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Vernon Steele(1882-1955)

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Vernon Steele
Vernon Steele was born on 18 September 1882 in Santiago, Chile. He was an actor, known for Captain Blood (1935), Kidnapped (1938) and Bab's Matinee Idol (1917). He was married to Vivia Steele and Muriel Maude Walker. He died on 23 July 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 18, 1882
DiedJuly 23, 1955(72)
BornSeptember 18, 1882
DiedJuly 23, 1955(72)
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Known for

Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in Captain Blood (1935)
Captain Blood
7.7
  • King James
  • 1935
Freddie Bartholomew, Warner Baxter, and Arleen Whelan in Kidnapped (1938)
Kidnapped
6.6
  • Captain
  • 1938
Glass Slide, app 3" x 4"
Bab's Matinee Idol
  • Adrian Egleston
  • 1917
Eva Novak and Bryant Washburn in Temptation (1923)
Temptation
  • John Hope
  • 1923

Credits

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Actor

  • Jackie Gleason in The Life of Riley (1948)
    The Life of Riley
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Judge
    • 1949
  • James Mason, Van Heflin, Jennifer Jones, and Louis Jourdan in Madame Bovary (1949)
    Madame Bovary
    7.0
    • Priest
    • 1949
  • Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc (1948)
    Joan of Arc
    6.4
    • Boy's Father (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Ludwig Donath, Signe Hasso, Maylia, Dick Powell, and Vladimir Sokoloff in To the Ends of the Earth (1948)
    To the Ends of the Earth
    6.8
    • Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Evelyn Ankers and Gerald Mohr in The Lone Wolf in London (1947)
    The Lone Wolf in London
    5.8
    • Sir John Klemscott
    • 1947
  • John Wayne, Donna Reed, and Robert Montgomery in They Were Expendable (1945)
    They Were Expendable
    7.2
    • Army Doctor
    • 1945
  • Russell Hayden, Joe Holley, Harley Huggins, Millard Kelso, Leon McAuliffe, Bob Wills, Luther Wills, and Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in Riders of the Northwest Mounted (1943)
    Riders of the Northwest Mounted
    5.6
    • Capt. Blair (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Mrs. Miniver (1942)
    Mrs. Miniver
    7.6
    • Glee Club Member (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Wendy Barrie, Phyllis Barry, Barlowe Borland, Forrester Harvey, J.M. Kerrigan, Walter Kingsford, Bruce Lester, Edmund Lowe, Anne Nagel, and Michael Vallon in The Witness Vanishes (1939)
    The Witness Vanishes
    5.6
    • Nigel Partridge
    • 1939
  • The Bill of Rights (1939)
    The Bill of Rights
    6.2
    Short
    • Thomas Jefferson
    • 1939
  • Dorothy Comingore and Charles Starrett in North of the Yukon (1939)
    North of the Yukon
    • RCMP Insp. Wylie
    • 1939
  • Julie Bishop and Charles Farrell in Flight to Fame (1938)
    Flight to Fame
    5.7
    • Officer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Freddie Bartholomew, Warner Baxter, and Arleen Whelan in Kidnapped (1938)
    Kidnapped
    6.6
    • Captain
    • 1938
  • Arthur Treacher in Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)
    Step Lively, Jeeves!
    5.7
    • Lord Fenton (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Douglas Fowley, Claire Trevor, and Michael Whalen in Time Out for Romance (1937)
    Time Out for Romance
    5.7
    • Count Michael Montaine
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Vernon Steel
  • Born
    • September 18, 1882
    • Santiago, Chile
  • Died
    • July 23, 1955
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Vivia SteeleSeptember 20, 1925 - July 23, 1955 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Tom Standish") in "Ladies of the Evening" on Broadway. Written by Milton Herbert Gropper. Directed / produced by David Belasco. Lyceum Theatre: 23 Dec 1924-May 1925 (closing date unknown (159 performances). Cast: John Carmody (as "Andrew Kenney"), Allyn Gillyn, H. Dudley Hawley (as "Calvin King"), Edna Hibbard, James Kirkwood, Bernard J. McOwen, Beth Merrill, Robert Emmett O'Connor (as "Frank Forbes"), Thomas Reynolds, Kay Strozzi (as "Claire Standish"), Jose Yovin.
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Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Chilean-born Hollywood import Vernon Steele began as a supporting actor on Broadway in 1906. He was a bit part player in silent films, eventually graduating to leads and regressing back to lesser roles during the talkies. He had, at least, a fine bass voice used to good effect as King James in Captain Blood (1935).

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