Bob Steele

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.                    

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: January 23, 1907

Deathday: December 21, 1988

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Known For

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep

1946-08-23

Alias John Law
Alias John Law

1935-11-04

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge

1960-03-04

The Enforcer
The Enforcer

1951-02-24

Charley Varrick
Charley Varrick

1973-09-19

With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre
With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre

1927-06-14

The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery

1969-06-24

Skin Game
Skin Game

1971-09-30

Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo

1970-04-01

Nightmare Honeymoon
Nightmare Honeymoon

1974-09-20

Town Tamer
Town Tamer

1965-07-07

Shenandoah
Shenandoah

1965-06-03

Wall of Noise
Wall of Noise

1963-09-04

The Comancheros
The Comancheros

1961-12-16

Pardners
Pardners

1956-08-01

The Ridin' Fool
The Ridin' Fool

1931-05-31

The Fighting Chance
The Fighting Chance

1955-12-15

Once Upon a Horse...
Once Upon a Horse...

1958-09-01

Bugles in the Afternoon
Bugles in the Afternoon

1952-03-04

Cheyenne
Cheyenne

1947-06-06

Smoky Trails
Smoky Trails

1939-03-03

Headin' North
Headin' North

1930-11-01

The Oklahoma Sheriff
The Oklahoma Sheriff

1930-07-10

Western Honor
Western Honor

1930-05-15

The Hunted Men
The Hunted Men

1930-04-01

Breezy Bill
Breezy Bill

1930-01-24

The Man from Nowhere
The Man from Nowhere

1930-04-04

A Texas Cowboy
A Texas Cowboy

1929-12-26

The Invaders
The Invaders

1929-10-01

Laughing at Death
Laughing at Death

1929-06-02

Captain Careless
Captain Careless

1928-08-26

Come and Get It!
Come and Get It!

1929-02-03

Headin' for Danger
Headin' for Danger

1928-12-16

The Amazing Vagabond
The Amazing Vagabond

1929-04-07

Trail of Courage
Trail of Courage

1928-07-08

Lightning Speed
Lightning Speed

1928-08-26

The Riding Renegade
The Riding Renegade

1928-02-19

Man in the Rough
Man in the Rough

1928-05-20

Sliding Home
Sliding Home

1928-01-16

Driftin' Sands
Driftin' Sands

1928-01-01

The Bandit's Son
The Bandit's Son

1927-11-20

Breed of the Sunsets
Breed of the Sunsets

1928-04-01

The Mojave Kid
The Mojave Kid

1927-09-25

The College Boob
The College Boob

1926-08-15

Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill

1959-05-29

The Atomic Submarine
The Atomic Submarine

1959-11-29

Paroled - To Die
Paroled - To Die

1938-01-11

The Carson City Kid
The Carson City Kid

1940-07-01

Outwitting the Timber Wolf
Outwitting the Timber Wolf

1921-03-29

The Civet Cat
The Civet Cat

1921-09-12

Trapping the Wildcat
Trapping the Wildcat

1921-03-06

The American Badger
The American Badger

1921-07-21

The Adventures of Bob and Bill
The Adventures of Bob and Bill

1920-01-01

Catching a Coon
Catching a Coon

1921-04-24

Mysterious Tracks
Mysterious Tracks

1922-03-05

Trailing the Coyote
Trailing the Coyote

1921-01-01

Dangerous Trails
Dangerous Trails

1922-02-05

Just Plain Folks
Just Plain Folks

1925-02-18

The Opossum
The Opossum

1922-04-02

With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness
With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness

1926-05-01

With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo
With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo

1926-08-01

Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men

1939-12-24

Giant from the Unknown
Giant from the Unknown

1958-01-03

The Bonnie Parker Story
The Bonnie Parker Story

1958-05-28

Taggart
Taggart

1965-02-01

The Steel Jungle
The Steel Jungle

1956-03-10

Riders of the Rio Grande
Riders of the Rio Grande

1943-05-21

Exposed
Exposed

1947-09-08

Drums Across the River
Drums Across the River

1954-06-01

Brand of the Outlaws
Brand of the Outlaws

1936-08-15

Cattle Drive
Cattle Drive

1951-08-01

Feud of the Range
Feud of the Range

1939-01-15

Riders of the Sage
Riders of the Sage

1939-08-01

Texas Buddies
Texas Buddies

1932-10-18

Marked Trails
Marked Trails

1944-07-29

Billy the Kid's Range War
Billy the Kid's Range War

1941-01-24

The Mystery Squadron
The Mystery Squadron

1933-12-21

Hidden Valley
Hidden Valley

1932-10-10

Galloping Romeo
Galloping Romeo

1933-08-04

Column South
Column South

1953-05-20

The Savage Horde
The Savage Horde

1950-05-22

The Rider of the Law
The Rider of the Law

1935-11-01

The Land of Missing Men
The Land of Missing Men

1930-10-14

Rio Grande Raiders
Rio Grande Raiders

1946-09-09

South of St. Louis
South of St. Louis

1949-03-06

Duel at Apache Wells
Duel at Apache Wells

1957-01-25

Sundown Saunders
Sundown Saunders

1935-08-01

No Man's Range
No Man's Range

1935-09-04

Sheriff of Redwood Valley
Sheriff of Redwood Valley

1946-03-29

The Lion and the Horse
The Lion and the Horse

1952-05-16

Young Blood
Young Blood

1932-11-05

Raiders of the Range
Raiders of the Range

1942-03-18

The Phantom Plainsmen
The Phantom Plainsmen

1942-06-16

The Nevada Buckaroo
The Nevada Buckaroo

1931-07-28

Riders of the Desert
Riders of the Desert

1932-04-23

The Parson and the Outlaw
The Parson and the Outlaw

1957-09-23

Last of the Warrens
Last of the Warrens

1936-05-09

The Law Rides
The Law Rides

1936-06-24

Cavalry
Cavalry

1936-10-04

The Gun Ranger
The Gun Ranger

1936-11-17

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976-05-01

The Trusted Outlaw
The Trusted Outlaw

1937-05-04

Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

1937-05-18

Border Phantom
Border Phantom

1937-06-06

Prairie Pioneers
Prairie Pioneers

1941-02-16

Thunder in the Desert
Thunder in the Desert

1938-03-08

The Feud Maker
The Feud Maker

1938-04-16

The Man from Hell's Edges
The Man from Hell's Edges

1932-05-05

A Demon for Trouble
A Demon for Trouble

1934-08-10

Arizona Gunfighter
Arizona Gunfighter

1937-09-24

The Brand of Hate
The Brand of Hate

1934-11-02

Billy the Kid Outlawed
Billy the Kid Outlawed

1940-07-20

Gangs of Sonora
Gangs of Sonora

1941-07-10

Outlaw Trail
Outlaw Trail

1944-04-29

Code of the Outlaw
Code of the Outlaw

1942-01-30

Thunder Town
Thunder Town

1946-04-13

Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

1941-09-10

Gauchos of El Dorado
Gauchos of El Dorado

1941-10-24

Northwest Trail
Northwest Trail

1945-11-30

Death Valley Rangers
Death Valley Rangers

1943-12-03

Westward Bound
Westward Bound

1944-01-17

Arizona Whirlwind
Arizona Whirlwind

1944-02-21

Twilight on the Rio Grande
Twilight on the Rio Grande

1947-03-31

Billy the Kid in Texas
Billy the Kid in Texas

1940-09-29

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

1941-07-11

Bandits of Dark Canyon
Bandits of Dark Canyon

1947-12-15

Wildfire
Wildfire

1945-07-18

Tombstone Terror
Tombstone Terror

1935-04-24

Killer McCoy
Killer McCoy

1947-12-01

The Sunrise Trail
The Sunrise Trail

1931-02-07

The Oklahoma Cyclone
The Oklahoma Cyclone

1930-08-08

Smokey Smith
Smokey Smith

1935-04-01

Son of Oklahoma
Son of Oklahoma

1932-07-16

South of Santa Fe
South of Santa Fe

1932-01-08

Rose of Cimarron
Rose of Cimarron

1952-01-28

Trigger Law
Trigger Law

1944-09-29

The Utah Kid
The Utah Kid

1944-08-25

Savage Frontier
Savage Frontier

