The Sunrise Trail as Texas, aka Tex
- 1930 · Headin' North as Jim Curtis
- 1930 · The Land of Missing Men as Steve O'Neil
- 1930 · The Oklahoma Cyclone as Jim Smith aka The Oklahoma Cyclone
- 1930 · The Oklahoma Sheriff as
- 1930 · Near the Rainbow's End as Jim Bledsoe
- 1930 · Western Honor as Bob
- 1930 · The Man from Nowhere as Terry Norton
- 1930 · The Hunted Men as Dick Stockdale
- 1930 · Breezy Bill as Breezy Bill
- 1929 · A Texas Cowboy as Dick Carlysle
- 1929 · The Cowboy and the Outlaw as George Hardcastle
- 1929 · The Invaders as
- 1929 · Laughing at Death as Bob Thornton
- 1929 · The Amazing Vagabond as Jimmy Hobbs
- 1929 · Come and Get It! as Breezy Smith
- 1928 · Headin' for Danger as Jimmy Marshall
- 1928 · Lightning Speed as Jack Pemberton
- 1928 · Captain Careless as Bob Gordon
- 1928 · Trail of Courage as Tex Reeves
- 1928 · Man in the Rough as Bruce Sherwood
- 1928 · Breed of the Sunsets as Jim Collins
- 1928 · The Riding Renegade as Bob Taylor
- 1928 · Sliding Home as Student (as Robert Bradbury Jr.)
- 1928 · Driftin' Sands as 'Driftin' Sands
- 1927 · The Bandit's Son as Bob McCall
- 1927 · The Mojave Kid as Bob Saunders
- 1927 · With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre as Bob Keefe (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)
- 1926 · The College Boob as Shorty Buzelle (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)
- 1926 · With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo as 'Pinky' Smith
- 1926 · With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness as Jim Bryan
- 1925 · Just Plain Folks as
- 1922 · The Opossum as
- 1922 · Mysterious Tracks as
- 1922 · Dangerous Trails as Bob
- 1921 · A Day in the Wilds as Bob
- 1921 · The Skunk as Bob
- 1921 · The Civet Cat as Bob
- 1921 · The American Badger as Bob
- 1921 · Catching a Coon as Bob
- 1921 · Outwitting the Timber Wolf as
- 1921 · Trapping the Wildcat as Bob
- 1921 · Trapping The Bob Cat as Bob
- 1921 · Trapping the Mountain Lion as Bob
- 1921 · Capturing a Canadian Lynx as Bob
- 1921 · Catching a Koala Bear as Bob
- 1921 · Trapping the Coyote as Bob
- 1921 · Trailing the Coyote as Bob
- 1921 · Catching a Fox as Bob
- 1920 · The Adventures of Bob and Bill as Bob