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

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • 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

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • F Troop

    F Troop

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo

    With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • Rio Bravo

    Rio Bravo

  • Billy the Kid in Texas

    Billy the Kid in Texas

  • Hell Bent for Leather

    Hell Bent for Leather

  • The Lion and the Horse

    The Lion and the Horse

  • Riders of the Sage

    Riders of the Sage

  • Bandits of Dark Canyon

    Bandits of Dark Canyon

  • Cattle Drive

    Cattle Drive

  • Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

    Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

  • The Big Sleep

    The Big Sleep

  • Shadows on the Sage

    Shadows on the Sage

  • The Utah Kid

    The Utah Kid

  • Wall of Noise

    Wall of Noise

  • Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

    Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

  • National Velvet

    National Velvet

  • Gangs of Sonora

    Gangs of Sonora

  • Navajo Kid

    Navajo Kid

  • Breed of the Border

    Breed of the Border

  • West of Cimarron

    West of Cimarron

  • The Kid Ranger

    The Kid Ranger

  • Captain Careless

    Captain Careless

  • Death Valley Rangers

    Death Valley Rangers

  • Ambush Trail

    Ambush Trail

  • Hang 'em High

    Hang 'em High

  • McLintock!

    McLintock!

  • The Bonnie Parker Story

    The Bonnie Parker Story

  • Town Tamer

    Town Tamer

  • Decision at Sundown

    Decision at Sundown

  • Rio Lobo

    Rio Lobo

  • Lone Star Raiders

    Lone Star Raiders

  • The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

  • Gauchos of El Dorado

    Gauchos of El Dorado

  • Raiders of the Range

    Raiders of the Range

  • The Brand of Hate

    The Brand of Hate

  • The Land of Missing Men

    The Land of Missing Men

  • Island in the Sky

    Island in the Sky

  • Charley Varrick

    Charley Varrick

  • Pinto Canyon

    Pinto Canyon

  • El Diablo Rides

    El Diablo Rides

  • Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

    Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

  • The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

  • 4 for Texas

    4 for Texas

  • Pork Chop Hill

    Pork Chop Hill

  • The Riding Renegade

    The Riding Renegade

  • Six Gun Man

    Six Gun Man

  • Driftin' Sands

    Driftin' Sands

  • Border Phantom

    Border Phantom

  • The Great Bank Robbery

    The Great Bank Robbery

  • Western Honor

    Western Honor

  • Western Justice

    Western Justice

  • Billy the Kid's Range War

    Billy the Kid's Range War

  • Six Black Horses

    Six Black Horses

  • Trail of Courage

    Trail of Courage

  • The Outcast

    The Outcast

  • South of St. Louis

    South of St. Louis

  • Wildfire

    Wildfire

  • A Demon for Trouble

    A Demon for Trouble

  • Near the Trail's End

    Near the Trail's End

  • The Law Rides

    The Law Rides

  • The Comancheros

    The Comancheros

  • Fort Worth

    Fort Worth

  • Gun for a Coward

    Gun for a Coward

  • Arizona Whirlwind

    Arizona Whirlwind

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • Feud of the Range

    Feud of the Range

  • Ride a Crooked Trail

    Ride a Crooked Trail

  • Big Calibre

    Big Calibre

  • Requiem for a Gunfighter

    Requiem for a Gunfighter

  • Something Big

    Something Big

  • Breed of the Sunsets

    Breed of the Sunsets

  • The Bounty Killer

    The Bounty Killer

  • Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

  • Under Texas Skies

    Under Texas Skies

  • Nightmare Honeymoon

    Nightmare Honeymoon

  • Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge

    Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge

  • Hidden Valley

    Hidden Valley

  • South of Santa Fe

    South of Santa Fe

  • Silver Canyon

    Silver Canyon

  • Skin Game

    Skin Game

  • The Amazing Vagabond

    The Amazing Vagabond

  • The Trail Blazers

    The Trail Blazers

  • Powdersmoke Range

    Powdersmoke Range

  • The Savage Horde

    The Savage Horde

  • Thundering Trails

    Thundering Trails

  • Drums Across the River

    Drums Across the River

  • Killer McCoy

    Killer McCoy

  • The Gallant Fool

    The Gallant Fool

  • The Steel Jungle

    The Steel Jungle

  • Shenandoah

    Shenandoah

  • Billy the Kid Outlawed

    Billy the Kid Outlawed

  • Riders of the Rio Grande

    Riders of the Rio Grande

  • Rose of Cimarron

    Rose of Cimarron

  • Durango Valley Raiders

    Durango Valley Raiders

  • Revenge of the Zombies

    Revenge of the Zombies

  • No Name on the Bullet

    No Name on the Bullet

  • Sheriff of Redwood Valley

    Sheriff of Redwood Valley

  • Prairie Pioneers

    Prairie Pioneers

  • Giant from the Unknown

    Giant from the Unknown

  • Man in the Rough

    Man in the Rough

  • With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness

    With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness

  • 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

  • Once Upon a Horse...

    Once Upon a Horse...

