Bob Steele

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

241

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-01-23

Day of death

1988-12-21 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Portland, Oregon, USA

Bob Steele

Biography

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

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Town Tamer

    Town Tamer

  • Ambush Trail

    Ambush Trail

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • Smoky Trails

    Smoky Trails

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • McLintock!

    McLintock!

  • Galloping Romeo

    Galloping Romeo

  • The Outcast

    The Outcast

  • F Troop

    F Troop

  • Marked Trails

    Marked Trails

  • Big Calibre

    Big Calibre

  • Law of the West

    Law of the West

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • Rio Bravo

    Rio Bravo

  • Pardners

    Pardners

  • Thundering Trails

    Thundering Trails

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Killer McCoy

    Killer McCoy

  • Desert Patrol

    Desert Patrol

  • Six Gun Man

    Six Gun Man

  • Death Valley Rangers

    Death Valley Rangers

  • Arizona Gunfighter

    Arizona Gunfighter

  • Young Blood

    Young Blood

  • Wild Horse Valley

    Wild Horse Valley

  • Saddlemates

    Saddlemates

  • Doc

    Doc

  • Hidden Valley

    Hidden Valley

  • The Sunrise Trail

    The Sunrise Trail

  • Mesquite Buckaroo

    Mesquite Buckaroo

  • Skin Game

    Skin Game

  • Santa Fe Scouts

    Santa Fe Scouts

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • The Savage Horde

    The Savage Horde

  • Colorado Kid

    Colorado Kid

  • Bugles in the Afternoon

    Bugles in the Afternoon

  • Feud of the Range

    Feud of the Range

  • Kid Courageous

    Kid Courageous

  • Westward Bound

    Westward Bound

  • Hang 'em High

    Hang 'em High

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • Rio Lobo

    Rio Lobo

  • The Big Sleep

    The Big Sleep

  • Sonora Stagecoach

    Sonora Stagecoach

  • Something Big

    Something Big

  • Valley of Hunted Men

    Valley of Hunted Men

  • The Comancheros

    The Comancheros

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • Prairie Pioneers

    Prairie Pioneers

  • West of Cimarron

    West of Cimarron

  • National Velvet

    National Velvet

  • Border Phantom

    Border Phantom

  • Durango Valley Raiders

    Durango Valley Raiders

  • The Shootist

    The Shootist

  • Brand of the Outlaws

    Brand of the Outlaws

  • Lightnin' Crandall

    Lightnin' Crandall

  • Pals of the Pecos

    Pals of the Pecos

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Charley Varrick

    Charley Varrick

  • Headin' North

    Headin' North

  • Six Black Horses

    Six Black Horses

  • Shenandoah

    Shenandoah

  • Trailing North

    Trailing North

  • The Red Rope

    The Red Rope

  • The College Boob

    The College Boob

  • Last of the Warrens

    Last of the Warrens

  • Cavalry

    Cavalry

  • Cattle Drive

    Cattle Drive

  • Pork Chop Hill

    Pork Chop Hill

  • The Enforcer

    The Enforcer

  • Thunder Town

    Thunder Town

  • No Name on the Bullet

    No Name on the Bullet

  • 4 for Texas

    4 for Texas

  • Hell Bent for Leather

    Hell Bent for Leather

  • Decision at Sundown

    Decision at Sundown

  • The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

  • South of St. Louis

    South of St. Louis

  • Island in the Sky

    Island in the Sky

  • Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

  • The Atomic Submarine

    The Atomic Submarine

  • Riders of the Desert

    Riders of the Desert

  • Gun for a Coward

    Gun for a Coward

  • The Great Bank Robbery

    The Great Bank Robbery

  • Doomed at Sundown

    Doomed at Sundown

  • Ridin' the Lone Trail

    Ridin' the Lone Trail

  • Once Upon a Horse...

    Once Upon a Horse...

