Bob Steele
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 23, 1907
- Died
- December 21, 1988 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Shootist
Movie · as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Nightmare Honeymoon
Movie · as Charlie
Charley Varrick
Movie · as Bank Guard (uncredited)
Skin Game
Movie · as Bidder (uncredited)
Something Big
Movie · as Teamster #3
Rio Lobo
Movie · as Rio Lobo Deputy (uncredited)
The Great Bank Robbery
Movie · as First Guard
Doc
Movie · as Toby
Then Came Bronson
TV · as Clay Turner · 1 ep
Hang 'em High
Movie · as Jenkins
Family Affair
TV · 1 ep
Town Tamer
Movie · as Ken
Shenandoah
Movie · as Union Train Guard
Taggart
Movie · as Earl (uncredited)
Requiem for a Gunfighter
Movie · as Max Smith
The Bounty Killer
Movie · as Red - Henchman
F Troop
TV · as Trooper Duffy · 65 eps
Bullet for a Badman
Movie · as Sheriff (uncredited)
Wall of Noise
Movie · as Trainer
McLintock!
Movie · as Train Engineer
4 for Texas
Movie · as Bank Board Member
Six Black Horses
Movie · as Puncher
The Wild Westerners
Movie · as Casey Banner
The Comancheros
Movie · as Pa Schofield (uncredited)
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Movie · as Ben
Hell Bent for Leather
Movie · as Jared
National Velvet
TV · as Clive · 1 ep
Pork Chop Hill
Movie · as Col. Kern
The Atomic Submarine
Movie · as "Grif" Griffin
Rio Bravo
Movie · as Matt Harris (uncredited)
No Name on the Bullet
Movie · as Poker Player (uncredited)
Rawhide
TV · as Deputy Art Gray · 1 ep
The Rebel
TV · as Will Randall, Jess Kirby · 1 ep
Once Upon a Horse...
Movie · as Bob Steele
Giant from the Unknown
Movie · as Sheriff Parker
The Bonnie Parker Story
Movie · as Armored Truck Guard (uncredited)
Ride a Crooked Trail
Movie · as Jud Blunt (uncredited)
Lawman
TV · as Telegraph Operator (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Texan
TV · as Luke Short · 1 ep
Duel at Apache Wells
Movie · as Joe Dunn
The Parson and the Outlaw
Movie · as Ace Jardine
Decision at Sundown
Movie · as Irv (uncredited)
Band of Angels
Movie · as Union Private (uncredited)
Maverick
TV · as Walter Jackson, Wells, Jailed Cowhand Billy (uncredited) · 1 ep
Sugarfoot
TV · as Sam Shoulders · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as Jockey · 1 ep
Pardners
Movie · as Shorty
The Steel Jungle
Movie · as Dan Bucci
Gun for a Coward
Movie · as Durkee
The Fighting Chance
Movie · as Curly
Last of the Desperados
Movie · as Charlie Bowdre
The Spoilers
Movie · as Miner
Gunsmoke
TV · as Sam Gordon, Coe · 1 ep
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · as Deputy Marshal Sam (uncredited) · 2 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · as Deputy Sheriff Dodd · 1 ep
Cheyenne
TV · as Dugan · 1 ep
Drums Across the River
Movie · as Billy Costa
The Outcast
Movie · as Dude Rankin
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Ben, Soto Man (uncredited), Rebel Arsonist (uncredited) · 1 ep
Column South
Movie · as McAfee
Savage Frontier
Movie · as Sam Webb
San Antone
Movie · as Bob Coolidge
Island in the Sky
Movie · as Wilson
Bugles in the Afternoon
Movie · as Rider Who Announces Custer Is Dead
The Lion and the Horse
Movie · as Matt Jennings
Rose of Cimarron
Movie · as Rio
The Enforcer
Movie · as Herman
Cattle Drive
Movie · as Charlie "Careless" Morgan
Silver Canyon
Movie · as Walt Middler
Fort Worth
Movie · as Shorty
The Savage Horde
Movie · as Dancer
South of St. Louis
Movie · as Slim Hansen
Cheyenne
Movie · as Bucky
Exposed
Movie · as Chicago