  • Santa Fe Scouts

    Santa Fe Scouts

  • Galloping Romeo

    Galloping Romeo

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • Bugles in the Afternoon

    Bugles in the Afternoon

  • Doomed at Sundown

    Doomed at Sundown

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Rio Grande Raiders

    Rio Grande Raiders

  • Saddlemates

    Saddlemates

  • Ranger's Code

    Ranger's Code

  • Laughing at Death

    Laughing at Death

  • Smokey Smith

    Smokey Smith

  • Thunder in the Desert

    Thunder in the Desert

  • Doc

    Doc

  • Marked Trails

    Marked Trails

  • Last of the Desperados

    Last of the Desperados

  • Savage Frontier

    Savage Frontier

  • Law of the West

    Law of the West

  • The Shootist

    The Shootist

  • Young Blood

    Young Blood

  • Kid Courageous

    Kid Courageous

  • Riders of the Desert

    Riders of the Desert

  • Westward Ho

    Westward Ho

  • The Mojave Kid

    The Mojave Kid

  • The Bandit's Son

    The Bandit's Son

  • The Atomic Submarine

    The Atomic Submarine

  • Sliding Home

    Sliding Home

  • Westward Bound

    Westward Bound

  • The Man from Hell's Edges

    The Man from Hell's Edges

  • The Wild Westerners

    The Wild Westerners

  • Last of the Warrens

    Last of the Warrens

  • Trigger Law

    Trigger Law

  • Code of the Outlaw

    Code of the Outlaw

  • Twilight on the Rio Grande

    Twilight on the Rio Grande

  • Valley of Hunted Men

    Valley of Hunted Men

  • Arizona Gunfighter

    Arizona Gunfighter

  • Pals of the Pecos

    Pals of the Pecos

  • The Pal from Texas

    The Pal from Texas

  • Mesquite Buckaroo

    Mesquite Buckaroo

  • Sundown Saunders

    Sundown Saunders

  • Wild Horse Valley

    Wild Horse Valley

  • Headin' for Danger

    Headin' for Danger

  • The Phantom Plainsmen

    The Phantom Plainsmen

  • Desert Patrol

    Desert Patrol

  • The Cowboy and the Outlaw

    The Cowboy and the Outlaw

  • The Rider of the Law

    The Rider of the Law

  • Colorado Kid

    Colorado Kid

  • The Enforcer

    The Enforcer

  • Bullet for a Badman

    Bullet for a Badman

  • Sonora Stagecoach

    Sonora Stagecoach

  • Column South

    Column South

  • Pardners

    Pardners

  • Come and Get It!

    Come and Get It!

  • Smoky Trails

    Smoky Trails

  • San Antone

    San Antone

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • Brand of the Outlaws

    Brand of the Outlaws

  • Near the Rainbow's End

    Near the Rainbow's End

  • The Carson City Kid

    The Carson City Kid

  • City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

  • Alias John Law

    Alias John Law

  • The College Boob

    The College Boob

  • The Mystery Squadron

    The Mystery Squadron

  • Trail of Terror

    Trail of Terror

  • The Trusted Outlaw

    The Trusted Outlaw

  • Outlaw Trail

    Outlaw Trail

  • Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals

    Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals

  • Thunder Town

    Thunder Town

  • The Parson and the Outlaw

    The Parson and the Outlaw

  • The Feud Maker

    The Feud Maker

  • Ridin' the Lone Trail

    Ridin' the Lone Trail

  • Duel at Apache Wells

    Duel at Apache Wells

  • Northwest Trail

    Northwest Trail

  • No Man's Range

    No Man's Range

  • The Gun Ranger

    The Gun Ranger

  • The Fighting Champ

    The Fighting Champ

  • The Fighting Chance

    The Fighting Chance

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Cavalry

    Cavalry

  • The Red Rope

    The Red Rope

  • The Nevada Buckaroo

    The Nevada Buckaroo

  • Paroled - To Die

    Paroled - To Die

  • Breezy Bill

    Breezy Bill

  • The Hunted Men

    The Hunted Men

  • Lightnin' Crandall

    Lightnin' Crandall

  • Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

    Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

  • The Man from Nowhere

    The Man from Nowhere

  • The Ridin' Fool

    The Ridin' Fool

  • Texas Buddies

    Texas Buddies

  • A Texas Cowboy

    A Texas Cowboy

  • A Day in the Wilds

    A Day in the Wilds

  • Headin' North

    Headin' North

  • With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre

    With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre

  • The Oklahoma Cyclone

    The Oklahoma Cyclone

  • Trailing North

    Trailing North

  • Tombstone Terror

    Tombstone Terror

  • The Sunrise Trail

    The Sunrise Trail

  • Lightning Speed

    Lightning Speed

  • The Opossum

    The Opossum

  • The Blocked Trail

    The Blocked Trail

  • Son of Oklahoma

    Son of Oklahoma

  • The Oklahoma Sheriff

    The Oklahoma Sheriff

  • Catching a Koala Bear

    Catching a Koala Bear

  • The Adventures of Bob and Bill

    The Adventures of Bob and Bill

  • Dangerous Trails

    Dangerous Trails

  • The Civet Cat

    The Civet Cat

  • Catching a Coon

    Catching a Coon

  • The American Badger

    The American Badger

  • Capturing a Canadian Lynx

    Capturing a Canadian Lynx

  • The Skunk

    The Skunk

  • Trapping the Wildcat

    Trapping the Wildcat

  • Trailing the Coyote

    Trailing the Coyote

  • Trapping the Coyote

    Trapping the Coyote

  • Outwitting the Timber Wolf

    Outwitting the Timber Wolf

  • Catching a Fox

    Catching a Fox

  • Just Plain Folks

    Just Plain Folks

  • Trapping the Mountain Lion

    Trapping the Mountain Lion

  • Mysterious Tracks

    Mysterious Tracks

  • Trapping The Bob Cat

    Trapping The Bob Cat