Freddie Steele

Biography

Freddie Steele was an American boxer who became world middleweight champion and later acted in Hollywood films. Born in Seattle, he fought professionally and lost only two of his first ten years' bouts, taking the National Boxing Association middleweight title from Babe Risko in a unanimous fifteen round decision in Seattle in 1936. He defended the belt several times, including wins over Gorilla Jones and Risko again, before Al Hostak knocked him out in the first round in 1938. Steele then moved into pictures, doubling for Errol Flynn in Gentleman Jim (1942) and playing Bugsy, one of the Marines at the center of Preston Sturges's Hail the Conquering Hero (1944). He was Sergeant Steve Warnicki in The Story of G.I. Joe (1945) and appeared in nearly thirty films, usually uncredited, before leaving Hollywood in the 1950s. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1999.

71years old at death

Born December 18, 1912Seattle
Died August 22, 1984Aberdeen
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 4 years1944 to 1948

Every film, newest first

1948A Foreign AffairIMDb rating 7.3
1946Black AngelIMDb rating 6.9
1945Story of G.I. JoeIMDb rating 7.1
1944Hail the Conquering HeroIMDb rating 7.6

Genres

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Own stunts
Steele was the boxing double for Errol Flynn in the 1942 film Gentleman Jim, where his footwork, for which he was also known, was captured in waist-down shots.
Early training
Steele was known as "The Tacoma Assassin" and, while he was in New York, he was trained by Jack Connor, Johnny Babnick and Ray Arcel.

Freddie Steele movies on Netflix

A Foreign Affair1948IMDb rating 7.3as Military Police
Black Angel1946IMDb rating 6.9as Lucky, Manager of Rio's
Story of G.I. Joe1945IMDb rating 7.1as Sergeant Warnicki
Hail the Conquering Hero1944IMDb rating 7.6as Bugsy

Worked with

Freddie Steele shares two films with William Murphy, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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William Murphy

Robert Mitchum

Burgess Meredith

Peter Lorre

Wallace Ford

William Demarest

Billy WilderDirector, 1 film Preston SturgesDirector, 1 film Roy William NeillDirector, 1 film

Films together

William Murphy2 films together, 1945 to 1948
William Murphy's page
- A Foreign Affair1948IMDb rating 7.3Steele as Military PoliceMurphy as Joe
- Story of G.I. Joe1945IMDb rating 7.1Steele as Sergeant WarnickiMurphy as Private Mew(Bill Murphy)
Robert Mitchum1 film together, 1945
Robert Mitchum's page
- Story of G.I. Joe1945IMDb rating 7.1Steele as Sergeant WarnickiMitchum as Lt. Walker
Burgess Meredith1 film together, 1945
Burgess Meredith's page
- Story of G.I. Joe1945IMDb rating 7.1Steele as Sergeant WarnickiMeredith as Ernie Pyle - Scripps-Howard War Correspondent
Peter Lorre1 film together, 1946
Peter Lorre's page
- Black Angel1946IMDb rating 6.9Steele as Lucky, Manager of Rio'sLorre as Marko
Wallace Ford1 film together, 1946
Wallace Ford's page
- Black Angel1946IMDb rating 6.9Steele as Lucky, Manager of Rio'sFord as Joe
William Demarest1 film together, 1944
William Demarest's page
- Hail the Conquering Hero1944IMDb rating 7.6Steele as BugsyDemarest as Sgt. Heffelfinger
Billy WilderDirector, 1 film, 1948
All films by Billy Wilder
- A Foreign Affair1948IMDb rating 7.3Steele as Military Police
Preston SturgesDirector, 1 film, 1944
All films by Preston Sturges
- Hail the Conquering Hero1944IMDb rating 7.6Steele as Bugsy
Roy William NeillDirector, 1 film, 1946
All films by Roy William Neill
- Black Angel1946IMDb rating 6.9Steele as Lucky, Manager of Rio's

Awards

Three awards and honors from 1936 to 1999.

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Freddie Steele's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Result
Other honors
1999	International Boxing Hall of Fame (posthumous)	Won
1937	The Ring World Middleweight Champion	Won
1936	WBA World Middleweight Champion	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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