1953-05-15

Doomed at Sundown
Doomed at Sundown

1937-07-06

Revenge of the Zombies
Revenge of the Zombies

1943-09-17

San Antone
San Antone

1953-02-15

Ranger's Code
Ranger's Code

1933-08-14

West of Cimarron
West of Cimarron

1941-12-15

Six Gun Man
Six Gun Man

1946-02-01

Ridin' the Lone Trail
Ridin' the Lone Trail

1937-08-31

The Gallant Fool
The Gallant Fool

1933-05-28

Desert Patrol
Desert Patrol

1938-06-05

The Pal from Texas
The Pal from Texas

1939-11-01

Durango Valley Raiders
Durango Valley Raiders

1938-08-21

Pals of the Pecos
Pals of the Pecos

1941-04-07

The Kid Ranger
The Kid Ranger

1936-02-05

Trailing North
Trailing North

1933-05-15

Western Justice
Western Justice

1934-12-12

Shadows on the Sage
Shadows on the Sage

1942-08-24

Pinto Canyon
Pinto Canyon

1940-04-30

The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery

1941-02-28

Mesquite Buckaroo
Mesquite Buckaroo

1939-04-30

Colorado Kid
Colorado Kid

1937-12-06

The Shootist
The Shootist

1976-07-21

McLintock!
McLintock!

1963-11-12

Ambush Trail
Ambush Trail

1946-02-17

Santa Fe Scouts
Santa Fe Scouts

1943-04-15

Silver Canyon
Silver Canyon

1951-06-19

Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky

1953-09-05

Powdersmoke Range
Powdersmoke Range

1935-09-27

The Fighting Champ
The Fighting Champ

1932-12-15

Big Calibre
Big Calibre

1935-03-08

Hang 'em High
Hang 'em High

1968-04-12

Under Texas Skies
Under Texas Skies

1940-09-29

Valley of Hunted Men
Valley of Hunted Men

1942-11-13

Westward Ho
Westward Ho

1942-04-24

Thundering Trails
Thundering Trails

1943-01-25

The Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers

1940-11-11

Saddlemates
Saddlemates

1941-05-15

Lone Star Raiders
Lone Star Raiders

1940-12-23

The Blocked Trail
The Blocked Trail

1943-03-12

Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo

1959-03-18

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

1940-12-27

El Diablo Rides
El Diablo Rides

1939-12-12

Sonora Stagecoach
Sonora Stagecoach

1944-06-10

The Outcast
The Outcast

1954-08-15

Fort Worth
Fort Worth

1951-07-14

Requiem for a Gunfighter
Requiem for a Gunfighter

1965-06-30

City for Conquest
City for Conquest

1940-09-21

Hell Bent for Leather
Hell Bent for Leather

1960-02-01

Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals

1941-04-17

Six Black Horses
Six Black Horses

1962-04-24

Navajo Kid
Navajo Kid

1945-11-21

Law of the West
Law of the West

1932-03-19

Breed of the Border
Breed of the Border

1933-03-01

Near the Trail's End
Near the Trail's End

1931-09-20

The Spoilers
The Spoilers

1955-12-23

Last of the Desperados
Last of the Desperados

1955-10-31

Lightnin' Crandall
Lightnin' Crandall

1937-03-24

The Wild Westerners
The Wild Westerners

1962-06-06

The Bounty Killer
The Bounty Killer

1965-07-30

Gun for a Coward
Gun for a Coward

1956-12-30

Near the Rainbow's End
Near the Rainbow's End

1930-06-10

Kid Courageous
Kid Courageous

1935-02-02

The Red Rope
The Red Rope

1937-07-19

Wild Horse Valley
Wild Horse Valley

1940-03-13

The Cowboy and the Outlaw
The Cowboy and the Outlaw

1929-10-01

Trail of Terror
Trail of Terror

1935-12-20

Trapping The Bob Cat
Trapping The Bob Cat

1921-01-01

Catching a Koala Bear
Catching a Koala Bear

1921-01-01

Capturing a Canadian Lynx
Capturing a Canadian Lynx

1921-01-01

A Day in the Wilds
A Day in the Wilds

1921-11-12

The Skunk
The Skunk

1921-10-16

Trapping the Mountain Lion
Trapping the Mountain Lion

1921-01-01

Catching a Fox
Catching a Fox

1921-01-01

Trapping the Coyote
Trapping the Coyote

1921-01-01

Something Big
Something Big

1971-11-19

Bullet for a Badman
Bullet for a Badman

1964-09-01

Doc
Doc

1969-07-28

4 for Texas
4 for Texas

1963-12-21

Decision at Sundown
Decision at Sundown

1957-11-10

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