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Bob Steele

Bob Steele

Acting January 23, 1907 (81 years old) December 21, 1988 Portland, Oregon, USA

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.                    

Movies 219

Rio Bravo 7.8

Rio Bravo

as Matt Harris (uncredited)

1959
McLintock! 6.6

McLintock!

as Train Engineer

1963
Hang 'em High 6.9

Hang 'em High

as Jenkins

1968
The Big Sleep 7.6

The Big Sleep

as Lash Canino

1946
Rio Lobo 6.5

Rio Lobo

as Rio Lobo Deputy (uncredited)

1970
The Shootist 7.1

The Shootist

as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

1976
No Name on the Bullet 6.6

No Name on the Bullet

as Poker Player (uncredited)

1959
The Comancheros 6.7

The Comancheros

as Pa Schofield (uncredited)

1961
Shenandoah 7.0

Shenandoah

as Union Train Guard

1965
Charley Varrick 7.4

Charley Varrick

as Bank Guard (uncredited)

1973
The Bounty Killer 6.0

The Bounty Killer

as Red - Henchman

1965
Pork Chop Hill 6.7

Pork Chop Hill

as Col. Kern

1959
4 for Texas 5.2

4 for Texas

as Bank Board Member

1963
Bullet for a Badman 6.3

Bullet for a Badman

as Sheriff (uncredited)

1964
The Enforcer 7.1

The Enforcer

as Herman

1951
Drums Across the River 5.8

Drums Across the River

as Billy Costa

1954
Island in the Sky 6.2

Island in the Sky

as Wilson

1953
Decision at Sundown 6.4

Decision at Sundown

as Irv (uncredited)

1957
Taggart 5.5

Taggart

as Earl (uncredited)

1965
Band of Angels 6.3

Band of Angels

as Union Private (uncredited)

1957
Of Mice and Men 7.3

Of Mice and Men

as Curley

1939
Hell Bent for Leather 6.3

Hell Bent for Leather

as Jared

1960
City for Conquest 6.9

City for Conquest

as Kid Callahan (uncredited)

1940
The Rider of the Law 6.2

The Rider of the Law

as Bob Marlow

1935
Ride a Crooked Trail 6.5

Ride a Crooked Trail

as Jud Blunt (uncredited)

1958
Giant from the Unknown 4.4

Giant from the Unknown

as Sheriff Parker

1958
The Great Bank Robbery 6.6

The Great Bank Robbery

as First Guard

1969
Pardners 6.7

Pardners

as Shorty

1956
The Atomic Submarine 5.3

The Atomic Submarine

as "Grif" Griffin

1959
Thunder Town 4.3

Thunder Town

as Jim Brandon

1946
Something Big 5.4

Something Big

as Teamster #3

1971
The Outcast 6.7

The Outcast

as Dude Rankin

1954
Six Black Horses 5.9

Six Black Horses

as Puncher

1962
Bugles in the Afternoon 5.4

Bugles in the Afternoon

as Rider Who Announces Custer Is Dead

1952
Skin Game 6.6

Skin Game

as Bidder (uncredited)

1971
Young Blood 10.0

Young Blood

as Nick aka The Kid

1932
Revenge of the Zombies 5.4

Revenge of the Zombies

as Sheriff

1943
Gun for a Coward 6.0

Gun for a Coward

as Durkee

1956
The Spoilers 5.1

The Spoilers

as Miner

1955
Town Tamer 6.8

Town Tamer

as Ken

1965
Code of the Outlaw 9.0

Code of the Outlaw

as Tucson Smith

1942
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals 7.0

Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals

as Billy the Kid

1941
Last of the Warrens 6.6

Last of the Warrens

as Ted Warren

1936
Headin' North 5.5

Headin' North

as Jim Curtis

1930
The Parson and the Outlaw 4.6

The Parson and the Outlaw

as Ace Jardine

1957
Exposed 6.2

Exposed

as Chicago

1947
Ridin' the Lone Trail 7.0

Ridin' the Lone Trail

as Bob McArthur

1937
Once Upon a Horse... 8.3

Once Upon a Horse...

