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

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • 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

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • The Feud Maker

    The Feud Maker

  • Rio Bravo

    Rio Bravo

  • F Troop

    F Troop

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • Driftin' Sands

    Driftin' Sands

  • Hang 'em High

    Hang 'em High

  • The Outcast

    The Outcast

  • McLintock!

    McLintock!

  • The Comancheros

    The Comancheros

  • Charley Varrick

    Charley Varrick

  • Powdersmoke Range

    Powdersmoke Range

  • Wildfire

    Wildfire

  • Shenandoah

    Shenandoah

  • Silver Canyon

    Silver Canyon

  • Border Phantom

    Border Phantom

  • Pinto Canyon

    Pinto Canyon

  • Thundering Trails

    Thundering Trails

  • Prairie Pioneers

    Prairie Pioneers

  • Skin Game

    Skin Game

  • Cattle Drive

    Cattle Drive

  • Doc

    Doc

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • Fort Worth

    Fort Worth

  • Trigger Law

    Trigger Law

  • Westward Bound

    Westward Bound

  • Captain Careless

    Captain Careless

  • Killer McCoy

    Killer McCoy

  • Something Big

    Something Big

  • The Big Sleep

    The Big Sleep

  • Saddlemates

    Saddlemates

  • Smoky Trails

    Smoky Trails

  • Rio Lobo

    Rio Lobo

  • Galloping Romeo

    Galloping Romeo

  • The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

  • Pork Chop Hill

    Pork Chop Hill

  • Western Justice

    Western Justice

  • Town Tamer

    Town Tamer

  • Island in the Sky

    Island in the Sky

  • Kid Courageous

    Kid Courageous

  • Arizona Gunfighter

    Arizona Gunfighter

  • Sonora Stagecoach

    Sonora Stagecoach

  • Marked Trails

    Marked Trails

  • Pardners

    Pardners

  • Big Calibre

    Big Calibre

  • Mesquite Buckaroo

    Mesquite Buckaroo

  • Hidden Valley

    Hidden Valley

  • 4 for Texas

    4 for Texas

  • Ranger's Code

    Ranger's Code

  • San Antone

    San Antone

  • National Velvet

    National Velvet

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • 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

  • Column South

    Column South

  • Man in the Rough

    Man in the Rough

  • The Great Bank Robbery

    The Great Bank Robbery

  • Hell Bent for Leather

    Hell Bent for Leather

  • Young Blood

    Young Blood

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Bandits of Dark Canyon

    Bandits of Dark Canyon

  • Lightnin' Crandall

    Lightnin' Crandall

  • Drums Across the River

    Drums Across the River

  • Ride a Crooked Trail

    Ride a Crooked Trail

  • Colorado Kid

    Colorado Kid

  • Six Black Horses

    Six Black Horses

  • No Name on the Bullet

    No Name on the Bullet

  • Come and Get It!

    Come and Get It!

  • Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

  • Bugles in the Afternoon

    Bugles in the Afternoon

  • South of St. Louis

    South of St. Louis

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • Sliding Home

    Sliding Home

  • The Wild Westerners

    The Wild Westerners

  • Cavalry

    Cavalry

  • Decision at Sundown

    Decision at Sundown

  • The Gallant Fool

    The Gallant Fool

  • Laughing at Death

    Laughing at Death

  • The Utah Kid

    The Utah Kid

  • The Land of Missing Men

    The Land of Missing Men

  • Requiem for a Gunfighter

    Requiem for a Gunfighter

  • Shadows on the Sage

    Shadows on the Sage

  • Giant from the Unknown

    Giant from the Unknown

  • Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

    Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

  • The Bounty Killer

    The Bounty Killer

  • The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

  • Bullet for a Badman

    Bullet for a Badman

  • Trail of Courage

    Trail of Courage

  • Death Valley Rangers

    Death Valley Rangers

  • Western Honor

    Western Honor

  • The Shootist

    The Shootist

  • Breed of the Sunsets

    Breed of the Sunsets

  • Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

    Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

  • Lone Star Raiders

    Lone Star Raiders

  • The Law Rides

    The Law Rides

  • The Trail Blazers

    The Trail Blazers

  • Ambush Trail

    Ambush Trail

  • West of Cimarron

    West of Cimarron

  • The Lion and the Horse

    The Lion and the Horse

  • Desert Patrol

    Desert Patrol

  • Wild Horse Valley

    Wild Horse Valley

  • The Bonnie Parker Story

    The Bonnie Parker Story

  • Raiders of the Range

    Raiders of the Range

  • Gangs of Sonora

    Gangs of Sonora

  • The Man from Hell's Edges

    The Man from Hell's Edges

  • Code of the Outlaw

    Code of the Outlaw

  • The Amazing Vagabond

    The Amazing Vagabond

  • Gun for a Coward

    Gun for a Coward

  • Riders of the Rio Grande

    Riders of the Rio Grande

  • The Savage Horde

    The Savage Horde

  • Last of the Desperados

    Last of the Desperados

  • Once Upon a Horse...

    Once Upon a Horse...

