- Appeared in six movies with John Wayne between 1953-70--McLintock! (1963), Rio Bravo (1959), The Longest Day (1962), Rio Lobo (1970), The Comancheros (1961) and Island in the Sky (1953).
- Twin brother of Bill Bradbury.
- High-school classmate and pal of John Wayne, who appeared in at least a dozen westerns directed by Steele's father, Robert N. Bradbury.
- His horse was named Bullet.
- Was the only "B" western star to have two series going at the same time. He played Billy in PRC's "Billy the Kid" series and Tucson Smith in Republic's "Three Mesquiteers" during 1940-41. Buster Crabbe took over the role of Billy in 1942.
- Educated at Glendale High School, Glendale, CA.
- Although he spent much of his career playing cowboy heroes, he occasionally switched to playing bad guys and won good reviews for his performance as a professional killer in The Enforcer (1951) and as the remorseful member of a lynch mob in Hang 'Em High (1968).
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