as Bob Steele

1958
Doomed at Sundown 5.0

Doomed at Sundown

as Dave Austin

1937
Fort Worth 7.1

Fort Worth

as Shorty

1951
Duel at Apache Wells 6.0

Duel at Apache Wells

as Joe Dunn

1957
Riders of the Rio Grande 10.0

Riders of the Rio Grande

as Tucson Smith

1943
Doc 8.0

Doc

as Toby

1969
Last of the Desperados 7.5

Last of the Desperados

as Charlie Bowdre

1955
Twilight on the Rio Grande 3.1

Twilight on the Rio Grande

as Dusty Morgan

1947
A Demon for Trouble 6.0

A Demon for Trouble

as Bob Worth

1934
Feud of the Range 6.7

Feud of the Range

as Bob Gray

1939
South of St. Louis 5.8

South of St. Louis

as Slim Hansen

1949
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe 6.0

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

as Billy the Kid

1941
The Savage Horde 6.2

The Savage Horde

as Dancer

1950
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin 6.3

Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

as Dan Stockton

1937
Gauchos of El Dorado 7.0

Gauchos of El Dorado

as 'Tucson' Smith

1941
Silver Canyon 7.5

Silver Canyon

as Walt Middler

1951
Shadows on the Sage 10.0

Shadows on the Sage

as 'Tucson' Smith / Curly Joe

1942
The Bandit's Son 8.0

The Bandit's Son

as Bob McCall

1927
Cheyenne 7.0

Cheyenne

as Bucky

1947
Billy the Kid Outlawed 10.0

Billy the Kid Outlawed

as Billy the Kid

1940
Riders of the Sage 6.5

Riders of the Sage

as Bob Burke

1939
Trailing North 7.5

Trailing North

as Lee Evans aka Curly the Kid

1933
Rose of Cimarron 5.6

Rose of Cimarron

as Rio

1952
The Bonnie Parker Story 5.0

The Bonnie Parker Story

as Armored Truck Guard (uncredited)

1958
Requiem for a Gunfighter 7.5

Requiem for a Gunfighter

as Max Smith

1965
The Wild Westerners 7.2

The Wild Westerners

as Casey Banner

1962
Lightnin' Crandall 4.0

Lightnin' Crandall

as Bob Crandall, aka Lightnin' Crandall

1937
Column South 6.1

Column South

as McAfee

1953
The Cowboy and the Outlaw 8.0

The Cowboy and the Outlaw

as George Hardcastle

1929
The Carson City Kid 6.2

The Carson City Kid

as Lee Jessup, aka Morgan Reynolds

1940
Marked Trails 6.0

Marked Trails

as Bob Stevens

1944
Riders of the Desert 6.0

Riders of the Desert

as Bob Houston

1932
The Pal from Texas 10.0

The Pal from Texas

as Bob Barton

1939
Cattle Drive 6.5

Cattle Drive

as Charlie "Careless" Morgan

1951
Billy the Kid's Range War 6.7

Billy the Kid's Range War

as Billy the Kid

1941
The Kid Ranger 4.5

The Kid Ranger

as Ray Burton

1936
Nightmare Honeymoon 5.5

Nightmare Honeymoon

as Charlie

1974
Paroled - To Die 5.0

Paroled - To Die

as Doug Redfern

1938
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail 9.0

Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

as 'Tucson' Smith

1941
Colorado Kid 6.0

Colorado Kid

as Colorado Kid

1937
Gangs of Sonora 8.0

Gangs of Sonora

as 'Tucson' Smith

1941
Killer McCoy 6.3

Killer McCoy

as Sailor Graves

1947
The Man from Hell's Edges 6.5

The Man from Hell's Edges

as Bob Williams aka 'Flash' Manning

1932
Valley of Hunted Men 7.0

Valley of Hunted Men

as Tucson Smith

1942
Savage Frontier 9.0

Savage Frontier

as Sam Webb

1953
Thunder in the Desert 6.7

Thunder in the Desert

as Bob Radford

1938
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge 8.0

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge

as Ben

1960
Bandits of Dark Canyon 9.0

Bandits of Dark Canyon

as Ed Archer

1947
Raiders of the Range 9.0

Raiders of the Range

as Tucson Smith

1942
Brand of the Outlaws 7.0

Brand of the Outlaws

as Gary Gray

1936
The Adventures of Bob and Bill 7.0

The Adventures of Bob and Bill

as Bob

1920
South of Santa Fe 5.5

South of Santa Fe

as Tom Keene

1932
The Trusted Outlaw 7.5

The Trusted Outlaw

as Dan Ward

1937
Sheriff of Redwood Valley 6.5

Sheriff of Redwood Valley

as Reno Kid

1946
The Lion and the Horse 5.9

The Lion and the Horse

as Matt Jennings

1952
Breed of the Border 7.0

Breed of the Border

as Speed Brent

1933
The Mystery Squadron 6.5

The Mystery Squadron

as Fred Cromwell

1933
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice 5.2

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

as Billy the Kid

1940
Smokey Smith 6.0

Smokey Smith

as Smokey Smith

1935
The Great Train Robbery 7.8

The Great Train Robbery

as Tom Logan

1941
Navajo Kid 7.5

Navajo Kid

as Tom "The Navajo Kid" Kirk

1945
Six Gun Man 9.0

Six Gun Man

as Stormy Storm

1946
Wall of Noise 4.1

Wall of Noise

as Trainer

1963
The Brand of Hate 5.6

The Brand of Hate

as Rod Camp

1934
Trail of Terror 10.0

Trail of Terror

as Spike Manning

1935
The Steel Jungle 5.6

The Steel Jungle

as Dan Bucci

1956
Northwest Trail 5.8

Northwest Trail

as RCMP Matt O'Brien

1945
With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre 7.0

With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre

as Bob Keefe (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)