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Movie · as Dusty Morgan
Bandits of Dark Canyon
Movie · as Ed Archer
Killer McCoy
Movie · as Sailor Graves
The Big Sleep
Movie · as Lash Canino
Rio Grande Raiders
Movie · as Jeff Carson
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
Movie · as Reno Kid
Thunder Town
Movie · as Jim Brandon
Six Gun Man
Movie · as Stormy Storm
Ambush Trail
Movie · as Curley Thompson
Northwest Trail
Movie · as RCMP Matt O'Brien
Wildfire
Movie · as Happy Haye
Navajo Kid
Movie · as Tom "The Navajo Kid" Kirk
Marked Trails
Movie · as Bob Stevens
Outlaw Trail
Movie · as Bob
Westward Bound
Movie · as Bob Steele
Arizona Whirlwind
Movie · as Bob Steele
Trigger Law
Movie · as Bob Steele
The Utah Kid
Movie · as Bob Roberts
Sonora Stagecoach
Movie · as Bob Steele
Riders of the Rio Grande
Movie · as Tucson Smith
Death Valley Rangers
Movie · as Bob Steele
Revenge of the Zombies
Movie · as Sheriff
Santa Fe Scouts
Movie · as Tucson Smith
Thundering Trails
Movie · as Tucson Smith
The Blocked Trail
Movie · as Tucson Smith
Raiders of the Range
Movie · as Tucson Smith
The Phantom Plainsmen
Movie · as Tucson Smith
Code of the Outlaw
Movie · as Tucson Smith
Shadows on the Sage
Movie · as 'Tucson' Smith / Curly Joe
Westward Ho
Movie · as Tucson Smith
Valley of Hunted Men
Movie · as Tucson Smith
Billy the Kid's Range War
Movie · as Billy the Kid
Prairie Pioneers
Movie · as Tucson Smith
Gangs of Sonora
Movie · as 'Tucson' Smith
Gauchos of El Dorado
Movie · as 'Tucson' Smith
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
Movie · as 'Tucson' Smith
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Movie · as Billy the Kid
West of Cimarron
Movie · as Tucson Smith
Pals of the Pecos
Movie · as Tucson Smith
The Great Train Robbery
Movie · as Tom Logan
Saddlemates
Movie · as Tucson Smith
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
Movie · as Billy the Kid
The Carson City Kid
Movie · as Lee Jessup, aka Morgan Reynolds
Billy the Kid Outlawed
Movie · as Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid in Texas
Movie · as Billy the Kid
Pinto Canyon
Movie · as Bob Hall
Under Texas Skies
Movie · as Tucson Smith
The Trail Blazers
Movie · as Tucson Smith
Lone Star Raiders
Movie · as Tucson Smith
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Movie · as Billy the Kid
City for Conquest
Movie · as Kid Callahan (uncredited)
Wild Horse Valley
Movie · as Bob Evans
Smoky Trails
Movie · as Bob Archer
Of Mice and Men
Movie · as Curley
Feud of the Range
Movie · as Bob Gray
Riders of the Sage
Movie · as Bob Burke
The Pal from Texas
Movie · as Bob Barton
Mesquite Buckaroo
Movie · as Bob Allen
El Diablo Rides
Movie · as Bob
Paroled - To Die
Movie · as Doug Redfern
Thunder in the Desert
Movie · as Bob Radford
The Feud Maker
Movie · as Tex Ryan aka Wind River Kid
Desert Patrol
Movie · as Dave Austin
Durango Valley Raiders
Movie · as Keene Cordner
The Trusted Outlaw
Movie · as Dan Ward
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin
Movie · as Dan Stockton
Border Phantom
Movie · as Larry O'Day
Arizona Gunfighter
Movie · as Colt Ferron
Doomed at Sundown
Movie · as Dave Austin
Ridin' the Lone Trail
Movie · as Bob McArthur
Colorado Kid
Movie · as Colorado Kid
Lightnin' Crandall
Movie · as Bob Crandall, aka Lightnin' Crandall
The Red Rope
Movie · as Tom Shaw
Brand of the Outlaws
Movie · as Gary Gray
Last of the Warrens
Movie · as Ted Warren
The Law Rides
Movie · as Bruce Conway
Cavalry
Movie · as Ted Thorne
The Gun Ranger
Movie · as Dan Larson
The Kid Ranger
Movie · as Ray Burton