  • Mysterious Tracks

    Mysterious Tracks

  • Texas Buddies

    Texas Buddies

  • Ride a Crooked Trail

    Ride a Crooked Trail

  • The Bonnie Parker Story

    The Bonnie Parker Story

  • The Bounty Killer

    The Bounty Killer

  • Drums Across the River

    Drums Across the River

  • Dangerous Trails

    Dangerous Trails

  • City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

  • Bullet for a Badman

    Bullet for a Badman

  • The Trusted Outlaw

    The Trusted Outlaw

  • The Rider of the Law

    The Rider of the Law

  • Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

    Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge

    Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge

  • Billy the Kid's Range War

    Billy the Kid's Range War

  • The Skunk

    The Skunk

  • Giant from the Unknown

    Giant from the Unknown

  • The Hunted Men

    The Hunted Men

  • Column South

    Column South

  • Twilight on the Rio Grande

    Twilight on the Rio Grande

  • No Man's Range

    No Man's Range

  • The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

  • Powdersmoke Range

    Powdersmoke Range

  • Wall of Noise

    Wall of Noise

  • The Blocked Trail

    The Blocked Trail

  • The Oklahoma Cyclone

    The Oklahoma Cyclone

  • Navajo Kid

    Navajo Kid

  • The Carson City Kid

    The Carson City Kid

  • The Wild Westerners

    The Wild Westerners

  • Fort Worth

    Fort Worth

  • Northwest Trail

    Northwest Trail

  • The Lion and the Horse

    The Lion and the Horse

  • The Gun Ranger

    The Gun Ranger

  • Silver Canyon

    Silver Canyon

  • Alias John Law

    Alias John Law

  • Raiders of the Range

    Raiders of the Range

  • The Ridin' Fool

    The Ridin' Fool

  • Under Texas Skies

    Under Texas Skies

  • Billy the Kid Outlawed

    Billy the Kid Outlawed

  • The Phantom Plainsmen

    The Phantom Plainsmen

  • The Mystery Squadron

    The Mystery Squadron

  • Paroled - To Die

    Paroled - To Die

  • The Parson and the Outlaw

    The Parson and the Outlaw

  • Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

    Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

  • The Gallant Fool

    The Gallant Fool

  • Nightmare Honeymoon

    Nightmare Honeymoon

  • Breed of the Border

    Breed of the Border

  • The Fighting Champ

    The Fighting Champ

  • Lightning Speed

    Lightning Speed

  • San Antone

    San Antone

  • Code of the Outlaw

    Code of the Outlaw

  • Rose of Cimarron

    Rose of Cimarron

  • Revenge of the Zombies

    Revenge of the Zombies

  • The Oklahoma Sheriff

    The Oklahoma Sheriff

  • The Trail Blazers

    The Trail Blazers

  • Capturing a Canadian Lynx

    Capturing a Canadian Lynx

  • Savage Frontier

    Savage Frontier

  • Wildfire

    Wildfire

  • The Steel Jungle

    The Steel Jungle

  • Trigger Law

    Trigger Law

  • Rio Grande Raiders

    Rio Grande Raiders

  • Tombstone Terror

    Tombstone Terror

  • Thunder in the Desert

    Thunder in the Desert

  • The American Badger

    The American Badger

  • Riders of the Sage

    Riders of the Sage

  • The Nevada Buckaroo

    The Nevada Buckaroo

  • El Diablo Rides

    El Diablo Rides

  • Ranger's Code

    Ranger's Code

  • Duel at Apache Wells

    Duel at Apache Wells

  • A Demon for Trouble

    A Demon for Trouble

  • Requiem for a Gunfighter

    Requiem for a Gunfighter

  • The Law Rides

    The Law Rides

  • Last of the Desperados

    Last of the Desperados

  • The Feud Maker

    The Feud Maker

  • The Opossum

    The Opossum

  • With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness

    With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness

  • Near the Rainbow's End

    Near the Rainbow's End

  • Trapping the Wildcat

    Trapping the Wildcat

  • Lone Star Raiders

    Lone Star Raiders

  • Gangs of Sonora

    Gangs of Sonora

  • The Civet Cat

    The Civet Cat

  • Driftin' Sands

    Driftin' Sands

  • Trapping the Mountain Lion

    Trapping the Mountain Lion

  • Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

    Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

  • Sheriff of Redwood Valley

    Sheriff of Redwood Valley

  • Billy the Kid in Texas

    Billy the Kid in Texas

  • Western Justice

    Western Justice

  • Catching a Coon

    Catching a Coon

  • Shadows on the Sage

    Shadows on the Sage

  • Come and Get It!

    Come and Get It!

  • The Land of Missing Men

    The Land of Missing Men

  • Smokey Smith

    Smokey Smith

  • Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

    Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

  • Trailing the Coyote

    Trailing the Coyote

  • The Kid Ranger

    The Kid Ranger

  • The Brand of Hate

    The Brand of Hate

  • Bandits of Dark Canyon

    Bandits of Dark Canyon

  • Trail of Terror

    Trail of Terror

  • Sundown Saunders

    Sundown Saunders

  • Riders of the Rio Grande

    Riders of the Rio Grande

  • Man in the Rough

    Man in the Rough

  • The Amazing Vagabond

    The Amazing Vagabond

  • The Man from Hell's Edges

    The Man from Hell's Edges

  • Outlaw Trail

    Outlaw Trail

  • Pinto Canyon

    Pinto Canyon

  • The Fighting Chance

    The Fighting Chance

  • Gauchos of El Dorado

    Gauchos of El Dorado

  • The Utah Kid

    The Utah Kid

  • Arizona Whirlwind

    Arizona Whirlwind

  • The Bandit's Son

    The Bandit's Son

  • With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo

    With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo

  • Westward Ho

    Westward Ho

  • South of Santa Fe

    South of Santa Fe

  • A Texas Cowboy

    A Texas Cowboy

  • Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals

    Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals

  • Western Honor

    Western Honor

  • Trail of Courage

    Trail of Courage

  • Sliding Home

    Sliding Home

  • With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre

    With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre

  • Trapping The Bob Cat

    Trapping The Bob Cat

  • Breed of the Sunsets

    Breed of the Sunsets

  • The Riding Renegade

    The Riding Renegade

  • The Mojave Kid

    The Mojave Kid

  • The Man from Nowhere

    The Man from Nowhere

  • Catching a Fox

    Catching a Fox

  • Just Plain Folks

    Just Plain Folks

  • Son of Oklahoma

    Son of Oklahoma

  • The Cowboy and the Outlaw

    The Cowboy and the Outlaw

  • Trapping the Coyote

    Trapping the Coyote

  • Headin' for Danger

    Headin' for Danger

  • Captain Careless

    Captain Careless

  • The Pal from Texas

    The Pal from Texas

  • Breezy Bill

    Breezy Bill

  • Laughing at Death

    Laughing at Death

  • Near the Trail's End

    Near the Trail's End

  • Catching a Koala Bear

    Catching a Koala Bear

  • The Adventures of Bob and Bill

    The Adventures of Bob and Bill

  • A Day in the Wilds

    A Day in the Wilds

  • Outwitting the Timber Wolf

    Outwitting the Timber Wolf