1927
Billy the Kid in Texas 6.0

Billy the Kid in Texas

as Billy the Kid

1940
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch 8.5

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

as (archive footage)

1976
Arizona Whirlwind 6.3

Arizona Whirlwind

as Bob Steele

1944
Sonora Stagecoach 6.0

Sonora Stagecoach

as Bob Steele

1944
Border Phantom 5.8

Border Phantom

as Larry O'Day

1937
No Man's Range 7.0

No Man's Range

as Jim Hale

1935
The Sunrise Trail 5.5

The Sunrise Trail

as Texas, aka Tex

1931
Near the Trail's End 5.8

Near the Trail's End

as Marshal Johnny Day

1931
The Gun Ranger 10.0

The Gun Ranger

as Dan Larson

1936
The Oklahoma Sheriff 8.0

The Oklahoma Sheriff

1930
The Red Rope 6.5

The Red Rope

as Tom Shaw

1937
Death Valley Rangers 7.5

Death Valley Rangers

as Bob Steele

1943
Wild Horse Valley 10.0

Wild Horse Valley

as Bob Evans

1940
San Antone 6.7

San Antone

as Bob Coolidge

1953
Ambush Trail 8.0

Ambush Trail

as Curley Thompson

1946
Trail of Courage 8.0

Trail of Courage

as Tex Reeves

1928
Powdersmoke Range 10.0

Powdersmoke Range

as Jeff Ferguson aka Guadalupe Kid

1935
Man in the Rough 10.0

Man in the Rough

as Bruce Sherwood

1928
Tombstone Terror 5.5

Tombstone Terror

as Jimmy Dixon / Duke Dixon

1935
Headin' for Danger 9.0

Headin' for Danger

as Jimmy Marshall

1928
Pals of the Pecos 8.0

Pals of the Pecos

as Tucson Smith

1941
Texas Buddies 7.0

Texas Buddies

as Ted Garner

1932
With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness 9.0

With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness

as Jim Bryan

1926
Lightning Speed 10.0

Lightning Speed

as Jack Pemberton

1928
Desert Patrol 9.0

Desert Patrol

as Dave Austin

1938
With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo 7.0

With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo

as 'Pinky' Smith

1926
The Fighting Chance 5.5

The Fighting Chance

as Curly

1955
Westward Bound 5.7

Westward Bound

as Bob Steele

1944
Lone Star Raiders 10.0

Lone Star Raiders

as Tucson Smith

1940
The Gallant Fool 9.0

The Gallant Fool

as Kit Denton

1933
Santa Fe Scouts 9.0

Santa Fe Scouts

as Tucson Smith

1943
The Invaders 7.0

The Invaders

1929
The Oklahoma Cyclone 5.0

The Oklahoma Cyclone

as Jim Smith aka The Oklahoma Cyclone

1930
Westward Ho 4.7

Westward Ho

as Tucson Smith

1942
Ranger's Code 10.0

Ranger's Code

as Bob Baxter

1933
Trapping the Mountain Lion

Trapping the Mountain Lion

as Bob

1921
The Land of Missing Men 5.5

The Land of Missing Men

as Steve O'Neil

1930
Near the Rainbow's End 4.5

Near the Rainbow's End

as Jim Bledsoe

1930
Arizona Gunfighter 4.8

Arizona Gunfighter

as Colt Ferron

1937
The Blocked Trail 7.0

The Blocked Trail

as Tucson Smith

1943
The Nevada Buckaroo 8.0

The Nevada Buckaroo

as Buck Hurley, aka The Nevada Kid

1931
Catching a Coon 10.0

Catching a Coon

as Bob

1921
Wildfire 4.0

Wildfire

as Happy Haye

1945
Outlaw Trail 7.0

Outlaw Trail

as Bob

1944
The Trail Blazers 7.0

The Trail Blazers

as Tucson Smith

1940
Breezy Bill 10.0

Breezy Bill

as Breezy Bill

1930
Thundering Trails 6.5

Thundering Trails

as Tucson Smith

1943
The Mojave Kid 10.0

The Mojave Kid

as Bob Saunders

1927
Under Texas Skies 5.8

Under Texas Skies

as Tucson Smith

1940
El Diablo Rides 5.0

El Diablo Rides

as Bob

1939
Catching a Koala Bear

Catching a Koala Bear

as Bob

1921
The Feud Maker 7.0

The Feud Maker

as Tex Ryan aka Wind River Kid

1938
Saddlemates 10.0

Saddlemates

as Tucson Smith

1941
The Man from Nowhere 8.0

The Man from Nowhere

as Terry Norton

1930
Come and Get It! 8.0

Come and Get It!