Alias John Law
Movie · as Everett Tarkington 'John' Clark
The Rider of the Law
Movie · as Bob Marlow
Sundown Saunders
Movie · as Jim Sundown Saunders
No Man's Range
Movie · as Jim Hale
Tombstone Terror
Movie · as Jimmy Dixon / Duke Dixon
Smokey Smith
Movie · as Smokey Smith
Powdersmoke Range
Movie · as Jeff Ferguson aka Guadalupe Kid
Big Calibre
Movie · as Bob Neal
Kid Courageous
Movie · as Bob Bannister
Trail of Terror
Movie · as Spike Manning
The Brand of Hate
Movie · as Rod Camp
A Demon for Trouble
Movie · as Bob Worth
Western Justice
Movie · as Jim / Ace
The Mystery Squadron
Movie · as Fred Cromwell
Galloping Romeo
Movie · as Bob Rivers
Ranger's Code
Movie · as Bob Baxter
The Gallant Fool
Movie · as Kit Denton
Trailing North
Movie · as Lee Evans aka Curly the Kid
Breed of the Border
Movie · as Speed Brent
Texas Buddies
Movie · as Ted Garner
Hidden Valley
Movie · as Bob Harding
Young Blood
Movie · as Nick aka The Kid
Riders of the Desert
Movie · as Bob Houston
The Man from Hell's Edges
Movie · as Bob Williams aka 'Flash' Manning
South of Santa Fe
Movie · as Tom Keene
Son of Oklahoma
Movie · as Dan Clayton
The Fighting Champ
Movie · as Brick Loring
Law of the West
Movie · as Bob Carruthers, alias Bob Morgan
The Ridin' Fool
Movie · as Steve Kendall
The Nevada Buckaroo
Movie · as Buck Hurley, aka The Nevada Kid
The Sunrise Trail
Movie · as Texas, aka Tex
Near the Trail's End
Movie · as Marshal Johnny Day
Headin' North
Movie · as Jim Curtis
The Oklahoma Sheriff
Movie
Western Honor
Movie · as Bob
The Hunted Men
Movie · as Dick Stockdale
Breezy Bill
Movie · as Breezy Bill
The Man from Nowhere
Movie · as Terry Norton
The Land of Missing Men
Movie · as Steve O'Neil
The Oklahoma Cyclone
Movie · as Jim Smith aka The Oklahoma Cyclone
Near the Rainbow's End
Movie · as Jim Bledsoe
A Texas Cowboy
Movie · as Dick Carlysle
The Invaders
Movie
Laughing at Death
Movie · as Bob Thornton
The Amazing Vagabond
Movie · as Jimmy Hobbs
Come and Get It!
Movie · as Breezy Smith
The Cowboy and the Outlaw
Movie · as George Hardcastle
Headin' for Danger
Movie · as Jimmy Marshall
Captain Careless
Movie · as Bob Gordon
Trail of Courage
Movie · as Tex Reeves
Lightning Speed
Movie · as Jack Pemberton
Man in the Rough
Movie · as Bruce Sherwood
Breed of the Sunsets
Movie · as Jim Collins
The Riding Renegade
Movie · as Bob Taylor
Sliding Home
Movie · as Student (as Robert Bradbury Jr.)
Driftin' Sands
Movie · as 'Driftin' Sands
With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre
Movie · as Bob Keefe (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)
The Bandit's Son
Movie · as Bob McCall
The Mojave Kid
Movie · as Bob Saunders
The College Boob
Movie · as Shorty Buzelle (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)
With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness
Movie · as Jim Bryan
With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo
Movie · as 'Pinky' Smith
Just Plain Folks
Movie
Dangerous Trails
Movie · as Bob
Mysterious Tracks
Movie
The Opossum
Movie
Trapping the Wildcat
Movie · as Bob
Outwitting the Timber Wolf
Movie
Catching a Coon
Movie · as Bob
The American Badger
Movie · as Bob
The Civet Cat
Movie · as Bob
Trailing the Coyote
Movie · as Bob
A Day in the Wilds
Movie · as Bob
Capturing a Canadian Lynx
Movie · as Bob
Catching a Fox
Movie · as Bob
Catching a Koala Bear
Movie · as Bob
The Skunk
Movie · as Bob
Trapping The Bob Cat
Movie · as Bob
Trapping the Coyote
Movie · as Bob
Trapping the Mountain Lion
Movie · as Bob
The Adventures of Bob and Bill
Movie · as Bob