Steve Clemente
Biography
Steve Clemente was a Mexican-American actor known for villainous roles. Born in Tónichi in 1885, he started acting as a teenager and took his first film part in The Secret Man in 1917. He moved to Hollywood in 1922 to demonstrate knife throwing for a skeptical director, and he became trusted to throw knives in movies so they landed inches from actors. This skill earned him a reputation for stunts. He was also noted for stealing scenes and for a villainous snarl. His screen credits included The Most Dangerous Game (1932), as Tartar, and King Kong (1933) and Son of Kong (1933), in which he played a witch doctor. His last movie was Perils of Nyoka (1942), after which he retired. He died in 1950.
64years old at death
- Born Tónichi
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: SagittariusFirst day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp
- Esteban Clemento Morro (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 2 years1932 to 1934
Every film, newest first
- 1934The Fighting RangerIMDb rating 6.2
- 1933King KongIMDb rating 7.9
- 1933The Son of KongIMDb rating 5.6
- 1932The Mask of Fu ManchuIMDb rating 6.2
- 1932The Most Dangerous GameIMDb rating 7.0
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Big break
Steve Clemente came to Hollywood in 1922 to give a knife demonstration for a skeptical director, and was then trusted to throw knives in movies so they landed an inch or two from a celebrity.
First role
Clemente began acting as a teenager. His first movie was The Secret Man, which he signed up for in 1917.
Steve Clemente movies on Netflix
Most often with
Ernest B. Schoedsack directed three 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.
Films together
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All films by Ernest B. Schoedsack
Also two films together1 more actor
- Victor WongKing Kong (1933) and The Son of Kong (1933)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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