as Breezy Smith

1929
Trigger Law 10.0

Trigger Law

as Bob Steele

1944
Alias John Law 4.5

Alias John Law

as Everett Tarkington 'John' Clark

1935
Outwitting the Timber Wolf

Outwitting the Timber Wolf

1921
The Opossum

The Opossum

1922
Capturing a Canadian Lynx

Capturing a Canadian Lynx

as Bob

1921
Law of the West 5.5

Law of the West

as Bob Carruthers, alias Bob Morgan

1932
Rio Grande Raiders 9.0

Rio Grande Raiders

as Jeff Carson

1946
A Texas Cowboy 7.0

A Texas Cowboy

as Dick Carlysle

1929
Prairie Pioneers 8.0

Prairie Pioneers

as Tucson Smith

1941
The Amazing Vagabond 9.0

The Amazing Vagabond

as Jimmy Hobbs

1929
Cavalry 7.0

Cavalry

as Ted Thorne

1936
Big Calibre 9.0

Big Calibre

as Bob Neal

1935
Galloping Romeo 8.0

Galloping Romeo

as Bob Rivers

1933
Mesquite Buckaroo 9.0

Mesquite Buckaroo

as Bob Allen

1939
The College Boob 9.5

The College Boob

as Shorty Buzelle (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)

1926
Captain Careless 8.0

Captain Careless

as Bob Gordon

1928
Sliding Home 7.0

Sliding Home

as Student (as Robert Bradbury Jr.)

1928
The Skunk 4.0

The Skunk

as Bob

1921
Smoky Trails 10.0

Smoky Trails

as Bob Archer

1939
The Phantom Plainsmen 8.0

The Phantom Plainsmen

as Tucson Smith

1942
The Ridin' Fool 10.0

The Ridin' Fool

as Steve Kendall

1931
Durango Valley Raiders 10.0

Durango Valley Raiders

as Keene Cordner

1938
Kid Courageous 6.0

Kid Courageous

as Bob Bannister

1935
The Riding Renegade 8.0

The Riding Renegade

as Bob Taylor

1928
The Hunted Men 8.0

The Hunted Men

as Dick Stockdale

1930
Son of Oklahoma 9.0

Son of Oklahoma

as Dan Clayton

1932
The Fighting Champ 6.7

The Fighting Champ

as Brick Loring

1932
A Day in the Wilds 6.5

A Day in the Wilds

as Bob

1921
Breed of the Sunsets 7.0

Breed of the Sunsets

as Jim Collins

1928
Trailing the Coyote 9.0

Trailing the Coyote

as Bob

1921
Sundown Saunders 8.0

Sundown Saunders

as Jim Sundown Saunders

1935
The Law Rides 7.0

The Law Rides

as Bruce Conway

1936
Mysterious Tracks

Mysterious Tracks

1922
Driftin' Sands 10.0

Driftin' Sands

as 'Driftin' Sands

1928
Catching a Fox

Catching a Fox

as Bob

1921
Hidden Valley 7.5

Hidden Valley

as Bob Harding

1932
The Utah Kid 7.0

The Utah Kid

as Bob Roberts

1944
Trapping the Coyote

Trapping the Coyote

as Bob

1921
West of Cimarron 6.5

West of Cimarron

as Tucson Smith

1941
The Civet Cat 7.0

The Civet Cat

as Bob

1921
Just Plain Folks

Just Plain Folks

1925
Laughing at Death 8.0

Laughing at Death

as Bob Thornton

1929
Western Honor

Western Honor

as Bob

1930
Dangerous Trails 10.0

Dangerous Trails

as Bob

1922
Western Justice 10.0

Western Justice

as Jim / Ace

1934
Pinto Canyon 5.5

Pinto Canyon

as Bob Hall

1940
Trapping The Bob Cat

Trapping The Bob Cat

as Bob

1921
Trapping the Wildcat

Trapping the Wildcat

as Bob

1921
The American Badger 10.0

The American Badger

as Bob

1921

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