  • Six Gun Man

    Six Gun Man

  • Thunder in the Desert

    Thunder in the Desert

  • Durango Valley Raiders

    Durango Valley Raiders

  • Gauchos of El Dorado

    Gauchos of El Dorado

  • The Phantom Plainsmen

    The Phantom Plainsmen

  • The Atomic Submarine

    The Atomic Submarine

  • Wall of Noise

    Wall of Noise

  • Billy the Kid Outlawed

    Billy the Kid Outlawed

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Riders of the Sage

    Riders of the Sage

  • The Kid Ranger

    The Kid Ranger

  • Feud of the Range

    Feud of the Range

  • Sundown Saunders

    Sundown Saunders

  • El Diablo Rides

    El Diablo Rides

  • The Brand of Hate

    The Brand of Hate

  • Rose of Cimarron

    Rose of Cimarron

  • Under Texas Skies

    Under Texas Skies

  • Breed of the Border

    Breed of the Border

  • The Bandit's Son

    The Bandit's Son

  • Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge

    Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge

  • A Demon for Trouble

    A Demon for Trouble

  • The Steel Jungle

    The Steel Jungle

  • Santa Fe Scouts

    Santa Fe Scouts

  • Pals of the Pecos

    Pals of the Pecos

  • Twilight on the Rio Grande

    Twilight on the Rio Grande

  • Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

    Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

  • Doomed at Sundown

    Doomed at Sundown

  • The Carson City Kid

    The Carson City Kid

  • Trailing North

    Trailing North

  • The Pal from Texas

    The Pal from Texas

  • Rio Grande Raiders

    Rio Grande Raiders

  • The Nevada Buckaroo

    The Nevada Buckaroo

  • Riders of the Desert

    Riders of the Desert

  • With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre

    With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre

  • The College Boob

    The College Boob

  • The Enforcer

    The Enforcer

  • The Cowboy and the Outlaw

    The Cowboy and the Outlaw

  • South of Santa Fe

    South of Santa Fe

  • City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

  • Billy the Kid's Range War

    Billy the Kid's Range War

  • Headin' for Danger

    Headin' for Danger

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • Valley of Hunted Men

    Valley of Hunted Men

  • Paroled - To Die

    Paroled - To Die

  • Sheriff of Redwood Valley

    Sheriff of Redwood Valley

  • Headin' North

    Headin' North

  • With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness

    With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness

  • The Red Rope

    The Red Rope

  • The Man from Nowhere

    The Man from Nowhere

  • The Trusted Outlaw

    The Trusted Outlaw

  • Last of the Warrens

    Last of the Warrens

  • Law of the West

    Law of the West

  • Brand of the Outlaws

    Brand of the Outlaws

  • Alias John Law

    Alias John Law

  • Navajo Kid

    Navajo Kid

  • No Man's Range

    No Man's Range

  • The Ridin' Fool

    The Ridin' Fool

  • Ridin' the Lone Trail

    Ridin' the Lone Trail

  • The Fighting Champ

    The Fighting Champ

  • The Hunted Men

    The Hunted Men

  • Thunder Town

    Thunder Town

  • Texas Buddies

    Texas Buddies

  • The Oklahoma Sheriff

    The Oklahoma Sheriff

  • The Oklahoma Cyclone

    The Oklahoma Cyclone

  • The Parson and the Outlaw

    The Parson and the Outlaw

  • Northwest Trail

    Northwest Trail

  • The Rider of the Law

    The Rider of the Law

  • The Mystery Squadron

    The Mystery Squadron

  • Revenge of the Zombies

    Revenge of the Zombies

  • The Fighting Chance

    The Fighting Chance

  • Nightmare Honeymoon

    Nightmare Honeymoon

  • Savage Frontier

    Savage Frontier

  • Dangerous Trails

    Dangerous Trails

  • Arizona Whirlwind

    Arizona Whirlwind

  • Trail of Terror

    Trail of Terror

  • Westward Ho

    Westward Ho

  • Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

    Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

  • Son of Oklahoma

    Son of Oklahoma

  • The Blocked Trail

    The Blocked Trail

  • Tombstone Terror

    Tombstone Terror

  • Lightning Speed

    Lightning Speed

  • Mysterious Tracks

    Mysterious Tracks

  • The Adventures of Bob and Bill

    The Adventures of Bob and Bill

  • The Gun Ranger

    The Gun Ranger

  • The Mojave Kid

    The Mojave Kid

  • The Sunrise Trail

    The Sunrise Trail

  • The Skunk

    The Skunk

  • The Riding Renegade

    The Riding Renegade

  • Duel at Apache Wells

    Duel at Apache Wells

  • Breezy Bill

    Breezy Bill

  • Billy the Kid in Texas

    Billy the Kid in Texas

  • The Civet Cat

    The Civet Cat

  • With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo

    With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo

  • Outlaw Trail

    Outlaw Trail

  • The Opossum

    The Opossum

  • Near the Trail's End

    Near the Trail's End

  • Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals

    Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals

  • The American Badger

    The American Badger

  • Trapping the Mountain Lion

    Trapping the Mountain Lion

  • Trailing the Coyote

    Trailing the Coyote

  • A Day in the Wilds

    A Day in the Wilds

  • Near the Rainbow's End

    Near the Rainbow's End

  • Smokey Smith

    Smokey Smith

  • Trapping the Coyote

    Trapping the Coyote

  • Catching a Fox

    Catching a Fox

  • Capturing a Canadian Lynx

    Capturing a Canadian Lynx

  • Trapping the Wildcat

    Trapping the Wildcat

  • Catching a Coon

    Catching a Coon

  • A Texas Cowboy

    A Texas Cowboy

  • Trapping The Bob Cat

    Trapping The Bob Cat

  • Catching a Koala Bear

    Catching a Koala Bear

  • Just Plain Folks

    Just Plain Folks

  • Outwitting the Timber Wolf

    Outwitting the Timber Wolf