Bob Steele

Biography

Bob Steele was an American actor who worked mostly in Westerns, with screen credits running to more than 400 Westerns in film and television. Born in Portland, Oregon, he started in movies as Robert Bradbury Jr. in historical Westerns directed by his father, then took the name Bob Steele for The Mojave Kid (1927), which made him a star of silent Westerns. Near the Rainbow's End in 1930 was his first sound picture, and through the 1930s and 1940s he was one of the leading B-Western names, appearing for studios such as Monogram, Republic, and Producers Releasing Corporation, including entries in the Three Mesquiteers and Billy the Kid series. He moved into character parts in bigger films, among them Of Mice and Men (1939), The Big Sleep (1946), and The Atomic Submarine (1959), and on television he was Trooper Duffy on F Troop and appeared in Maverick and Death Valley Days. He died in 1988.

81years old at death

Born January 23, 1907Portland
Died December 21, 1988Burbank
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Robert Adrian Bradbury (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 18
Career span: 37 years1934 to 1971

Genres

Western67%, 12 films
Drama28%, 5 films
Comedy17%, 3 films
Thriller17%, 3 films
Romance11%, 2 films

First and latest

Bob Steele movies on Netflix

Skin Game1971IMDb rating 7.0as Bidder
Something Big1971IMDb rating 5.8as Teamster #3
Hang 'em High1968IMDb rating 7.0as Jenkins
Town Tamer1965IMDb rating 5.8as Ken
Six Black Horses1962IMDb rating 6.4as Puncher
Hell Bent for Leather1960IMDb rating 6.6as Jared
Pork Chop Hill1959IMDb rating 7.0as Col. Kern
The Atomic Submarine1959IMDb rating 5.1as "Grif" Griffin
Pardners1956IMDb rating 6.2as Shorty
Drums Across the River1954IMDb rating 6.2as Billy Costa
Bugles in the Afternoon1952IMDb rating 6.0as Rider Who Announces Custer Is Dead
The Enforcer1951IMDb rating 7.2as Herman
South of St. Louis1949IMDb rating 6.0as Slim Hansen
The Big Sleep1946IMDb rating 7.9as Lash Canino
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice1940IMDb rating 5.4as Billy the Kid
The Carson City Kid1940IMDb rating 6.1as Lee Jessup
Of Mice and Men1939IMDb rating 7.8as Curley
A Demon for Trouble1934IMDb rating 5.5as Bob Worth

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Big Sleep1946 Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thrilleras Lash Canino
IMDb rating 7.995K votes
Of Mice and Men1939 Dramaas Curley
IMDb rating 7.87.6K votes
Pork Chop Hill1959as Col. Kern
IMDb rating 7.05.9K votes
The Enforcer1951as Herman
IMDb rating 7.26.2K votes
The Atomic Submarine1959as "Grif" Griffin
IMDb rating 5.12.2K votes
Hang 'em High1968as Jenkins
IMDb rating 7.049K votes
Six Black Horses1962as Puncher
IMDb rating 6.41.1K votes
The Carson City Kid1940as Lee Jessup
IMDb rating 6.1367 votes

Most often with

Lewis Milestone directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Lon Chaney Jr.

Audie Murphy

Humphrey Bogart

Dean Martin

Regis Toomey

Ben JohnsonLewis MilestoneDirector, 2 films

Films together

Lon Chaney Jr.3 films together, 1939 to 1965
Lon Chaney Jr.'s page
- Town Tamer1965IMDb rating 5.8Steele as KenChaney as Charlie Leach
- Pardners1956IMDb rating 6.2Steele as ShortyChaney as Whitey
- Of Mice and Men1939IMDb rating 7.8Steele as CurleyChaney as Lennie Small
Audie Murphy3 films together, 1954 to 1962
Audie Murphy's page
- Six Black Horses1962IMDb rating 6.4Steele as PuncherMurphy as Ben Lane
- Hell Bent for Leather1960IMDb rating 6.6Steele as JaredMurphy as Clay Santell
- Drums Across the River1954IMDb rating 6.2Steele as Billy CostaMurphy as Gary Brannon
Humphrey Bogart2 films together, 1946 to 1951
Humphrey Bogart's page
- The Enforcer1951IMDb rating 7.2Steele as HermanBogart as ADA Martin Ferguson
- The Big Sleep1946IMDb rating 7.9Steele as Lash CaninoBogart as Philip Marlowe
Dean Martin2 films together, 1956 to 1971
Dean Martin's page
- Something Big1971IMDb rating 5.8Steele as Teamster #3Martin as Joe Baker
- Pardners1956IMDb rating 6.2Steele as ShortyMartin as Slim Mosely Jr. / Slim Mosely Sr.
Regis Toomey2 films together, 1946 to 1954
Regis Toomey's page
- Drums Across the River1954IMDb rating 6.2Steele as Billy CostaToomey as Sheriff Jim Beal
- The Big Sleep1946IMDb rating 7.9Steele as Lash CaninoToomey as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Ben Johnson2 films together, 1968 to 1971
Ben Johnson's page
- Something Big1971IMDb rating 5.8Steele as Teamster #3Johnson as Jesse Bookbinder
- Hang 'em High1968IMDb rating 7.0Steele as JenkinsJohnson as Marshal Dave Bliss
Lewis MilestoneDirector, 2 films, 1939 to 1959
All films by Lewis Milestone
- Pork Chop Hill1959IMDb rating 7.0Steele as Col. Kern
- Of Mice and Men1939IMDb rating 7.8Steele as Curley
Also two films together6 more actors
- Barton MacLaneTown Tamer (1965) and Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)
- Dorothy MaloneSouth of St. Louis (1949) and The Big Sleep (1946)
- Noah Beery Jr.The Carson City Kid (1940) and Of Mice and Men (1939)
- Stuart RandallPardners (1956) and Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)
- George WallaceSix Black Horses (1962) and Drums Across the River (1954)
- Lyle BettgerTown Tamer (1965) and Drums Across the River (1954)
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